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By My Joy Online
Jul 24, 2024

Ghana faces dire hunger crisis as fish production drops threatening food security by 2030

Many Ghanaians will experience hunger and malnutrition by 2030 due to an anticipated drop in national fish production, according to Professor Berchie Asiedu, Dean of the School of Natural Resources at the University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR).

He revealed that the nation’s fish consumption is expected to reach 888,096 tonnes by 2030.

However, total fish production is anticipated to constitute only about 43 per cent of the total fish requirement.

“This clearly shows that demand for fish consumption is expected to outweigh the national supply,” Prof. Asiedu explained.

At the current growth rate, per capita fish consumption is predicted to decline from 28 kg in 2018 to 23.9 kg in 2030. Prof. Asiedu noted that while fish consumption would increase, people would be eating less fish.