IFPRI recently launched its 2019 Global Food Policy Report. The report reviews the major policy developments of 2018 and focuses on rural revitalization as a promising way to achieve the 2030 development agenda and improve rural lives. Policies, institutions, and investments that take advantage of new opportunities and technologies, increase access to basic services, create more and better rural jobs, foster gender equality, and restore the environment can make rural areas vibrant and healthy places to live and work for generations to come.
IFPRI-Ghana presented a summary of key findings and discussed the implications for Ghana at the May 22, 2019 Agriculture Sector Working Group (ASWG) meeting, hosted by the Ministry of Food and Agriculture and currently co-chaired by Global Affairs Canada. The ASWG is a policy dialogue platform for engaging on policy and programs among Government of Ghana and agriculture sector stakeholders. It is made up of members from the Donor Working Group, the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA), Farmer Based Organizations, Private Sector representatives, Civil Society Organizations, and representatives from other relevant Ministries, Departments and Agencies.
First the GFPR video introduction (below) was screened. Then Associate Research Fellow Noora-Lisa Aberman presented key report findings from the chapter on Employment and Livelihoods: Connecting Africa’s Rural and Urban Areas for Rural Revitalization. Finally, she reflected on the implications for Ghana, including recent progress, persistent challenges, and government action related to these issues and opened up for a group discussion.
To read or download the report, visit: http://gfpr.ifpri.info/. Or to request a hardcopy, contact IFPRI-Ghana@cgiar.org. See the GFPR summary video, and presentations from the Washington, DC launch event, at http://gfpr.ifpri.info/resources/.