Over the past 15 years, the global community has made a lot of effort in inspiring and engaging women and girls in science, yet there is still work to be done. This slideshow is part of a social media campaign to documents the stories of women scientists in the CGIAR on the occasion of International […]
High pesticide use poses risks for health, environment: evidence from East and Southern Africa
Africa south of the Sahara is urbanizing rapidly and its real GDP is growing robustly, trends that affect all levels of the food system. Overall demand for food in East and Southern Africa (ESA) is likely to increase by a factor of 3.3 to 9 times in the next 30 years, depending on economic conditions, […]
Ghana Agricultural News Digest – August 22, 2016
Below are some current developments on agriculture in Africa: Media Reports Ghana to Host World Groundnut Researchers in Tamale The annual meeting for the Peanut & Mycotoxin Innovation Lab, which is made up of scientists and student researchers working through the U.S. Agency for International Development and the Feed the Future program to improve food […]
Ghana Agricultural News Digest – June 6, 2016
Below are some current developments on agriculture in Africa: Media Reports Coffee Sector at the Cross-roads The country’s coffee sector is at a vital crossroad as it remains to be seen if government will keep its word to increase production from 6,000 metric tonnes currently to 100,000 metric tonnes per annum in the short- to […]
Ghana Agricultural News Digest – May 17, 2016
Below are some current developments on agriculture in Africa: Africa Lead Trains Students to Champion Agricultural Transformation A US support capacity building programme, Africa Lead, has organised leadership course for students from Ashesi University to champion new solutions for aggressive agricultural transformation to guarantee food security and improved livelihoods. The session sought to inspire, energise […]