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PCG IN AGRICULTURAL DELIVERY
 Over
the years, the PCG has been
involved in various development
programs in the area of Agriculture
 The
church has 6 agriculture
stations:
 Southern
 Northern
Sector (2)
Presbytery Agriculture
Services (4)
The
stations were set up in the
1960s to complement efforts at
poverty reduction
The stations have served as
training centres and still have
the potential in providing such
services to small holder
farmers in Ghana
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The Northern stations reach approximately a
population of 40,000 with an average density
of 100 person/km2, about 90% of the
population are peasant/subsistence farmers
with the overwhelming majority (60%) being
women
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PAS – Tamale
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PAS – Langbensi
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PAS – Garu
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PAS – Sandema
 To
curb post-harvest losses and ensure
food security, the PAS over the years
have trained over 10,000 farmers to use
modernized farming technologies
Many have been trained to construct mud silos using locally available materials
as a result post-harvest losses have been reduced drastically
Farmers in rural communities supported to build mud silos for the storage
of their food crops (maize, sorghum, groundnuts etc)
Short Duration Crops
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In collaboration with the Savanna Agric
Research Institute (SARI) under the Council
for Scientific and Industrial Research
Institute (CSIR) short duration varieties of
maize, sorghum, soybean and groundnuts
are given to farmers
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These improved varieties are able to
withstand drought and diseases which are
major causes affecting production and
productivity among small holder farmers
Examples of these varieties are:
Variety
Local Name
Duration
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Maize
Obatampa
60 days
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Soybeans
Salintuya 1&2
60/90 days
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Sorghum
Dorado
90 days
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Groundnut
Maninpinta
90 or 120 days
Sorghum-dorado promoted
Farmers are getting good yields as a result of trainings
received from field staff.
Farmer Production and
Marketing Program
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The PAS supported since 2005 have
been implementing a Farmers
Agricultural Production and Marketing
Project (FAMAR)
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The aim is to build viable functioning
agricultural chains through the
establishment of a marketing company,
strengthening of farmer based
organizations (FBOs) and capacity
building of stations project staff
 FBO
 PAS
Development:
have organized 521 Farmer
Based Organizations (FBOs) into
effective business oriented units
 These groups are now negotiating
with marketing companies and
inputs dealers for better packages
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Results (2011):
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9,422 farmers (4,332 males / 5,090 females)
mobilized for production and marketing of
value chain crops of soybean, maize and
sorghum
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Over 20,000 acreages cultivated annually
with soybean (20%) and maize (60%).
Sorghum 10% only because it does very well
only in the upper east region
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Productivity per acre has increased:
maize 300 kg/acre to 800 kg/acre
soybean 250 kg/acre to 1000 kg/acre
sorghum 200 kg/acre to 750 kg/acre
Key successes of PCG Interventions
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Improved food security among farm
families
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Hunger gap reduced from 6 to 0 months
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Increased incomes through market
access, fair and guaranteed prices
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Increased capacities of farmers in
production and marketing and adoption
of best practices
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Improve access to inputs such as credit,
fertilizers, seeds etc.
PCG HEALTH SERVICES
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The Health Service program of the PCG
was started 129 years ago, in 1885
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It has developed and expanded to
benefit thousands of people in and
outside Ghana
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The PCG has 4 main Hospitals in Ghana
including the oldest church hospital in
Ghana -, Agogo Hospital which was
opened on March 21, 1931
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The 2nd health facility, Dormaa Hospital had its
first female doctor from Holland, Dr. Emmy
Ode
The two other hospitals of Bawku and
Donkorkrom were from 1956 and 1985
respectively
The Church did not stop at providing medical
care. It provides also Primary Health Care
(PHC) services in the rural communities
PHC programme was started in Asante Akyem in
1979 and extended to Dormaa, Bolgatanga,
Bawku, Sandema, Salaga, Tamale Rural, Afram
Plains and Aowin-Suaman (Enchi)
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The Church already trained Nurses in Agogo
Hospital before the Second World War
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A second Nursing Training Program was started
at Bawku PCG Hospital
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A third, Midwifery Training School, established
by the PCG in 2011 at Dormaa-Ahenkro
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With these developments, the PCG has become
a major player in Health Service delivery in
Ghana – a 3rd player in Ghana
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It is currently running a total of forty-nine (49)
health institutions in Ghana
PCG – 49 health institutions:
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Four (4) District Hospitals
Nine (9) Sub-District PHC Outreach
Programs
Thirty (30) Health Centres and Clinics
Two (2) Nursing and Midwifery Training
Colleges
One (1) Nurses’ Training College
One (1) Health Technical (Maintenance)
Unit
Two (2) Community-Based Rehabilitation
(CBR) Centres
These facilities provide a substantial
portion of health services in the rural
areas with a workforce of 1,977 and total
hospital beds of 795
 The PHC interventions cover areas such
as antenatal care, postnatal care, family
planning, nutrition, growth monitoring of
children under 5 years, immunization,
health education, HIV/AIDS control and
prevention, home-based care and
counseling and clinical care
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Some health centre structures
Health check in rural clinic
Research on HIV/Aids in rural
clinic
Antenatal care for pregnant
women
MEDA ASE!
AKPE!
DANKE!
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YOU!
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