Also known as: CSIR
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research — Ghanaian scientific institution with institutes researching soil health, agriculture, plant genetics, and environmental impacts of farming practices.
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… Research and Strategy: Stop Guessing, Start Knowing Beyond plant medicine, there’s a broader need for Ghana to invest seriously in research institutions like the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). …
From Aid to Autonomy: Why Ghana must build self-reliance through health, research, and mining-led industrialisationAgritech company Complete Farmer uses technology to help Ghanaian farmers produce quality crops, access global markets, and make informed decisions through remote farm monitoring and data-driven planning without high soil testing costs. The platform aims to connect local growers with global buyers and give farmers confidence in a ready market before starting each farming season.
19 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Agritech company Complete Farmer uses technology to help Ghanaian farmers produce quality crops, access global markets, and make informed decisions through remote farm monitoring and data-driven planning without high soil testing costs. The platform aims to connect local growers with global buyers and give farmers confidence in a ready market before starting each farming season.
19 June 2026 · Joy Online →
OmniBSIC Bank has partnered with CSIR-IIR and Ocean Tribe Foundation to launch a school-based plastic recovery initiative in five Greater Accra Senior High Schools, where plastic waste will be collected and processed into industrial raw materials such as floor tiles and roofing tiles. The five schools generate an estimated 44,000 pieces of plastic waste daily, and the programme will begin this month with recovery cages and training for students and teachers on waste segregation and management.
18 June 2026 · Daily Guide →
The National Democratic Congress will honour founder Flt Lt Jerry John Rawlings on what would have been his 79th birthday on June 22, 2026, with the official naming of the party's national headquarters after him and the unveiling of his bust. Events themed "From Revolution to Fourth Republic: The Rawlings Legacy" will feature addresses by President John Dramani Mahama and speakers including Tsatsu Tsikata at the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences.
18 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Director of CSIR's Savannah Agricultural Research Institute says the institute has produced hundreds of tonnes of improved seedlings, particularly maize and rice varieties, but faces low patronage as farmers opt for imported alternatives instead.
11 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research's Soil Research Institute says Ghana's agricultural transformation is constrained not by lack of scientific knowledge but by weak application of existing soil data in farming and policy systems. The institute's Ghana Soil Information System is designed to provide detailed insights into soil conditions across the country to enable more efficient and productive farming, with the director noting that farmers often apply fertiliser indiscriminately because they lack proper guidance on soil-specific needs.
10 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Director of CSIR's Soil Research Institute has warned that Ghana's soils are in moderately poor condition, rating the country's soil health at seven or eight on a scale of one to ten, and called for urgent national action to restore soil fertility and ensure food security.
10 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The director of CSIR's Soil Research Institute rated Ghana's soil health at seven or eight out of ten, describing it as moderately poor and warning that declining soil fertility constrains agricultural productivity and threatens food security. He called for urgent national action and investment to restore soil health as central to Ghana's agricultural policy.
10 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana is gradually losing indigenous crops and plant varieties due to climate change, urbanisation and changing consumer preferences, threatening food security and agricultural resilience. The Director of the Plant Genetic Resources Research Institute warns the situation is an emergency, stressing the urgent need to preserve local crop varieties through gene banks before they disappear entirely from farms.
9 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's Plant Genetic Resources Research Institute, which stores more than 6,000 unique plant genetic resources, faces a severe funding shortfall threatening its ability to preserve agricultural heritage and biodiversity. The institute's director states that government support covers only salaries, leaving insufficient funding for daily operations and infrastructure despite the facility's critical role in food sovereignty and climate resilience.
9 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Experts warn that widespread crop-waste and slash-and-burn farming practices across Ghana are fueling public health and environmental crises. A study by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research found that burning one kilogramme of crop residue produces smoke levels over 100 times higher than WHO safety thresholds, causing illness, deaths, and climate damage.
29 May 2026 · Joy Online →
An opinion piece argues that Ghana's rejection of a US funding arrangement over data access concerns should prompt the nation to reduce dependence on foreign aid by investing in domestic health research institutions and mining-led industrialisation.
3 May 2026 · Joy Online →