Tag: CSIR-SARI
Farmers express interest in ‘Favour’ soybean variety
Some farmers in the Karaga District of the Northern Region have expressed interest in the cultivation of Favour, a new soybean variety, to enable...
Demonstration trial of improved cowpea varieties underway in Wa
The Savanna Agricultural Research Institute of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR-SARI) is carrying out a field trial of improved cowpea varieties...
CSIR-SARI introduces high yielding groundnut varieties to farmers
The Savanah Agriculture Research Institute of the Council for Scientific Industrial Research (CSRI-SARI), has introduced high yielding groundnut varieties to farmers in the Pusiga...
BT cowpea to be commercialised in a year
Ghana will in about a year see the commercial release of pest-resistant Barceló’s Thurigensis (BT) cowpea seeds to the food value chain for mass...
Scientists develop a pest resistant GM cowpea
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research-Savana Research Institute (CSIR-SARI) has developed a pest resistant Genetically Modified (GM) cowpea, beans, to save farmers from...
Ghanaians eat GMO foods-Breeder
Dr Ibrahim Atokple, a former Breeder at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research-Savanna Agricultural Research Institute (CSIR-SARI) has said Ghanaians are already eating...
CSIR-SARI educates farmers on improved cowpea varieties
The Manga Station of CSIR-Savanna Agricultural Research Institute (CSIR-SARI) in the Binduri District of the Upper East Region has engaged 124 farmers and other...
SARI launches project to build capacity of youth in maize cultivation
The Savanna Agricultural Research Institute of the Council for Scientific Research Institute (CSIR-SARI), has launched a technical and entrepreneurial capacity building project for youth...
PAIRED project introduced to communities
A team from the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research – Savanna Agricultural Research Institute (CSIR - SARI) has...
CSIR-SARI appoints new Acting Director
Dr Samuel Saaka Buah, Deputy Director of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research – Savanna Agricultural Research Institute (CSIR-SARI) has been appointed Acting...
CSIR-SARI develops new sweet potato varieties
Four new varieties of sweet potato have been developed for cultivation and consumption to boost nutritional status of the...
Farmers advised to practise Integrated Soil Fertility Management
Dr Alhassan Lansah Abdulai, an Agro-Meteorologist at the Wa office of the Savannah Agricultural Research Institute of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research...
CSIR-SARI and Tropical Legumes III Project Targets Youth
Mr Fuseini Zaanyeya, who is 35 years old from Gbrimani Tibogu, cultivates and aggregates cowpea in the Tolon District of the Northern Region, where...
CSIR-SARI promoting climate change adaptation strategies in agriculture
Dr Alhassan Lansah Abdulai, Agro-Meteorologist at the Savannah Agricultural Research Institute of Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR-SARI), has said the Institute is...
CSIR-SARI Educate Seed Producers on Safer Agronomic Practices
The Wa station of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research-Savanna Agricultural Research Institute (CSIR-SARI) has held a workshop on best agricultural practices for...
Savanna Agric Institute Improves Farming with Mobile App
The Savanna Agricultural Research Institute of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR-SARI) in collaboration with the Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International...
Food Security Remains Threatened Due to Hostile Climate Conditions
Dr. Iddrisu Yahaya, an Economist at the Savanna Agricultural Research Institute of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR-SARI), has said the hostile...
CSIR-SARI’s new variety of potato out
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research –Savanna Agricultural Research Institute (CSIR – SARI) has released three new varieties of sweet potato for cultivation by...
UDS, CSIR-SARI Sign Collaborative Agreement on Research, Teaching
The University for Development Studies (UDS) and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research – Savanna Agricultural Research Institute (CSIR – SARI) have signed...
MoFA Introduce New Hybrid Maize Varieties
The National Varietal Release and Registration Committee (NVRRC) of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) has approved seven new hybrid maize varieties to...
Maize hybrids project launched by CSIR-SARI
The two-year project entitled: “Production and Promotion of Foundation Seeds of Improved Stress Tolerant Maize Hybrids in Ghana”, is supported by Alliance for a...
USAID Supports SARI With Vehicles and Equipment
The vehicles and office equipment were donated to improve the effectiveness of SARI’s agricultural research in northern Ghana to ensure smallholder farmers’ access to...
CSIR-SARI begins confined field research
The research, which formed part of CSIR-SARI’s Cotton Improvement Programme, is being undertaking in collaboration with relevant stakeholders such as the National Biosafety Authority...
SARI supports thousands of farmers in the sub-region
More than 2,500 farmers in the Northern and Upper West Regions benefited from the activities of the Savannah Agricultural Research Institute (SARI) between 2013...
Enhancing Soil Health in Northern Ghana
A project to improve the productivity, incomes and livelihoods of about 20,000 smallholder legume farmers in Northern, Upper East and Upper West Regions has...
Ghanaian Farmers’ Groups Schooled On GMOs
A day?s sensitization workshop has been held for stakeholders and some farmers? groups in the Northern Region to help promote understanding of biotechnology as...