Empowering Women and Advancing Agriculture in East Mamprusi: A Focus on Cowpea Cultivation and Gender Empowerment

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Agriculture is the backbone of many communities in Ghana, and in the East Mamprusi District, women play a crucial role in farming activities. The district has recently seen transformative changes through initiatives spearheaded by the CSIR-Savanna Agricultural Research Institute (CSIR-SARI), the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA), and Texas Tech University with support from the…

CSIR-SARI and IITA Hold Maize Product Design Team Meeting to Boost Climate-Resilient Maize Varieties in Ghana

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Nyankpala, Northern Region, Ghana – September 16, 2024 In a significant move towards enhancing maize production in Ghana, the CSIR-Savanna Agricultural Research Institute (CSIR-SARI) in collaboration with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), hosted a Maize Product Design Team (PDT) meeting. The gathering aimed to align maize breeding programs with the needs of local…

CSIR-SARI Strengthens Collaboration with Tamale Technical University and ACDEP Following Partnership Agreement

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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…

KNUST Egusi Project and CSIR-SARI Strengthen Collaboration for Agricultural Innovation

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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…

Groundbreaking MoU to Enhance Agricultural Technology Transfer in Ghana

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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,…

Ghana launches first home-grown GM crop

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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…