Ongoing Projects

LIPREC.

 

.Theme: Participatory tools for assessing breeding objectives of crop farmers and livestock keepers in Ghana and Ethiopia

            Period: September, 2024 – August, 2026).

            Sponsor: Africa UniNet (Grant of 30,000 Euros)

           Adenyo, C et al.

 

  • Theme: Assessment of the potential of local oils to reduce methane emission in ruminant production 

            Period: April, 2024 to March, 2026

Sponsor: University of Ghana Research Fund (Multi-Disciplinary Grant (150,000 Ghs).

            Sarkwa, F. O., Timpong-Jones, E.C et al

                   

  • Theme: Ghana Tier 2 Cattle Greenhouse Gases Inventory Project

            Sponsor: New Zealand Ag. Emissions Centre (146,000 USD)

           Period: November, 2023 to June, 2026     

            Timpong-Jones, E. C., Sarkwa, F. O et al.

 

  • Theme: Towards accurate Tier 2 estimation of greenhouse gas emissions of cattle populations in Ghana:  Determining the populations and productivity of transhumance cattle in Ghana

            Period: October, 2025 to September, 2026

            Sponsor: Mastercard Foundation and University of Cambridge Climate Resilience and 

                            Sustainability Research Fund 2025 (15,000 UK Pounds)

            Sarkwa, F. O et al.

       

  • Theme: Evaluation of three underutilised aquatic plants as supplements to mitigate methane emissions and improve performance in ruminant production

            Period: January to December, 2026

Sponsor: University of Ghana BANGA Africa Project (Carnegie Coorporation of New York: 22,000 USD)

Sarkwa, F. O., Timpong-Jones, E. C et al.

            

  • Theme: Mitigation of methane emission by ruminants in the Coastal Savannah zone of Ghana by feeding treated rice straw supplemented with browse leaves

             Period: 2023 to 2024

            Sponsor: Building a New Generation of Academics in Africa (BANGA) Project: Seed 

             Research Grant (Carnegie Corporation of New York)- .(10,000 USD).

      Sarkwa, F. O., Timpong-Jones, E. C et al.

 

  • Theme: Reducing methane emission and improving sheep production by using local browse species as feed.

             Period: 2016-2020

             Sponsors: University of Ghana Faculty Development Research Fund and Transdisciplinary       Training for Resource Efficiency and Climate Change Adaptation in Africa (European Union).

            Sarkwa, F. O