The Agriculture department at the GA West Municipal Assembly is responsible for the promotion of agriculture development within the municipality. It has over the years provided innovative ways to help farmers and also promote farming activities in the municipality.

The Department exist to advise the Assembly on matters of agriculture, lead the collection of data for analysis on cost effective farming enterprises, assist in developing warning systems on animal diseases, facilitate the development of programs to establish close linkage between the various subsectors in the district and promote investment in Agriculture by assisting to identify and prepare pre-visibility report.

The department operates within six main objectives. These include; ensuring food security, increasing growth in income for all stakeholders involved in agriculture activities, helping farmers produce both for the local and the international market, to help promote science and technology in farming activities to ensure that the environment is protected.

The department is also involved in the establishment of farm lands within the community.

Extension service delivery is also one of the major activities embarked upon by the department. It provides technical experts who help to educate farmers on how to engage in best farming practices, example is the fallout of the army worm infestation.

The Assembly is also embarking on a campaign to promote backyard farming. The department is responsible for the execution of this project.

Through the help of extension officers, the department has made it a point to encourage individuals within the municipality to create small farms in their backyard for domestic consumption.

The department is also planning to promote catfish rearing within various households.