Prof. Peter Quartey has been re-elected to the Board of Directors of the Agricultural Development Bank (ADB), for a second term. This was announced at the 34th annual general meeting (AGM) of the bank held on 14 August, 2021 in Accra.

“I am delighted about my re-election to the Board of ADB for the continued opportunity it offers me to serve. I look forward to working alongside the other board of directors and management to advance the goals of the bank and consolidate its strong performance,” he said.

Annual general meeting (AGM)

The Ghana research team of the Greening the Social and Economic Recovery in Ghana and Zambia project organised a workshop on 12 August 2021 at the ISSER Conference Facility. Dubbed scenarios building, the workshop provided a platform for stakeholders to contribute to co-developing a set of practical and aspirational scenarios or pathways for Ghana towards a resilient recovery from COVID-19 and a green development.

The 2021 post budget review by the Economics Division of the Institute of Statistical Social and Economic Research (ISSER) was held on Tuesday 3rd August 2021 at the ISSER conference centre. The objective of the forum was to analyse the 2021 mid-year budget statement presented to the Parliament of Ghana by the Finance Minister on 29 July 2021.

The African Union Bureau of Assembly of Heads of State and Government (AU Bureau) announced the President of the Republic of South Africa, H.E. Cyril Ramaphosa, as the AU Champion on COVID-19 at the 34th Ordinary Session of the AU held on 06 February 2021.

Participants in a group photo at the end of the workshop

The team of researchers of the Agricultural Policy Research in Africa (APRA) Ghana project invited agricultural sector partners and associated stakeholders to a national dissemination workshop held on 30th November at Alisa Hotel, North Ridge, Accra.

The Modern Energy Cooking Services (MECS) Ghana project organised a workshop bringing together diverse stakeholders for a net-mapping exercise aimed at garnering views and opinions on cooking energy services, specifically modern energy cooking services, in Ghanaian households. It was held on 29th April, 2021 at the ISSER conference centre, under Covid-19-safe conditions.

ISSER Research Fellows, Dr Fred Dzanku and Dr Kofi Asante engaged farmers, policy makers, oil palm companies and media representatives in a dissemination workshop to share and discuss findings of the Agricultural Policy Research in Africa (APRA) project. It was held on 17th March, 2021 at the Takoradi Regional Library, in the Western Region.

The APRA project aims at analyzing the impacts and outcomes of pathways to agricultural commercialization on rural poverty, empowerment of women and girls and food and nutrition security in Ghana and six other Sub-Saharan Africa countries.