Food For All Africa commissions Ghana Agricultural Food Loss Recovery Warehouse

Food For All Africa has commissioned Ghana Agricultural Food Loss Recovery Warehouse at Shai Hills on UN World Food Programme Day.

UN World Food Day serves as a powerful reminder of the
challenges the world face addressing food security and ensuring that everyone has access to safe and nutritious food.

As part of this year’s UN World
Food Day celebration, Food for All Africa (FFAA) held a durbar and
officially commissioned the Ghana Agricultural Food Loss Recovery
Warehouse under this year’s theme: “Water is life, Water is food, Leave
no one behind”.

Chef Elijah Addo, the Executive Director of FFAA, highlighted the
organization’s seven-year commitment to working with over two million
Ghanaians, focusing on recovering excess food to support vulnerable
members of society.

He mentioned that FFAA initially operated in the Eastern, Greater Accra, Ashanti, and Central regions, but the onset of COVID-19 prompted them to extend their efforts to other regions.

Between 2021 and January 2023, Food for All Africa has made a significant impact, distributing over two hundred thousand food boxes to assist more than one million households, as highlighted by Chef Elijah.

He also emphasized that Ghana’s agricultural sector experiences
significant food wastage, particularly during seasonal surpluses.

In line with its mission to prevent food wastage, Food for All, operating
through the Ghana Agricultural Food Loss Recovery Warehouse, has
successfully salvaged more than 40,000 kilograms of watermelon and
tomatoes with the help of a few farmers.

Present at the event, the Agricultural Director for the Shai Osudoku
District, Madam Esenam Bonsu, congratulated Food for All Africa for the
initiative to stop hunger and recover food for vulnerable persons in
society.

Madam Esenam Bonsu mentioned that, although other sectors
contribute to the country’s GDP, agriculture stands tall and continues
to transform lives in the country.

Madam Esenam emphasizes the importance of ensuring that every individual has access to a healthy diet and sufficient food, both in terms of
physical access and economic affordability. She recognizes the untapped potential in the agricultural sector within the Shai Osudoku district.

Specifically, she points out that the district produces a significant
number of fresh mangoes, close to 10,000 metric tons, but a substantial
portion goes to the market.

Leaving the majority going to waste, but with Food for All Africa, she is optimistic that such surpluses will be
recovered to feed the vulnerable and meet the Sustainable Development
Goal (SDG) II, which is no hunger.

Mr. Kwabena Adu Gyamfi, the Vice Chair of the Board of Directors at
FFAA, explained that the decision to establish a food recovery warehouse
at Shai Hills was a strategic one.

This choice was primarily based on
the proximity of the warehouse to the Eastern region, where many of the
farmers FFAA collaborate with are located.

He highlighted the
convenience of having farmers in close proximity to the warehouse,
making it easier to prevent food from going to waste.