Student Energy Summit (SES) 2023, the world’s largest youth-led conference on energy, made history this year by converging in the heart of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region for the very first time.
Policy Coherence and Harmonization are critical to ensuring Functional Food Systems across our region
By Reuben Quainoo
Mr. Kwaku Onwona-Hwesofour Asante
Executive Director of Agency for Health and Food Security (AHEFS), Mr. Kwaku Onwona-Hwesofour Asante has revealed that our region needs policy coherence and harmonization to ensure functional food systems.
Mr. Asante mentioned that good food systems across the continent will empower farmers and foresters to move away from the exploitation of natural resources to sustainable management for long-term productivity.
“Farmers have most often been regarded as producers of one species or another. It is important to note that such views disregard the role of farmers as managers of the environment and species towards the achievement of genetic capacity for the species under cultivation.