{"id":1449,"date":"2026-11-14T11:22:18","date_gmt":"2026-11-14T11:22:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sari.csir.org.gh\/index.php\/news-publications\/newsroom\/"},"modified":"2026-11-14T11:30:57","modified_gmt":"2026-11-14T11:30:57","slug":"newsroom","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sari.csir.org.gh\/index.php\/news-publications\/newsroom\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsroom"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"sari-page sari-page-newsroom\"><section style=\"background: #F2F2F8\"><div style=\"max-width: 1240px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 56px 24px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 18px\"><nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\" style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #5A625C; display: flex; gap: 8px\"><a href=\"\/\" style=\"color: #5A625C\">Home<\/a><span>\/<\/span><a href=\"\/index.php\/news-publications\/\" style=\"color: #5A625C\">News &amp; Publications<\/a><span>\/<\/span><span style=\"color: #1F2421\">Newsroom<\/span><\/nav><h1 style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 48px; line-height: 1.1; color: #15173F\">Newsroom<\/h1><p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.6; color: #3B433E; max-width: 760px\">For journalists, editors and partners: our media contact, latest releases, a fact sheet and photos you can use.<\/p><nav aria-label=\"On this page\" style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px; margin-top: 8px\"><a href=\"#media-contact\" class=\"sari-pill\">Media contact<\/a><a href=\"#releases\" class=\"sari-pill\">Latest releases<\/a><a href=\"#fact-sheet\" class=\"sari-pill\">Fact sheet<\/a><a href=\"#media-kit\" class=\"sari-pill\">Logo &amp; photos<\/a><\/nav><\/div><\/section>\n<section id=\"media-contact\" style=\"scroll-margin-top: 110px\"><div style=\"max-width: 1240px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 56px 24px 32px\"><div style=\"background: #15173F; color: #FFFFFF; border-radius: 16px; padding: 32px; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 28px; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between\"><div style=\"flex: 1 1 420px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 8px\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #FF5CB8\">Media contact<\/span><h2 style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 30px; color: #FFFFFF\">Wilhelm Nomu Kutah<\/h2><p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 17px; font-weight: 600; color: #FFFFFF\">Public Relations Officer, CSIR-SARI<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; color: #D5D6EE\">For interviews, comment, field visits for crews, photos or fact-checking. We aim to respond to media requests within one working day.<\/p><p style=\"margin: 6px 0 0; font-size: 16px; color: #FFFFFF\"><a href=\"tel:+233205788980\" style=\"color: #FFFFFF\">+233 20 578 8980<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"mailto:wkutah1234@gmail.com\" style=\"color: #FFFFFF\">wkutah1234@gmail.com<\/a><\/p><\/div><div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px\"><a href=\"mailto:wkutah1234@gmail.com?subject=Media%20interview%20request&amp;body=Name%3A%0AMedia%20house%3A%0ATopic%3A%0ADeadline%3A%0APhone%3A\" style=\"padding: 14px 22px; background: #ED008C; color: #FFFFFF; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 600\">Request an interview<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/wa.me\/233205788980?text=Hello%20CSIR-SARI%2C%20media%20enquiry%3A%20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"padding: 14px 22px; border: 1.5px solid #FFFFFF; color: #FFFFFF; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 600\">WhatsApp us<\/a><\/div><\/div><p style=\"margin: 14px 0 0; font-size: 14.5px; color: #4A524D\">The Director and scientists speak for the Institute on their areas of work. Interview requests are arranged through the Public Relations Officer.<\/p><\/div><\/section>\n<section id=\"releases\" style=\"scroll-margin-top: 110px\"><div style=\"max-width: 1240px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 24px 24px 48px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 18px\"><div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px; align-items: baseline; justify-content: space-between\"><h2 style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 32px; color: #15173F\">Latest releases and news<\/h2><a href=\"\/index.php\/news-publications\/news\/\" style=\"font-weight: 600; color: #2E3192\">All news \u2192<\/a><\/div><div id=\"sari-nr-list\" class=\"sari-nr-list\"><p style=\"color: #5A625C\">Loading\u2026<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section id=\"fact-sheet\" style=\"background: #F2F2F8; scroll-margin-top: 110px\"><div style=\"max-width: 1240px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 56px 24px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 18px\"><div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between\"><h2 style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 32px; color: #15173F\">CSIR-SARI at a glance<\/h2><button type=\"button\" onclick=\"window.print()\" class=\"sari-nr-print\">Print \/ save as PDF<\/button><\/div><dl class=\"sari-fact\"><div><dt>Who we are<\/dt><dd>One of the 13 research institutes of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Ghana.<\/dd><\/div><div><dt>Headquarters<\/dt><dd>Nyankpala, on the Tamale\u2013Tolon Road, Northern Region.<\/dd><\/div><div><dt>History<\/dt><dd>Began as the Nyankpala Agricultural Experiment Station; became a full research institute in 1994.<\/dd><\/div><div><dt>Mandate area<\/dt><dd>The five regions of northern Ghana: Northern, Savannah, North East, Upper East and Upper West.<\/dd><\/div><div><dt>Research stations<\/dt><dd>Nyankpala (headquarters), Manga (Upper East) and Wa (Upper West).<\/dd><\/div><div><dt>What we do<\/dt><dd>Breed improved crop varieties, develop better farming practices, produce breeder and foundation seed, and deliver technologies to farmers.<\/dd><\/div><div><dt>Crops<\/dt><dd>Including maize, rice, sorghum, millet, cowpea, soybean, groundnut, cassava and other crops of the savanna.<\/dd><\/div><div><dt>Technology Park<\/dt><dd>74 technologies across 10 crop areas on show in the field at Nyankpala.<\/dd><\/div><div><dt>Milestone<\/dt><dd>Developed Songotra-T, Ghana\u2019s first genetically modified crop, released in July 2024.<\/dd><\/div><div><dt>Partners<\/dt><dd>IITA, AGRA, AfricaRice, CIMMYT, CORAF, CSIRO, the Ministry of Food and Agriculture and others.<\/dd><\/div><\/dl><p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 14px; color: #5A625C\">Facts checked November 2026. Contact the Public Relations Office to confirm figures before publication.<\/p><\/div><\/section>\n<section id=\"media-kit\" style=\"scroll-margin-top: 110px\"><div style=\"max-width: 1240px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 56px 24px 80px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 22px\"><h2 style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 32px; color: #15173F\">Logo and photos<\/h2><div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 24px; align-items: center; padding: 24px; border: 1px solid #E3E6E3; border-radius: 12px; background: #FFFFFF\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sari.csir.org.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/sari-sari-csir-logo-original-300x300.png\" alt=\"CSIR logo\" style=\"width: 120px; height: 120px; object-fit: contain\"><div style=\"flex: 1 1 320px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 8px\"><h3 style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 20px; color: #15173F\">CSIR logo<\/h3><p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 15px; color: #4A524D\">High-resolution PNG (2400 \u00d7 2391 px). 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Click a photo for the full-size version.<\/p><div class=\"sari-mk-grid\"><figure class=\"sari-mk-photo\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/sari-whatsapp-image-2026-09-24-at-14-30-36-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/sari-whatsapp-image-2026-09-24-at-14-30-36-1.jpg\" alt=\"Farmers at the CSIR-SARI Technology Park, Nyankpala, September 2026\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>Farmers at the CSIR-SARI Technology Park, Nyankpala, September 2026<span>1280\u00d7960 \u00b7 <a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/sari-whatsapp-image-2026-09-24-at-14-30-36-1.jpg\" download>Download<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"sari-mk-photo\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/sari-whatsapp-image-2026-09-23-at-13-55-54-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/sari-whatsapp-image-2026-09-23-at-13-55-54-1.jpg\" alt=\"CSIR-SARI Technology Park, Nyankpala, September 2026\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>CSIR-SARI Technology Park, Nyankpala, September 2026<span>2400\u00d71800 \u00b7 <a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/sari-whatsapp-image-2026-09-23-at-13-55-54-1.jpg\" download>Download<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"sari-mk-photo\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/soybean-pvs-nyankpala-2026.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/soybean-pvs-nyankpala-2026.jpg\" alt=\"Soybean participatory varietal selection, Nyankpala, November 2026\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>Soybean participatory varietal selection, Nyankpala, November 2026<span>1600\u00d7900 \u00b7 <a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/soybean-pvs-nyankpala-2026.jpg\" download>Download<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"sari-mk-photo\"><a 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