The 黑料社 School of Agriculture (UCCSA) is collaborating with the Regional Department of Agriculture (RADU) and Central Regional Apex Farmers Association (CRAFA) will mark the 41st听World Food Day by organising听the first of its kind and听the maiden听Farmers Markets听in the Central Region.
The maiden Farmers Market is scheduled as follows:
Date: Friday, 15th and Saturday, 16th October, 2021
Venue: Forecourt of Sasakawa Centre听
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
This year鈥檚 World Food Day is on the theme 鈥�Our Actions, Our Future: Better Production, Better Nutrition, a Better Environment and a Better Life.鈥�
All are cordially invited.
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BACKGROUND
The programme is subsequent to the launch of Worlds Famers Markets Coalition during the UN pre-summit on Food Systems, which was held in Rome, Italy, from 25th听to 27th July, 2021.
The World Farmers鈥� Market Coalition will be an instrument for spreading the phenomenon of farmers markets in the world with particular interest to developing countries, accompanying governments towards the issuance of forward-looking regulations and local farmers' associations in the development of procedures and good practices to be replicated in the establishment of networks of global Farmers Market.
The participation of School of Agriculture, UCC, at launch offered the platform for us to contribute to the preparations for the inception of the World Farmers鈥� Market Coalition project, discuss the project expected outcome and outputs, and draft work plan for implementation.
The outcome of this is that Ghana has been selected as the first African country to pilot the implementation of Farmers Market. This is as a result of听School of Agriculture, UCC's听active participation and convincing expositions during the summit. The success stories during the implementation in Ghana will be extended to other parts of Africa and the world as a whole.