Ghana attains MDG targets

Ghana is among seven countries that have reached the targets set by the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the World Food Summit (WFS) in halving the proportion of the population suffering from undernourishment.

Ghana has been able to reach this far, because it has partnered with the private sector and civil society in implementing and reviewing policies and programmes to develop the agriculture sector.

Mr Bukar Tijani, Food and Agriculture Organisation’s (FAO) Regional Representative for Africa said around one person in four persons in Sub-Saharan Africa suffered from undernourishment, down from one in three persons 25 years ago.

Mr Tijani was speaking at the launch of the first edition of the FAO’s Regional Overview of Food Insecurity in Africa (SOFI) 2015 report, on the theme, “African Food Security Prospects Brighter than Ever” in Accra on Tuesday.

The report presented the key undernourished figures for Sub-Saharan Africa and examined the factors driving the progress made in food security in the Africa Region.

The documents also briefly discussed successful experiences in African countries to institute and sustain policies, which have contributed to improve nutritional and food security.

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