Welcome message by Head of Centre

Welcome to the Forest and Horticultural Crops Research Centre (FOHCREC)

The Forest and Horticultural Crops Research Centre (FOHCREC), Okumaning - Kade is one of the three Research Centres of the School of Agriculture, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, University of Ghana. The Centre was established in 1957 to conduct research into forest and horticultural crops. It is located at Okumaning in the Denkyembour district in the Eastern Region of Ghana, which is about 125 km from Accra. 

The vision of the Centre is to be a leading research institution in humid tropical agricultural research, teaching, and extension, with major emphasis on forest-based crops and livestock.