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Climate-smart community farms: A catalyst for food systems transformation in Ghana

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  • 3 days ago
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Research team member monitoring orange fleshed sweet potato mounds . Credit: Mawuli Kushitor.
Research team member monitoring orange fleshed sweet potato mounds . Credit: Mawuli Kushitor.
The Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP) faces interrelated systemic challenges. Limited dietary diversity in school menus continues to reduce the programme’s nutritional impact. Weak linkages between local food production and school meal supply chains constrain the potential of the GSFP to strengthen local food systems. Despite adequate community production capacity, many schools experience irregular meal provision due to logistical gaps and caterer absenteeism.  The Food Systems Transformation Through School Feeding project under the CCHeFS initiative aims to address these challenges by promoting interventions that integrate nutrient-rich, locally grown crops into school meals programmes (SMPs). In Ghana, researchers seek to leverage the GSFP as a platform for food systems transformation by growing climate-smart, nutritious crop species in school farms to supply the GSFP, strengthen local value chains, and expand opportunities for rural women and youth. 



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