AgriEmpower Women
The primary goal of this project is to employ innovative and sustainable activities to ensure food security, increase agricultural productivity, and alleviate hunger among vulnerable women-led farm groups in the North East Region. Specifically, Walewale, Kpegira, Loagri and Sundanfoungu communities in the West Mamprusi Municipal.
Hunger and malnutrition remain persistent challenges, affecting millions of individuals around the world, particularly in developing countries. According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), approximately 690 million people suffered from chronic hunger in 2019. The alarming statistics call for immediate action to tackle the root causes of food insecurity and provide sustainable solutions to ensure food availability and accessibility. In Ghana food insecurity and hunger have emerged as pressing concerns due to a combination of factors, including population growth, land degradation, water scarcity, and fluctuating global food prices. Vulnerable communities, such as smallholder women farmers and their families are disproportionately affected, perpetuating a cycle of poverty and hunger. This is worse in the northern part of Ghana with the highest prevalence of food insecurity, at 23-49%, compared to 4-10% in the southernmost regions with the North East Region recording thirty-three percent prevalence of hunger. It is therefore crucial to help such communities in the fight to achieve SDG 2 (Zero Hunger) by 2030.
