Events

CSIR-CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE HOLDS OPEN DAY
The CSIR- Crops Research Institute (CRI) has held an Open Day on October 26, 2011 at the Institute premises at Fumesua. The Open Day was with the theme: “Harnessing Agricultural Research for National Development”.

The aims were to showcase the institute’s latest technologies in the production of maize, rice, cassava, yam, cocoyam, pepper, mangoes, citrus and other export crops, and also to interact with the general public to highlight the importance of Science and Technology to national development.
The event was attended by the Minister of Food and Agriculture Mr. Kwesi Ahwoi, Representative of Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Nana Darko II, Maabang Hene, Chiefs of the surrounding communities, Directors of CSIR- FORIG, BRRI, SRI, PGRRI, Directors of MoFA, processors, farmers, the media persons and students, among others.

In his welcome address, the Director of CSIR-Crops Research Institute, Dr. Hans Adu-Dapaah briefed

SABIMA Training Workshop

A stewardship capacity training workshop on strengthening capacity for Safe Biotechnology Management in Sub-Sahara Africa (SABIMA) was organized at (CSIR-CRI) Crops Research Institute in Kumasi, Ghana on August 9th- 10th, 2010.
The training workshop, which is the third module, aimed at strengthening Africa’s capacity in sound biotechnology management for enhanced food security and to build sub- Saharan Africa’s capacity for