{"id":234628,"date":"2024-10-18T05:20:33","date_gmt":"2024-10-18T05:20:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/18\/united-states-supports-drought-victims-with-us1-7m\/"},"modified":"2024-10-18T05:20:33","modified_gmt":"2024-10-18T05:20:33","slug":"united-states-supports-drought-victims-with-us1-7m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/18\/united-states-supports-drought-victims-with-us1-7m\/","title":{"rendered":"United States supports drought victims with US$1.7m"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\/imagelib\/pics\/635\/63530957.295.jpg\" alt=\"U.S. Ambassador to Ghana, Virginia E. Palmer\" title=\"U.S. Ambassador to Ghana, Virginia E. Palmer\" width=\"295\" height=\"254\" \/> <span class=\"image_caption\"><span>U.S. Ambassador to Ghana, Virginia E. Palmer<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-user-select: none; -webkit-touch-callout: none; -moz-user-select: none; -ms-user-select: none; user-select: none;\">\n<p id=\"article-123\">The U.S. Embassy in Accra has committed US$1.7million (nearly GH\u00a230million) to support drought victims in the Northern Region and middle belt.<\/p>\n<p>At a press briefing, following the Coastal States Stability Mechanism (CSSM) launch, U.S. Ambassador to Ghana Virginia E. Palmer made this known \u2013 indicating that the support for drought victims will be made available through the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) programme.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would like to announce that the United States is going to deliver another              US$1.7million, which is close to GH\u00a230million, mostly through the LEAP programme to assist people affected by the drought,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, on August 26, 2024, government announced the allocation of GH\u00a28billion to provide relief for farmers and implement drought mitigation measures.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, maize, rice, groundnut, soybean, sorghum, millet and yam were the most widely affected crops across eight regions \u2013 Northern, Upper East, North-East, Savannah, Upper West, Bono, Bono East and Oti.<\/p>\n<p>Over 980,000 farmers cultivating an estimated 1.8 million hectares have been affected, with potential losses estimated at GH\u00a2 22.2billion. The affected regions contribute about 62 percent of the country\u2019s annual grain supply.<\/p>\n<p>A report by the Northern Regional Department of Agriculture shows that a total 460,784 hectares of farms, accounting for 60 percent of the region\u2019s cultivated land, have been negatively affected by the dry spell. It further states that a total 752,965 hectares of farmland were cultivated by 604,426 farmers comprising 425,715 males and 178,714 females.<\/p>\n<p>Also, projections by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) on the country\u2019s 2024\/2025 maize harvest say it is expected to reach only 2.3 million tonnes, marking a dramatic 36 percent decrease.<\/p>\n<p>Information published by Milling Middle East &amp; Africa further states that the UDSA projection predicts a shortfall in maize production from last year\u2019s harvest of 3.4 million tonnes \u2013 and a 28 percent drop compared to the five-year average.<\/p>\n<p>Considering the dry spell\u2019s adverse impacts on families whose livelihood depends on corn and other grain crops, Ms. Palmer stressed that this intervention will support vulnerable groups in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Reactions from interest groups<\/p>\n<p>Some stakeholders in the agricultural space, such as the Chamber for Agribusiness Ghana (CAG), have criticised government for its failure to develop a risk mitigation plan that deals with the country\u2019s protracted drought.<\/p>\n<p>The Chamber further urged government to revise its food security measures and adopt a sustainable approach \u2013 including expanding existing dams for dry-season farming; engaging with banks, financial institutions and agro-input importers to reduce interest rates and debt repayment modes for farmers; and developing a 10-year policy plan brief, among others.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. Ambassador to Ghana, Virginia E. Palmer The U.S. Embassy in Accra has committed US$1.7million (nearly GH\u00a230million) to support drought victims in the Northern Region and middle belt. At a press briefing, following the Coastal States Stability Mechanism (CSSM) launch, U.S. Ambassador to Ghana Virginia E. 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