CSIR-STEPRI

📢 Save the dates! The @AfDB_Group Development Evaluation Week 2026 is coming up! Join us to shape dialogue and translate evaluative evidence into policy and practice in #Africa and across its borders. More details coming soon. ➡️ tinyurl.com/22buwhym #EvalWeek

Happening now is an Advocacy Engagement for Digitalization in Agriculture being organized by @csi_stepri

His Majesty the Asantehene and Chancellor of KNUST has commissioned the newly built "College of Art and Built Environment" today at the university. Such a signature edifice. Beautiful by all standard. Piawwwwwwwww Kotokohene.

Together, let’s safeguard our food future! 👏 #FS4Africa #FoodSafety #AfricaFoodSystems #Sustainability

Key FS4Africa Goals: 1️⃣ Build food safety awareness 2️⃣ Shape policies and tools 3️⃣ Co-create sustainable solutions 4️⃣ Scale impactful solutions 5️⃣ Evaluate food safety impacts 6️⃣ Integrate safety into strategic agendas

Strengthening Food Safety in Africa with FS4Africa! On Oct 9, 2024, CSIR-STEPRI gathered food safety stakeholders to map out key players in Ghana's food safety landscape as part of the Food Safety for Africa (FS4Africa) project.

sparking engaging discussions on SRM ethics and governance. This event lays the groundwork for a sustainable climate future in Ghana. Thank you to our experts and participants for driving climate action forward! #AskGovSRMGhana #ClimateAction #SRMGhana #Sustainability #Innovation

The theme: Understanding SRM-Knowledge, Governance, & Ethical Considerations explored crucial insights for Ghana's climate strategy! Incredible insights were shared by Dr Kwesi Quagraine (National Center for Atmospheric Research & UCC) and Prof. Samuel Essien-Baidoo (Dean, UHAS),

Shaping the Future of Solar Radiation Management (SRM) in Ghana! 🇬🇭 Under the @AskGovSRM-Ghana initiative, Dr. Portia Adade Williams led a powerful Capacity Building Webinar on Nov 1, 2024.

#Innovation #SMEs #Entrepreneurship #InclusiveDevelopment #WomenInBusiness #PWD #Ghana

CSIR-STEPRI organised a workshop on the impacts of innovation & SME support in Ghana! Key findings: NEIP boosts MSME performance but needs better regional & gender inclusion. Key recommendations: innovation hubs, inclusive financing, & public-private partnerships.

#EFUDTRIPI at Ghana Digital & Innovation Week 2024 #GDIW24

End of day 1 😉👏👏👏👏 #EFUDTRIPI @ #gdiw24 #GDIW

4. Data cost is very expensive which hinders the use of digital services. When this is looked at, the flow of information in agriculture in Ghana will be fastened and farmers will be able to rely extensively on e-extension services

3. "More subsidies on digital technologies". Esoko has a service called "grains for phone" where farmers are encouraged to trade some of their grains for mobile phones and are further enrolled on e-extension services.

Panel: What are the implementable pathways towards enhance farmer uptake of digital technologies. (Thread) #EFUDTRIPI @ #GDIW #gdiw24