Ghana

The Agenda for Jobs II (2022–2025), which contains the country’s shared medium-term priorities, was jointly developed by all stakeholders. The SUN CSPG also developed annual joint priorities from the shared national goals/priorities and lessons learned over the past year. Actions were developed to address critical bottlenecks to achieving progress. The National Food Systems Transformation Communication and Advocacy Plan and sector-specific communication and advocacy plans also outline joint approaches for addressing FSTNS issues and align shared priorities towards transforming food systems.

FSTNS Coordinating Committees were established across five regions in 17 districts. The establishment of these committees, together with the development of the Food Nutrition Security Planning Guidelines, have strengthened subnational coordination structures, improved the mainstreaming of FSTNS into sector and district development plans and increased FSTNS advocacy. Budget tracking analysis highlighted gaps in allocations and expenditure and outlined various solutions to address such gaps through evidence-based advocacy for increased domestic resources. The national food system dialogues attracted new partners who committed financial and technical resources to the transformation agenda.

Ninety-seven multi-stakeholder coordination meetings helped develop and integrate FSTNS into the MtNDPF, initiate and validate studies, discuss progress, agree on road maps, develop advocacy plans and find solutions to challenges to good coordination and governance. The SUN focal point helped develop Food Nutrition Security Planning Guidelines to assist planning, implementation and monitoring and evaluation at all levels. Seventeen district FSTNS Coordinating Committees promote the mainstreaming of FSTNS and coordination at municipal and metropolitan levels. A food security and nutrition monitoring system produces an annual progress report.