The Crop Research Institute of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR-CRI) has launched a project aimed at restoring degraded lands, promoting agroforestry, and empowering marginalised groups towards long-term prosperity in Ghana and Kenya.
Dubbed, "Engaging Local Communities in Endangered Trees and Minor Crops Utilisation for Biodiversity Conservation and Livelihood Enrichment (EMBRACE), the international project is expected to create agrosilvicultural farmsteads, train women and youth in sustainable practices, and revitalise underutilised crops and endangered tree species in both countries.
It is a three-year project started in November 2024 that would end in October 2027, with a £600,000 grant facility from the Global Center on Biodiversity for Climate.
At the launch of the project at the weekend, Director General of the CSIR, Prof.
