TOLON DISTRICT ASSEMBLY DRAFT DISTRICT MEDIUM TERM DEVELOPMENT PLAN (2014 – 2017) SUBMITTED BY: DISTRICT PLANNING COORDINATING UNIT MAY, 2014 Table of Content TABLE OF CONTENT ................................................................................................................................................... 1 LIST OF ACRONYMS ................................................................................................................................................... 4 EXECUTIVE SUMMERY ............................................................................................................................................... 6 VISION STATEMENT.......................................................................................................................................... 7 1.0 ANALYSIS OF DISTRICT PERFORMANCE UNDER GSGDA I 2010 – 2013 ....................................................... 8 1.1 Enhancing Competitiveness of Ghana’s Private Sector .......................................................................... 9 1.2 Accelerated Agriculture Modernisation and Natural Resource Management ......................................... 9 1.3 Infrastructure and Human Settlements .................................................................................................. 10 1.4 Human Development, Productivity and Employment ............................................................................ 12 1.5 Transparent and Accountable Governance ........................................................................................... 14 1.2 DISTRICT PROFILE....................................................................................................................................... 18 1.2.1 Physical and Natural Environment ........................................................................................................ 18 1.2.2 Culture ................................................................................................................................................... 20 1.2.3 Settlement Systems ................................................................................................................................. 21 1.2.4 Economy of the District ......................................................................................................................... 22 1.2.5 Governance ............................................................................................................................................ 25 1.2.6 Social Services ....................................................................................................................................... 28 1.2.7 Water and Sanitation ............................................................................................................................. 32 1.2.8 Housing .................................................................................................................................................. 32 1.2.9 Vulnerability Analysis ............................................................................................................................ 32 1.2.10 Information Communication, Technology (ICT) ............................................................................... 33 1.2.11 HIV and AIDS Situation .................................................................................................................... 34 1.2.12 Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy ......................................................................... 36 1.2.13 Population ......................................................................................................................................... 36 1.2.14 Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) ........................................................................................ 37 1.2.15 Security .............................................................................................................................................. 38 1.2.16 Disaster ............................................................................................................................................. 38 1.2.17 Water Security ................................................................................................................................... 39 1.2.18 Migration ........................................................................................................................................... 39 1.2.19 Tourism potentials within the district ................................................................................................ 40 1.2.20 Baseline indicator of the district ....................................................................................................... 40 CHAPTER 2 ....................................................................................................................................................... 58 2.0 DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES ......................................................................................................................... 58 2.1 POCC ANALYSIS ........................................................................................................................................ 58 CHAPTER 3 ....................................................................................................................................................... 70 3.0 DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT GOAL AND OBJECTIVES ............................................................................................. 70 3.1 DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT FOCUS ......................................................................................................................... 70 3.2 DISTRICT GOAL .................................................................................................................................................. 70 3.3. DEVELOPMENT PROJECTIONS FOR 2014-2017 ............................................................................................. 71 3.3.1 Population Projections .............................................................................................................................. 71 3.4. ENHANCED COMPETITIVENESS OF GHANA’S PRIVATE SECTOR .................................................................. 71 1 3.4.1 Private Sector Development Projections ................................................................................................... 71 3.5. ACCELERATED AGRICULTURE MODERNISATION AND NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ...................... 72 3.5.1 Agriculture Productivity Projections ......................................................................................................... 72 3.6 INFRASTRUCTURE AND HUMAN SETTLEMENT DEVELOPMENT .................................................................... 72 3.6.1 Water and sanitation Projections............................................................................................................... 72 3.6.2 Electricity Projections ............................................................................................................................... 72 3.6.3 Feeder Roads Projections .......................................................................................................................... 72 3.7 HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTIVITY AND EMPLOYMENT ..................................................................... 73 3.7.1 Educational projections ............................................................................................................................. 73 3.7.2 Health Projections ..................................................................................................................................... 73 3.8 TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNANCE .................................................................................. 73 3.8.1 Local governance Projections ................................................................................................................... 73 3.8.2 Security Projections ................................................................................................................................... 74 3.8.3 Gender Projections .................................................................................................................................... 74 RELEVANT POLICY OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES ADOPTED FROM THE NMTDPF 2014-2017 ............................... 75 CHAPTER 4 ....................................................................................................................................................... 86 4.0 DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES ........................................................................................................................... 86 4.1 THEMATIC: ENHANCE COMPETITIVENESS OF GHANA’S PRIVATE SECTOR .................................................. 87 4.1.1 Focus Area: Private Sector Development .................................................................................................. 87 4.1.2 Focus Area: Developing the Tourism Industry .......................................................................................... 89 4.2 THEMATIC AREA: ACCELERATED AGRICULTURAL MODERNISATION AND NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ......................................................................................................................................................... 90 4.2.1 Sector: Agriculture ....................................................................................................................................