The Youth Economic Empowerment through Digitalisation for Resilience in Food and Nutrition Security and Improved Livelihoods project is expected to empower beneficiaries to improve nutrition, develop food security monitoring system, and support the digitisation of Ghana's School Feeding Programme.

KOICA contributed US9.3 million dollars to the Project, which will be implemented within the next five years, a project brief shared with the Ghana News Agency said on Monday.

The project will be implemented in 56 districts and six regions, including Upper West, Upper East, Northern, Savannah, and Greater Accra.
It is expected to deploy mobile technologies, precision farming systems, and digital platforms to promote the adoption of smart agricultural practices and encourage healthy lifestyles.

Ms Aurore Rusiga, the WFP Country Director to Ghana, said the empowerment of Ghana's youth, who made up about 38 per cent of the population, was crucial for the country's socio-economic growth.
She said the project would deliberately focus on women, to make up 60 per cent of the target beneficiaries, while five per cent would be persons with disability.

"Through this initiative, we aim to equip Ghana's youth with the digital skills and tools they need to enhance agricultural productivity, strengthen food systems, improve livelihoods, and secure sustainable employment opportunities," Ms Rusiga said.

Mr Park Kyongsig, the Korean Ambassador to Ghana, said Korea was committed to Ghana's sustainable development and had, over the years, contributed to projects to help the country build resilience.
He said Ghana's land and water resources presented an opportunity for the country to build food
resilience and pledged the readiness of Korea to continuously support Ghana's developmental agenda.

Mr Edmond Moukala, the Director of UNESCO at the Office of the United Nations Resident Coordinator, commended the WFP and KOICA for initiating the project and emphasised the need for collective action and partnership to build food security.

"This is an inspiring and visionary project" he said.