The Volta Region farmers who lost their farmlands to the Akosombo Dam spillage will receive $40 million from the World Bank support funding, according to Agric Minister Bryan Acheampong.
He said the funds will help the farmers recover from the impact of the spillage, which was necessary to save the dam.
He made this announcement at the launch of the Youth In Agric initiative, a job module under the Youth Employment Agency.
He expressed his sympathy to the affected farmers and assured them of government support.
“Many farmers have suffered a great loss as a result of the action taken by the VRA to preserve the Akosombo Dam.”
“We have seen the devastation caused by the spillage along the Volta and eastern regions. I have instructed that $40 million from the Food Systems Resilience Programme, funded by the World Bank, be reallocated to assist the farmers whose farms have been destroyed by the spillage.”
“This is an emergency situation and we will take care of our farmers,” he said.