Inadequate Funding for Csir - Research Staff Blames Gov't & Management.

(From Public Agenda (Ghana) - AAGM)

Byline: Melvin Mantse Aryeequaye

The national President of the Research Staff Association (RSA) Dr. Ampim Dekyi Adjei has said the lack of money syndrome in Ghana has been responsible for the absence of any sustained research programmes in the country.

He said Ghana, should be able to define its priorities and provide adequate funds for critical areas with or without donor support.

"We should not forget that, out of nothing, nothing comes," he said

Dr. Adjei made these remarks at the 14th annual meeting of the CSIR, under the theme "The Role of the CSIR in sustainable Private-Sector Development in the Golden Age of Business.

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