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Ghanaian scientists embrace the LUMP Technology to improve COVID-19 testing

SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19, is continually wreaking havoc on many nations across the globe, and countries in the African sub-region with infrastructure deficits in health are not spared by the pandemic. Ghana is one such nation that has a weak health system, most especially in the area of requisite tools and the needed technologies to carry out routine testin... read more

Food fraud and Food Safety: Ghanaian scientists embrace novel technology to reduce trends of fraud.

Food fraud is a challenge for many countries globally, and the African continent is not spared either. But in Ghana, researchers at the University of Cape Coast (UCC), are developing novel user-friendly ways of curbing it. Truly, it has become evident that from the least expensive products like salt to the most expensive commodity as saffron are likely to go through some form of food... read more

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Impact of COVID-19 on food security: the plight of Ghanaian female farmers

Women contribute about 70% of Ghana’s agricultural production, marketing and processing, yet they face diverse challenges. With the ongoing pandemic affecting every sphere of life, the woes of women in agriculture are deepening in addition to the existing challenges.

In Ghana, gender inequalities in agricultural work exist in land possession, access to seedlings, modern inputs,... read more

Being D deficient in abundance of sunlight – the fate of Africans

Africa is known to be one of the continents that bask in a chunk of the world’s sunshine annually. This, experts say, is because most African countries are located on the equator where sunlight abounds. However, factors like lifestyle, culture, diet, skin pigmentation, variation in the ozone layer and geographical area, influence the full utilization of vitamin D among its populations... read more

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30 Nigerian scientists trained on communicating Agricultural gene editing

More than 30 Nigerian scientists have received training in the skills needed to effectively communicate with policy makers and the public about the benefits of using genome editing tools in agriculture.

This was at a four-day intensive training workshop themed: “Gene Editing in Agriculture: Science, Policy, and Story”. The workshop, an init... read more

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