Akukayili, Northern Region, Ghana – September 23, 2023 – The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research – Savanna Agricultural Research Institute (CSIR-SARI) has taken a bold step to revolutionize maize farming in the region by introducing Fall Armyworm-Tolerant Maize Varieties pending approval from the National Varietal Release and Registration Committee (NVRRC). This groundbreaking initiative showcased…
Nyankpala, Ghana – September 20, 2023 – In a significant stride towards enhancing agricultural productivity and ensuring food security, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research – Savanna Agricultural Research Institute (CSIR-SARI), with support from the Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology (OFAB), hosted a field day to introduce farmers to the remarkable Pod Borer Resistant…
In the heart of the East Gonja District of the Savannah Region of Ghana, CSIR-SARI (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research – Savanna Agricultural Research Institute) and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), as part of the PROSSIVA project, hosted a remarkable field day on the 18th of September 2023. Despite rain temporarily delaying…
In an effort to bolster groundnut production and improve the livelihoods of farmers in the Upper West Region of Ghana, the Savannah Agricultural Research Institute of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR-SARI), in collaboration with the USAID Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Peanut and the Ghana Market Systems and Resilience program, introduced…
Tamale, Ghana, September 14, 2023 – CSIR-Savanna Agricultural Research Institute (CSIR-SARI) continues its commitment to knowledge sharing and innovation with its weekly field visits. Staff members and interns of CSIR-SARI embarked on an enlightening field visit to its research fields just a 20-minute drive from the Institute. The objective of these field visits is to…
Dakpemyili, 14th September 2023 — The CSIR-Savanna Agricultural Research Institute (CSIR-SARI) recently organized a field day in Dakpemyili in the East Gonja district. This event was a platform to showcase a farmer’s field where the high-yielding groundnut variety, SARINUT 2, had been cultivated. The field day attracted farmers from neighboring communities, eager to witness the…