Coffee rust or coffee leaf rust is a significant problem in coffee-producing regions. Caused by the fungus Hemileia vastatrix, outbreaks can have a devastating impact on crop …
Bean fly – how to recognize, prevent and manage this common legume pest
Bean fly is a destructive pest of most food legumes, particularly common bean, cowpea, mungbean, blackgram, lima bean and soybean. Symptoms include yellow areas on leaf …
Prioritizing high impact crop pests for actions to safeguard the plant resources of the Ghana
This objective is achieved through the actions of several technical working groups. The Regional Pest Prioritization (RPPL) Technical Working Group is a sub working groups of the …
Study proposes measures to strengthen Ghana plant health system
Ghana study has proposed seven key steps which should be taken to strengthen plant health system (PHS) and in doing so help improve the country’s …
Whole family ’ approach supports value chain development through bettered gender addition
Women play a key role in agriculture in ghana that has not always been acknowledged. They are mostly deprived of access to information, knowledge and …
A more sustainable way for food production
The pressure to find a further sustainable way for food product is growing. A global warming of1.5 °C is projected to have a major impact on husbandry and the capability to feed the world’s7.8 billion people. protrusions on yield show a drop of over to 50 and crop profit is read to fall by as important as 90 by 2100. This is set against the environment of crop pests and conditions formerly being responsible for over to 40 of crop product losses. The numbers come at a time when 690 million people are empty and …
Improving access to legume technologies in Ghana
In Ghana, legumes offer an important food staple and commercial crop for smallholder farmers, with legume value chains making a significant impact on food security …