General introduction:

The Upper East Region farming Systems Research Group (UE-FSRG) was established in May 1993 and is based at the Manga Agricultural Research Station about 4 km South-East of the Bawku Municipal. The Team currently has a membership of Seven Research Scientists led by Dr. Francis Kusi (Ph.D. in Entomology) two Agronomists, Dr. Roger A. L. Kanton and Dr. Julius Yirzagla, a Post-harvest specialist, Dr. Issa Sugri and a Socio-economist, Dr. John Kanburi Bidzakin a Plant breeder Dr. Peter Asungre. The Team also has a Research Scientists pursuing Ph.D. programme in Plant Pathology, Mr. Salim Lamini.

The Team has oversight responsibility for the Co-ordination of Research, Extension, and Farmer Linkage Committees (RELC) activities in the Upper East Region. The Team also coordinates a number of projects jointly with colleagues at Nyankpala. such as the USAID Feed the Future Project.   The Team also provides backstopping to technical staff of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) such as the CARE International Climate Change Project; NORTHFIN Foundation onion bulb size improvement Project in the Bawku West District, Garu Presbyterian Agriculture Station; Bawku East Women Development Association (BEWDA) and Action-Aid Ghana are just some of the partner NGOs we work with towards the improvement in Food Security in the Upper East Region.

List of Senior Members and Senior Staff