The Food and Agriculture Organisation Ghana (FAO-Ghana), in collaboration with Agrihouse Foundation as part of efforts to celebrate Young World Food Day on October 15, 2021, has trained students from some selected schools in Accra.
The students from Kanda Estates 3 and 5 basic schools and St Paul Lutheran School were trained how to set up gardens and plant various food crops, especially vegetables, at home through demonstrations. They were also educated on health and nutrition, and the benefits of eating a balanced diet.
The Communication Officer for FAO-Ghana, David Young, said the training’s objective was to empower and stir-up the interest of students in agriculture. He said the exercise has become necessary at a time the youth are being encouraged to venture into agriculture as a source of livelihood, while teaching them to adopt the best lifestyle habits for better living.
The Executive Director of Agrihouse Foundation, Alberta Nana Akyaa Akosa, indicated that the training provided by the FAO and Agrihouse Foundation to mark the celebration will empower students to grow more foods – engendering agricultural transformation and resilience, leading to sustainable development in the sector.
She entreated the students to replicate the training offered them with their parents and families to increase food production at the household level.
The Young World Food Day, themed ‘Our Actions are Our Future’, was celebrated ahead of the annual Global Food Day that takes place on the 16th of October every year.
As part of the commemoration a demonstration on how to use car-tyres filled with soil for planting, as well as watering and fertiliser application to food crops, was held to educate the students.
