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  • 2009 Annual Report 
    Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Savanna Agricultural Research Institute (SARI) (CSIR-SARI, 2009)
    The year under review was one of immense activity for all of us associated with CSIR-SARI. Several major projects were at or approaching the end of their first phase and new projects were coming on board. It was the start ...
  • 2011 Annual Report 
    Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Savanna Agricultural Research Institute (SARI) (CSIR-SARI, 2011)
    The Savanna Agricultural Research Institute continued to live up to its mandate of conducting research into food and fiber crop farming in Northern Ghana for the purpose of introducing improved technologies to enhance ...
  • 2012 Annual Report 
    Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Savanna Agricultural Research Institute (SARI) (CSIR-SARI, 2012)
    The CSIR-Savanna Agricultural Research Institute continued to live up to its mandate of providing farmers in Northern Ghana with appropriate technologies to increase their food and fiber crop production based on a sustainable ...
  • 2013 Annual Report 
    Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Savanna Agricultural Research Institute (SARI) (CSIR-SARI, 2013)
    The CSIR-Savanna Agricultural Research Institute continued to live up to its mandate of providing farmers in Northern Ghana with appropriate technologies to increase their food and fiber crop production based on a sustainable ...
  • 2014 Annual Report 
    Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Savanna Agricultural Research Institute (SARI) (CSIR-SARI, 2014)
    The year 2014 was one of immense activity to consolidate the transformational gains of CSIRSARI for optimum productivity which marked productive 20 years of operation as a full-fledge institute with an effective farming ...
  • 2016 Annual Report 
    Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Institute for Scientific and Technological Information (INSTI) (2016)
    The Institute for Scientific and Technological Information of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR-INSTI) has not relented on its mandate to carry out various research programmes. They provide scientific ...
  • 2017 Annual Report 
    Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Institute for Scientific and Technological Information (INSTI) (CSIR-INSTI, 2017)
    The list of research projects and training programmes organised below are extracted from the various Divisions and were carried out by the Institute during the period under consideration. Details of the projects are ...
  • 2018 Annual Report 
    Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Institute for Scientific and Technological Information (INSTI) (2018)
    The list of research projects and training programmes organised below are extracted from the various Divisions and were carried out by the Institute during the period under consideration. Details of the projects ...
  • 2019 Annual Report 
    Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Institute for Scientific and Technological Information (INSTI) (2019)
    The year 2019 was a fruitful and eventful one for the Institute. Divisions carried out various research projects, some of which were completed. Besides, the Institute discharged its mandate through the provision of ...
  • Aboveground Biomass and Carbon content of a cocoa – Gliricida sepium agroforestry system in Ghana 
    Owusu, S.; Anglaaere, L.C.N.; Abugre, S. (2018)
    To help overcome the challenge faced in re-establishing cocoa in degraded lands, some agroforestry trials were established with exotic leguminous tree species to determine their suitability for cocoa cultivation. However, ...
  • Acceptance of biotechnology and social-cultural implications in Ghana 
    Quaye, W.; Yawson, I.; Yawson, R. M.; Williams, I. E. (2009)
    Despite major scientific progress in the application of biotechnology in agriculture, public attitudes towards biotechnology in general and genetically modified food (GM food) products in particular remain mixed in Africa. ...
  • Access to and Use of Information Centres among Scientists at Council for Scientific and Industrial Research-Crops Research Institute, Kumasi, Ghana 
    Acheampong, L. D.; Dzandu, M. D. (2011)
    The study investigated the access to and use of information centres among scientists at Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Crops Research Institute (CSIR-CRI), Kumasi, Ghana. The study aimed at ascertaining ...
  • Achievements and lessons learnt in promoting ClimateSmart Agriculture implementation in Ghana through Science-Policy dialogue platforms. 
    Sam, K. O.; Botchway, V. A.; Karbo, N.; Essegbey, G. O.; Nutsukpo, D. K.; Segnon, A. C.; Zougmoré, R. B. (CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), 2021)
    Climate change and variability is affecting all aspects of the development process. Agriculture and food systems are key vulnerable sectors to climate change impacts especially in the sub-Saharan Africa where Ghana is ...
  • Achieving sustainable consumption of electricity through energy audit: A case study of a public sector institution in Ghana 
    Amponsah-Benefo, K.; Animpong, M.A.B.; Boafo-Mensah, G.; Oduro, W.O.; Kotey, E.N.; Obiri, H.A. (2013)
    This paper investigated and recommended possible solutions to the high electricity consumption of a public sector organization. The activities of the organization include managing database and information systems and host ...
  • Acidification and starch behaviour during co-fermentation of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) and soybean (Glycine max Merr) into gari, an African fermented food. 
    Afoakwa, E. O.; Kongor, E. J.; Annor, G. A.; Adjonu, R. (2010)
    Changes in acidification and starch behaviour were investigated during co-fermentation of cassava and soybean into gari, an African fermented product. Non-volatile acidity, pH and starch content were evaluated using ...
  • Actfield, an automated open source actimeter for rodents 
    Ampofo, E. K.; Twumasi, M. A.; Kimboi, V. W. A. (2018)
    Locomotor activity in rodents is routinely assessed in the evaluation of drugs and other behavioural studies. Several proprietary lab equipment are available to measure locomotion, however their prohibitive cost may pose ...
  • Action Research on Farmer Access to Innovation Resources (FAIR): Ghana's Experience 
    Avornyo, F. K.; Lambon, J.; Nchor, J.; Alenyorege, B. (PROLINNOVA–North Ghana, 2012)
    Farmers are constantly experimenting and trying to improve upon their lot. They also learn from each other. The conventional approach to funding agricultural research to bring ultimate benefits to the farmer makes the ...
  • Adaptation of an ammonia volatilization model for a naturally ventilated dairy building 
    Teye, F.; Hautala, M. (2008)
    A theoretical ammonia emission model was adapted to the conditions prevailing in a naturally ventilated dairy building. The relevant parameters including the mass transfer coefficient needed for the model were experimentally ...
  • Adaptation processes in agriculture and food security: Insights from evaluating behavioral changes in West Africa 
    Somda, J.; Sawadogo, I.; Andre, B.; Buah, S.; Abasse, T.; Zougmoré, R. (2017)
    This chapter focuses on the evaluation of adaptive capacities of community-level human systems related to agriculture and food security. It highlights findings regarding approaches and domains to monitor and evaluate ...
  • Adapting to changing climate through improving adaptive capacity at the local level – The case of smallholder horticultural producers in Ghana 
    Williams, P. A.; Crespo, O.; Abu, M. (Elsevier, 2019)
    The consequences of changing climate are often negatively impacting agricultural production, particularly vulnerable smallholder farmers. Smallholder systems heterogeneity requires local specific climate adaptation for ...

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