| Institute |
Achievements |
| CSIR - Animal Research Institute (CSIR - ARI) |
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Development of Nucleus breeding population of ARIBRO chicks.
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Development of feed for poultry, ruminants and other farm animals.
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Development of techniques for animal production.
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| CSIR - Building & Road REsearch Institute (CSIR - BRRI) |
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Development of Pozzolana cement from bauxite waste and calcined clay
which replaces 25 5o 30% fo Portland cement.
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Development of steel slag cement.
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Development of fast track cost-saving building techologies that gives
a saving of at least 20% over traditional methods.
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| CSIR - Crops Research Institute (CSIR - CRI) |
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The Institute has developed and released improved varieties of
maize (33), sweet potato (17), cassava (17), groundnut (15),
cowpea (14), tomato (2), soybean (9), rice (14), cocoyam / taro (7), etc.
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Development of improved crop production techniques including
the use of aeroponics and hydroponics techniques for increased production.
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Diagnosis of crop diseases such as tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Virus
(TYLCV) and cassaa mosaic virus (CMV)
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| CSIR - Food Research Institute (CSIR - FRI) |
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Plantain Fufu Flour
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Cocoyam Flour
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Yam Fufu Flour
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Kokonte Flour
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Maize Grits
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Maize Cereal Mix
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Rice Cereal Mix
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Groundnut Paste
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Banku Mix
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Gari
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Maize Meal
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Fresh Mushroom
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Spawns Compost Bags
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| CSIR - Forestry Research Of Ghana (CSIR - FORIG) |
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Promotion and utilization of lesser-used timber species (LUS)
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Solar kiln drying of lumber
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Furniture and wood stability testing
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Production and supply of quality tree see germplasm
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Alternative livelihood support programme. i.e. Bee keeping,
snail farming, Mushroom cultivation, etc.
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| CSIR - Institute Of Industrial Research (CSIR-IIR) |
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Design and fabrication of equipment's for processing
loose compost from digestate of a bio digester.
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Technology developed for the extraction for essentias oils from
citronella.
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Bio-gas technology from waste management and faecal waste.
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Development and pilot plant production of Alumino-Silicate
refractory / insulating bricks from local raw materials
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Design and construction of ceramic firing kilns, furnaces and
hospital waste incinerators
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| CSIR - Institute for Scientific & Technological Information (CSIR - INSTI) |
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Developed CSIR Digital Agricultural Innovation Hub
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Technology support for farmer and SME's in Agribusiness
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Online Agriculture Research Data and Technology Repository
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| CSIR - Oil Palm Research Institute (CSIR - OPRI) |
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Breeding of high-yielding and disease-tolerant oil palm and
coconut hybrids.
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Production of certified oil palm and coconut hybrids.
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Raising of high quality transplatable seedlings of oil palm and coconut
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Collaboration with private sector for virgin coconut oil production
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| CSIR - Plant Genetic Resources Research Institute (CSIR - PGRRI) |
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Collected and conserved over ten thousand (10,000) accessions of various
plant species.
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Promoted the cultivation and processing of nutmeg and black
pepper as non-traditional export crops.
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Established a 16.5 hectare arboretum where both local and exotic
plants are conserved.
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| CSIR - Savannah Agricultural Research Institute (CSIR - SARI) |
The institute has developed and released improved varieties of maize (10),
rice (6), soybean (8), cowpea (7), groundnut (6), sorghum (2), millet (5),
cotton (2), cassava (3), sweet potato (7) and Frafra potato (5) through collaborative research and funding
from Government of Ghana and other international donor partners. CSIRSARI has also developed technologies
in tillage and agronomic practices that are farmer friendly and compatible
with the local farming systems in Northern Ghana
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CSIR - Soil Research Institute (CSIR - SRI)
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Developed crop specific and agroecology specific mineral fertilizer
recommendations and blends for increased maize, rice, soybean and
cassava production.
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Soil resources of Ghana mapped out, described, evaluated and digitalized
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Soil suitability assessment and management recommendations established
for the production of food and cash crops.
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The Sawah technology (integrated) soil, water and nutrient management system for lowland rice production.
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| CSIR - Water Research Institute (CSIR - WRI) |
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Water quality monitoring and assessments of surface waters in South-Western,
Coastal and Volta River systems of Ghana.
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Building understanding of climate variability into planning of groundwater supplies
from low storage Aquifers in Africa.
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Assessing the efficacy of ziolite in removing fluoride from groundwater.
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