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National Nutrition Policy for Ghana 2013–2017.

Country/Territory
Ghana
Document type
Date
2013
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Agricultural & rural development, Livestock, Food & nutrition, Fisheries
Keyword
Agricultural development Crops/grasses Governance Equity Sustainable development Research Marine fisheries Inland fisheries Fishery management and conservation Food security Nutrition Food quality control/food safety Transport/storage Right to food Right to water Public health Poverty Gender Human rights Animal production
Geographical area
Africa, North Atlantic, Western Africa
Abstract

The main purpose of this National Nutrition Policy (NNP) is to: a) re-position nutrition as a cross cutting issue; b) facilitate integration and mainstreaming of nutrition into all national development efforts; c) provide the framework for nutrition services and interventions in Ghana, and d) guide the implementation of high-impact interventions, and e) strengthen sectoral capacity for the effective delivery of these interventions.

Full text
English

References - Legislation

Implements

Medium Term Agriculture Sector Investment Plan (METASIP), 2011-2015.

Legislation | Ghana | 2011

Keyword: Food security, Agricultural commodities, Crops/grasses, Poverty, Sustainable development, Sustainable use, International trade, Early warning system/emergency intervention system, Fiscal and market measures, Research, Financial agricultural measures, Agricultural land, Gender, Governance, Risk assessment/management, Public private partnership (PPP), Pollution control, Climate change, Ecosystem preservation, Financing, EIA, Soil rehabilitation, Marine fisheries, Erosion, Monitoring, Animal production, Cattle

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Food and Agriculture Sector Development Policy (FASDEP II).

Legislation | Ghana | 2007

Keyword: Social protection, Erosion, Poverty, Financial agricultural measures, Fiscal and market measures, Agricultural land, Research, Procedural matters, Crops/grasses, Coffee/cocoa/tea, Irrigation, Gender, Rural youth, Equity, Pollution control, Ecosystem preservation, Inland fisheries, Marine fisheries, Food security, Institution, Financing, Animal production, Cattle, Plant protection

Source: FAO, FAOLEX