Doris Kanvenaa Puozaa
Ghana 2018
Doris Kanvenaa Puozaa’s first job after completing her bachelor’s degree in Crop Science was with the Ghana Seed Inspection Division, under the Plant Protection and Regulatory Services Directorate in Ghana’s Ministry of Food and Agriculture. This work exposed her to the intricacies of seed, enabling her to understand its pivotal role in crop productivity. “Our farmers are not aware of the importance of high-quality seed—they think it is expensive and not worth their trouble,” she laments. Puozaa explains that when farmers do not get the promised outcome from seed, they typically revert to using saved seed.
Our farmers are not aware of the importance of high-quality seed—they think it is expensive and not worth their trouble,” she laments. Puozaa explains that when farmers do not get the promised outcome from seed, they typically revert to using saved seed.
Field of Research
At CSIR-SARI, Puozaa’s research is focused on seed science and technology, and seed systems development. She is trying to develop technologies that maintain, if not enhance, the quality of seed. She is doing this by trying to select groundnut genotypes for storability and longevity, in addition to developing a storage and seed quality enhancement system for sorghum.

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