Request for Proposals for Lease and Development of Kpong Farms and Akuse
- Introduction and Background
The Volta River Authority (VRA) incorporated Kpong Farms Limited (KFL) in 1982 as a wholly-owned agricultural venture in response to part of its legal mandate to develop the Akuse Township and the lakeside area (Volta River Development Act, Act 46 of the Republic of Ghana). It was commissioned to carry out mechanised commercial farming, agro processing and the provision of machinery services. Formal operations of KFL were closed down in 2001.The Kpong Farms is located at Akuse in the Eastern Region. The land area is approximately 252.75 hectares out of which 100 hectares are irrigated lands suitable for rice production. Its properties include facilities designed for livestock and poultry production, a slaughterhouse and related facilities: rice fields and mill, storage houses, gantry workshops and a central office building.