There is growing recognition that water insecurity – the inability to reliably access sufficient water for all household uses – is commonly experienced globally and has myriad adverse consequences for human well-being.
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In rural sub-Saharan Africa, where malnutrition in all its forms is rife, the greatest gap between the availability of foods and the foods needed for a nutritious diet are faced during the ‘hunger season’.
Putting consumers first in food systems analysis: Identifying interventions to improve diets in rural Ghana
A critical, yet underexplored, dimension of food systems is how consumer food preferences and beliefs interact with the food environment. We present a consumer-centered approach to identifying options for improving diets.
A review of Ghana’s planting for food and jobs program: Implementation, impacts, benefits, and costs
Farm input subsidies are widely used in Sub-Saharan African countries as a response to low adoption of fertilizers and seeds.
Stories of Change in Nutrition in Ghana: A focus on stunting and anemia among children under-five years (2009–2018)
The current study aimed to understand why child stunting and anemia (CS&A) rates declined in Ghana between 2009 and 2018, and which priority policies and programs will further improve nutrition outcomes.
Stories of change in nutrition from Africa and Asia: An introduction to a special series in food security
Malnutrition in all its forms continues to be a massive global challenge, and the past decade has seen a growing political attention to addressing malnutrition in different contexts.
Comparing measures of urban food security in Accra, Ghana
The urban population in Sub-Saharan Africa is projected to expand by nearly 800 million people in the next 30 years.