''PARLIAMENT STANDS WITH YOU''- Parliamentary Select Committee Motivates FSRP Ghana Team

The Parliamentary Select Committee on Food, Agriculture & Cocoa Affairs has applauded the interventions of the West Africa Food System Resilience Programme (FSRP) and pledged their support for the Project Implementation Unit (PIU) towards the successful implementation of the project. The assurance was given when the select committee paid a working visit to the PIU of FSRP at the MoFA Projects Office in Accra. The Chairman of the Committee, Hon. Godfred Seidu Jasaw (MP for Wa East) indicated that the meeting was occasioned to enable them to familiarize themselves with the works of the project (FSRP) and explore ways of support for the team.

Technical Insights and Progress Update

Among other critical matters, the FSRP team briefed the select committee on: implementation progress across the project’s core components; significant milestones achieved since the project’s inception; challenges faced during execution and strategies to address them; early outcomes and performance metrics; and providing a data-driven look at the project’s impact on target regions.

The Project Coordinator of FSRP, Mr. Osei Owusu Agyeman, briefed the Select Committee on FSRP’s key operational pillars. He said, as a necessary measure to entrench the project's viability long after it has ended, every intervention is hinged on three pillars: Sustainability, Ownership & Public-Private Engagement. In other words, every facility established or activity coordinated by FSRP must be programmed to be self-sustaining long after the project. Again, the facility must have a clear owner - be it a state institution, community or private entrepreneur, who will bear responsibility for the management and maintenance of the facility. Above all, the involvement of the private sector in the collaborative management of all project facilities must be upheld. 

Commitment from Parliament.

Hon. Jasaw commended the FSRP team for their transparency and reaffirmed Parliament’s commitment to support the project through effective oversight and policy dialogue. He further pledged sustained engagement between the PIU and the Committee, stressing that such collaborations are crucial to ensuring that the FSRP delivers on its objectives of building a stronger, more resilient agricultural sector in Ghana.

In Attendance

Members of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Food, Agriculture & Cocoa Affairs at the meeting were: Hon. Godfred Seidu Jasaw (MP,Chairman), Hon. Isaac Yaw Opoku (MP,Ranking), Hon. Linda O A. Ocloo (MP), Hon. Geofrey Kini (MP), Hon. Ebenezer A. Ndebilla (MP), Hon. Alhassan Mumuni (MP), Hon. Hamna Seidu (MP), Hon. Joana Gyan Cudjoe (MP), Hon. Benjamin N. Ayiku (MP).

About FSRP

FSRP is an ECOWAS-coordinated and World Bank funded program being implemented in eight (8) West African countries. The regional project is targeted at strengthening food system risk management by: enhancing the dissemination of agro-climate advisories to farmers to stem the devastating effects of climate variability; promoting sustainable land use and climate smart agronomical practices; supporting post-harvest value addition activities and market linkages; and harmonizing agricultural markets in the West African sub region. FSRP in Ghana is being implemented by the Ministry of Food & Agriculture with a focus on the intensified production of Rice, Maize, Soya,

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