🌾 ACE4ES Strengthens Ties with AAMUSTED for Climate-Smart Agriculture
📌Written by Emmanuel Appiah, an agricultural researcher passionate about crop diversity and food security in Ghana.
Date: October 16, 2025
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Group photo after a successful partnership meeting on advancing climate-smart agriculture and research collaboration in mitigating Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (SLCPs) — Mampong, Ashanti Region, April 2025
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The Agroecology and Circular Economy for Ecosystem Services (ACE4ES) Consortium has deepened its collaboration with the Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development (AAMUSTED) in Mampong, Ashanti Region, to promote climate-smart agriculture and sustainable research partnerships.
On April 11, 2025, the two institutions held a strategic meeting hosted by Prof. (Mrs.) Margaret Esi Essilfie, Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture Education, to explore joint research and capacity-building initiatives aimed at mitigating Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (SLCPs) such as methane, black carbon, and nitrous oxide—major contributors to agricultural greenhouse gas emissions.
As part of this partnership, two students, Mr. Emmanuel Appiah and Mr. Isaac Ntekor, were selected to support ACE4ES maize and rice field research at the Multicultural Technology Park. Plans are also underway for a student workshop to strengthen knowledge exchange on SLCP mitigation, agroecology, and sustainable farming practices.
The ACE4ES team, led by Dr. Kwaku Onwowa-Hwefour Asante, engaged with distinguished academics, including Prof. (Mrs.) Margaret Esi Essilfie (Dean, Faculty of Agriculture Education), Prof. Harrison Kwame Dapaah (Former Principal of AAMUSTED and Former Vice Chancellor of the University of Energy and Natural Resources), and Prof. Stephen Larbi-Koranteng (Head, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences Education).
Supported by the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC), the ACE4ES initiative—led by the CSIR–Crops Research Institute in collaboration with the Africa Rice Center, Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG), and Youth Initiative for Land in Africa (YILAA)—aims to promote climate-resilient food systems, reduce agricultural emissions, and empower the next generation of scientists driving sustainable agriculture across Sub-Saharan Africa.
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