From left to right: IFAD Representative/Officer-in-Charge, Mr. Frank Luabeya Kapiamba; Director, Policy, Monitoring and Evaluation (Ministry of Gender and Social Protection), Mr. Mawutor Ablor; FAO Ghana Representative and Deputy Regional Representative for Africa, Dr. Abebe Haile-Gabriel; FAO Assistant Director General and Regional Representative for Africa, Mr. Bukar Tijani; Deputy Minister of food and agriculture (crops), Dr. Alhassan Yakubu and Chief Director, Ministry of fisheries and aquaculture development, Mrs. Amu Aboagye.

The theme for this year’s celebration is “Social Protection and Agriculture: Breaking the Cycle of Rural Poverty”. It highlights the crucial role social protection plays in reducing chronic food insecurity and poverty by ensuring direct access to food or the means to buy food. Social protection also provides a viable way to stimulate agricultural production and local economic activity.

As part of the World Food Day Week activities that bring issues on the theme and FAO’s contribution to Social Protection in Africa, and for that matter Ghana, the following events are lined up: 

14 October 2015 : Press Conference, Main Conference Room in Block C, 10:00 am.

16 October 2015 : Official commemoration of the World Food Day at the Forecourt of the State House in Accra at 9:00 am.

PRESS CONFERENCE

The State of Food and Agriculture 2015 is launched in Accra, Ghana 

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Attendance:

FAO Assistant Director General and Regional Representative for Africa, Mr. Bukar Tijani;  FAO Ghana Representative and Deputy Regional Representative for Africa, Dr. Abebe Haile-Gabriel;  IFAD Representative/Officer-in-Charge, Mr. Frank Luabeya Kapiamba; Deputy Minister of food and agriculture (crops) Dr. Alhassan Yakubu; Director, Policy, Monitoring and Evaluation (Ministry of Gender and Social Protection), Mr. Mawutor Ablor and Chief Director, Ministry of fisheries and aquaculture development, Mrs. Amu Aboagye. 

The Media:

Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), TV3 Network, Star FM, Business & Financial Times, Wright FM, Ghana News Agency, Viasat1 Newtwork…