Coronavirus: A threat to Ghana’s aged farmers and national food security (Ghana Times) 

Ghana Times reported on the COVID-19 pandemic. A community spread of the pandemic in Ghana could create a situation comparable to the Ebola Virus Disease outbreak which disrupted food systems and increased food insecurity in Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea between 2013 and 2016. The 2018 IFPRI Report,  Competitiveness of the Ghanaian vegetable sector, reported increasing annual imports of onion, chili, and tomato from neighboring countries. This, coupled with the coronavirus threat, presents a bleak picture for Ghana’s future food self-sufficiency.  Republished in IPP Media.