The issue of food security is not only at the top of the world’s agenda, but is also an issue that is widely debated. In a recent letter by more than 150 scientists in India to the government on the issue of genetically modified (GM) crops the scientists stated that “Food security is not just …
Ghana Food
- African Cities Test The Limits Of Living With Livestock - NPR (blog)
- (A GNA feature by Mohammed Nurudeen Issahaq) - Ghana News Agency
- Health Experts Warn of Possible Cholera Outbreak - AllAfrica.com
- Afram Plains Farmers Quadruple Food Production - AllAfrica.com
- Ghana needs biotech intervention to improve food security - Vibe Ghana
- Project aims to turn food residue into profit making ventures - Ghana Business News
- Ghana's food security assured – Veep says - Ghana Business News
- African uses flies and waste to make food - SpyGhana.com - spyghana.com
- TB Control Programme urged to provide food supplements to patients - Ghana Business News
- Global food prices continue to rise - BusinessGhana
Tag Archive: Food Security Ghana
Jan 16
Has agricultural smuggling stopped in Ghana?
Over the past few years periodic reports of food smuggling both to and from Ghana surfaced in the media. Most of these reports surfaced after the smuggling activities were exposed especially by investigative reporter Anas Aremeyaw Anas (Anas) and other media such as the Daily Guide.
Oct 22
Global food prices to spike, reserves to plummet in 2013
If you’re eating something right now, you’re going to want to stop. Not because this post is gross. Because you might want to save that to eat when the world runs out of food in a few months.
Oct 18
Election 2012 and Manifestos for Food Security Part II
In the previous overview of the 2012 Manifestos of the incumbent National Democratic Congress (NDC) and New Patriotic Party (NPP) we concluded that ,having read both parties’ supply-side “solutions”, one gets the feeling that the NDC has not really gotten to grips with the problems of the sector and plans to continue on a road …
Oct 16
World Food Day 2012: Agricultural cooperatives – Key to feeding the world
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) celebrates World Food Day each year on 16 October, the day on which the Organization was founded in 1945.
Oct 09
Election 2012 and Manifestos for Food Security Part I
In December 2012 Ghanaians will go to the polls to choose a government that they believe will improve their lives. The political campaigns are in full swing and both the main parties, the incumbent National Democratic Congress (NDC) and New Patriotic Party (NPP), have recently released their Manifestos.
Sep 25
Food Security in Ghana and the 2012 Elections
Ghana will go to the polls in November this year to select the caretakers of their health, wealth and happiness. As always there will be manifestos, rallies and promises by the dozen. The big question is to what extent food security will be in the forefront of the political agenda.
Sep 06
News Updates 6 September 2012
This is a news update service from Food Security Ghana that will be posted periodically. WFP to buy food directly from Ghanaian Mr. Ishmael Umar, Country Director of the World Food Programme (WFP), has said that the Programme would now buy foodstuffs directly from Ghanaian farmers. >>>
Aug 19
Unwholesome Food for School Kids?
Kumasi — Pupils of Dumanaafo R/C Primary School near Mamponteng in the Kwabre East District, and two other schools in the Kumasi metropolis, were on Monday reportedly prevented from taking their usual afternoon meals prepared by caterers of the School Feeding Programme, after information emerged that the caterers had been using unwholesome items to prepare …
Aug 19
Economic Empowerment of Women is Significant to Poverty Reduction
Bolgatanga, July 24, GNA – Teach a woman how to fish and she would provide fish forever. Wedaga, Sonoo and Unity women’s groups in the Kassena-Nankana District of the Upper East Region have every cause to be happy in their new enterprise of processing and production of “Potaghurt”, a refreshing drink made from sweet potato …