The Feed the Future Ghana Agriculture Technology Transfer Project established a farmer learning center on urea deep placement (UDP) technology in Tamale. The communities farming the area achieved fourfold increases in rice yields through the adoption of UDP and better agricultural practices.
IFDC President and CEO Dr. Scott Angle recently traveled to the organization’s projects and offices in Accra and Tamale, Ghana, and Nairobi, Kenya. Angle visited farmer learning centers implemented by the Feed the Future Ghana Agriculture Technology Transfer Project. The project introduces new yield-enhancing technologies to farmer communities. He also discussed food security with donors and partners and attended a Science Day hosted by the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) in Nairobi.
Scott Angle addresses IFDC office staff in Tamale, Ghana.
Scott Angle visits with the local community near the Botanga Irrigation Scheme in Tamale, Ghana. The scheme is part of the Feed the Future Ghana Agriculture Technology Transfer Project. Farmers are experiencing fourfold increases in rice yields through the adoption of urea deep placement and better agricultural practices.
Scott Angle meets with Mohammed Issahaku Alhassan (right), a farmer at the Botanga Irrigation Scheme in Tamale, Ghana. Alhassan received a power tiller from the Feed the Future Ghana Agriculture Technology Transfer Project. He now mentors other farmers in the area.
Female farmers in Northern Ghana play a major role in land preparation, tilling, sowing, weeding and harvesting. The Feed the Future Ghana Agriculture Technology Transfer Project supported the development of three women’s groups near the Botanga Irrigation Scheme. The project introduced the women to UDP technology and line transplanting of rice.
Female farmers in Northern Ghana play a major role in land preparation, tilling, sowing, weeding and harvesting. The Feed the Future Ghana Agriculture Technology Transfer Project supported the development of three women’s groups near the Botanga Irrigation Scheme. The project introduced the women to UDP technology and line transplanting of rice.
Female farmers in Northern Ghana play a major role in land preparation, tilling, sowing, weeding and harvesting. The Feed the Future Ghana Agriculture Technology Transfer Project supported the development of three women’s groups near the Botanga Irrigation Scheme. The project introduced the women to UDP technology and line transplanting of rice.
Vincent Afram (left), an official at the Ghana Seed Inspection Unit, demonstrates a seed incubator. The Feed the Future Ghana Agriculture Technology Transfer Project built three new seed labs and installed modern equipment for the Unit.
IFDC exhibited products from Eldoville Dairies at the ICIPE Science Day. Eldoville receives technical support from IFDC and external Dutch experts through the 2SCALE project.
Scott Angle holds an introductory meeting with IFDC Kenya staff in Nairobi.
At the ICIPE Science Day, Scott Angle speaks with Marita Dieling of the Association of International Research and Development Centers for Agriculture (AIRCA), of which IFDC is a member.
