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Who we are: One of the 13 research institutes of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Ghana.
Headquarters: Nyankpala, on the Tamale–Tolon Road, Northern Region.
History: Began as the Nyankpala Agricultural Experiment Station; became a full research institute in 1994.
Mandate area: The five regions of northern Ghana: Northern, Savannah, North East, Upper East and Upper West.
Research stations: Nyankpala (headquarters), Manga (Upper East) and Wa (Upper West).
What we do: Breed improved crop varieties, develop better farming practices, produce breeder and foundation seed, and deliver technologies to farmers.
Crops: Including maize, rice, sorghum, millet, cowpea, soybean, groundnut, cassava and other crops of the savanna.
Technology Park: 74 technologies across 10 crop areas on show in the field at Nyankpala.
Milestone: Developed Songotra-T, Ghana’s first genetically modified crop, released in July 2024.
Partners: IITA, AGRA, AfricaRice, CIMMYT, CORAF, CSIRO, the Ministry of Food and Agriculture and others.