http://www.modernghana.com/ Visit Modern Ghana News for up-to-the-minute news, breaking news, video, audio and feature stories. Modern Ghana News provides trusted Ghana news as well as local and regional perspectives. Also entertainment, business, science, technology and health news. en-uk Fri, 24 May 2013 08:59:40 +0100 BO Adamson - info@modernghana.com 5/24/2013 8:59:40 AM Bright Owusu - webmaster@modernghana.com All trademarks and copyrights on this page are owned by their respective owners. 60 By Samuel HinnehThe Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research CGIAR has launched a new science programme, the CGIAR Research Program on Dryland Systems to raise agricultural productivity and strengthen food security in the driest areas of the developing world.The 120 million initiative covering an initial three years with ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/news/464717/1/new-global-research-partnership-to-address-problem.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/464717/1/new-global-research-partnership-to-address-problem.html Mon, 20 May 2013 11:29:39 +0100 http://img.modernghana.com/thumb.aspx?img=XGltYWdlc1xjb250ZW50XGVqYTRkcG8wMHdfZmFybWVycy5qcGd8MTUw http://www.modernghana.com/news/464717/1/new-global-research-partnership-to-address-problem.html The Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa FARA is collaborating with Ghanas Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation MESTI and the Ministry of Food and Agriculture MoFA to organize the 6th Africa Agriculture Science Week.The event is a continental gathering of all stakeholders in Africa Agriculture to create an ope ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/news/464412/1/ghana-hosts-6th-africa-agriculture-science-week.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/464412/1/ghana-hosts-6th-africa-agriculture-science-week.html Fri, 17 May 2013 16:49:18 +0100 http://img.modernghana.com/thumb.aspx?img=XGltYWdlc1xjb250ZW50XGQyeGswNW1hYTdfZmFybWluZy5qcGd8MTUw http://www.modernghana.com/news/464412/1/ghana-hosts-6th-africa-agriculture-science-week.html Accra, Ghana, 17th May, 2013: Over 100 citrus producing farmers, processors and MoFA extension agents from across the country will undergo an intensive training program on citrus production. The training is a joint partnership between Ghanas Ministry of Food and Agriculture MoFA, Israels International Development Agency MASHAV and Germanys I ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/news/464372/1/citrus-farmers-to-undergo-intensive-training.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/464372/1/citrus-farmers-to-undergo-intensive-training.html Fri, 17 May 2013 12:53:46 +0100 http://img.modernghana.com/thumb.aspx?img=XGltYWdlc1xjb250ZW50XGtvZjZpdnUyMmNfaW1nXzc0MzkuanBnfDE1MA== http://www.modernghana.com/news/464372/1/citrus-farmers-to-undergo-intensive-training.html The inclusion of cassava flour in bread has received continental attention with some African leaders demonstrating their support for the innovation in Tanzania.Nigerias former President Olusegun Obasanjo and the President of Tanzania, Dr Mrisho Jakaya Kikwete, eat bread baked with 40 percent cassava flour, noting that it would bring several be ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/news/463923/1/african-leaders-promote-bread-baked-with-40-cassav.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/463923/1/african-leaders-promote-bread-baked-with-40-cassav.html Wed, 15 May 2013 17:03:39 +0100 http://img.modernghana.com/thumb.aspx?img=XGltYWdlc1xjb250ZW50XG9iYXNhbmpvX2lpdGFfYnJlYWQuanBnfDE1MA== http://www.modernghana.com/news/463923/1/african-leaders-promote-bread-baked-with-40-cassav.html Agro-tourism has the potential to support the sustainable development of Ghanaian local communities. As a direct expansion of ecotourism, the concept of agro-tourism encourages visitors to experience agricultural life at first hand. In spite of Ghanas rich agricultural history, this venture has yet to be fully explored.A National Best Aqu ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/news/462315/1/farmer-experiments-ghanas-agro-tourism-prospects.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/462315/1/farmer-experiments-ghanas-agro-tourism-prospects.html Mon, 06 May 2013 17:42:49 +0100 http://img.modernghana.com/thumb.aspx?img=XGltYWdlc1xjb250ZW50XHE3bHhwMDBvbmlfMDMuanBnfDE1MA== http://www.modernghana.com/news/462315/1/farmer-experiments-ghanas-agro-tourism-prospects.html The fear that biotechnology crops or genetic modified crops pose adverse health effects without scientific evidence remains a big challenge to adoption and acceptance of the technology which has high ability to addressing global food insecurity. The top challenge now in Europe is the fear of the unknown and that is really affecting everything, ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/news/462182/1/fear-of-the-unknowna-persistent-challenge-for-biot.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/462182/1/fear-of-the-unknowna-persistent-challenge-for-biot.html Mon, 06 May 2013 10:54:57 +0100 http://img.modernghana.com/thumb.aspx?img=XGltYWdlc1xjb250ZW50XGRoeDNibm0wMHVfMWZvb2QuanBnfDE1MA== http://www.modernghana.com/news/462182/1/fear-of-the-unknowna-persistent-challenge-for-biot.html Six months after the launch of the 25.2M NEXTGEN Cassava project at Cornell University, scientists on the project have released Cassavabase, a database that promotes open access data sharing. www.cassavabase.org features all phenotypic and genotypic data generated by cassava breeding programs involved in the NEXTGEN Cassava project, and make ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/news/461721/1/nextgen-cassava-project-sets-precedent-for-open-ac.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/461721/1/nextgen-cassava-project-sets-precedent-for-open-ac.html Thu, 02 May 2013 22:35:25 +0100 http://img.modernghana.com/thumb.aspx?img=XGltYWdlc1xjb250ZW50XHA3a3duMDBtbWhfY2Fzc2F2YS5qcGd8MTUw http://www.modernghana.com/news/461721/1/nextgen-cassava-project-sets-precedent-for-open-ac.html