The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, has dismissed claims that Ghana is facing widespread food insecurity, insisting that the country has sufficient buffer stocks to respond to emergencies.
Speaking in Parliament on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, the Minister was responding to a question from the Member of Parliament for Damongo, Samuel Abu Jinapor, who referenced a Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) report indicating that about 13.4 million Ghanaians are at risk of severe hunger.
Mr Opoku said he would formally engage the GSS to provide details on the locations of people identified as food insecure, stressing that government was prepared to support them using food from existing buffer stocks.
He maintained that with adequate emergency reserves in place, government could immediately respond to reports of food insecurity in any community.
The Minister’s comments come amid growing public concern over food insecurity, driven by rising food prices, climate-related challenges and wider economic pressures. The government, however, says it continues to maintain strategic food reserves to stabilise prices and provide relief during emergencies.