Ghana's agroecology debate is intensifying as calls grow for a nature-based food system
Ghana's agroecology debate intensified at the three-day CIRAWA Agroecology Conference in Accra, where government officials, researchers, farmers, and international organizations discussed whether agroecology offers a more sustainable future than greater dependence on genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and external agricultural inputs. Ghana's Vice President, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, reaffirmed the government's commitment to integrating agroecological principles into national agricultural development. In a statement delivered on her behalf by Chief of Staff Alex Segbefia, she said Ghana could no longer depend on agricultural systems that were failing to deliver sustainable outcomes.
The government intends to promote practices such as crop diversification, agroforestry, composting, improved soil fertility management, biofertilisers, biopesticides, farmer-led irrigation, simple mechanisation, and locally produced improved seed varieties. The Vice President also endorsed calls for the development of a national agroecology strategy. Discussions at the conference exposed deeper questions about who should shape Ghana's agricultural future, what role science should play, and how much influence foreign funding should have over national food policies.
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Ghana is currently experiencing an intensifying debate surrounding agroecology, with a growing coalition advocating for a nature-based food system.
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