karaAgro AI and partners secure funding for machine learning project for crop diseases

A Ghanaian Artificial Intelligence entity, karaAgro AI, and its consortium partners have been awarded a grant by Lacuna Fund towards the creation of a machine learning dataset for crop disease and pest detection. The consortium partners include the Makarere University … Continue reading karaAgro AI and partners secure funding for machine learning project for crop diseases

Professor Kwame Offei appointed to serve as Jury Member for the GCHERA World Agriculture Prize

Director of the Biotechnology Centre and immediate past Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Academic and Student Affairs), Prof. Kwame Offei, has been appointed to serve as a member of the Jury for the Global Confederation of Higher Education Associations for Agricultural and Life Sciences … Continue reading Professor Kwame Offei appointed to serve as Jury Member for the GCHERA World Agriculture Prize

Ghana not food secured – General Agriculture Workers Union to Afriyie Akoto

The claim by Agriculture Minister-designate that Ghana has attained food security has been debunked by farmer groups in the country. The former Agric Minister Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto who is seeking approval to retain the job told the Appointment of … Continue reading Ghana not food secured – General Agriculture Workers Union to Afriyie Akoto

Partnership to promote improved cassava varieties cultivation and consumption of locally processed agro-products kicks off

A public-private sector initiative between the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) under the Building an Economically Sustainable, Integrated CassavaSeed System, Phase 2 (BASICS-II) and SANO Foods Limited is seeking to promote the cultivation of improved cassava varieties as well … Continue reading Partnership to promote improved cassava varieties cultivation and consumption of locally processed agro-products kicks off

Free roaming elephants a rising problem for Namibian farmers

Conflict between humans and Namibia’s growing elephant population can be described as a “problem of success”, says Colin Nott, a Namibian regenerative agricultural consultant. Following a two-day workshop organised by the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism in that country, … Continue reading Free roaming elephants a rising problem for Namibian farmers