Africa food systems initiative launched in Accra |
A new science- policy platform to tackle rising diet-related diseases and malnutrition has been launched with African policymakers, researchers, and development partners with a call for urgent coordinated action to transform the continent’s food systems.Referred to as the Africa Regional Collaborative for Agriculture, Nutrition and Health (ANH-ARC), the initiative brought together key stakeholders from across Africa, Europe, and north America. The launch which featured project overview, presentation, and stakeholder dialogue converged on a central message: “Africa must move from fragmented food system responses to integrated, evidence-driven action” in Accra. A speech delivered on behalf of the Minister for Food and Agriculture, Mr. Eric Opoku described the launch as the beginning of “a deliberate shift toward more coordinated, evidence-driven, and action-oriented food systems transformation across Africa.” He observed that despite progress in food production, many syste Read more on Ghana Business News |
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| Publication Date: Tue 12th May, 2026 |