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The Crops Research Institute of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR-CRI) has called on the Government to allocate more funds to tomato research to create varieties that will withstand the dry season. Despite being a perishable crop, tomato is a key dietary source of antioxidant lycopene, which lowers…
"Ghana needs funding for studies into snake tomatoes breeding"
The Crops Research Institute (CRI) of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has appealed to the government and other private organisations to support in further studies into prospects of the snake tomato plant in Ghana. The snake tomato plant (Trichosanthes cucumerina) is a gourd vegetable that grows in…
The Crops Research Institute (CRI) of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is engaging stakeholders in the pepper value chain to enable it develop varieties that meet local and international demands. Dr Michael Kwabena Osei, Senior Research Scientist and Vegetable Breeder at CRI, said the objective was to…