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It is the first university in Africa dedicated to agriculture and environmental studies. The university was registered under Ghana's Companies Code, 1963 (Act 179) as a company limited by guarantee in October 2006. [1] The University College is located at Bunso, in the East Akyem Municipality of the Eastern Region. [2]
In contrast, agriculture that relies only on direct rainfall is referred to as rain-fed agriculture, or if it falls in semi-arid regions, it is called dry land farming. Irrigation is often studied together with drainage, which is the natural or artificial removal of surface and subsurface water from a given area.
Construction of the dam started in 1975 and completed in 1985 by Taysec, a British engineering company. It was established by Ghana Government to promote the production of food crop all year round by small scale farmer within an organized and managed irrigation scheme. The Irrigation Company of Upper Region (ICOUR) was setup to managed the Dam. [4]
The Scientific Services Division was transferred to the National Research Council in 1962 and then to the Ghana Academy of Sciences in 1963 and renamed the Agriculture Research Institute (ARI). In October 1963, the Ghana Academy of Sciences reorganized the ARI into two units - Crops Research Unit (CRU) and Soil Research Unit.
Some irrigation schemes use water wells for irrigation. As a result, the overall water level decreases. This may cause water mining, land/soil subsidence, and, along the coast, saltwater intrusion. Irrigated land area worldwide occupies about 16% of the total agricultural area, and the crop yield of irrigated land is roughly 40% of the total ...
It was formed from the former Faculty of Agriculture, the Institute of Renewable Natural Resources and the School of Forestry, Sunyani. CANR is mandated to train and equip graduates with the requisite academic and entrepreneurial skills in the areas of agricultural production and natural resource management for sustainable national development ...
Surface irrigation, also known as gravity irrigation, is the oldest form of irrigation and has been in use for thousands of years. In surface (furrow, flood, or level basin) irrigation systems, water moves across the surface of agricultural lands, in order to wet it and infiltrate into the soil. Water moves by following gravity or the slope of ...
The 26th National Farmers' Day of the 2010 Ghana-KITA Best Institution Award in Ashanti Region. Agriculture in Ghana consists of a variety of agricultural products and is an established economic sector, providing employment on a formal and informal basis. [1] [2] It is represented by the Ministry of Food and Agriculture. [3]