Africa Regional Representative: FAO promises to support Ghana's agriculture sector
Mr. Abebe Haile-Gabriel promised that the FAO and the Ghanaian government would continue to work closely together.
Immanuel Amuah 
Abebe Haile-Gabriel, the Regional Representative for Africa and Assistant Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), has invited Eric Opoku, the Minister of Food and Agriculture, to speak with him about issues that will benefit both parties.
Key upcoming global and regional milestones were discussed, such as the FAO's 80th anniversary in 2025, the 44th session of the FAO Conference, which will take place in Rome from June 28 to July 4, 2025, the World Food Forum in October 2025, the FAO Museum's opening and the organization's global exhibition "From Seeds to Foods," which will also take place in October during the World Food Forum, and the ongoing process of strengthening the Country Office to improve FAO's delivery as One FAO.
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Speaking in Accra on Wednesday, Mr. Abebe Haile-Gabriel promised that the FAO and the Ghanaian government would continue to work closely together.
The two reaffirmed the long-standing FAO-Ghana partnership and discussed ways to work together on priority areas for joint action, especially the government's Feed Ghana Programme, which aims to increase agricultural output, generate employment, and lower food imports. “The two of us have a common goal: achieving food security and nutrition for everybody,” the minister said.
Due to the FAO Ghana country office and its regional headquarters for Africa located in Accra, this is the largest UN agency in Ghana.
“We see FAO’s Regional Office for Africa as a huge blessing to the nation. This is an opportunity for us to impact the lives of the people,” Mr. Opoku noted.
According to Mr. Haile-Gabriel, Ghana is regarded by the FAO as a valuable partner in guaranteeing food security and sustainability in the subregion.
He pledged to support the government of John Mahama in carrying out its policies in the agricultural sector, which he saw as the key to Ghana's development.
Currently, the FAO is supporting a number of projects in Ghana, such as assisting women fonio producers and enhancing the response to food security in northern Ghana in collaboration with the European Union.
Other areas include improving fisheries governance, preventing transboundary animal diseases, and fortifying the soybean value chain under the One Country One Priority Product initiative.
