Day: September 23, 2024

Innovations in modern biotechnology such as Genome Editing (GEd) may hold the key to modernising Ghana’s food systems, Mr Kwamena Essilfie Quaison, Director of Science, Technology and Innovation of the Ministry for Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation (MESTI) has said. He noted that the world had entered a phase of great technological innovations and Africa must leverage these developments to derive the needed benefits for its people. ‘Indeed, the application of genome editing is consistent with the African Union Agenda 2063 and the sustainable development goals, and it is for this reason that the AUDA-NEPAD project on genome editing must

The Reverend Dr Lawrence Tetteh, Founder and President, World Miracle Outreach, has encouraged future leaders to build strong institutions and develop the required human capital development to help Ghana achieve sustainable economic progress. He said nations advanced with ‘visionary leadership’, therefore, upcoming leaders must ‘prioritise long-term national goals over short-term political gain’ to help transform the country. Dr Tetteh was speaking at the 2024 National Emerging Leaders Economic Forum, organised by VODEC Africa. It was on the theme: ‘Leading for Sustainable Economic Growth in a Multipolar World: The Role of Emerging Leaders in Election 2024 in Ghana’. More than 2,000