Food Security Ghana: When Governments Care

On Sunday 16 October 2011 the world will celebrate World Food Day 2011 amidst a second global food crisis in less than four years that has pushed millions more into poverty and many millions globally into hardship. Government policies play a major role in this crisis of immense proportions and Food Security Ghana (FSG) takes a look at what caring governments do.

In 2008 Ghana Cared

In May this year Hafez Ghanem, assistant director-general at the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), said that government policy decisions contributed to the 2008 food crisis.>>>more

Lack of policies for local poultry industries in Ghana

The challenges of Ghana’s poultry industry according to some industry insiders are due to the failure of successive governments to draw up coherent policies to curtail the importation of poultry products into the country. According to the former Chairman of the Ghana National Association of Poultry Farmers, Ken Quartey, the anticipated growth in the poultry industry has not materialized yet after several years now. This he said is seriously affecting the poultry industry >>>more