OnGoing Projects

Ongoing Projects TERRA Uncategorized

TERRA Project

Wilhelm Kutah / September 7, 2023
Project Overview: TERRA Africa Welcome to TERRA Africa, an ambitious initiative at the forefront of agricultural transformation in Africa. TERRA Africa,...
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Ongoing Projects Uncategorized

EWA BELT Project

Wilhelm Kutah / September 5, 2023
EWA BELT Project EWA-BELT Project: Fostering Sustainable Agriculture in AfricaAfrican countries have long grappled with the challenge of food and...
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Ongoing Projects Rice Research RICOWAS

RICOWAS

Wilhelm Kutah / August 25, 2023
Welcome to RICOWAS: Transforming West Africa's Rice LandscapeRICOWAS, is an ambitious initiative that aligns seamlessly with the National Rice Development...
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Maize Improvement

Maize Research

Regional Testing of Stress Tolerant Varieties and Hybrids in Multi-Locations

Wilhelm Kutah / July 29, 2023
**Principal Investigator: Isaac Kodzo Amegbor*   *Participating Scientists and Support Staff: Gloria Boakyewaa Adu, Charles Nelimor, Iddrisu Yahaya, S.S. Buah,...
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Maize Research

Breeder and Foundation Seed Production of Improved Stress Tolerant Maize Varieties and Hybrid

Wilhelm Kutah / July 29, 2023
**Principal Investigator: Gloria Boakyewaa Adu*   *Participating Scientists and Supporting Staff: Isaac Kodzo Amegbor, Samuel Saaka Buah, Roger A. L....
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Maize Research

Ghana Early Generation Seed (EGS) Consortium for Sustainable Production of Quality Seeds

Wilhelm Kutah / July 29, 2023
*Principal Investigator: Gloria Boakyewaa Adu*   *Participating Scientists and Supporting Staff: Samuel Saaka Buah, Nicholas Denwar, Doris Kanvenaa Puozaa, Prince...
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Maize Research

Building the Technical and Entrepreneurial Capacity of Youth in Maize Cultivation to Produce and Market Hybrid Maize Seed in Northern Ghana

Wilhelm Kutah / July 29, 2023
**Principal Investigator: Gloria Boakyewaa Adu*   *Participating Scientists and Supporting Staff: Prince Maxwell Etwire, Robert Owusu, Stephen Kwasi Nutsugah, Isaac...
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Maize Research

Smallholder Inclusive Productivity and Market Access (SIPMA) for Maize-Soybean Value Chain in Selected Districts of Brong-Ahafo and Northern Regions

Wilhelm Kutah / July 29, 2023
*Principal Investigator: Gloria Boakyewaa Adu* *Participating Scientists: Nicholas N. Denwar, Haruna Alidu, and Allen Oppong* *Collaborating Institutions: CSIR-Crops Research Institute*...
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Maize Research

Development of locally adapted maize varieties tolerant to multiple stresses in Ghana: Preliminary observation and seed increase of Africa-Korea multiple-stress tolerant germplasm under natural fall armyworm infestation

Wilhelm Kutah / July 29, 2023
*Principal Investigator: Gloria Boakyewaa Adu*   *Participating Scientists and Supporting Staff: Isaac Kodzo Amegbor, Allen Oppong, Samuel Saaka Buah, Roger...
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Maize Research

Development of locally adapted maize varieties tolerant to multiple stresses in Ghana: Farmer participatory selection trials (PVS) of nutritious multiple-stress tolerant hybrids in Northern and Savannah Regions of Ghana

Wilhelm Kutah / July 29, 2023
Principal Investigator: Gloria Boakyewaa Adu Participating Scientists and Supporting Staff: Isaac Kodzo Amegbor, Samuel Saaka Buah, Roger A. L. Kanton,...
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Rice Improvement

Ongoing Projects Rice Research RICOWAS

RICOWAS

Wilhelm Kutah / August 25, 2023
Welcome to RICOWAS: Transforming West Africa's Rice LandscapeRICOWAS, is an ambitious initiative that aligns seamlessly with the National Rice Development...
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Rice Research

Maintenance Breeding and Early Generation Seed Production

Wilhelm Kutah / July 29, 2023
*Principal Investigator: Dr. Samuel Oppong Abebrese*   *Collaborating Scientists: Alex Yeboah, Haruan Alhassan Yemyoliya, Danaa Alhassan Sulemana, Eleazar Krofa*  ...
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Rice Research

Introgression of blast resistance genes from GR21 into popular Ghanaian Aromatic varieties

Wilhelm Kutah / July 29, 2023
*Principal Investigator: Dr. Samuel Oppong Abebree*   *Collaborating Scientist: Alex Yeboah, Haruan Alhassan Yemyoliya, Danaa Alhassan Sulemana, Eleazar Krofa*  ...
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Rice Research

QTL profiling of elite lines

Wilhelm Kutah / July 29, 2023
**Principal Investigator: Dr. Samuel Oppong Abebrese*   *Collaborating Scientists and Supporting Staff: Alex Yeboah, Haruan Alhassan Yemyoliya, Danaa Alhassan Sulemana,...
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Rice Research

Development of target product profile

Wilhelm Kutah / July 29, 2023
*Principal Investigator: Dr. Samuel Oppong Abebrese*   *Collaborating Scientists and Supporting Staff: Micheal Mawunya, Alex Yeboah, Haruan Alhassan Yemyoliya, Danaa...
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PEARL MILLET IMPROVEMENT

PEARL MILLET IMPROVEMENT

Breeder and Foundation Seed Production

Wilhelm Kutah / July 29, 2023
**Principal Investigator: P.A Asungre*   *Collaborating Scientists: I. Sugri, R.A.L. Kanton*   *Collaborating Institutions: FBOs, Seed Producers, NGOs*   *Source...
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PEARL MILLET IMPROVEMENT

HarvestPlus Bio fortification – WCA Multi Location Bio Fortified Pearl Millet Variety Trials

Wilhelm Kutah / July 29, 2023
**Principal Investigator: P.A Asungre*   *Collaborating Scientists and Supporting Staff: Lamini Salim, John Azasiba*   *Collaborating Institutions: ICRISAT, MoFA*  ...
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PEARL MILLET IMPROVEMENT

On-station evaluation of promising genotypes (Advance Yield Trial)

Wilhelm Kutah / July 29, 2023
**Principal Investigator: P.A Asungre*   *Participating Scientists and Supporting Staff: S. Lamini, J. Azasiba, Z. Salifu, G. Prakash*   *Collaborating...
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PEARL MILLET IMPROVEMENT

Breeding Pearl Millet Varieties for biotic and abiotic factors

Wilhelm Kutah / July 29, 2023
*Principal Investigator: P.A Asungre*   *Participating Scientists and Supporting Staff: Dr. R. A. L. Kanton, S. Lamini, F. Kusi, I....
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PEARL MILLET IMPROVEMENT

Breeding Pearl Millet Varieties for biotic and abiotic factors

Wilhelm Kutah / July 29, 2023
*Principal Investigator: P.A Asungre*   *Participating Scientists and Supporting Staff: Dr. R. A. L. Kanton, S. Lamini, F. Kusi, I....
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GROUNDNUT IMPROVEMENT

GROUNDNUT IMPROVEMENT News

High-Yield SARINut 2 Takes Center Stage at CSIR-SARI’s Field Day in Dakpemyili

Wilhelm Kutah / September 14, 2023
Dakpemyili, 14th September 2023 — The CSIR-Savanna Agricultural Research Institute (CSIR-SARI) recently organized a field day in Dakpemyili in the...
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GROUNDNUT IMPROVEMENT

Delineation of the relationship between RGB-based indices and conventional scores for early and late leaf spot diseases in peanut lines

Wilhelm Kutah / July 29, 2023
**Principal Investigator: Richard Oteng-Frimpong*   *Collaborating Scientists and Supporting Staff: Yussif B. Kassim, Masawudu A. Rasheed, Emmanuel K. Sie, Doris...
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GROUNDNUT IMPROVEMENT

Early generation yield testing in a groundnut population at Nyankpala

Wilhelm Kutah / July 29, 2023
**Principal Investigator: Richard Oteng-Frimpong*   *Collaborating Scientists and Supporting Staff: Yussif Baba Kassim, Masawudu Abdul Rasheed, Emmanuel Kofi Sie*  ...
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COWPEA IMPROVEMENT

COWPEA IMPROVEMENT News Plant Protection

Jerry Nboyine: Leading the Way in Sustainable Crop Science

Wilhelm Kutah / September 13, 2023
Jerry Nboyine, a Senior Research Scientist and Entomologist at the Savanna Agricultural Research Institute (SARI) is a testament to the...
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COWPEA IMPROVEMENT News Plant Protection

Ghana Poised to Release First Locally Developed Genetically Modified Cowpea for Commercial Cultivation

Wilhelm Kutah / August 30, 2023
Ghana is poised to release its first locally developed genetically modified (GM) cowpea, the Bt Songotra variety, for commercial cultivation...
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COWPEA IMPROVEMENT News

Ghana’s Agricultural Resilience: A Brighter Future with GMOs

Wilhelm Kutah / August 30, 2023
  Agriculture is the lifeblood of Ghana's economy, contributing around 20% of its GDP and sustaining the majority of its...
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COWPEA IMPROVEMENT

Evaluation of advanced early and medium duration cowpea in two locations

Wilhelm Kutah / July 29, 2023
**Principal Investigator: Theophilus K. Tengey*   *Collaborating Scientists and Supporting Staff: Emmanuel Yaw Owusu, Francis Kusi, Francis Abbas Senyabor, Mariam...
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SOYBEAN IMPROVEMENT

SOYBEAN IMPROVEMENT

Developing improved soybean varieties suited to the agro-ecologies and farming systems of northern Ghana

Wilhelm Kutah / July 29, 2023
**Principal Investigator: Nicholas N. Denwar*   *Collaborating Scientists: F. Addae-Frimpomaah, Z.I. Alhassan, D. Matey, M. Zakaria, J. Y. Asibuo*  ...
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