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Spatial prediction of soil organic carbon stocks in Ghana using legacy data
Soil organic carbon (SOC) is a major driver of the multiple functions of soils in the delivery of ecosystem services. While the spatial prediction and mapping of SOC stocks are of key importance for land managers to understand the synergies between SOC management and soil health, a spatially-explicit map of the distribution of SOC stocks in Ghana is non-existent. -
Effect of fermentation method, roasting and conching conditions on the aroma volatiles of dark chocolate
The combined effect of two cocoa fermentation methods – heap and tray – and different roasting and conching conditions on aroma compounds of dark chocolate were investigated. Dynamic headspace sampling/gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) was used to isolate and identify aroma volatiles. -
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Crop modeling: A tool for agricultural research – A review
The Earth’s land resources are finite, whereas the number of people that the land must support continues to grow rapidly. -
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Installation of Drip Irrigation at CSIR-Crops Research Institute, Ghana
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research-Crop Research Institute (CSIR-CRI) sourced financial assistance from the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), to expand the irrigation facilities on the research fields with the main aim of ensuring continued irrigation of research trial fields all–year round. -
Sources of information for urban vegetable farmers in Accra, Ghana
This study assesses sources of information for vegetable farmers in urban part of Accra, Ghana. One hundred vegetable farmers in the study area were sampled and interviewed using structured questionnaires. Findings revealed that urban vegetable farming is regarded as the business of men. Most of the urban vegetable farmers use radio as a source of agricultural information.