A Analysis Scientist on the Savannah Agricultural Analysis Institute (SARI) Professor Roger Kanton has expressed shock on the US $40,000 estimate by the Ghana Irrigation Growth Authority (GIDA) for growing an irrigation challenge on one hectare of farmland.
Professor Kanton criticized the $40,000 value as “unreasonably excessive”, suggesting that a big half is cost for secondary issues.
GIDA’s Appearing CEO, Richard Oppong-Boateng, beforehand defined that the $40,000 value is important for exploring and growing irrigation schemes to deal with the drought drawback affecting northern Ghana.
Nevertheless, Professor Kanton argued that the quantity is extreme, significantly given the presence of native water our bodies and conventional irrigation techniques that might be utilized.
He prompt that a big portion of the funds is perhaps diverted to consultancy providers and bureaucratic bills as an alternative of direct expenditure on growing the irrigation scheme.
Professor Kanton emphasised the necessity for a cheaper method, advocating for native experience and assets to sort out the pressing subject drought subject within the area.
“The supply of water our bodies exists so you aren’t going to begin from scratch. So, that quantity that he [GIDA] gave you is unreasonably slightly on the upper aspect. When you use our personal native, correct and indigenous techniques, we might have with out placing a lot cash into consultancy.
“If he breaks down that $40, 000 per hectare dam, you will notice that lots of them return to bureaucrats like them. They are going to put consultancy providers and others,” he stated in an interview with Citi FM on August 21.