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Ghana Food
- Call on Ghana to Suspend Cultivation of GM Foods - spyghana.com
- Japan Boosts Financial Support for African Development - Voice of America
- Nigeria joins Ghana as new member of G8 food security alliance - GhanaWeb
- FAO honours Ghana for reducing hunger by half, ahead of 2015 targets - Myjoyonline.com
- Ghana Set To Receive UN Food and Agriculture Organization Award In Rome ... - Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
- Why the growth of modern retail should be good news to African farmers - How we made it in Africa
- New Market Study, "Ghana Food & Drink Report Q2 2013", Has Been Published - SBWire (press release)
- Climate change impacting food supply in Ghana - Times of India
- Parts of northern Ghana is food insecure - WFP - Myjoyonline.com
- Contribution of Forests to Food Security Needs Attention - AllAfrica.com
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Abednego Kofi Bansah
April 1, 2011 at 10:11 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Hello,
I am graduate student at the Ohio University in the U.S. I am currently pursuing a Masters program in Food and Nutrition. My research interest is in food security and wellness. Most of my course work has been on matters related to food security. I never knew there was an organization that talks about food security in Ghana till I read your article (Food Security Threatened in Ghana) on Ghanaweb yesterday.
Your article was very informative and hope those in authority will take this matter serious. .
After reading Bakari Nyari’s article last year, I did a paper on “Food Insecurity, the Environment and the Biofuel Hoax in Africa”. This was part of a course (Geography of hunger and food security) I took. I won’t mind sharing this paper with your organization. Matters of food security have been very dear to my heart since the realization that past and present governments have never taken it seriously. They talk about food for all, yet I wonder what measuring tools are used to acquire data for predictions. I know my beloved country do not have enough resources like that of the U.S. where household food security is measured every year but I believe we can start from somewhere. Food insecurity cannot be minimized without protecting our environment.
After successfully completing a PhD program, I plan to return home and teach in one of Universities where I can mount courses on food security, conduct research on food security in relation to health and the environment and work collaboratively with NGOs. Currently I am doing a write up on my research findings on “Food insecurity, depression, and energy security among individuals living with hiv/aids”. This research was conducted among a population that shares some characteristics with the developing world. I am also due to present these findings at the American Society of Nutrition next week. It will be an honor to share whatever information I have on food security and its related issues with your organization.
I know it is not an easy task when it comes to food security but I believe your organization can help bring matters of food insecurity to light.
Continue with the great job.
Frank Odikro
May 23, 2011 at 2:19 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
I am the Headmaster of Wli Todzi primary school in the Hohoe Municipality in the Volta Region of Ghana.
Wli Todzi is a mountainous settlement .We do not have classroom to teach the pupils. The pupils attend classes under trees and during the rainy season we find it very difficult to attend classes. We humbly appeal to your foundation to construct some classrooms for us at Wli Todzi to aid teaching and learning.
Thank you and hoping to hearing from you
admin
June 10, 2011 at 4:55 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Dear Frank, thank you for the post. FSG is unfortunately a not-for-profit interest group without any income.
We will pass your plight on to some people and hope someone can help.
God bless and keep up the good work.
Courage Saba
May 1, 2012 at 6:34 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Hi Frank, as true son of the region I’m saddened to here that people still have classes under trees in my region. How far? Do you now have any assistance?
Aaron
October 13, 2012 at 8:41 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Hello, Very excited about some of the articles on this site. Please can I have a telephone number to call to possibly start some conversation and possible collaboration.
Edmund Boadi
November 27, 2012 at 12:23 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Hi,
as the programme coordinator for the sustainable forest management partnership-SFMP-Ghana, i was indeed happy to read you article on food security in Ghana. SFMP-Ghana is a partnership involving fivr individual organisations and one Traditional authority. These organisations are Friends of the Earth Ghana (FoE), Rural Development and Youth Association (RUDEYA), Kumasi Wood Cluster Association (KWC), the National Working Group on Forest Certification (NWG) and the AGribusiness in Sustainable Natural African Plant Products (ASNAPP). The traditional authority is the Wassa Amenfi Traditional Council.
We will be pleased if we could partner with you so that we attempt to solve this issue of food insecurity. this i think we can do if Forest Fringe Communities are empowered and other Non Timber Forest Products like allangarcia, Grifornia Voacanga etc are introduced to them as an alternative source of income so they can integrate with their food production. Thank you
EDmund
Seidu Mustapha lanayina
January 25, 2013 at 8:20 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
l am a Manager to a Rice milling processes in Bolgatanga. in the Upper east reg. any opportunity for me!
Thank you.