CSIR-Crops Research Institute receives major infrastructure boost from CGIAR Crops to End Hunger Program

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    CGIAR Initiative on Breeding Resources
  • Published on
    20.02.25
  • Funders
    German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)

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As part of the Facilities Upgrade and Mechanization Improvement, a CGIAR-Crops to End Hunger project funded by Germany through GIZ, the CSIR-Crops Research Institute, Ghana’s leading agricultural research institution, has received a significant boost with the inauguration of a refurbished building. The upgraded facility enhances working space and provides solar-powered cold storage. This system will support the Institute’s storage of germplasm and breeding lines, post-harvest data collection, and preparation of seed samples for planting.

Read the full story on CSIR-Crops Research Institute website.

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Main image: Prof. Asante (CRI Director) and Vinicius da Rocha and Alice Kabeja from CGIAR, posing with the newly acquired tractor. Credit: CSIR-CRI. Crops to End Hunger is funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) commissioned by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) through the Fund International Agricultural Research (FIA).

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