Tag: food security
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Govt, EU, FAO launch €10m project to address food security in Northern Region
The European Union (EU), the government and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have launched a 10 Million Euro project to support vulnerable populations grappling with food insecurity in Northern regions. In a joint statement issued by these groups, more than 50,000 people will benefit from the 3-year project. The project…
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EU allocates 10 million Euros support for Ghana’s food security
The European Union (EU) has pledged an additional EUR 10 million to Ghana to support the most vulnerable populations facing an escalating global food security crisis exacerbated by Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified invasion of Ukraine. Announcing the new measure in Accra, the Deputy Head of the European Union Mission to Ghana, Mr. Pieter Smidt Van…
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Food scientists push for stronger collaboration to ensure resilient food systems
Food scientists are calling for a stronger collaboration between government, producers and consumers to help ensure a more resilient food system. In Ghana, it is estimated that 2.5 percent of the population suffer from food-borne illness each year. This is according to the Ministry of Food and Agriculture and a World Bank report. Recently, a…
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GAWU laments lack of gov’t policy to boost food production
The General Agricultural Workers Union is lamenting the government’s failure to implement policies that will ensure a boost in production of food this year. According to the General Secretary of the Union, Edward Kareweh, the current situation being faced by farmers with fertilizer subsidy and high cost of production will lead to a low output…
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Ghana’s food security situation likely to worsen in coming months – Peasant Farmers
The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana is warning that Ghana’s food security situation is likely to worsen if urgent action is not taken. Ghana declined from 78th position in 2016 to 82nd position in 2021 on the Global Food Security Index published by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). The caution by the farmers’ association, comes…
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Food prices to keep rising due to impact of COVID-19 – Esoko
Commodity price survey service company, Esoko, is predicting that the prices of food items will continue to rise in the coming weeks due to the impact of COVID-19 on supply and production of some commodities. This is premised on the fact that for the post lock down period, two of the major staple foodstuff, cassava…
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IFAD approves $20m support for Ghana’s Agric sector amid COVID-19
The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie-Akoto, has announced that the International Fund for Agricultural Development, IFAD, has approved a request $20 million dollars for Ghana’s food production and to deal with emergencies that may arise due to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to him, the the amount should be ready in a week…
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COVID-19 poses no major threat to Ghana’s food security – Agric Minister
The Minister for Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie-Akoto, says Ghana’s food security is assured, and that the country faces no shortage in spite of the Coronavirus pandemic in Ghana. According to him, the abundance in food is attributed to the success government’s flagship Planting for Food and Jobs Programme. Following the outbreak of the novel Coronavirus…
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Set guaranteed minimum price for agric produce — Tony Oteng Gyasi
Government, should as a matter of priority, set a guaranteed minimum price for the produce of young people in agriculture in order to make it attractive. This is the assertion of former President of the Association of Ghana Industries, Tony Oteng-Gyasi. According to him, such a move is necessary to revolutionize agriculture. He made these…