In an article published by the Financial Times on 22 March 2011 titled “How to avoid a global food price crisis “Tom Vilsack, US agriculture secretary, offers both long term and short term solutions.
Ghana Food
- WFP to provide food assistance to seven million people by end of year - Ghana Business News
- Call on Ghana to Suspend Cultivation of GM Foods - spyghana.com
- 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: Import Tariffs
Feb 24
Insensitive NDC Government Deceives Reeling Nation With Propaganda
Kwesi Pratt Jnr., Managing Editor of the Insight newspaper, recently stated that the masses are reeling under harsh living conditions and that it appears that the government has become insensitive to the plight of its people.
Dec 02
FABAG cautions government against ECOWAS tariff harmonisation
Accra, Dec 2, GNA – The Food and Beverages Association of Ghana (FABAG) on Thursday appealed to government not to implement the proposed Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) tariff harmonisation until neighbouring countries were ready to do so.
Nov 15
Large scale rice importers threaten to boycott Tema port
Some large scale rice importers at the Tema Port are threatening to re-route all their consignments through the Elubo border.
Sep 03
Let’s protect local rice farmers
Rice, a staple food in Ghana, is enjoyed by many Ghanaian citizens. It is therefore not surprising that the ministry of food and agriculture in collaboration with other stakeholders are supporting our local rice farmers to expand production for domestic consumption.
Sep 02
Dealing With Rice Smuggling
The news that the nation is losing a whopping $40 million annually mainly as a result of the nefarious activities of smugglers in the rice industry is quite disturbing and irritating.
Sep 02
Massive Rice Smuggling – Response from Ghanaians
The story on massive rice smuggling and $40 million loss to the Government of Ghana broke today in the Daily Graphic. Food in Ghana monitored the response on that from Ghanaians: .
Aug 13
Government Policy Causes Smuggling And Hardship
Since May 2009 many reports of smuggling to and from Ghana have surfaced and Ghanaians have yet to see what is being done about that. Although there are various reasons for the smuggling, one aspect that can be addressed is government policy with regards to import duties.