Food Security Advisory Services

Results achieved as of the end of the project (December 2015) include: (1) advisory services have helped to improve food and agriculture policy and to develop an investment plan and a performance measurement framework used to measure progress in implementing the policy; (2) the advisory services contributed to the Government of Ghana’s participation in the design of Canada’s latest Food Security Sector Budget Support Program (MAPLE) which included integrating important issues such as environmental factors and ensuring equality between women and men; (3) a draft national nutrition policy has been developed with the assistance of Canada’s advisory services; (4) technical advice provided has assisted the Ministry of Food and Agriculture in developing a capacity development plan contributed to in-country dialogue on nutrition strengthened the relationship between the Ministry and the national agricultural research institute and improved results-oriented annual reporting; and (5) increased awareness of decentralized planning at the regional level in the three northern regions. All of these efforts have contributed to strengthening the effectiveness of Canada’s development programming in Ghana.