Low
agricultural
productivity
in
Ghana
has
also
been
attributed
to
low
fertilizer
use.
A
local
firm,
(a
subsidiary
of
WIENCO)
has
started
the
production
of
inorganic
fertilizers
using
local
raw
materials
which
would
lower
the
cost
of
fertilizers
to
farmers.
6.14
Small
Scale
(Community
Owned
and
Managed)
Irrigation
Schemes
MoFA’s
focus
has
been
in
the
promotion
of
small
scale
community
owned
and
managed
irrigation
schemes.
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small
scale
dams
have
been
constructed
under
the
Upper
East
Land
Conservation
and
Small
holder
Rehabilitation
Project
(LACOSREP).
An
additional
60
small
dams
and
dugouts
have
been
constructed
under
the
Small
Scale
Irrigation
Development
Projects
(SSIDP).
The
government
has
also
signed
a
contract
under
the
Spanish
Protocol
to
develop
a
solar
controlled
irrigation
system.
Large
scale
irrigation
schemes
(Tono
and
Vea
in
the
Upper
East
Region)
are
also
being
rehabilitated.
6.15
Extension
Services
Extension
services
to
farmers
have
also
been
enhanced
and
in
order
to
promote
the
application
of
science
and
technology
in
food
and
agricultural
development,
18,000
demonstration
plots
were
established
to
show
to
farmers
the
effect
of
modern
inputs
such
as
fertilizers
on
production.
The
output
of
this
activity
contributed
to
the
storage
of
900mt
of
maize
at
the
National
Strategic
Stock
in
Ejura
and
Sunyani.
6.16
Fisheries
Development
The
Annual
Report
of
the
GPRS
II
by
the
NDPC
indicates
that,
the
Ministry
of
Fisheries
has
established
a
Fish
Health
Unit
within
the
Fisheries
Directorate
for
disease
management
and
quality
control
of
fish
produced
within
the
country.
The
Ministry
of
Fisheries
has
also
commenced
the
restocking
of
the
Volta
Lake
and
other
reservoirs,
dams
and
water
bodies
in
the
three
northern
regions.
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