• The Ghana Food Systems Guidelines: Content and Relevance

    The Ghana Food Systems Guidelines: Content and Relevance

    The Ghana Food Systems Guidelines is a strategic national document developed to complement the National Food-Based Dietary Guidelines (FBDGs). While the FBDGs focus on individual dietary practices for healthier lives, the Food Systems Guidelines extend the approach by outlining system-level actions needed to create an enabling environment for those diets to …
  • President Mahama announces 30,000-ton rice mill project in North East Region

    President Mahama announces 30,000-ton rice mill project in North East Region

    New Rice Mill in Jadima to Boost Nutrition, Food Safety, and Education in Ghana’s Northeast Region In a transformative move for Ghana’s agricultural and nutrition landscape, President John Dramani Mahama has announced the establishment of a state-of-the-art rice mill in Jadima, located in the Mampugu-Maduri District of the Northeast Region. Supported …
  • Ghana Launches Its First-Ever Human Milk Bank to Support Infant Health and Nutrition

    Ghana Launches Its First-Ever Human Milk Bank to Support Infant Health and Nutrition

    Ghana Launches Its First-Ever Human Milk Bank to Support Infant Health and Nutrition Accra, Ghana – June 12, 2025 The University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC), in partnership with the Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington, is set to launch Ghana’s first-ever Human Milk Bank on Thursday, June 12, 2025, at …
  • Food packs to be banned in Ghana

    Food packs to be banned in Ghana

    Ghana Moves to Ban Styrofoam Amid Rising Concerns Over Environmental and Health Hazards Accra, June 6, 2025 President John Dramani Mahama has declared the government’s intention to ban the importation and local production of Styrofoam in Ghana, citing its significant contribution to environmental degradation and its dangerous implications for public health …
  • Congratulations Prof. Richmond Nii Okai Aryeetey

    Congratulations Prof. Richmond Nii Okai Aryeetey

      FANIS Celebrates Professor Richmond Aryeetey on His Recognition as a 2025 Fellow of the American Society for Nutrition The Food and Nutrition Information System (FANIS) proudly congratulates Professor Richmond Nii Okai Aryeetey, renowned Ghanaian public health nutritionist and academic, on his election as a 2025 Fellow of the American Society …