TABLE OF CONTENTS Table 1.1 ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MUNICIPALITY ...................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. 1.2 POPULATION STRUCTURE ............................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined. 1.3 MUNICIPAL ECONOMY .................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined. REPUBLIC OF GHANA 1.3.1 AGRICULTURE ........................................................................ Error! Bookmark not defined. 1.3.2 ENERGY .................................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined. COMPOSITE BUDGET 1.3.3 TOURISM ................................................................................ Error! Bookmark not defined. 1.3.4 ENVIRONMENT ...................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. FOR 2018-2021 1.3.5 HEALTH .................................................................................. 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Bookmark not defined. 1.1 Establishment of the Municipality ............................................................................................ 1 1.2 Population Structure ........................................................................................................................ 1 . ............................................................................................................................................................. 2 1.3 Municipal Economy ........................................................................................................................ 5 1.4 Key Issues/Challenges of the Municipal Assembly ...................................................................... 30 1.5 Vision Statement of the Municipal Assembly .............................................................................. 31 1.6 Goal/Mission statement of the Municipal Assembly .................................................................... 31 1.0 President’s Coordinated Programme of Economic and Social Development Policies (CP) (2017- 2024) ....................................................................................................................................................... 31 2.0 Core Functions of the Municipal Assembly ...................................................................................... 31 3.0 The adopted Policy Objectives by the Municipal Assembly based on the Coordinated Programme of Economic and Social Development CP .............................................................................................. 33 4.0 Policy Outcome Indicators and Targets ............................................................................................ 35 ASUNAFO NORTH MUNICIPAL ASSEMBLY Page i ASUNAFO NORTH MUNICIPAL ASSEMBLY Page ii 5.0 Revenue Mobilization Strategies for Key Revenue Sources in 2017 (Composite Programme of LIST OF TABLES Action (POA) for 2015-2018) ................................................................................................................. 37 Table 1: Population Estimates of Asunafo North Municipal (2018-2021) ................................................... 1 Table 35: Composite Programme of Action (POA) FOR 2015-2018 ..................................................... 37 Table 2: Total Fertility Rate, General Fertility Rate and Crude Birth Rate .................................................. 3 Table 3: Population Densities for Asunafo North Municipality 2013-2017 ................................................. 3 PROGRAMME 1: MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION ........................................................ 42 Table 4: Urban settlements in the Municipality ............................................................................................ 4 SUB -PROGRAMME 1.1 General Administration ................................................................... 42 Table 5: The First 20 Settlements in the Municipality ................................................................................. 4 SUB-PROGRAMME 1.2 FINANCE ................................................................................................. 44 Table 6: Municipal Employment Structure - 2014 ....................................................................................... 5 Table 7: Estimated Population in Agriculture in 2017 SUB-PROGRAMME 1.3 Human Resource ....................................................................................... 46 .................................................................................. 6 Table 8: Types of Land Uses ........................................................................................................................ 6 SUB -PROGRAMME 1.4 Planning, Budgeting, Monitoring and Evaluation ................................... 47 Table 9: Farm Sizes for Main Crops Cultivated in the Municipality ........................................................... 7 PROGRAMME 2: SOCIAL SERVICES DELIVERY........................................................................... 49 Table 10: Production Figures of major crops in the Municipality - 2014-2016 in Metric Tones ................. 7 SUB -PROGRAMME 2.1 Education Youth & Sports and Library Services .................................... 49 Table 11: Extension Agent-Farmer Ratio in the Municipality ...................................................................... 9 Table 12:.Main Storage Facilities in the Municipality ................................................................................ 10 SUB -PROGRAMME 2.2 Public Health Services and Management ................................................ 52 Table 13: Common Crop Diseases and Pests .............................................................................................. 10 SUB-PROGRAMME 2.4 Environmental Health And Sanitation Service ....................................... 56 Table 14: Animal Populations – 2017 ........................................................................................................ 10 SUB -PROGRAMME 2.5: Social Welfare and Community Services .............................................. 58 Table 15: Common Livestock Diseases/Pests ........................................................................................... 11 Table 16: Energy for Lighting and Cooking ............................................................................................... 11 PROGRAMME 3: INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT ......................... 60 Table 17: Hotel Facilities in the Municipality ............................................................................................ 13 SUB -PROGRAMME 3.1 Urban Roads and Transport Services ...................................................... 60 Table 18: Forest Reserves in the Municipality ........................................................................................... 16 SUB -PROGRAMME 3.2 Spatial Planning ...................................................................................... 63 Table 19: Natural and man-made disasters in the Municipality ................................................................. 17 Table 20: Health Facilities in the Asunafo North Municipality .................................................................. 19 SUB -PROGRAMME 3.3 Public Works Rural Housing and Water Management ........................... 66 Table 21: Top Ten Causes of Morbidity / OPD Attendance in Asunafo North .......................................... 20 PROGRAMME 4: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT .............................................................................. 68 Table 22: Top ten causes of mortality in Asunafo North Municipality (2014-2017) ................................. 21 SUB -PROGRAMME 4.1 Agricultural Services and Management .................................................. 68 Table 23: Summary of Communicable Diseases Trend: 2014-2017 .......................................................... 21 Table 24: Staff Available and Required ...................................................................................................... 22 SUB -PROGRAMME 4.2 Trade, Industry and Tourism Services .................................................... 72 Table 25: Family Planning Performance: 2014-2017 ................................................................................. 23 PROGRAMME 5: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ................................................................ 75 Table 26: Number of Educational Institutions and Ownership -2014 ........................................................ 25 SUB -PROGRAMME 5.1 Disaster Prevention and Management ..................................................... 75 Table 27: School Participation