Ghana officially approved this variety for commercial release in 2024. It was the country’s first GM crop approval, following the earlier success of the pod borer resistant cowpea in Nigeria.

As farmers succumb to changing weather patterns and low precipitation, scientists are making a case for the adoption of intercropping to adapt to the changing climatic conditions.

Cowpea – black-eyed pea in some parts of the world – is a major source of protein in Ghana and the rest of the sub-continent. It is integral to Ghana’s food security .

Gordon is now the owner of Deijha Vu’s Jerk Hut in Accra, where she sells a variety of tasty items ranging from rasta pasta, rice & peas, and her specialty–spicy chicken paired with a doughnut.

Yam plants grown using pigeon peas as stakes in Ghana. Image courtesy of Eric Owusu Danquah/CSIR. Asrat Amele is a yam breeder at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture ...