Feed the Future District Profile Series - February 2017 - Issue 1

DISTRICT PROFILE CONTENT Pusiga is one of the districts in the . It shares boundaries with Burkina-Faso to the north, 1. Cover Page Republic of Togo to the east, Municipality to the west and Garu- to the south. The 2. USAID Project Data District has a total land size of about 50,505 sq km and 3. Agriculture Data a population of 62,135 out of which 32,492 are females and 29,643 are males. Average household size 4. Demographic and Weather Data in the district is 7.6. The boxes below contain relevant 5. Discussion Questions economic indicators such as per capita expenditure and poverty prevalence for a better understanding of its development.

Poverty Prevalence 30% Daily per capita expenditure 1.89 USD Poverty Depth 7.4% Total Population of the Poor 18,640

1 USAID PROJECT DATA

This section contains data and information related to USAID sponsored interventions in Pusiga

Pusiga accounted for a low number of Table 1: USAID Projects Info, Pusiga, 2014-2016 Beneficiaries Data 2014 2015 2016 beneficiaries* during the period 2014-2016. Direct Beneficiaries 237 4 00 4 44 Only one demo plot has been established to Male 134 2 13 2 28 Female 103 1 87 2 16 provide training about new technologies to the Undefined beneficiaries and two nucleus farmers are Nucleus Farmers 0 2 n/a Male 2 operating in the area. Female Undefined Demoplots 0 1 n/a No agricultural loans have been distributed Male 1 through the support of USAID as also shown in Female Undefined Table 1. Production Maize Gross Margin USD/ha n/a 7 12.7 n/a Maize Yield MT/ha n/a 3 .13 n/a As a result of the aforementioned, the presence Investment and Impact score in Pusiga is 0.7 out of 4. This shows that Ag. Rural loans 0 - - the intervention in the district is low, as USAID Projects Present 1 Beneficiaries Score 1.0 1 .0 1 .0 compared to other districts. There is not Presence Score 2014-2016 0.7 enough information to suggest a district flag. District Flag 2014-2016 n/a Figure 1 shows gross margins and yields of Source: USAID Project Reporting, 2014-2015 beneficiaries for maize.

Infographic 1: Demo Plots in Pusiga, 2014-2015 Figure 1: Average Gross Margins and Yields in Pusiga for maize, USG-beneficiaries, 2015, USD/ha, MT/ha 37** 3.50 800.0 1* 3.13 3.00 700.0

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Plouging, No Till, Harrowing Planting in - - Rows, Inoculation, Fertilization, Pest 2015 control USG Beneficiareis Gross Margin USG Beneficiareis Yields

Source: Agriculture Project Reporting 2015, Agriculture Production Survey, 2013, Kansas State University Source: USAID Project Reporting, 2014, 2015

* “Direct Beneficiary, an individual who comes in direct contact with a set of interventions” FTF Handbook, 2016

All data and information including full citations can be accessed at www.ghanalinks.org 2 DEMOGRAPHICS & WEATHER

This section contains facts and figures related to Pusiga demographics, religious affiliation, literacy and weather indicators

Figure 2: Household composition in Pusiga, 2015 Pusiga has a population of 62,135 of which 32,492 are females and 29,643 are males. Adult Female 15+ Children 0 to 4 30% 16%

The district has a total land size of about 50,505 sq km. The average household size in the district is 7.6 Children 5 to 14 Adult Male 15+ 30% -24% members. Pusiga lies in the tropical continental climacteric zone. Average precipitation and temperature Source: PBS 2015, Kansas State University are similar to the other districts in the Northern Region. Figure 5 shows average maximal and minimal Figure 4: Religious Affiliation, Pusiga, 2010 temperatures as well as yearly average precipitation. Catholic Others 3.0% 0.2% No Religion 1.2% Protestant 3.7% Traditionalist Pusiga has a relatively young population as Figure 2 7.4% Pentecostal/Charis matic 4.4% shows, with 46% of the population falling in the age range: Other Christians 2.1% 0 to 15 years old.

In terms of religious affiliation of the population, the majority are Muslims (58.1%) followed by Christians, Islam 78.1% who account for 13.2%. For more details refer to Figure Source: Pusiga District Analytical Report, GSS, 2014 4.

Figure 3: Male and Female Population in Pusiga, by group age, 2015 Figure 5: Average Accumulated Precipitation in mm and Average

90-94 Temperature in Celcius, in Pusiga, 2013-2015 473.33 80-84 480 36

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30-34 r i e c 26 e r m p 20-24 P 380 24 e T 10-14 360 22 0-4 340 20 (6,000) (4,000) (2,000) - 2,000 4,000 6,000 2013 2014 2015 Female Male Accumulated Percipitation, in mm Average Max. Temperature Average Min. Temperature Source: PBS 2015, Kansas State University

All data and information including full citations can be accessed at www.ghanalinks.org 3 DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

This section contains discussion questions and potential research topics as a result of the data and analysis presented on Pusiga

QUESTION I

Given Pusiga figures presented in this profile where should development intervention focus on in the next few years?

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All data and information including full citations can be accessed at www.ghanalinks.org 4