• Improvement of Soil Fertility with Use of Indigenous Resources in Lowland Rice Systems 

  Nakamura, S.; Issaka, R. N.; Dzomeku, I. K.; Fukuda, M.; Buri, M. M.; Avornyo, V. K.; Adjei, E. O.; Awuni, J. A.; Tobita, S. (IntechOpen, 2012)

  Low inherent soil fertility has been identified as a major cause for low rice yield in Sub-Saharan Africa (Buri et al., 2004; Senayah, et al., 2008; Buri et al., 2009; Issaka et al., 2009; Abe et al., 2010). The problem ...
• Scaling Out Cassava-based Production Systems in West and East Africa 

  Yeboah, E.; Baijukya, F. P.; Fening, J. O.; Zida, Z.; Gaisie, E.; Merumba, S.; Sileshi, G. W. (AGRA, 2016)

  Cassava is the second most important crop after maize in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). According to FAO (2013), 172 million MT of cassava was produced worldwide in 2000, and SSA accounted for 54%. Cassava is mainly a subsistence ...
• Soil and water conservation technologies in the West African Sudan Savanna: Cropping system options to address variability of crop yield and impacts of climate change 

  Danso, I. (University of Bonn, 2015)

  In the Sudan Savanna region of West Africa, smallholder agricultural production is almost entirely rain-fed. Some of the major constraints to crop production are low soil fertility and high intra- and inter-annual rainfall ...
• CSIR-Oil Palm Research Institute: Historical Information 

  Danso, I.; Asomaning, K.; Adjarko, I. (CSIR-OPRI, 2021)

  The Oil Palm Research Institute (OPRI) was set up in 1964 as a division under the Crop Research Institute (CRI) of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). The Institute began as a Centre and was initially ...
• History of CSIR-Food Research Institute 

  Oduro-Yeboah, C.; Wahaga, E.; Eyison, F. L. B. (CSIR-FRI, 2021)

  At the request of the late Dr. Kwame Nkrumah’s government, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) put together a team of experts to plan the establishment of the Food Research Institute. The team was made up of ...
• Evaluation des ressources en eau du bassin de la Volta. In French 

  Mul, M.; Obuobie, E.; Appoh, R.; Kankam- Yeboah, K.; Bekoe-Obeng, E.; Amisigo, B.; Logah, F. Y.; Ghansah, B.; McCartney, M. (IWMI, 2015)

  Le projet « WISE UP to climate » vise à démontrer l’utilité des infrastructures naturelles comme une « solution basée sur la nature » pour l’adaptation au changement climatique et le développement durable. Dans le bassin ...
• The Context and Politics of Decision Making on Large Dams in Ghana: An Overview 

  Darko, D.; Kpessa-Whyte, M.; Obuobie, E.; Siakwah, P.; Torto, O.; Tsikata, D. (FutureDAMS, 2019)

  Large dams were central to policy making in Ghana and the rest of Africa in the early postcolonial period as part of the quest for development, framed in terms of the socioeconomic and cultural modernisation that ...
• Catalogue of some rice genetic resources in Ghana 

  Bissah, M. N.; Kotey, D. A.; Asante, M. D.; Korle, N.; Agbenyegah, B. (Paa Wills Printing, 2019)

  This catalogue is based on morphological descriptors, and describes the visual expressions of 27 traits: 13 qualitative and 14 quantitative traits derived from International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) / Bioversity ...
• Marker Assisted Breeding for Improving the Cooking and Eating Quality of Rice 

  Darko, M. A.; Amoako-Andoh, F. O.; Traore, S. E.; Bissah, M. N.; Cobbs, J. N. (Springer, Cham, 2019)

  Introduction Rice is the most important food crop in the world. It is a major source of calories for over a half of the world’s population. Unlike other cereals, rice is mainly eaten as whole grain, thus, cooking and ...
• Cropping Systems: With particular emphasis on dry season vegetable production in Ghana. 

  Kanton, R. A. L. (Ecomedia Ltd, 2008)

  In Ghana the main vegetables grown include tomato (Lycopersicum esculentum), onion (Allium cepa L.), shallots (Allium cepa var ascalonicum Don), pepper, okra, garden eggs, Kontomire (cocoyam leaves), Carrots, (Cowpea leaves, ...
• Modeling Maize Response to Mineral Fertilizer on Silty Clay Loam in the Northern Savanna Zone of Ghana Using DSSAT Model 

  Fosu, M.; Buah, S. S.; Kanton, R. A. L.; Agyare, W. A. (Springer, 2012)

  Maize has become the most important cereal in northern Ghana serving as cash crop and the main staple for most communities. It is the crop that receives most fertilizer input by farmers in the region, although the ...
• Improving Soil Fertility Recommendations in Africa using Decision Support for Technology Transfer (DSSAT) 

  Kanton, R. A. L. (2012)

  Simulation modeling is a robust technique that speeds up our understanding of the interaction of crop, soil, environment and management (CSEM) to attain food security by increasing agricultural productivity. Crop models ...
• Ghana – Recent Developments in Agricultural Research 

  Flaherty, K.; Essegbey, G. O.; Asare, R. (International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), 2010)

  After a period of relative stagnation in the 1990s, agricultural research and development (R&D) spending in Ghana increased dramatically after 2002. In 2008, Ghana spent 352 billion cedis or 95 million PPP dollars on ...
• Agricultural Innovations for Climate Change Adaptation and Food Security in Africa: The Cases of Ghana and The Gambia 

  Akon-Yamga, G.; Boadu, P.; Obiri, B. D.; Amoako, J.; Mboob, F. J. (African Technology Policy Studies Network, 2011)

  Reports by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) suggest that agricultural yields will suffer negative consequences of climate change if no serious intervention is carried out (IPCC, 2007). Studies have ...
• Managing local fodder species for a competitive gender-sensitive goat value chain: achievements and lessons learnt from climate-smart villages in northern Ghana 

  Avornyo, F. K.; Zougmoré, R. B.; Partey, S. T. (CCAFS, 2020)

  In Ghana, women participation in the small ruminant value chain as a poverty reduction strategy is increasing. However, fodder of good nutritive value is relatively unavailable. Considering this need, the CGIAR ...
• Skills development in supplementary feeding for small ruminants 

  Salifu, S.; Ayantunde, A. A.; Avornyo, F. K. (International Livestock Research Institute, 2016)

  A feed and health intervention program is being implemented on-farm to test the effect of supplemental feeding and veterinary health services on small ruminant productivity. The capacities of 39 small ruminant farmers ...
• Opportunities of emerging feed market in northern Ghana 

  Konlan, S. P.; Ayantunde, A. A.; Avornyo, F. K.; Addah, W.; Dei, H. K. (Africa RISING, 2016)

  Feed market survey was conducted in 3 main markets (Tamale, Bolgatanga and Wa). Semi-structured questionnaire was used to gather data on quarterly basis across seasons for one year. Samples of feed sold were bought from ...
• Opportunities and challenges of emerging livestock feed markets in northern Ghana 

  Konlan, S. P.; Ayantunde, A. A.; Weseh, A.; Dei, H. K.; Avornyo, F. K. (International Livestock Research Institute, 2015)

  Emerging livestock feed markets in northern Ghana were surveyed to collect information on feeds sale, prices and buyers. The survey covered three regional markets in northern Ghana namely Tamale, Bolgatanga and Wa markets ...
• Evaluation of existing and potential feed resources for ruminant production in northern Ghana 

  Konlan, S. P.; Ayantunde, A. A.; Dei, H. K.; Avornyo, F. K. (International Livestock Research Institute, 2014)

  A survey was conducted in six communities to evaluate and document the existing and potential feed resources, their uses and seasonal gaps with respect to ruminant production in northern Ghana. The six project communities ...
• Improving small ruminant productivity and livelihood through feed and health interventions in northern Ghana 

  Salifu, S.; Ayantunde, A. A.; Weseh, A.; Avornyo, F. K.; Konlan, S. (Africa RISING, 2017)

  Integrated technological options are necessary for improving livestock production. Therefore, feed interventions for improving small ruminant production have to be associated with health interventions.  Supplementary ...

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