Publications

In response to the need for good-quality agricultural statistics to support the decision-making processes of both the public and private sectors, the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, acting through the SRID, initiated the annual production of the Facts and Figures document. It aims to serve as a quick reference book for various categories of users by providing key features of Ghanaian agriculture in figures, focusing on the crops (including cocoa), livestock, and fisheries sub-sectors of the economy, as well as food commodity and input prices.

The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA), through the Statistics, Research and Information Directorate (SRID) and the Nutrition Department of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has since April 2020, been collaborating with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF), to strengthen the capacity of both agencies to monitor the food and nutrition security at the household level, as well as food commodity prices in thirty-two (32) districts across the sixteen (16) regions and at the national level, through the “Food Securi

The quarterly bulletin seeks to assess food stock levels, pattern of drawdowns of grain stocks (Maize, Millet, Sorghum, Rice, Soyabean, Groundnut and Cowpea) in households and markets in the AGRA Zone of Interest (ZOI) in Northern Ghana. Cereals and legumes serve as staple food and cash crops in many households in the ZOI. As such, accurate knowledge of the quantity of grain stocks, drawdowns in households, as well as volumes and prices of grain stocks in markets is crucial for policy formulation on food security.

The Cadre Harmonisé (CH) is a unified tool for consensual analysis of acute food and nutrition insecurity in the Sahel and West African region. At the regional level, the CH process is coordinated by the Permanent Inter-State Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel (CILSS) and jointly managed by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and Union Economic Monetaire West Africa (UEMOA) within the Sahel and West African sub-region.

In Ghana, the Cost of a Healthy Diet (CoHD) represents the minimum cost of foods required to meet the daily nutritional goals outlined in the country’s food-based dietary guidelines. These guidelines categorize food into six groups: starchy staples; legumes, nuts, and seeds; vegetables; fruits; oils and fats; and animal source foods.