The Savannah Agriculture Value Chain Development Project (SADP) is being implemented by the Government of Ghana through the Ministry of Food and Agriculture to serve as part of post COVID-19 reconstruction efforts aimed at addressing disruptions in food systems in Ghana. It builds on earlier successes under the Savannah Zone Agriculture Productivity Improvement Project (SAPIP) and Savannah Investment Programme (SIP) that have so far expanded the production of maize and soybean from 80 hectares in 2018 to 14,000 hectares in 2021. This program is expected to build on the achievements made and to further expand production of rice, soybean and maize by additional 8,000 hectares by 2026. The SADP project, is being implemented in nine (9) districts in the Savannah Zone of Ghana. The districts include: Tamale Metropolitan Area, Mion District, Savelugu Municipality, East Mamprusi Municipality, West Gonja Municipality, Bawku West District, Wa Municipality, Sissala East Municipality, and Nandom Municipality.
In accordance with the Ghanaian legislative requirements, the African Development Bank (AfDB) Operational Safeguard (OS) 2 on Involuntary Resettlement, Land acquisition, Population Displacement and Compensation, and AfDB Group Policy on Disclosure of Information, the Ministry of Food and Agriculture has commissioned the preparation of an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) and development of Environmental and Social Management instruments including a Resettlement Action Plan (RAP). This is to safeguard both the environment and people from adverse impacts emanating from the project activities during implementation. The objective of the RAP is to avoid or minimize involuntary resettlement and displacement through exploring project design alternatives, and restore the livelihoods of all affected persons.
MoFA therefore wishes to inform the public that it has prepared a Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) Report for the SADP project and hard copies of the Report are available at the underlisted locations:
- Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Accra
- Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Regional Directorates
- Ministry of Food and Agriculture, District Directorates
- EPA Head Office Library, Accra
- EPA Regional and District Offices
- Offices of the following Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies
- Tamale Metropolitan Area
- Mion District
- Savelugu Municipality
- East Mamprusi Municipality
- West Gonja Municipality
- Bawku West District
- Wa Municipality
- Sissala East Municipality and
- Nandom Municipality.
The document will also be disclosed electronically on the external website of the African Development Bank (AfDB).
Any person(s) having an interest or concerns relating to this Report and disclosure shall within twenty-one (21) days from the date of publication of this notice, submit in writing such concerns to the following:
The Chief Director
Ministry of Food and Agriculture
P. O. Box M37
Ministries, Accra
Tel: 0208150191
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The National Project Coordinator
Savannah Investment Programme (SIP)/SAPIP
P. O. Box TL 1237
Tamale
Tel: 0244582508
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Issued by:
The Chief Director
Ministry of Food and Agriculture
Accra.
Date of Issue: 28th July, 2022