Senior Research Fellow Archives - Access Agric

Research Fellow advocates upscaling climate-smart innovations

... — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 19:07:21 +0000

Dr Henry O. Sintim, a Senior Research Fellow of the University of Ghana’s Institute of Applied Science and Technology, has urged the Government to upscale investment in climate-smart agriculture. “If we can develop the technologies and innovations that address some of these emerging climate issues inhibiting agricultural productivity, then the country is likely to increase […]

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Chatham House Research Assistant – Africa Programme (£28,000 per year)

... — Sat, 07 Oct 2023 20:50:28 +0000

Deadline:10th October, 2023. Chatham House, the Royal Institute of International Affairs, is a world-renowned independent policy institute, based in London. Our mission is to help build a sustainably secure, prosperous and just world. The Africa Programme at Chatham House is a world-leading centre for independent policy research on issues affecting individual states of Africa, their […]

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25 farmers undergo Ghana Grasscutter Project Training

... — Sat, 24 Dec 2022 11:17:42 +0000

Professor Boniface B. Kayang, Head of Department of Animal Science, University of Ghana, has tasked the Ministry of Food and Agriculture to encourage more women to embrace and actively participate in the Ghana Grasscutter Project. He said even though the project might not serve as an end to women household and other challenges, it had […]

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Government urged to use data as a guide in drafting agriculture policies

... — Mon, 05 Dec 2022 22:21:31 +0000

The Government has been called on to use data as a guide in the drafting and implementation of agriculture policies to bring about the needed development and impact on the livelihoods of Ghanaians. This comes as policy advocates and researchers argue that policies in the Agric sector spearheaded by the Government lacked the needed evidence-based […]

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Lack of investment undermining Climate change research in Africa – Scientists

... — Tue, 24 May 2022 16:22:28 +0000

The lack of investment in climate information and data is undermining climate change research in Africa, scientists in climate change research and development have said. In separate presentations at the Climate Science Speaker Series (2022 Second Edition) at Legon in Accra on Monday, the researchers expressed concern over the lack of investment in climate research […]

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Women becoming vulnerable to impacts of climate change

... — Wed, 09 Mar 2022 13:48:12 +0000

Dr Bob Offei Manteaw, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Climate Change and Sustainability Studies, University of Ghana, says the changing climatic conditions in the country was exacerbating the vulnerability of women. He said women were increasingly becoming vulnerable to the impacts of climate change mainly because they represented majority of the country’s rural poor and […]

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