ASIKUMA-ODOBEN-BRAKWA
DISTRICT PROFILE
The Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa District Assembly was carved out of the Ajumako-Enyan
District as a District Council in 1978 with Breman Asikuma as its administrative capital. It
was also established in 22
nd November, 1988 by Legislative Instrument (LI 1378) as a
District
Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa is largely an agrarian economy with 65% of the
economically active population employed in mainstream agriculture.The most active participants are the rural dwellers. The main agriculture activities in
the District include crop farming, tree growing, livestock rearing and fishing (PHC
2010).
The major food crops cultivated include oranges, plantain, maize, cassava, cocoyam
and vegetables. Also cultivated as cash crops include cocoa, oil palm and few others
source: https://www.mofep.gov.gh/sites/default/files/composite-budget/2019/CR/Asikuma.pdf
