Joseph Gakpo
Environment, Agric and Rural Development Journalist at The Multimedia Group
Journalist @Joy997FM;@IFAJ member; @Scienceally Fellow @Cornell; AgBioFEWS Fellow @GESCenterNCSU; CEO- https://t.co/TRyDPmBwYl; Founder- https://t.co/DSk0miqrHc
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1 week ago |
modernghana.com | Joseph Gakpo
As Africa grapples with food insecurity, global market volatility, and the intensifying effects of climate change, Africa must find sustainable ways to feed itself. With donor landscapes shifting, our future lies not in dependency but in self-determination. For Ghana and the continent at large, the most effective response to today’s challenges is sustained investment in resilient, inclusive, and locally driven food systems.
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1 month ago |
modernghana.com | Joseph Gakpo
Wednesday, May 28 was celebrated as World Hunger Day 2025. The day is marked every year to encourage everyone in the world to take one action or the other to help end hunger and malnutrition. According to The Hunger Project, over 343 million people across 74 countries worldwide are experiencing acute food insecurity and the situation is being exacerbated by climate change.
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1 month ago |
modernghana.com | Joseph Gakpo
On Sunday, the African Union commemorated the Africa Day 2025 with a renewed call for justice, unity, and shared progress. Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) Mahmoud Ali Youssouf in his address to mark the day, called for bold steps toward a just and prosperous future. With its population expected to exceed 2.5 billion by 2050, he noted Africa is the continent of the future and the engine of global transformation.
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1 month ago |
modernghana.com | Joseph Gakpo
In the Central Tongu District of the Volta Region, a quiet effort is underway to help make Ghana more sufficient in rice production. Julius Karl Fieve, a 36-year-old Ghanaian with an undergraduate degree in Actuarial Science, and two masters degrees in Economics and International Development, has turned a dream rooted in personal experience into a growing force for food security, youth empowerment, and sustainable farming.
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Aug 28, 2024 |
modernghana.com | Joseph Gakpo
Ghana’s food security situation has officially entered a crisis phase following a dry spell in eight of the country’s 16 regions. In the middle of what is supposed to be the major rainy season, several parts of the country have had little to no rainfall over the last two months. “This situation prevented some farmers from preparing their farmlands for production while those who were able to prepare their land could not sow due to the absence of moisture.
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