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  • Journal articles
    PHYLOGENY Disease control PLANT DISEASES PALMS

    Analyses based on the 16S rRNA and secA genes identify a new phytoplasma subgroup associated with a lethal yellowing-type disease of coconut in Côte d’Ivoire

    Leaf, stem apex, heart and inflorescence samples of coconut palms exhibiting Côte d’Ivoire Lethal Yellowing (CILY) symptoms that resemble those associated with Cape Saint Paul Wilt Disease (CSPWD) in Ghana, were sampled and nested PCR-tested for p

    Published date
    Friday, January 2, 2015 - 05:00
  • Journal articles
    Gender COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS DISEASES EPIDEMIOLOGY MAPPING

    African-Canadian collaboration bears fruit

    Women are still at a disadvantage, whether they are academics or farmers, as participants in a recent workshop at the University of Toronto discovered.

    Published date
    Thursday, July 2, 2015 - 04:00
  • Journal articles
    GLOBAL SOUTH

    Coconut concerns

    This brief article for Clear Life Magazine (2016) serves as an additional annex to the final technical report for the larger project “Fighting lethal yellowing disease for coconut farmers (Canadian International Food Security Research Fund) Phase

    Published date
    Wednesday, March 2, 2016 - 05:00
  • Research in Action
    Climate change

    Drones on the delta

    In Ghana's Volta River delta, the remotely-operated aerial vehicles are going where researchers can't to help study coastal erosion, flooding and migration.
    Published date
    Tuesday, November 15, 2016 - 15:00
  • Research in Action
    ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS

    Think Tank converts knowledge into change in Ghana

    In February 2015, the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) in Ghana hosted a succession of briefings on gains made in promoting transparency and accountability, factors affecting economic growth, and the public’s perception of socio-economic and governance conditions in Ghana.
    Published date
    Monday, April 20, 2015 - 18:00