ADMINISTRATION
Management
The Institute is managed by a 7 – member Management Board chaired by Mr. Alhassan Andani, MD of Stanbic Bank, and a 17 – member Internal Management Committee (IMC), chaired by the Director. Membership of the Management Board and the IMC are presented below:
Table 1: Membership of CSIR – SARI Management Board
No. | Name | Designation |
1 | Mr. Alhassan Andani | MD, Stanbic Bank, Chairman |
2 | Mr. Issahaku Adam | Director of Administration, CSIR |
3 | Prof. E. K. Adu | Cognate Director, CSIR – ARI |
4 | Dr. S.S.J. Buah | Ag. Director, CSIR – SARI |
5 | Mr. Emmanuel Sasu Yeboah | Director, Dept of Agric., UWR |
6 | Madam Janet C. Adama | MoFA |
7 | Malam Issah Seidu | Private Farmer |
Table 2: Membership of CSIR – SARI Internal Management Committee
No. | Name | Designation |
1 | Dr. Samuel S. J. Buah | Ag. Director (Chairman) |
2 | Deputy Director | |
3 | Dr. Askia Musah Mohammed | Head, NR Farming System Group |
4 | Dr. Issah Sugri | Head, UER Farming System Group |
5 | Dr. Alhassan Lansah Abdulai | Head, UWR Farming System Group |
6 | Dr. Nicholas N. Denwar | Head, Scientific Support Group |
7 | Dr. Williams Atakora | Representative, Research Staff Association |
8 | Mr. E. O. Krofa | Representative, Senior Staff Association |
9 | Mr. Mahama Tibow | Representative, Local Union |
10 | Mr. Paul Berko | Head, Accounts |
11 | Mr. Eric Appiah | Ag. Head, CID |
12 | Mr. Robert K. Owusu | Senior Scientific Secretary, Recorder |
13 | Mr. Augustine K. Owusu | Ag. Workshop Manager |
14 | Mr. Zakaria S. Seini | Ag. Farm Manager |
15 | Mr. Philip Annor Nyamah | Head, Administrative Division, Recorder |
Staff Strength
Staff strength as at the beginning of April 2015 stood at 429. However, by the end of the year the number had decreased to 383 comprising of 50 senior members, 119 senior staff and 212 junior staff members. Staff distribution and the list of senior members and staff are presented below. Staff strength was affected in the course of the year by promotions, appointments, retirements, resignations, and deaths. See Table 1 for full details.
The outstations located in Manga and Wa also have staff total of 47 and 38 respectively. Manga has 5 senior members, 10 senior staff and 32 junior staff while Wa has 5 senior members, 11 senior staff and 22 junior staff.
List of Senior Members and Senior Staff at Administration, Accounts, Farm Management, and Workshop
Name | Qualification | Area of specialization | Designation |
S. S. J. Buah | BScMSc.
PhD |
AgricultureAgronomy
Soil Fertility & Plant Nutrition |
Ag. Director |
Mr. Philip Annor Nyamah | Administrative Officer | ||
F. Amea | DBS | Secretariat Option | Admin. Assistant |
Ibrahim K. Osman | HND
BSc. Admin. |
Sec & Mgt
Human Res. Mgt. |
Principal Administrative Assistant |
Alidu Feruza | HND | Sec & Mgt. | Principal Administrative Assistant |
Francisca Abaah | DBS
BEd. Admin. |
Secretariat Option
Secretarial Mgt. |
Principal Administrative Assistant |
Hamdia B. Hudu | HND | Sec. & Mgt. | Prin. Admin. Asst. |
Saaka K. Salamatu |
HND | Sec. & Mgt. | Admin. Asst. |
Accounts | |||
Paul Berko | BEd.
ICA (Chartered), MBA |
Accounting
Accounting Accounting |
Head of Accounts (Accountant) |
Mohammed Alimatu | HND
BA MBA |
Accounting
IDS Accounting |
Accountant |
Wumbei Mohammed | HND | Accounting | Snr. Accounting Assistant |
Abdulai Baba Alhassan | BA
Msc |
IDS
Accounting |
Accountant |
Issah Issifu | Diploma in Commerce | Accounting | Chief Accounting Assistant |
Sebastian Tigbee | RSA III
B. Com Dip. Com. |
Accounting
Accounting
|
Chief Accounting Assistant |
Mahama A. Rufai | HND
B. Com Msc |
Accounting
Accounting |
Chief Accounting Assistant |
Zulai Abihiba | DBS
BSc |
Accounting
Accounting |
Prin. Accounting Assistant |
Kofi Konadu Asare | HND | Accounting | Chief Accounting Assistant |
Alhassan Abukari | HND | Accounting | Principal Stores Superintendent |
Yakubu Mohammed | HND
BBA |
Accounting
Accounting |
Principal Accounting Assistant
|
Francis Alemawor
Adama H. Ahmed |
Diploma in Commerce
DBS |
Accounting
Accounting |
Accounting Assistant
Accounts Clerk 1 |
Farm Management | |||
Zakaria S. Seini | HND | Agric. Engineering | Chief Technical Officer |
Zakaria Musah | Certificate | Gen. Agriculture | Assistant Farm Manager |
Workshop | |||
Augustine K. Owusu | MVT | Part I &II | Works Superintendent |
J.Y. Wasaal | Junior Tech. Sup. Mgt. | Workshop | Snr. Works Superintendent |
G.Akotia | Trade Test Gd I | Welding | Works Superintendent |
G. Abdulai A. Zulkania | BSc. | Agric. Engineering | Senior Works Superintendent |
Estate | |||
Osei A. Beatrice | BA | IDS, Planning | Principal Estate Asst. |
Emmanuel Tetteh | NVTI Gd I | Plumbing | Works Superintendent |
P.A. Anaaba | NVTI National Craft Man | Carpentry & Joinery | Works Superintendent |
Mohammed Jabiru | HND | Building Technology | Works Superintendent |