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Resources for Ghana

  1. African Farm Management

    19-01-1988 Farm management is the study and application of the principles of economics, management, and agriculture to farm production within a particular environment. A farm management text written for an African audience, therefore, includes management and economic principles and applications from the...
    East Africa West Africa

  2. Types of indigenous vegetables consumed, preparation, preferences and perceived benefits in Ghana

    Atuna, R.A., Djah, J., Achaglinkame, M.A.et al.Types of indigenous vegetables consumed, preparation, preferences and perceived benefits in Ghana.J. Ethn. Food9, 38 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s42779-022-00154-3 Indigenous vegetables (IVs) are rich sources of essential nutrients, particularly...

  3. IDE - International Development Enterprises

    iDE is a global team of 1,200 changemakers coming from diverse backgrounds within international development and the private sector. What we all have in common is the belief that one entrepreneur can change their community and millions can change the world. Our work stands out in the international...

  4. Useful Plants of Ghana: West African Uses of Wild and Cultivated Plants

    Kew botanists have studied African plants for two centuries, and are now co-operating with Practical Action Publishing to produce this book which will be a constant source of interest and reference internationally. The book, while of great interest to specialists, is aimed at the average reader....
    Useful Plants Economic Resources Ghana Botany West Africa

  5. Solar Drying: A Means of Improving the Quality of Peanuts in Ghana

    Abstract, Peanut Science, 2018 An indirect, passive, wooden dryer, with a galvanized steel panel (4.5 m2 ) and four wire mesh shelves (2.62 m2 each), was constructed in Kumasi, Ghana. The dryer was evaluated for its capacity in drying of freshly-harvested in-shell peanuts on a single layer (8.5...
    Ghana Peanut Solar Drying

  6. Horticulture Industry in Ghana

    26-03-2015 The horticulture sub-sector is a very important segment of Agriculture. It plays a vital role in income generation, foreign exchange earnings, employment and food security The horticulture sub-sector has the potential for the needed diversification of the exports base, modernization of...
    West Africa

  7. Prevenció de la tuberculosi en català (accent d'Espanya)

    La tuberculosi és una malaltia infecciosa comuna i contagiosa causada per un bacteri que normalment es troba als pulmons. Aquest vídeo de 4 minuts i 31 segons dóna una informació general sobre aquesta malaltia i transmet un missatge important: la tuberculosi es pot tractar i curar. El vídeo també...
    SAWBO Human Health Tuberculosis

  8. Com rentar-se les mans en català (accent d'Espanya)

    Rentar-se les mans és la millor manera de prevenir la propagació de gèrmens i malalties. Les mans brutes són portadores de gèrmens que poden implicar la malaltia en una persona, o la propagació d'aquesta en altres persones. Els microorganismes com els bacteris, virus, paràsits, fongs i diversos...
    SAWBO Human Health Washing hands

  9. La filtració de l'aigua amb carbó vegetal en Català (accent d'Espanya)

    La següent animació explica el procés de desenvolupar el sistema de filtració de carbó vegetal utilitzant sorra. És un procés senzill que ajuda a eliminar alguns dels contaminants, no tots, que hi ha a l'aigua. Si aquests contaminants, no són eliminats, poden causar problemes de salut.
    SAWBO Charcoal Water Filters

  10. Towards bamboo agroforestry development in Ghana: evaluation of crop performance, soil properties and economic benefit

    Abstract, ICRISAT, 2020 In the quest to promote bamboo agroforestry in the dry semi-deciduous forest zone of Ghana, we evaluated changes in soil properties, crop productivity and the economic potential of a bamboobased intercropping system. The intercropping system was established from 3-months...

  11. Sustainable Land Management Practices and Technical and Environmental Efficiency among Smallholder Farmers in Ghana

    Abstract,Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 2020 The study examines the effects of adoption of sustainable land management practices on farm households’ technical efficiency (TE) and environmental efficiency, using household-level data from Ghana. We employ selectivity...
    Ghana West Africa

  12. SAWBO - Natural Insecticide from Neem Seeds

    Naturally occurring insecticidal compounds can be extracted from neem seeds and sprayed onto crops to prevent pest insect damage. This 2 minute and 33 second animation explains how to sort neem fruits, dry them, remove their outer shells, sort the seeds, grind them, mix the powder in water,...
    Pest Management Natural Pesticides Neem SAWBO Insecticide JCB

  13. SAWBO - Improved Method of Shea Butter Processing

    Shea butter is an ivory colored or yellowish fat that is extracted from nuts of the shea tree (Vitellaria paradoxa), which is found in West Africa. Shea butter is used in cosmetics including moisturizer as well as foods such as chocolate. Additionally, it has been used in medicinal ointments....
    Shea Butter SAWBO Postharvest

  14. SAWBO - How to Remove the Poison from Cassava Flour

    Cassava is a staple food for over 800 million people in approximately 80 countries, mostly in sub-Saharan Africa, but also in Asia, the Pacific and South America. Cassava contains cyanogens, which protect against pests and predators by producing cyanide. So-called bitter varieties produce more...
    Cassava SAWBO Cyanide

  15. SAWBO - Prevention of Yellow Fever

    Yellow Fever is a disease caused by a virus that is transmitted to people through the bite of the femaleAedes aegyptimosquito and other mosquito species. The symptoms of this disease are as follows: chills, fever, muscle aches, headache, loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting. This video describes...
    SAWBO Human Health Yellow Fever Prevention

  16. The Role of Good Post-Harvest Management Practices in the Development of the Agriculture Sector in Ghana

    Abstract,Trends & Prospects in Post Harvest Management of Horticultural Crops, 2018 The field of agriculture in Ghana struggles to provide the required ratios of food supply to the Ghanaian citizens due to the high rise in post-harvest losses at the farm, wholesale and retail levels. Despite...
    Post Harvest Ghana

  17. Nutritional Characteristics of Four Underutilized Edible Wild Fruits of Dietary Interest in Ghana

    Abstract, Foods, 2019 Malnutrition has been a serious issue in Ghana and Africa as a whole. However, the potential of many indigenous fruits to combat it has not yet been tested. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the nutritional characteristics of four underutilized wild fruits (Gardenia...
    Underutilized Crops

  18. Photo Essay: FMNR Restores Termite Harvesting as Poultry Feed in Talensi, Ghana

    24-07-2019 Over the past 35 years, Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR) has restored forests on millions of hectares of land in at least 24 countries. FMNR has also had some surprising results. For example, the introduction of FMNR in the Talensi District of Northern Ghana has boosted farmers’ local...
    Termites FMNR Chicken feed

  19. The Nubian Vault Association

    AVN deploys an innovatory model of development based on the principle that it is better to “ ...teach a man how to fish rather than give him fish”, applied to the entire structure of the housing market and the construction sector. If it is better to teach people how to build a house rather than...
    Nubian Vault

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