{"id":67060,"date":"2016-03-31T13:08:40","date_gmt":"2016-03-31T11:08:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/usaid-donates-vehicles-and-equipment-to-the-savanna-agricultural-research-institute\/"},"modified":"2016-03-31T13:08:40","modified_gmt":"2016-03-31T11:08:40","slug":"usaid-donates-vehicles-and-equipment-to-the-savanna-agricultural-research-institute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/usaid-donates-vehicles-and-equipment-to-the-savanna-agricultural-research-institute\/","title":{"rendered":"USAID Donates Vehicles and Equipment to the Savanna Agricultural Research Institute"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span dir=\"ltr\"> ACCRA, Ghana, March 31, 2016\/APO (African Press Organization)\/ &#8212; <\/span><\/p>\n<p>The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) presented three Toyota Hilux pickup vehicles and 41 desktop computers to the Savanna Agricultural Research Institute (SARI) in Tamale, Ghana on March 31st. The vehicles and office equipment were donated to improve the effectiveness of SARI\u2019s agricultural research in northern Ghana to ensure smallholder farmers\u2019 access to quality seeds and technologies.<\/p>\n<p \/>\n<p \/>\n<p>SARI is one of 13 institutes of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research Institute (CSIR), located in the Tolon District in the Northern Region of Ghana.\u00a0 CSIR-SARI Director, Dr. Stephen Nutsugah, accepted the donation on behalf of the institute.<\/p>\n<p \/>\n<p>United States Ambassador, Robert P. Jackson, handed over the vehicles and office equipment on behalf of the U.S. government.\u00a0 \u201cThe vehicles will give SARI additional mobility to reach even more communities in the north, and the new equipment will strengthen their ability to conduct quality agricultural research,\u201d stated Ambassador Jackson at the handover. \u201cWe are fully committed to working with SARI to drive long-term economic growth in the region.\u201d<\/p>\n<p \/>\n<p>The donation of vehicles and equipment was made possible by Feed the Future, the U.S. government\u2019s hunger and food security initiative. Feed the Future aims to improve agricultural productivity in maize, rice, and soybeans in Ghana, as well as to boost the incomes of smallholder farmers in rural areas. Feed the Future supports SARI as it strives to bring impactful technologies like higher yielding seed varieties to farmers in Northern Ghana.<\/p>\n<p \/>\n<p>About USAID<\/p>\n<p>USAID is the lead U.S. government agency that works to end extreme global poverty and enable resilient, democratic societies to realize their potential. For 55 years, USAID has supported Ghana in increasing food security, improving basic health care, enhancing access to education, and strengthening local governance to benefit all Ghanaian people.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ACCRA, Ghana, March 31, 2016\/APO (African Press Organization)\/ &#8212; The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) presented three Toyota Hilux pickup vehicles and 41 desktop computers to the Savanna Agricultural Research Institute (SARI) in Tamale, Ghana on March 31st. 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