The National Varietal Release and Registration Committee (NVRRC) of the Ministry of Agriculture has approved four new varieties of cowpea developed by a team of researchers from the University of Cape Coast.
The four new varieties are climate resilient and high yielding cowpea genotypes adaptable to the coastal savannah areas in Ghana and will boost high production in the three regions in Northern Ghana where Striga infestation and drought are major challenges to farmers.
The National Varietal Release and Registration Committee (NVRRC) of the Ministry of Agriculture has approved four new varieties of cowpea developed by a team of researchers from the University of Cape Coast.
The four new varieties are climate resilient and high yielding cowpea genotypes adaptable to the coastal savannah areas in Ghana and will boost high production in the three regions in Northern Ghana where Striga infestation and drought are major challenges to farmers.
The School of Agriculture, has organised a five-day training in "Principles and Practice of Land Surveying" for practitioners and professionals in Land Surveying and Town and Country Planning Department.
The Chairman of the International Youth Fellowship (IYF) in charge of West Africa, Rev. Hee Jin Park, has indicated that Ghana can become one of the developed nations in the world if there is a change in mindset of its citizens.
A former Deputy Director-General of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Prof. Alfred Oteng-Yeboah, has urged the College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences (CANS), to set up an interdisciplinary research team to undertake vigorous research and development projects to find solutions to local and national problems.
An Associate Professor from the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, Lea Klingengberg Barfod, has shared her research project with faculty and students of the School of Allied Sciences of UCC.
The Kuupole Foundation for Education and Advocacy, has donated various items valued at several thousands of Ghana Cedis to the University Hospital.
The Ahomka Foundation (TAF), has donated medical supplies worth 300, 000 to the University Hospital to support healthcare delivery.
The items included bandages, blood collection tube holders, treatment carts, catheter stabilization device, surgical disposables, breathing circuit, surgical light handle, abdominal pads and gauze dressing.
TAF is a non-governmental organisation whose focus is to promote the wellbeing of Ghanaians.
The Chairman of the Ghana Medical and Dental Council (MDC), Professor Paul K. Nyame, has noted that the University of Cape Coast School of Medical Sciences (UCCSMS), has proven to be progressive in innovation, curricula and the provision of facilities for teaching and research.
Prof. Nyame said the School has attracted into its leadership, some of the brightest in medical academia in Ghana. “Those of us who now have to regulate the training for the profession, and its subsequent practice, have relied very frequently on the human resource of this School,” he indicated.
The Centre for Gender, Research, Advocacy and Documentation (CEGRAD) is organising a four-day workshop for student facilitators in University.
The facilitators comprising representatives of the various halls of residence will serve as liaison officers who will provide counselling services and also educate students on issues of relationship and sexual harassment.
