Accra, Ghana// — The Government of Ghana, with support from the World Bank Group and development partners, today launched its AgriConnect Compact, a national framework to strengthen food security, create jobs, reduce food imports, and mobilise investment across priority agricultural value chains.
Accra, Ghana// — Deputy Minister for Finance, Thomas Nyarko Ampem, has disclosed that the government has already released 85 per cent of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture’s approved 2026 budget to accelerate food production, strengthen agro-industrialisation and improve food security across the country.
Accra, Ghana//-West African leaders and partners ended the West Africa Rice Investment Roundtable with a clear and strong message: the region needs more investment in rice to boost food security, cut imports, and create jobs.
Accra, Ghana//-The World Bank Group has urged West African countries to reduce their dependence on the about $5 billion annual rice import to improve balance-of-payments resilience, support rural incomes and create space for private capital to participate in a structured regional value chain.
Accra, Ghana//- The World Bank, in partnership with the Government of Ghana and the ECOWAS Commission, is convening the West Africa Rice Investment Roundtable in Accra, Ghana, at the Kempinski (Gold Coast) Hotel on 2nd June 2026.5.30
Accra, Ghana/// — A three-week training on advanced soil monitoring using Mid-infrared spectroscopy (MIR spectroscopy) has been launched at the FAO/IAEA Soil and Water Management and Crop Nutrition Laboratory of the Joint FAO/IAEA Centre of Nuclear techniques in Food and Agriculture, in Seibersdorf, Austria.
Global growth is expected to ease in 2026. Trade is still resilient, but AI-related sectors are masking weaker momentum elsewhere. Food security is becoming a financial stability concern. Developing economies face capital outflow risks and tighter financing conditions. Clean energy, predictable trade and stronger financial safeguards can reduce future exposure. The global economy entered 2026 […]
Johannesburg, South Africa] Solidaridad has announced the appointment of Dr Jonathan Atkinson as its new Managing Director for Southern Africa.
Rome. Italy// – The benchmark of world food commodity prices rose in April for a third consecutive month amid elevated energy costs and disruptions caused by the conflict in the Near East, according to the latest release by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO).
Gross Domestic Product, or GDP, remains essential but cannot measure whether lives are improving. A new United Nations report proposes 31 indicators to track progress beyond output. It is the first UN blueprint of this kind requested by Member States. The framework includes cross-border spillovers, from emissions to supply chains. UNCTAD, UNDP and partners will […]
