{"id":25197,"date":"2022-09-05T18:42:57","date_gmt":"2022-09-05T18:42:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/uncategorized\/ghanas-rising-prices-mean-families-cant-afford-maize-heres-why-thats-a-life-threatening-problem"},"modified":"2022-09-05T19:23:25","modified_gmt":"2022-09-05T19:23:25","slug":"ghanas-rising-prices-mean-families-cant-afford-maize-heres-why-thats-a-life-threatening-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/ghanas-rising-prices-mean-families-cant-afford-maize-heres-why-thats-a-life-threatening-problem","title":{"rendered":"Ghana\u2019s Rising Prices Mean Families Can\u2019t Afford Maize. Here\u2019s Why That\u2019s a Life-Threatening Problem."},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Ghana. <\/strong><\/span>Abigail Darkwa serves customers at her community shop in Frafraha, Accra, Ghana all the while complaining bitterly about food prices. She just came back from the market and as with many people these days, finds it hard not to lament after a visit to the market.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverything keeps going up, maize is now 650 cedis ($64) per bag, I have not even added the cost of milling,\u201d she said, heaving a big sigh in frustration. \u201cInstead of four bags of rice, I could only buy two with the same amount. Why?\u201dThe one commodity that keeps Darkwa in business is the sale of corn dough \u2014 a staple food in Ghana. From Kenkey to Banku, TZ, Koko, Akple, and Asaana (all foods made from maize, a grain that is usually easily accessible in Ghana and across Africa), maize features in every household as a basic necessity across the country.<\/p>\n

But prices of these foods have doubled in the last year and a half. For instance, 150 kilograms of maize, which used to sell at 300 cedis ($29) two years ago, now sells at 650 cedis ($64) in the West African country where inflation is sitting at over 31%<\/a>, forcing many poorer families into food scarcity.<\/p>\n

\u201cMore people have shifted to buying corn dough,\u201d Darkwa told us. \u201cEven though the price has gone up it is better compared to other food items. Customers complain all the time but this is the only choice they have.\u201dThe importance of maize as a food crop for both humans and animals cannot be overemphasised. In many African countries, it accounts for more than 50% <\/a>of cereal production and over 300 million<\/a> people depend on maize as their main food source.<\/p>\n

However this crop, which is unquestionably a lifeline for many families, has not been spared in the food price hike that has resulted in a record-breaking sharp increase in global hunger<\/a>.<\/p>\n

So what are the factors behind the high cost of food in Ghana? Well, there are a couple.<\/p>\n

The first is the depreciation of the cedi<\/a> against other major currencies. The inflation rate is currently the worst in the subregion, at over 31%<\/a>. The cost of fuel also keeps going up at the pumps, a phenomenon the whole world has had to grapple with this year, and that is undoubtedly causing a shock to African countries’ economies<\/a>.Across the globe, the climate crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic, and Russia\u2019s ongoing war in Ukraine have caused a massive spike in fuel and food prices. Sub-Saharan Africa is acutely bearing the brunt of the effects of several global crises, on top of existing ones at home that include drought, extreme poverty, and civil wars.<\/p>\n

Mary Anipah works as a cleaner on a need-to-hire basis in Accra. Almost two years ago she assumed full responsibility for her brother\u2019s six children in addition to her three children. The children\u2019s mother absconded when things became difficult financially for Mary\u2019s brother, who is now incapacitated after a terrible motor accident.Things were okay in the beginning,\u201d Anipah told Global Citizen. \u201cBut now even 100 cedis (about $10) cannot sustain this household for a day. Things are expensive and the children are many. Even 30 cedis (about $3) worth of corn dough is not enough for a day.\u201d<\/p>\n

Before the price hikes in maize, Mary and her children could live on the same worth of corn dough for three days \u2014 but things have become tougher due to the rising inflation.<\/p>\n

The prices of coarse grains, including maize, have for the past year increased significantly<\/a> in countries like Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Togo, Nigeria, and Benin, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations.Children are hit the hardest when there is a hunger crisis. In Ghana, one out of five children<\/a> under five years is stunted (meaning they don’t have sufficient nutrition for “normal” growth and development<\/a>) while one out of every 10 children is underweight.<\/p>\n

Unicef estimates that 6.3 million children<\/a> are at risk of “wasting” in the Sahel region alone. Maize is a staple because of its affordability and accessibility to vulnerable populations, and many lives are at risk if this inexpensive stable becomes increasingly unaffordable.<\/p>\n

Clara Dwamena is general secretary of the maize seller\u2019s association in Greater Accra. She attributes the current cost of maize to the high transportation and fertilizer cost. She predicts the prices of corn may not go back to what they used to be, even with the arrival of the new crop season.<\/p>\n

\u201cThings keep changing,\u201d Dwamena said. \u201cThe price cannot go down again. It can\u2019t drop. The best that can happen is stability, but it can never come down.\u201dIf things don\u2019t change, Mary and her family, like many others across the continent who are already living in poverty, will continue to suffer.<\/p>\n

\u201cI always say I will run and leave the children behind but I haven\u2019t had the courage to do that,\u201d Mary told us. \u201cWhere things have gotten to, I can\u2019t take it any longer. I don\u2019t get support from anywhere. I do everything for them.\u201dWith an unprecedented hunger crisis looming, we cannot continue to do business as usual. Desperate times call for urgent measures.<\/p>\n

Even though the recently held G7 Summit in Germany gave us a disappointing outcome<\/a>, especially in the area of reducing hunger, Global Citizens cannot relent on our push for world leaders to ensure people everywhere can afford a decent meal.<\/p>\n

This is why we are urging you to join our call for immediate action to end extreme poverty NOW through this year\u2019s Global Citizen Festival<\/a> campaign, a global campaign with twin festivals being hosted in Accra <\/a>and New York<\/a> on Sept. 24. Find out more about Global Citizen Festival and how you can earn free tickets by taking action here<\/a>, and head here to find out how you can get involved with the Global Citizen Festival campaign wherever you are in the world<\/a>.<\/p>\n

We are calling for policy changes and action to be taken for girls, for the planet, and to create change. In the same breath, we are also calling for the protection of activists and advocates, and the destruction of the systemic barriers that keep millions of people in poverty.<\/p>\n

Global Citizen Festival<\/a> is calling on world leaders, corporations, and philanthropists to do more than they\u2019ve ever done before to End Extreme Poverty NOW. Through our global campaign and with stages in two iconic locations \u2014 NYC\u2019s Central Park and Accra\u2019s Black Star Square \u2014 we will unite leaders, artists, activists, and Global Citizens around the world on Sept. 24 to achieve an ambitious policy agenda focused on empowering girls and women, taking climate action, breaking systemic barriers, and lifting up activists and advocates. Wherever you are in the world, you can join the campaign and take action right now by downloading the Global Citizen app<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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