The project, titled “Sawdust for mushroom cultivation in Ayum Forest area, Brong-Ahafo region” was funded by the Australian High Commission in Accra through the Direct Aid Program (DAP) with co-funding from CSIR – FRI. The running title of the project was Australian Direct Aid Mushroom Project (Aus-DAMP).
The Directory of Female Senior Members in CSIR was an initiative of the Deputy Director General of the CSIR (DDG), Prof. (Mrs) RoseEmma Mamaa Entsuah- Mensah (FGA). This initiative commenced in 2010 with a workshop held for all senior female members of the CSIR to explore ways of improving their output and create a platform for networking, and followed up with a circulation of a template designed by the authors of the Directory for completion by the senior members within CSIR. Upon completion of the Directory, it was understood that such an important document which would support the visibility and networking of female seniors members deserved to be properly launched.
The former Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. Kofi Annan paid a short visit to the CSIR-Food Research Institute on Wednesday 11th January 2017.
The objective of the visit was to get an update about efforts to promote the Vitamin A-rich nutritious, orange-fleshed sweet potato in Ghana specifically in the Greater Accra.
At the meeting the Director of the CSIR-FRI, Dr. Mrs. Mary Obodai, made a powerpoint presentation of the activities of the institute after which the Director-General of the CSIR Dr. Victor K. Agyeman gave a brief background about the collaboration between the CSIR and the International Potato Centre, a research-for-development organisation with a focus on potato, sweet potato and Andrean roots and tubers. Dr. Agyeman was concerned that our governments so far have not been committed to Science & Technology and hoped the new administration will be more committed, especially, to the Agricultural Sector. He expressed his appreciation to the former UN Secretary General Mr. Kofi Annan, for his dedication to agriculture.
Dr. George Owusu Essegbey, Director of CSIR Science and Technology Policy Research Institute (STEPRI), has said that the institute is concerned with the application of Science and Technology to address development challenges in Agriculture, Industry and the Environment.
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is pushing for greater commercialisation for its agricultural products and technologies, to impact on production levels of farmers and agro processors in the country and beyond.
Food Research Institute is located Adjacent to Ghana Standards Authority, Near Gulf House, Tetteh Quarshie Interchange, Accra, Ghana. We are open to the general public from Monday to Friday 7:30am - 5:00pm, excluding holidays. If you need any additional information or have a question, please contact us on 0302-519091/+233-243302980 or email us at info@foodresearchgh.org or director@foodresearchgh.org.
