Agricultural Extension Agents trained in System of Rice Intensification (SRI) technology

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Participants on the field as part of the training  Some Agricultural Extension Agents (AEAs) in the northern sector have attended a two-day training workshop to enhance their capacity on the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) technology.  Participants on the field as part of the training It was also for them to learn about the available […]

Scaling-up climate-resilient rice production in West Africa

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West Africa has had an impressive economic growth in the past two decades, with economic growth rates at above 5% between 2000 and 2014 (Africa’s Development Dynamics 2018)1. Yet it is uneven as Nigeria, Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire represent 85% of regional Gross domestic product (GDP). High informality, increasing inequalities and poverty also undermine growth […]

GHANA: CSIR-SARI Trains AEAs on Rice Production

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Participants at the training Council for Scientific and Industrial Research – Savanna Agricultural Research Institute (CSIR-SARI) has trained Agricultural Extension Agents (AEAs) and farmers on system of rice intensification activities under the Ricowas scaling up climate resilient rice production in west Africa project. Dr Issah Sugri, Senior Research Scientist at CSIR-SARI and Project Monitor, said […]