TABLE OF CONTENTS Table 1.1 ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MUNICIPALITY ..................................................................................... 1 1.2 POPULATION STRUCTURE ............................................................................................................ 1 1.3 MUNICIPAL ECONOMY ................................................................................................................. 1 1.3.1 AGRICULTURE ....................................................................................................................... 1 REPUBLIC OF GHANA 1.3.2 ENERGY ................................................................................................................................. 1 1.3.3 TOURISM ............................................................................................................................... 1 1.3.4 ENVIRONMENT ..................................................................................................................... 1 COMPOSITE BUDGET 1.3.5 HEALTH ................................................................................................................................. 1 1.3.6 EDUCATION ........................................................................................................................... 1 1.3.7 WATER AND SANITATION .................................................................................................... 1 FOR 2019-2022 1.3.8 MARKET CENTRE................................................................................................................... 1 1.3.9 ROAD NETWORK .................................................................................................................. 1 PROGRAMME BASED BUDGET ESTIMATES 1.4 KEY ISSUES/CHALLENGES OF THE MUNICIPAL ASSEMBLY .......................................................... 1 1.5 VISION STATEMENT OF THE MUNICIPAL ASSEMBLY .................................................................. 1 FOR 2019 1.6 MISSION STATEMENT OF THE MUNICIPAL ASSEMBLY ............................................................... 1 PART A: INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................ 2 1.0 Establishment of the Municipality .................................................................................................... 2 ASUNAFO NORTH MUNICIPAL ASSEMBLY 1.1 Location and Size ............................................................................................................................. 2 2.0 Population Structure ......................................................................................................................... 3 3.0 Municipal Economy ......................................................................................................................... 7 4.0 Key Issues/Challenges of the Municipal Assembly ....................................................................... 31 5.0 Vision Statement of the Municipal Assembly ................................................................................ 32 6.0 Mission statement of the Municipal Assembly .............................................................................. 32 1.0 NMTDF Policy Objectives in line with SDGs and Targets and cost .......................................... 36 2.0 Goal ............................................................................................................................................. 54 3.0 Core Functions of the Municipal Assembly................................................................................ 54 4.0 Policy Outcome Indicators and Targets ...................................................................................... 56 5.0 Revenue Mobilization Strategies for Key Revenue Sources in 2018 (Composite Programme of Action (POA) for 2018-2021) ................................................................................................................. 58 ASUNAFO NORTH MUNICIPAL ASSEMBLY Page i ASUNAFO NORTH MUNICIPAL ASSEMBLY Page ii PROGRAMME 1: MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION ........................................................... 62 LIST OF TABLES SUB -PROGRAMME 1.1 General Administration .................................................................. 62 Table 1: Population Estimates of Asunafo North Municipal (2018-2021) ................................................. 3 Table 2: Total Fertility Rate, General Fertility Rate and Crude Birth Rate ................................................ 4 SUB-PROGRAMME 1.2 FINANCE ................................................................................................ 64 Table 3: Population Densities for Asunafo North Municipality 2013-2017 ............................................... 5 SUB-PROGRAMME 1.3 Human Resource ...................................................................................... 66 Table 4: Urban settlements in the Municipality .......................................................................................... 5 SUB -PROGRAMME 1.4 Planning, Budgeting, Monitoring and Evaluation .................................. 67 Table 5: The First 20 Settlements in the Municipality ................................................................................ 6 Table 6: Municipal Employment Structure - 2014 ..................................................................................... 7 PROGRAMME 2: INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT ............................ 69 Table 7: Estimated Population in Agriculture in 2017................................................................................ 8 SUB -PROGRAMME 2.1: Urban Roads and Transport Services .................................................... 69 Table 8: Types of Land Uses ...................................................................................................................... 8 SUB -PROGRAMME 2.2: Spatial Planning .................................................................................... 72 Table 9: Farm Sizes for Main Crops Cultivated in the Municipality ......................................................... 8 Table 10: Production Figures of major crops in the Municipality - 2014-2016 in Metric Tones ............... 9 SUB -PROGRAMME 2.3: Public Works Rural Housing and Water Management ......................... 75 Table 11: Extension Agent-Farmer Ratio in the Municipality .................................................................. 11 PROGRAMME 3: SOCIAL SERVICES DELIVERY .............................................................................. 77 Table 12: Main Storage Facilities in the Municipality.............................................................................. 12 SUB -PROGRAMME 3.1: Education Youth & Sports and Library Services .................................. 77 Table 13: Common Crop Diseases and Pests ............................................................................................ 12 Table 14: Animal Populations – 2017 SUB -PROGRAMME 3.2: Public Health Services and Management.............................................. 80 ....................................................................................................... 12 Table 15: Common Livestock Diseases/Pests .......................................................................................... 13 SUB-PROGRAMME 3.4: Environmental Health and Sanitation Service ........................................ 85 Table 16: Energy for Lighting and Cooking ............................................................................................. 25 SUB -PROGRAMME 3.5: Social Welfare and Community Services ............................................. 87 Table 17: Hotel Facilities in the Municipality .......................................................................................... 27 PROGRAMME 4: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ................................................................................. 89 Table 18: Forest Reserves in the Municipality ......................................................................................... 28 Table 19: Natural and man-made disasters in the Municipality ............................................................... 30 SUB -PROGRAMME 4.1: Agricultural Services and Management ................................................ 89 Table 20: Health Facilities in the Asunafo North Municipality ................................................................ 19 SUB -PROGRAMME 4.2: Trade, Industry and Tourism Services .................................................. 94 Table 21: Top Ten Causes of Morbidity / OPD Attendance in Asunafo North ........................................ 20 PROGRAMME 5: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ................................................................... 97 Table 22: Top ten causes of mortality in Asunafo North Municipality (2014-2017) ............................... 21 Table 23: Summary of Communicable Diseases Trend: 2014-2017 ........................................................ 22 SUB -PROGRAMME 5.1: Disaster Prevention and Management ................................................... 97 Table 24: Staff Available and Required .................................................................................................... 22 SUB -PROGRAMME 5.2: Natural Resource Conservation and Management ................................ 99 Table 25: Family Planning Performance: 2014-2017 ..............................................................................