Non-Governmental Organisations and the Attainment of Food Security in Developing Countries: A Study of the Tolon District in Ghana

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume III, Issue VIII, August 2019 | ISSN 2454–6186

Non-Governmental Organisations and the Attainment of Food Security in Developing Countries: A Study of the Tolon District in Ghana

I. Dinye¹, G. Lambon² & B. Amoateng^3
1,2,3Centre for Settlement Studies, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi- Ghana

Abstract: – In spite of the strides of many countries towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end hunger, achieve food security and promote sustainable agriculture; the problem of food security still persists in sub-Saharan Africa. Food security is compounded by high food prices, natural disasters, and may even be further exacerbated by global increase in demand for food, fodder and bioenergy crops, climatic variability as well as the depletion of natural resources. Using a mixed-method approach this paper assesses the role of Non-Governmental Organisations towards attaining food security in the Tolon District of the Northern Region of Ghana. The findings suggest that while there have been conscious efforts by NGOs in relation to food security they do not align to the perceived problems of food security of the farmers. As a result, there is a problem with regards to community ownership of projects, leading to the unsustainability of these projects. It is recommended that NGOs and the local government should work together to streamline projects and interventions to the specific needs of the people.

Keywords: Non-Governmental Organization, Food Security, Tolon District

I. INTRODUCTION

Instead of displaying signs of growth, Africa continues mainly mired in underdevelopment [1]. The continent is confronted with numerous challenges that hinder its development process and prominent among them is food insecurity. Globally, one in nine people representing a population of 795 million is estimated to be undernourished with the vast majority of the world’s hungry people living in developing countries, with an estimated 12.9 percent of the population undernourished [14]. The Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) in The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2017 report indicated that that 27.4 percent representing 333.2 million people in Africa are affected by severe food insecurity

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