Farmers gathered on the 26th and 28th of September 2024 to participate in Green Field Day, an event designed to showcase a groundbreaking agricultural innovation that promises to transform yam farming in the country. Organized by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research – Savanna Agricultural Research Institute (CSIR-SARI) and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)…
Following the recent signing of a partnership agreement aimed at enhancing agricultural innovation and capacity building in Northern Ghana, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research-Savanna Agricultural Research Institute (CSIR-SARI) has taken significant steps to operationalize the collaboration. On August 26, 2024, a delegation from CSIR-SARI paid courtesy visits to two key partners: Tamale Technical…
Nyankpala, Ghana — August 1, 2024: In a move set to bolster agricultural innovation and food security in Northern Ghana, the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Egusi Project, under the FSNET-Africa initiative, has deepened its collaboration with the CSIR-Savanna Agricultural Research Institute (CSIR-SARI). On Friday, August 2, 2024, key members of the…
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research-Savanna Agricultural Research Institute (CSIR-SARI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a consortium of organizations to promote technology transfer in agriculture across Ghana. The consortium includes the West Africa Food System Resilience Programme (FSRP), CORAF Innovation Research Extension and Advisory Coordination Hub (iREACH), the Faculty of Agriculture,…
The National Seed Council, a technical body responsible for approving seed varieties for release in Ghana, has officially allowed the distribution of the Pod Borer Resistant (PBR) Cowpea seed variety to Ghanaian farmers. The variety developed by the Savanna Agricultural Research Institute (SARI), one of the research institutions under the Council for Scientific and Industrial…
Nyankpala, Ghana – The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research-Savanna Agricultural Research Institute (CSIR-SARI), in collaboration with the West and Central African Council for Agricultural Research and Development (CORAF), is proud to announce the establishment of a state-of-the-art Technology Park. This groundbreaking initiative aims to serve as a demonstration and learning hub for the latest…