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The workshop presents new labour survey findings and builds national capacity for integrating employment and agricultural policies. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO), hosted a two-day stakeholder workshop in Accra to promote evidence-based policies and strategic investments that generate...

FAO leads a three-day co-creation workshop in Tema to develop locally adapted biosecurity solutions that strengthen poultry sector resilience The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), in collaboration with the Veterinary Services Directorate (VSD) and local authorities in Ghana, has adopted innovative co-creation approaches to develop biosecurity interventions aimed at combating the...

FAO Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Africa Abebe Haile-Gabriel met today with the Minister for Food and Agriculture of Ghana, Honourable Eric Opoku, at the Ministry’s headquarters in Accra. The FAO Assistant Director-General assured FAO’s continued close collaboration with the Government of Ghana. Discussions covered key upcoming global and regional...

  Veterinarians and laboratory staff receive FAO specialized training to improve surveillance and diagnosis of the disease threatening livestock productivity Foot-and-mouth disease is severely affecting livestock productivity in Ghana, disrupting regional and international trade in animals and animal products. The most significant impact of this disease in low- and middle-income countries is...

Building National Capacity for Integrated Pest Management Through Farmer Field Schools The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in another stride’ towards safeguarding Ghana’s agricultural productivity, has trained thirty-nine frontline agricultural officers as Farmer Field School (FFS) facilitators to combat the persistent threat of Fall Armyworm (FAW) using...