Ignoring the gender gap in agriculture has huge economic dimensions. If we want the situation to improve for female farmers we have to make it all about economics! This was the advice given by Ann Tutwiler (FAO) in the learning event ‘How can agricultural innovation better empower women and their key roles in food and …
Ghana Food
- IAEA holds African training course on seafood in Accra - Ghana Business News
- 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
- Malawi: Nation to Be Unveiled As G8 New Alliance Food Security, Nutrition ... - AllAfrica.com
- Parts of northern Ghana is food insecure - WFP - Myjoyonline.com
- Contribution of Forests to Food Security Needs Attention - AllAfrica.com
Tag Archive: Women
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 …
Jan 30
High Economic downturn affects lives of the rural poor
Sandema (UE) Jan. 27 (GNA) – Mrs Agnes Asangalisa Chigabatia, Former Member of Parliament for Builsa North, on Friday reiterated that encouraging and sensitizing women to realize the importance of participating in leadership is imperative for democracy and good governance.
Jan 05
Under the radar, African women struggle more than others in food crisis
NAIROBI, Kenya (CNS) — The year 2011 was not good for women such as Joan Ochieng. Just about everything was a struggle.
Oct 25
‘Empower Women to Fight Food Insecurity’
Bawku — The 2011 commemoration of the International Day of Rural Women has reignited the need for the government, civil society organisations, and the various agencies to act in a more urgent way to address issues that limit women’s productivity, particularly, in the agricultural sector.
Oct 19
Minister appeals to traditional rulers to release land to women farmers
Oct. 19, GNA – Alhaji Issahaku Saliah, the Upper West Regional Minister, has called on traditional rulers and landowners to release land to women farmers. He also called on donors such as ActionAid and others to assist these women farmers to access loans to support their farming activities.
Sep 28
Give Women the Seeds and They Can Feed the World
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 25, 2011 (IPS) – If women farmers were given more tools and resources, the number of hungry people in the world could be slashed by 100 to 150 million.
Sep 23
Hope In The Face Of Hunger: Women, Micronutrients, Conservation Could Fend Off Food Insecurity
In the coming months, an estimated 750,000 Somalian people face starvation due to severe drought and famine. ”The Horn of Africa is huge wake up call,” Rajiv Shah, administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development, told a room full of world leaders convening in New York City this week for activities around the United Nations …
Sep 21
Women and Agriculture: A Conversation on Improving Global Food Security
MODERATOR: Ladies and gentlemen, please join me in welcoming the Honorable Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State of the United States; Nick Kristof, moderator and columnist for The New York Times; Reema Nanavaty, director for economic and rural development for the Self-Employed Women’s Association; Paul Polman, chief executive officer of Unilever; His Excellency, President Kikwete …
Sep 05
Food crisis drives women to quarries
The high cost of living has pushed women and children in some areas of Murang’a County into quarries to eke out a living crushing stones for ballast.