IMANI Africa has said that Ghana’s food insecurity crisis is deepening, revealing the growing fragility of the country’s food systems and the impact of the economic crisis across the Region. IMANI quoted a Ghana statistical service [GSS] report, which declared that 13.3 million Ghanaians were food insecure by the end of 2024, a 7.3% rise.
The Greater Accra’s rate rose sharply from 20.2% to 29% while the Volta region recorded the highest rate at 52. The female-headed households are 44% food insecure, compared to 37% among male-headed households. Nutritional impacts are rising as well: underweight children in food-insecure homes increased from 38% to 44.9%, “Critical Analysis of Governance and Economic Issues October 13-18, 2025″ report.
At the 45th World Food Day celebration in Accra, the UN Resident Coordinator Zia Choudhury drew attention to the deeper structural issues behind these figures, which he pointed to as poor working conditions for women in food processing. The WFP highlighted the burden of malnutrition, persistent child stunting, and widespread vitamin deficiencies. This cost of hunger in Africa study estimates that Ghana loses 6.4 of GDP each year due to undernutrition, while poverty remains high at 23.3, with over 677,000 people living in extreme poverty.
The GSS data, UN warning, and WFP brief all point to the same conclusion: Ghana’s food insecurity has not translated into nutritional security, and the country risks facing a deeper social and economic challenge. The rising food insecurity will undermine public health, especially among children and women. Feeding the nation must now go beyond agricultural output to building a food system that protects livelihoods, health.
