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The CSIR – Soil Research Institute has the mandate to undertake scientific research to generate technologies (information), commercialize these technologies and build capacity in sustainable management of Ghana’s soil resources for increased agriculture, environmental quality and improved livelihood.

MESSAGE FROM THE  DIRECTOR [DR. COLLINS KORBLA TAY]

I am honored to welcome you to the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) – Soil Research Institute (SRI), the leading public soil research institution in Ghana. Started in 1945 as a Research Unit of the then West African Cocoa Research Institute (WACRI), now Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana (CRIG). In 1951, it became the Department of Soil and Land-use Survey of Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) and moved to Aburi in 1953.  Read More...

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October 19, 2024

68% OF SOILS IN BOSOMTWI DISTRICT ARE ACIDIC DUE TO EXCESSIVE FERTILISER APPLICATION- CSIR-SOIL RESEARCH INSTITUTE.

Researchers at the CSIR-Soil Research Institute (CSIR-SRI) report that, under their fertility mapping project in […]
October 3, 2024

CSIR-SRI ORGANIZES PROMOTIONAL TRAINING FOR CORE SENIOR MEMBERS

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research – Soil Research Institute (CSIR-SRI) hosted a promotional […]
July 26, 2024

3-DAY TRAINING WORKSHOP ON INTEGRATED SOIL FERTILITY MANAGEMENT (ISFM) ENDS IN WENCHI, BONO REGION.

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) – Soil Research Institute (SRI), in partnership […]
March 8, 2024

Dr. COLLINS KORBLA TAY ASSUMES OFFICE AS THE NEW DIRECTOR OF CSIR-SRI

Dr. Collins Korbla Tay has been sworn in as the newly appointed director of the […]
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