ActionAid’s regional manager in the Bono East region, Kwame Afram Denkyira, has urged farmers in the region to switch to technological farming due to the effects of climate change. Besides climate change, bushfires, water pollution and bad farming practices are factors leading to food insecurity. A recent report from the World Food Program indicates, over 1.05 million Ghanaians are likely to face food insecurity in 2024 and beyond.
A short rainfall pattern will worsen the insecurity food situation in Ghana based on the data collected. The most people likely to be hit by the food challenges are in the northern part of Ghana. Food insecurity is not only peculiar to Ghana. It is estimated that over 2.8 billion people in the world are unable to afford healthy food diets. Unhealthy diets have several ill health implications including, malnutrition, micronutrient deficiencies and obesity among others.
Action aid has been one of the key players supporting several farming communities in the Bono East region with education and funds. Observing World Food Day in Techiman, several of the action aid beneficiaries came in numbers with some of their foodstuffs while others also cooked local dishes that matched with the theme of World Food Day, ‘right to food for a better life and better future’.
The chairman of the occasion, Nana Kwaw Adams of Forikro, condemned illegal mining and the water bodies pollution. Nana was not happy with the cocoa reduction in recent times. Nana says, galamsey taking over everything in Ghana is suicidal. He says it will be useless to get all wealth and die shortly, he referred to our water bodies’ pollution.
Nana pleaded with the people to propagate the local foods. He told the farmers to be careful when using agrochemicals on crops, particularly vegetables. Nana urged the people in the authority to stop illegal mining at all costs.
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