The programme’s overall goal is to provide an intellectual environment that allows students to develop a broad-based food systems knowledge and skills set that enables them to work effectively in supporting sustainable food systems development in Ghana.

The specific objectives are to:

1. provide students with relevant  knowledge and skills to enable them employ themselves or take up jobs as food sector development practitioners in support of sustainable food systems policy implementation in Ghana.
2. train students in scientific skills of problem analysis, research design, evaluation of empirical evidence and dissemination to be able to plan and conduct basic development-oriented food systems analysis. 
3. prepare students for postgraduate studies in food systems policy design and management.

Prospects for Graduates
The Food Systems programme intends to sharpen graduates’ entrepreneurial skills in preparation for self-employment. A good number of career paths are open to graduates of the programme. These include but are not limited to, 

1. Agritourism operator/entrepreneur
2. Agribusiness manager
3. Organic farmer/market gardener
4. Agricultural trade consultant
5. International development agent
6. Food security analyst
7. Agroecology scientist/researcher
8. Coordinator/educator of community agriculture programme
9. Ministries and Agencies
10. NGOs and international organisations