{"id":1793,"date":"2025-09-15T10:23:48","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T10:23:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.0.102\/?page_id=1793"},"modified":"2025-12-22T23:54:37","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T23:54:37","slug":"goal-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sdgsghana.gov.gh\/index.php\/goal-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Goal 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Goal 2 aims to “end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture.”<\/strong><\/p>

For Ghana, this means ensuring all citizens have reliable access to sufficient, affordable, and nutritious food. Key priorities include boosting agricultural productivity through climate-resilient practices, reducing post-harvest losses, addressing micronutrient deficiencies, and eradicating child stunting and wasting.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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This is driven by\u00a0local farmer-based organizations (FBOs)<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0women\u2019s cooperatives<\/strong>\u00a0that promote sustainable farming techniques, community seed banks, and nutrition-sensitive agriculture, empowering smallholders to enhance food security and livelihoods from the ground up.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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2.1.2<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity<\/td>41.4% (2022)<\/strong><\/td>FAO\/GSS. Shows a reduction from 49.5% (2017), reflecting progress in food access and stability through national programs.<\/td><\/tr>
2.2.1<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Prevalence of stunting in children under 5<\/td>17.5% (2022)<\/strong><\/td>Ghana Health Service. Indicates improvement in long-term child nutrition, linked to health and agricultural interventions.<\/td><\/tr>
2.2.2<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Prevalence of wasting & overweight in children under 5<\/td>Wasting: 6%
Overweight: 2.4% (2022)<\/strong><\/td>		GHS, MICS. Highlights ongoing efforts to address acute malnutrition while monitoring emerging diet-related issues.<\/td><\/tr>
2.2.3<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15\u201349<\/td>43.8% (2022)<\/strong><\/td>GHS. Underscores the need for sustained nutrition and health programs targeting women of reproductive age.<\/td><\/tr>
2.a.2<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Total official flows to agriculture<\/td>US $11.5 million (2022)<\/strong><\/td>OECD, MoFA. Reflects continued, though reduced, international investment in agricultural capacity and rural infrastructure.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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