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Ghana Approves Next-Generation Cowpea Following Science-Based Regulatory Review
Ghana’s National Biosafety Authority (NBA) has granted regulatory approval for a next-generation cowpea designed to provide resistance to both Maruca pod borer and storage weevils. These insect pests cause significant yield and storage losses, affecting farmer incomes and food security across West Africa. The regulatory submission was led by the CSIR–Savanna Agricultural Research Institute (CSIR-SARI)…
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ACIA’s Dr. Nboyine Named Ghana’s Best Agricultural Researcher of 2025
Ho, Ghana (January 2026) — Dr. Jerry Asalma Nboyine, a Core Team member of the Alliance for Cowpea Improvement in Africa (ACIA) and Principal Research Scientist at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research–Savanna Agricultural Research Institute (CSIR-SARI), has been named Ghana’s Best Agricultural Researcher of 2025 at the country’s 41st National Farmers’ Day celebration,…
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CSIR SARI and IAR Achieve International Stewardship Recognition, Strengthening Cowpea Research in West Africa
Tamale, Ghana and Zaria, Nigeria (December 12, 2025) Two of West Africa’s leading cowpea research institutions, the Savanna Agricultural Research Institute of Ghana’s Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR SARI) and the Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR) in Nigeria, have earned international stewardship certification that strengthens the foundation for safe and trusted agricultural innovation…
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ACIA’s Dr. Jean Baptiste Tignegre Named 2025 Top Agri-food Pioneer by World Food Prize Foundation
Des Moines, Iowa (June 30, 2025) — Dr. Jean Baptiste De La Salle Tignegre, a Core Team member of the Alliance for Cowpea Improvement in Africa (ACIA), has been named one of the 2025 Top Agri-food Pioneers (TAP) by the World Food Prize Foundation. Now in its second year, the TAP recognition honors global leaders…
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ACIA researchers publish new paper outlining promising results from seed storage trial to reduce post-harvest losses
A new study by researchers from the Alliance for Cowpea Improvement in Africa (ACIA) has unveiled promising early results from an innovation in cowpea development aimed at reducing post-harvest losses caused by one of the crop’s most damaging storage pests – the cowpea weevil.
