Ghana

• Food Environment & Consumer Behavior: With a mission to empower consumers and cultivate nutritious food environments, projects such as ‘EC Combating Malnutrition in Africa through Diversification of the Food System (HealthyDiets4Africa)’ and ‘Enhancing Consumer Choices’ play a crucial role.    

• Multifunctional Landscapes: From soils and water management to landscape restoration and inclusive socio-ecological systems, our work on multifunctional landscapes contributes to reducing the pressure of agriculture on natural ecosystems and to introducing better management practices of natural ecosystems. To this end, CGIAR initiatives including Excellence in Agronomy, SI-MFS and AICCRA contribute to Ghana's progress. Some of these activities involve developing an agricultural data hub, creating a cropping calander and agroadvisory system for Northern Ghana, and validating, demonstrating, and scaling these advisories. 

Our work in Ghana has led to significant positive impacts across various thematic areas, fostering agricultural productivity, enhancing resilience, and improving livelihoods across the country. 

• Food Environment & Consumer Behavior: Our initiatives have empowered consumers, improving dietary choices nationwide. Notably, the ‘HealthyDiets4Africa’ project increased awareness of nutritious food options, reducing malnutrition rates.

• Multifunctional Landscapes: our work on multifunctional landscapes contributes to reducing the impact of agriculture on natural ecosystems and enhancing agricultural productivity and resilience in Ghana. For example, the ‘Excellence in Agronomy’ Initiative has led to increased yields and climate resilience. 

• Climate Action: Our climate-resilient farming practices strengthened farming communities’ adaptive capacity in Ghana. The ‘USA-IDA-Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa - AICCRA Project’ reduced vulnerability to climate change, increasing resilience among smallholder farmers.