The CSIR Food Research Institute (CSIR-FRI) has commercialized several post-harvest processing technologies, turning local staples into shelf-stable industrial products. Key outputs include high-quality cassava flour (HQCF) as a wheat flour substitute, packaged Instant Plantain/Yam Fufu Flour, composite flour mixes, fortified cereals, and commercial mushroom spawn production bags.

Yes. CSIR collaborates with global research bodies, academic institutions, and international development agencies such as USAID, the World Bank, FAO, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), and various international agricultural research centers to drive joint research, innovation, and capacity development.

Developed by the CSIR Institute for Scientific and Technological Information (INSTI), the Digital Agricultural Innovation Hub is an online platform that aggregates agricultural research data, technologies, and digital extension services. It provides farmers, agribusinesses, and extension agents with direct access to CSIR’s research outputs, crop advice, and smart farming tools.

CSIR spearheads national initiatives like the Scaling Up Climate-Smart Agriculture and Rice Production (RICOWAS) project and the West Africa Agricultural Productivity Programme (WAAPP). Through these projects, CSIR has released over 100 improved, climate-resilient crop varieties (such as drought-tolerant maize, high-yielding cassava, and disease-resistant cowpea) and developed the Sawah system for sustainable lowland rice farming.

Yes. CSIR operates the CSIR College of Science and Technology (CCST), affiliated with major public universities in Ghana, offering accredited postgraduate programs (MSc, MPhil) in applied science and technology disciplines.

Through the Building and Road Research Institute (CSIR-BRRI), CSIR developed Pozzolana cement (made from local calcined clay), which reduces Portland cement usage by 25–30% and cuts overall construction costs by over 20%. CSIR-BRRI also conducts critical subgrade soil testing, pavement designs, and environmental impact assessments for major public highway and housing developments across Ghana.

CSIR is funded through a combination of Government of Ghana budgetary allocations, commercialization of research services, development partner grants, contract research projects, and institutional consultancies.

Yes. Under CSIR Act 521 (1996), CSIR offers contract research, consultancy, analytical testing, soil/water testing, seed supply, and tech transfer services to private businesses, farmers, real estate developers, and government bodies.

CSIR develops high-yielding, climate-resilient seed varieties, improved livestock breeds, soil fertility management strategies, pest control measures, and post-harvest technology to boost agricultural productivity nationwide.

Its origins trace back to the National Research Council (NRC) founded in 1958. CSIR was established in its present form by NLC Decree 293 in 1968 and re-established under the CSIR Act 521 in 1996, mandating it to carry out scientific and technological research for national development and promote the commercialization of research results.