Unprecedented pressures on land have been created as new areas are cultivated, taken over by expanding urban centres or abandoned due to degradation, climate change and conflict, according to a paper jointly prepared by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and global corruption watchdog Transparency International (TI).
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
Tag Archive: Corruption
Dec 14
U.N. urges better land governance to fight corruption
ROME, Dec 12 (Reuters) – Countries must increase governance and transparency in land use to fight corruption, the United Nations’ Food Agency said in a report released on Monday.
Dec 14
Extended corruption in access to land in 61 countries, claims FAO and Transparency
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO, and Transparency International have detected serious corruption problems in the access to land in at least 61 countries, among which some in Latin America.
Jun 01
FDB Boss Channels State Funds Into Mills’ Campaign?
FOOD AND Drugs Board Boss Dr. Stephen Opuni has been cited as one of the leading financiers of the President Mills’ extravagant campaign to retain his position as NDC flagbearer for the 2012 polls in the upcoming congress in Sunyani, a pressure group in Kumasi with affiliations to the NDC has alleged.
Sep 08
Lack of background sends readers to starting line
Wow, just when I thought the claim by the Food and Beverages Association that massive smuggling of rice into the country was killing their business and depleting the national coffers was the last word on a long running story, comes this rebuttal from the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority.
Aug 26
Deals at ports exposed
Transport Minister Mike Hammah has condemned the connivance by shippers with freight forwarders, custom officials and other operators to evade custom duties and taxes through the falsification of documentations at the posts.
Feb 16
Finance Minister Strikes CEPS
The Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Dr Kwabena Duffour, has taken the Customs, Excise and Preventive Service (CEPS) to task and challenged its leadership and workers to rid the service of its perceived corruption.