The Government of Ghana, with support from the World Bank Group and development partners, has launched its AgriConnect Compact, a national framework to strengthen food […]
Tag: Food Security
VP urges African countries to strengthen food security
Ghanaian Vice President Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has urged African countries to strengthen food security through designing and implementing deliberate programs. Addressing the West Africa Rice […]
West Africa targets food security, job creation at ECOWAS consultation in Sierra Leone
West African leaders and development partners on Thursday pledged to reposition agriculture as a catalyst for food security and job creation at a high-level consultation […]
Ghana’s food security situation improves, but risks persist: report
The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) issued a new report on Tuesday, indicating a drop in the number of food-insecure individuals in the country to 38.1 […]
From farm to oil rig: How Maud Lindsay-Gamrat is creating a ready market for Ghana’s smallholder farmers
When workers on Ghana’s offshore oil platforms and mining sites sit down to eat, the tomatoes, yams, and peppers on their plates are not imported. […]
FAO agricultural voucher system boosts food security and promotes protection from sexual exploitation and abuse
This initiative tackles urgent nutrition and food security challenges in regions of Masvingo and Mwenezi districts affected by drought, specifically supporting rural households impacted by […]
Famine declared in two Sudanese cities cut off by war, fragile gains elsewhere
Although food security has begun to improve in areas where fighting has subsided, famine has taken hold in conflict-hit locations that have been cut off from […]