According to Bismark Nortey, the Executive Director of the Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG), the current annual expenditure on food imports is already a cause for concern. Similarly, airborne mercury levels in Wassa Kayianko, Western Region, were measured at 150 micrograms per cubic meter, surpassing Ghana’s permissible threshold by 150 times. Urgent Call for Action:The report underlined the urgent need for multi-sectoral action to address the contamination crisis. He warned that failure to control galamsey activities could lead Ghana into a food crisis that surpasses the capacity of imports to resolve. The growing dependence on food imports is already straining Ghana’s foreign exchange reserves and weakening the local agricultural sector.