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Daniel kissi
Smallholder farmers encouraged to transition into commercial agriculture
The Legacy Crop Improvement Centre (LCIC), a private local seed company, is encouraging smallholder farmers in Ghana to transition to commercial agriculture to improve their livelihoods. The company, known for producing and promoting basic seeds, recently organized on-farm demonstrations in Onuku Besea, a thriving agricultural town in the Fanteakwa North District of the Eastern Region. …
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LCIC Innovates Maize Seed Varieties That Requires Less Fertilizer Application
The Ghanaian Legacy Crop Improvement Centre (LCIC) has achieved a significant milestone in agricultural research, developing advanced maize seed varieties that demand reduced chemical fertilizer application. These groundbreaking varieties, namely “Legacy 2” (white maize) and “Legacy 26” (yellow maize), have been heralded as transformative for Ghana’s agricultural landscape. Smallholder farmers in the Fanteakwa North District …
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Fanteakwa Farmers endorse LCIC maize varieties.
Farmers in the Fanteakwa North District in the Eastern Region have expressed satisfaction with the yield of two varieties of maize introduced in the area by LCIC. They said the new varieties -Legacy 2 and Legacy 26, when cultivated during the appropriate season, are capable of yielding approximately eight to nine tonnes per hectare.The farmers …
LCIC Sponsors 2023 Africa Food System Summit in Tanzania
Together we made the Africa Food Systems Forum 2023 Summit at the Julius Nyerere International Convention Centre (JNICC) in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania from 5th to 8th September 2023 a reality
LEGACY 26 (Yellow Seed Maize)
LEGACY 26 is a locally bred, registered and tropically adapted yellow maize variety, performed well in all agro-ecological zones in Ghana. It has good attributes for both commercial and small-scale grain production.
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New Year Message from the CEO of
LCIC
Dear Valued Customers,On behalf of the Management of Legacy Crop Improvement Centre, I bring you warm greetings from Legacy Square, Otareso. We are grateful for your support towards our seed business and its related activities. The past yearsespecially 2022 were challenging, but with focus and determination, we made some gains. We began 2022 with security …
