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Wa West, Ghana – The Ghana Trade Livelihood Coalition (GTLC) has made the Wa West District a focal area for the Voice for Change (V4C) Programme after it was identified as one of the districts most affected by post-harvest losses and malnutrition.
The GTLC through the V4C Partnership programme is to help address issues of post harvest losses and malnutrition confronting rural communities.
Policy Officer at GTLC, Emmanuel Wullingdool, during a stakeholders consultation meeting in the Wa West District Assembly in the Upper West Region, said it was important for the District to factor in its plans, issues of food and nutrition security.
He opined that food security was very necessary for the growth and development of rural districts and hence advised that such issues be taken serious by all stakeholders.
Speaking at the event, Presiding Member of the Wa West District Assembly, Adams Osman, lauded GTLC for the initiative, saying “it is a welcoming news that among the eleven Districts in the Upper West Region, Wa West has been selected for this support”.
He disclosed that the Assembly had incorporated Food and Nutrition Security into its medium term development plans subject to final review and approval.
The Leader of the House also pledged to see to the formation of a sub-committee on Food and Nutrition Security since the Assembly worked through committees.
On his part, the Deputy District Coordinating Director, Osman Hilal indulged the GTLC to continue to support the Assembly in the implementation process of the programme.
He said expertise of the Civil Society Organisation would be much needed in preparing a comprehensive plan on food and nutrition security. This, he said, would help the Assembly effectively achieve the objective of the programme.
The Ghana Trade Livelihood Coalition (GTLC) is a Civil Society Organisation (CSO) whose work in the Voice for Change Partnership Programme is sponsored by the Netherlands Development Organisation (SNV) with support from the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and in partnership with the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
By Savannahnewsonline.com
