During the 40th National Farmers' Day celebration on Friday, 8th November 2024, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo emphasized the critical need to build climate-resilient agriculture in Ghana, stressing that climate change poses an imminent threat to food security and agricultural productivity.
Under the theme "Building Climate-Resilient Agriculture for Sustainable Food Security," the President outlined his administration's proactive approach to address the effects of erratic rainfall, prolonged droughts, and rising temperatures on Ghana's agricultural sector."Climate change is no longer a distant threat; it is a pressing reality that our farmers confront every day," President Akufo-Addo declared.
He highlighted the vulnerability of Ghana's agriculture to climate extremes, noting that these changes directly impact not only food production but also the livelihoods of millions of Ghanaians.
Given the urgency of the situation, the President asserted that Ghana's agricultural sector could not afford to wait for the crisis to worsen. "We must adopt proactive and innovative approaches to equip our farmers with the knowledge, tools, and resources they need to build resilience," he stated.Central to the government's strategy for climate-resilient agriculture is the second phase of the Programme for Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ 2.0), launched in August 2023.