Ghanaian plant geneticist and founding director of the West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI) of the University of Ghana, Professor Eric Yirenkyi Danquah, says smallholder farmers in Africa need access to biotech crops more than farmers anywhere else in the world.
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The West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI) has called for strategic investments in the seed systems of six staple crops in Ghana for agricultural and industrial transformation. The six crops are rice, maize, soybean, cowpea, tomato and cassava.
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The West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI) at the University of Ghana will from tomorrow Friday host an emergency consultative meeting to deliberate on food and nutrition security in the country.
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Dr. John S. Y.
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The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Nana Aba Appiah Amfo has paid a working visit to the West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI).
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The CSIR-Crops Research Institute has appointed Dr. Maxwell Darko Asante, a Rice Breeder at the Institute as its new acting Deputy Director, with effect from 1st January, 2022. Dr.
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The Founding Director of the West Africa Center for Crop Improvement (WACCI) at the University of Ghana has commended the Alliance for a Green Rev
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The Kofi Annan Enterprise Hub for Agriculture Innovation (KAEHAI), WACCI, in collaboration with the Erasmus Centre for Entrepreneurship (ECE) from Rotterdam, the Netherlands, organize
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The Association of African Universities is pleased to share with you the latest newsletter of the Africa Higher Education Centres of Excellence (ACE Impact) Project. The ACE Impact Project is one of the key proj
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The IDEA League in collaboration with University of Ghana, University of Johannesburg, Addis Ababa University, Eduardo Mondlane University and Stellenbosch University has organized an Autumn School Program on the theme, “Water, Energy, Food and Environment Nexus.”
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A team from the West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI) has participated in the 6th biannual Africa Higher Education Centres of Excellence for Development Impact (A
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Achieving food security in Africa, particularly in response to climate change, requires the development of high-yielding plant varieties that are resistant to pests, diseases, and environmental pressures.
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Mrs. Barbara Dodoo-Arhin has been assigned by the University of Ghana Registrar to the West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI) as the Assistant Registrar.
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The Founding Director of the West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI), University of Ghana, Legon, Professor Eric Yirenkyi Danquah, has been re-appointed as Adjunct Professor