KWAHU AFRAM PLAINS SOUTH DISTRICT 2014 MINISTRY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT KWAHU AFRAM PLAINS SOUTH DISTRICT ASSEMBLY DRAFT COPY OF DISTRICT MEDIUM TERM DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2014-2017 PREPARED BY DPCU KAPSDA 2014 MEDIUM TERM DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2014-2017 Page i KWAHU AFRAM PLAINS SOUTH DISTRICT 2014 Contents Contents ................................................................................................................................... ii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ......................................................................................................... 1 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................... 4 Background and Context ............................................................................................................. 4 Purpose and Objectives ............................................................................................................... 5 Methodology and Approach ........................................................................................................ 6 CHAPTER ONE ........................................................................................................................... 11 PERFORMANCE REVIEW CURRENT SITUATION AND BASELINE PROFILE ........... 11 1.1.0 Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 11 1.1.1 Vision and Mission Statement of Kwahu Afram Plains District ................................... 11 Vision statement ........................................................................................................................ 11 Mission Statement ..................................................................................................................... 11 1.1.2 Review of Projects under the DMTDP (2010-2013) ....................................................... 12 1.2.3 Ensuring and Sustaining Macroeconomic Stability ......................................................... 13 Sector: Economic ...................................................................................................................... 13 Table 1.1 Sustaining Macroeconomic Stability ..................................................................... 13 Sector: Agriculture .................................................................................................................... 14 Table 1.2 Performance Review under Private Sector Competitiveness ................................ 14 Human Resource Development ................................................................................................. 18 Table 1.3 Performance Review under Human Resource Development ................................ 18 Good Governance and Civic Responsibility ............................................................................. 25 MEDIUM TERM DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2014-2017 Page ii KWAHU AFRAM PLAINS SOUTH DISTRICT 2014 Table 1.4 Performance Review under Good Governance and Civic Responsibility ............. 25 1.1.3 Projects Implemented outside the KAPSDMTDP (2010-2013) ...................................... 28 1.1.4 Identified Development Gaps ........................................................................................ 28 1.1.5 Ensuring macro economy stability ................................................................................... 28 1.1.6 Accelerated Agricultural Modernization and Natural Resource Management for an Enhanced Private Sector Competitiveness ................................................................................ 28 1.1.7 Infrastructure and Human Settlement .............................................................................. 28 1.1.8 Human Development, Productivity and Employment ..................................................... 29 1.1.9 Transparent and Accountable Governance ...................................................................... 30 1.2.0 Overall Performance Review ........................................................................................... 30 Table 1.5: Overall Performance Review. .............................................................................. 30 1.2.1 PROFILE OF KWAHU AFRAM PLAINS SOUTH ISTRICT .................................... 31 1.2.2 Physical and Natural Environment ................................................................................... 31 1.2.3 Location & Size ................................................................................................................ 32 1.2.4 Climate and Rainfall ........................................................................................................ 35 1.2.5 Vegetation and Forest Reserve ......................................................................................... 35 1.2.6 Political Administration ................................................................................................... 35 1.2.7 Cultural and Social Structure ........................................................................................... 36 1.2.8 The Economy ................................................................................................................... 36 1.2.9 Manufacturing Activities .............................................................................................. 37 1.3.0 Trading and Markets ........................................................................................................ 37 1.3.1 Geology ............................................................................................................................ 38 MEDIUM TERM DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2014-2017 Page iii KWAHU AFRAM PLAINS SOUTH DISTRICT 2014 1.3.2 Water Resources ............................................................................................................... 39 1.3.4 Temperature ..................................................................................................................... 39 1.3.5 Relative Humidity ............................................................................................................ 39 1.3.6 Land Tenure System......................................................................................................... 40 1.3.7 Demographic Characteristics ........................................................................................... 41 1.3.8 Age-Sex Distribution........................................................................................................ 41 Table 1.6: Age-Sex Distribution by Locality of Kwahu Afram Plains South District .......... 42 1.3.9 Population Density ........................................................................................................... 44 1.4.0 Rural-Urban Split ............................................................................................................. 44 Table 1.7: Spatial Distribution of Population for the first 20 Settlements. .......................... 44 1.4.1 Migration .......................................................................................................................... 45 1.4.2 Ethnicity and Religion ...................................................................................................... 45 1.4.3 Labour Force and Dependency Ratio ............................................................................... 46 1.4.4 Occupational Distribution of Population.......................................................................... 46 1.4.5 Economy of Kwahu Afram Plains South District. ........................................................... 47 1.4.6 Revenue and Expenditure Performance of the District Assembly ................................... 47 A. Revenue Pattern of the District Assembly ........................................................................... 47 Table 1.8: Revenue Pattern of the District Assembly ........................................................... 48 Item ............................................................................................................................................... 48 FISCAL YEARS ........................................................................................................................... 48 TOTAL ......................................................................................................................................... 48 MEDIUM TERM DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2014-2017 Page iv KWAHU AFRAM PLAINS SOUTH DISTRICT 2014 2012............................................................................................................................................... 48 2013............................................................................................................................................... 48 IGF ................................................................................................................................................ 48 EGF ............................................................................................................................................... 48 Total .............................................................................................................................................. 48 B. Expenditure Pattern of the District Assembly ...................................................................... 49 Table 1.9: Expenditure Performance of the District Assembly ............................................. 49 C. Comparing the Revenue and