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Centralizing the role women play in small-scale artisanal fisheries and aquaculture is essential to women’s empowerment and sustainable development   Small-scale fisheries (SSF) play a significant role in supporting livelihoods and poverty alleviation and are considered an indispensable food and nutrition security safety net.   SSF value chains involve value-adding processes that link...

Using One Health tabletop simulation exercise and after-action review that assesses response capacity to avian influenza outbreaks. Avian influenza is one of the six major zoonotic diseases of Ghana, and is included in Ghana's National Action Plan for Health Security (NAPHS). The public health burden and socio-economic impact of this animal...

Sustainable management of teak forests in the spotlight The contribution of teak to national economies took centre stage at the 4th World Teak Conference which has opened in Accra, hosted by the Government of Ghana. The global conference is organized yearly by the International Teak Information Network (TEAKNET) and the host nation...

FAO promotes the implementation of biosecurity and biological security in RESOLAB member laboratories in a regional workshop The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), with the support of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID),  concluded today a five-day workshop to accelerate the adoption of a regional...

Mission aims to pinpoint where post-harvest losses and waste occur and why, and identify high-potential technologies that can help cut loss and waste the most. Two members of the Monitoring and Analysing Food and Agricultural Policies (MAFAP) team were part of field mission to Ghana by the FAO Investment Centre, FAO...