REPUBLIC OF GHANA THE COMPOSITE BUDGET OF THE PRU DISTRICT ASSEMBLY FOR THE 2015 FISCAL YEAR i 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE DISTRICT ............................................................................ 2 1.1.1 ESTABLISHMENT OF THE DISTRICT .................................................................................... 2 1.1.2 VISION............................................................................................................................... 2 1.1.3 MISSION ............................................................................................................................ 2 1.1.4 AREA OF COVERAGE ......................................................................................................... 2 1.2.3: CLIMATE ............................................................................................................................ 2 1.2.4: VEGETATION ...................................................................................................................... 6 1.2.5: RELIEF AND DRAINAGE ...................................................................................................... 6 1.2.6: SOIL ................................................................................................................................... 6 1.2.7: GEOLOGY AND MINERALS .................................................................................................. 7 1.3: CONDITIONS OF THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT .......................................................... 7 1.4: CONDITIONS OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT ................................................... 7 1.5: NATURAL DISASTERS ...................................................................................................... 8 1.6: IMPACT OF HUMAN ACTIVITIES ON THE ENVIRONMENT ................................. 8 1.7: AESTHETIC AND AREAS OF SCENIC BEAUTY ......................................................... 9 1.8: LAND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES............................................................................. 10 1.9: IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON AGRICULTURE, BIODIVERSITY, WATER RESOUCRES ANDWETLANDS ............................................................................................. 10 1.10: DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS ...................................................................... 11 1.10.1: POPULATION SIZE AND GROWTH RATES ........................................................................ 11 1.10.2: AGE AND SEX COMPOSITION .......................................................................................... 12 1.10.3: HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION ............................................................................................ 12 1.10.4: DEPENDENCY RATIO ...................................................................................................... 12 1.10.5: POPULATION DENSITY .................................................................................................... 13 1.10.6: RURAL/URBAN SPLIT ..................................................................................................... 13 1.10.7: SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF POPULATION ........................................................................ 14 1.10.8: MIGRATION TRENDS ...................................................................................................... 18 1.11: CULTURE AND INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE ......................................................... 19 1.12: ORIGIN OF THE YEJI PEOPLE ................................................................................... 19 1.13: TRADITIONAL SETUPS ................................................................................................ 20 1.14: SITUATION OF COMMUNAL SPIRIT AND PARTICIPATION ............................. 20 1.15: RELIGIOUS COMPOSITION ........................................................................................ 21 1.16: ETHNICITY ...................................................................................................................... 21 1.17: CULTURAL PRACTICES INIMICAL TO DEVELOPMENT OF THE DISTRICT ....................................................................................................................................................... 21 i 1.18: SPATIAL ANALYSIS ..................................................................................................... 21 1.18.1: FUNCTIONAL HIERARCHY OF SETTLEMENTS .................................................................. 21 1.18.2: COMMODITY FLOWS......................................................................................................... 1 1.19: THE ECONOMY OF THE DISTRICT ............................................................................ 1 1.19.1: INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................. 1 1.19.2: MAJOR ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ........................................................................................ 2 1.19.3: MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES ......................................................................................... 3 1.19.4: ENERGY ............................................................................................................................ 3 1.19.5: FISHING ............................................................................................................................ 3 1.19.6: TOURISM .......................................................................................................................... 4 1.20: FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS ........................................................................................... 5 1.21: TELECOMMUNICATION AND POSTAL SERVICES ................................................ 5 1.22: HOUSEHOLD INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ............................................................ 6 1.22.1: HOUSEHOLD INCOME ....................................................................................................... 6 1.22.2: EXPENDITURE PATTERN .................................................................................................... 6 1.23: INCOME LEVEL ANALYSIS .......................................................................................... 7 1.23.1: EMPLOYMENT .................................................................................................................. 7 1.23.2: UNEMPLOYMENT .............................................................................................................. 8 CHAPTER 2 .................................................................................................................................. 9 DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES UNDER GSGDA THEMATIC AREAS .................................................................................................................. 9 THEMATIC AREA 01: ENSURING AND SUSTAINING MACROECONOMIC STABILITY ..................................................................................................................................................... 9 THEMATIC GOAL: CREATE A STABLE MICRO DISTRICT ECONOMY THAT SUPPORTS LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ........................................................................................................... 9 THEMATIC AREA 02: ENHANCING COMPETITIVENESS IN GHANA’S PRIVATE SECTOR.................................................................................................................................... 10 Thematic Goal: Develop a Competitive Business and Investment Environment for Private Sector Development ............................................................................................................... 10 THEMATIC AREA 03: ACCELERATED AGRICULTURE MODERNIZATION AND SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ................................................ 11 Thematic Goal: Stimulate growth of the agricultural sector for food security and ensure sustainable use of natural resources for development .......................................................... 11 THEME AREA 04: OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT ........................................................... 13 Thematic Goal: Support the discovery and development of natural economic resources .... 13 THEMATIC AREA 05: INFRASTRUCTURE, ENERGY AND HUMAN SETTLEMENTS 14 Thematic Goal: Develop the infrastructural base of the district for socio-economic development ........................................................................................................................... 14 ii Thematic Goal: Ensure sustainable development of the human resources base of the district and create opportunities for employment generation and wealth creation ........................... 15 THEMATIC AREA 07: TRANSPARENT AND ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNANCE ........... 18 Thematic Goal: Ensure efficiency, transparency and accountability in decentralized governance ............................................................................................................................. 18 CHAPTER 3 ................................................................................................................................ 21 3.1 FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE ................................................................................................... 21 3.1.1 Revenue Performance ................................................................................................... 21 3.1.1b ..................................................................................................................................... 22