Earlier, civic group Food Sovereignty Ghana (FSG) sued the ministry, claiming it does not have the authority to release and commercialize genetically modified cowpeas and rice, citing Ghana's National Biosafety Act.
An Ghanaian Accra Fast Track High Court stated the ministry cannot approve the sale of GM products until it delivers judgment on the case brought by the FSG. A judgment will be handed down April 2.
In February, environmental advocacy group Friends of the Earth released a report accusing the US government of pressuring African countries to allow crops GM food.
Friends of the Earth has asserted that genetically modified foods carry potential health risks and unfairly empower transnational corporations, including US-based agriculture giant Monsanto Company, at the expense of small farmers.
