Impact of Ghana’s Agricultural Mechanization Services Enterprise Centers Program Africa’s agricultural sector, particularly south of the Sahara, has enormous potential to provide jobs and food for a growing population—contributing to food security, economic growth, and poverty reduction. But none of this will happen on its own; realizing this promise requires robust, sustained investment into the […]
2024 Global Food Policy Report: Improving Diets and Nutrition through Food Systems: What Will it Take?
Global Food Policy Report Hybrid Global Launch Event May 29, 2024 - 9:30 to 11:00am EDT Register Despite significant progress in addressing hunger, malnutrition remains a major challenge in all regions of the world. Unhealthy diets are a major driver of all forms of malnutrition, including undernutrition, overweight and obesity, and micronutrient deficiencies, as […]
Developing guidelines for introduction and management of exotic fish species and strains, and code of practice for aquaculture establishments in Ghana
Aquaculture is major source of livelihood and employment for many Ghanaian households (Ragasa et al., 2022). Fig 1 below indicates that Ghana has experienced significant growth in aquaculture production over the last decade. Main factors accounting for this growth include introduction of improved ‘Akosombo strain’ of Nile tilapia, government interventions within the sector such as, […]
Tiseed Project Dissemination Workshop
Ghana is West-Africa’s top producer of tilapia. Growth in Ghana’s aquaculture sector is being driven mainly by large-scale cage tilapia farming in Lake Volta. Tilapia contributes over 77% of cultured fish production, the second being African catfish at 22%. Unfortunately, participation of, women, and youth in this rapidly growing value chain is very limited. About […]
Africa Discussion of IFPRI’s 2022 Global Food Policy Report Climate Change and Food Systems
Global Food Policy Report IFPRI Africa Regional Office June 1, 2022 - 12:30 to 2:00pm GMT Information Register IFPRI’s 2022 Global Food Policy Report (GFPR) highlights the urgency of accelerating innovation, reforming policies, resetting market incentives, and increasing financing for sustainable food systems transformation. It sets forth a broad range of policy options for […]
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