General News of Thursday, 23 May 2019Source: ghananewsagency.orgGhana marks International Biodiversity DayFile photoGhana on Wednesday joined the global community to mark the International Biological Diversity Day with a call on Ghanaians to join in focusing on biodiversity as the foundation for the country’s food and health. The citizenry were also urged to help protect biodiversity as a catalyst to transform food systems and improve human wellbeing. Prof Frimpong-Boateng was speaking at a forum held in Accra to mark the Biodiversity Day, which was locally themed: “Promoting our Indigenous Foods and Medicines; A Catalysts for achieving the Ghana Beyond Aid Agenda”. The international theme was “Our Biodiversity, Our Food, Our Health”, and the theme was intended to create awareness of the dependency of our food systems, nutrition and health on biodiversity and healthy ecosystems. According to the Minister, Ghana’s transition to green economy and the attainment of the SDGs could not be achieved without its dependency on its rich indigenous foods and medicine.

Source: GhanaWeb May 22, 2019 23:37 UTC