Ghana’s national seed bank faces funding crunch despite critical food security role

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)–Plant Genetic Resources Research Institute is grappling with a severe funding shortfall that threatens its ability to preserve the country’s agricultural heritage and biodiversity. The Director of the institute, Dr. Daniel Ashie Kotey, says the facility, which stores more than 6,000 unique plant genetic resources, receives limited operational […]

By Lawrence Segbefia