Policies / Policies from 2010
Policies with publication year 2010.
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These are a set of policies that target accelerated economic growth in the nation through building up human capital; removing barriers to facilitate trade in the West African region; removing investment and investor barriers such as value chain constraints; processing natural resources such as oil and gas, and modernizing agriculture.
Ministry of Lands
The focus of the agreement is to ensure that Ghanaian timber exports into the European Community are produced legally. The agreement deems a timber product as legal once it undergoes the Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade licensing (FLEGT) scheme and obtains a FLEGT license.
National Development Planning Commission
The Costing Framework serves to guide effective implementation of the strategies contained in the 2010-2013 GSGDA. It covers efficient resource allocation and expenditure outlays. It is based on the 7 thematic areas of the GSGDA.
National Development Planning Commission
The GSGDA is developed subject to a directive of the constitution of the Republic of Ghana, charging government to establish a just and free society through sound policies. The strategy is premised on the need for a more stable macroeconomy, stimulated by prudent exploitation of resources, investments in human capital, infrastructure development, science, research and technological innovation.
Ministry of Food and Agriculture
The METASIP serves as the implementation tool for agricultural programmes and policy for 2011-2015. It is in line with the government's hopes of positioning agriculture as the leading sector for growth and transformation of the economy. The METASIP targets agricultural GDP growth of 6% annually, halving poverty by 2015, in line with MDG 1, and government allocation of 10%. It calls for active private sector involvement in all efforts at intervention and attainment of set targets.
Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning
The Act makes provisions for the settlement of disputes via arbitration, mediation and customary arbitration. The act also establishes an Alternative Dispute Resolution Centre. The Act applies to matters other than those that relate to the national or public interest, the environment, the enforcement and interpretation of the Constitution, or any other matter that by law cannot be settled by an alternative dispute resolution method.
Ministry of Health
To further drive the health sector towards the attainment of the MDGs, the Medium-Term Development Plan identifies key priorities of the government with regards to accelerating program implementation towards attaining equitable universal health coverage. Its objectives include improved effectiveness and efficiency of the health system, pro-poor sustainable financing towards bridging healthcare and nutritional services gap, improved health services (including unhindered access) for maternal, neonatal, children, and adolescents, promotion of healthy lifestyles, and improvement of institutional care for mental health issues.
Ministry of Youth and Sports
The National Youth Policy is themed "Towards an empowered youth, impacting positively on national development". The policy recognises the importance of youth as a valuable human resource that needs to be harnessed by the government and other stakeholders for national development. The core principles of the policy are patriotism, self-reliance, honesty and integrity, participation, equity, access, leadership, good governance, gender mainstreaming, respect, and coordination and collaboration. Areas such as agriculture, ICT, science, research and technology, and entrepreneurial development among others are prioritised.
Ministry of Food and Agriculture
The Act provides for seeds and fertilizer control, and for plant protection. It establishes the Plant Protection and Regulatory Services, the Plant Protection Advisory Council, the National Seed Council, the Technical and Variety Release Committee, the National Variety Release and Registration Committee, the Fertilizer Inspection Fund, the National Fertilizer Council, the Ghana Fertilizer Advisory Committee, the Pesticide and Fertilizer Regulatory Division, and the Plant and Fertilizer Fund. This is all in a bid to ensure plant health and protection from pests and diseases.
Local Government and Rural Development
The revised environmental sanitation policy sets the gaze of the government on attaining the goals enshrined in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). It seeks to address the challenges and deficiencies of the 1999 policy. The revised policy broadens the 'polluter-pays' concept through legislation, as a means to raise finance for environmental sanitation. It emphasizes waste data collection for research and development and strengthening the capacity of environmental actors, among others.
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