The Minister of Food and Agriculture, Bryan Acheampong has assured that Ghana’s current food system is safe.
The assurance comes barely two months after the Minster announced a ban on the export of grains to avert a potential food crisis.
Addressing the media in Accra on Tuesday (1 October), Acheampong announced a raft of measures including the supply of fertiliser to farmers.
”We announced to the nation a dry spell condition that we judged with high certainty could affect the nation’s grain production and by extension food system and take a toll on our farmers in several ways. The dry spell lasted from mid-June to mid-August which is usually the planting season for the Savannah Zone and the Northern Belt of the transition zone,” he said.
”We have since conducted an extensive audit and analysis of the situation, mobilise government resources, secure parliamentary approval and support from the World Bank and other development partners.”
Acheampong added, ”We have also secured grains, conducted a food availability assurance audit and can assure the nation that our current food system is safe.”
Listen to Bryan Acheampong in the attached audio clip below:
Reporting by Fred Dzakpata in Accra
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