Improving regional fertilizer markets in West AfricaIn 2000, the member states of the Economic Community of WestAfrican States ECOWAS signaled their commitment to the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goal of halving hunger and poverty by 2015 MDG1.
Ghana Food
- Japan Boosts Financial Support for African Development - Voice of America
- 12 African CCountries Attends A 2-Week Training Course - spyghana.com
- Nigeria joins Ghana as new member of G8 food security alliance - GhanaWeb
- 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
- Africa's development hinges on food security – UN agencies - Ghana Business News
- Parts of northern Ghana is food insecure - WFP - Myjoyonline.com
- Contribution of Forests to Food Security Needs Attention - AllAfrica.com
Tag Archive: IFPRI
Dec 07
Two Food Price Crises in Three Years: What’s Going On? What Lessons Have We Learned?
Opening remarks by Fawzi Al-Sultan, chair of the IFPRI Board of Trustees, at the IFPRI Board Seminar, “Two Food Price Crises in Three Years: What’s Going On? What Lessons Have We Learned?”, held December 5, 2011.
Sep 21
Q&A: We need better ways to measure the world’s hungry – AlertNet
BOGOTA (AlertNet) – With food prices set to remain high over the next five years, the impact of the global food crisis on the world’s poor is an increasingly hotly debated issue. But estimates about the number of hungry people in the world are not accurate, experts say.
Aug 18
From Famine to Food Security: Meeting the Challenge in the Horn of Africa | (IFPRI)
From Famine to Food Security: Meeting the Challenge in the Horn of Africa Watch this video on YouTube Embedded with WP YouTube Lyte. Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State International Food Policy Research Institute Washington, DC August 11, 2011 Thank you so much, Director General, for not only those remarks but for the work …
May 20
G8 Summit: Partnership with Africa Can Improve Agriculture & Food Security
(May 20, Washington DC, Sri Lanka Guardian) When G8 leaders gather in Deauville, France on May 26-27 for their annual summit, one of their top priorities will be strengthening their partnership with Africa, including on issues related to food security and poverty reduction, and the critical role of agriculture in achieving these goals.
Mar 30
Warning of Recurring Food Crises
Soaring and volatile food prices have experts warning of recurring food crises, putting poor people – especially women and children – at risk.
Feb 11
International Conference Focuses on Improving Health and Nutrition through Agriculture
More than 900 participants gathered on Thursday for a two-day international conference in Delhi, India, to examine how agriculture could enhance the health and nutritional status of poor people in developing countries.
Jan 06
AFRICA: Serious about food
JOHANNESBURG, 6 January 2011 (IRIN) – The record prices of staple grains in 2008 made investment in agriculture an attractive proposition for countries exporting as well as importing food. The African Union (AU), with its mix of producers and buyers, has been steadily gearing up for self-sufficiency.