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Nematode pests of plantain: A case study of Ashanti and Brong Ahafo regions of Ghana
A survey of plantain farms was conducted in April 2012 at four locations in two districts of Ghana. The purpose was to identify plant parasitic nematodes (PPN) associated with plantain production in Ghana. -
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Effects of Fish Cage Culture on Water and Sediment Quality in the Gorge Area of Lake Volta in Ghana A Case Study of Lee Fish Cage Farm
The study determined the impacts of fish cage farming on the gorge area of Lake Volta. Water and sediment samples were collected from six sites in the Lee Cage Farm; four from sections with cages and two from about 1300 m upstream of the farm which served as the control. -
Native Bradyrhizobium Strains from Ghana can Enhance Grain Yields of Field-Grown Cowpea and Groundnut.
The existence of large population of ineffective native rhizobia and inconsistent performance of exotic strains in Ghanaian soils necessitate the need to identify effective and locally adapted elite strains for enhanced legume-rhizobium symbiosis. -
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. -
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. -
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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. -