The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Hon.

Eric Opoku, has called on African and European nations to commit to increased investment in research, innovation, and technology to ensure equitable food distribution and long-term global food security.

Delivering a statement at the 6th African Union-European Union Agriculture Ministerial Conference held at the FAO Headquarters in Rome, Hon.

Opoku emphasised that true prosperity cannot be achieved while millions continue to suffer from hunger. "We must deliver prosperity to humankind because the hungry man is never a free man," he declared, stressing that although the world produces enough food to feed its population, inequitable distribution leads to waste and widespread hunger.