United Nations Food Systems Summit: Ghana’s plans for improved and resilient food systems | General news

Ghana is expected to participate in the United Nations Food Systems Summit to be convened by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on September 23, 2021 in New York. The Summit is seen as part of the urgent efforts of governments to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.

At the summit, HE Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo, President of the Republic of Ghana, is expected to make a statement of commitment affirming Ghana’s ways to achieve a transformed, resilient and equitable food system.

The statement stems from months of dialogues facilitated by the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) and the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA), national co-organizers of Ghana’s food systems dialogues, working closely together with key stakeholders in the value of food systems. chain at community, regional and national level.

The dialogues took place under the theme “Developing a resilient and equitable food system for improved food and nutritional security” and focused on six (6) courses of action, namely: ensuring access to healthy food and nutritious for all; shift to sustainable consumption patterns; stimulate large-scale production positive for nature; promote equitable livelihoods; build resilience to vulnerabilities, shocks and stresses; and make nutrition an integral part of universal health coverage.

The dialogues harnessed ideas and collective action to transform Ghana’s food systems into a sustainable one, providing nutritious and healthy food for all.

More than 130 UN member countries are expected to announce ambitious commitments that will transform national and global food systems. The Summit which is open to public participation will take a fully virtual format due to the extraordinary circumstances imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic.