PROF. G.K.S. AFLAKPUI, PhD, FGA

(Independent Scientist and Scholar)

P. O. BOX UP 1181, KNUST, KUMASI, GHANA.

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CURRICULUM VITAE

PROF. G.K.S. AFLAKPUI, PhD, FGA

SUMMARY OF PROFILE

Professor G.K.S. Aflakpui, PhD, FGA

Address: P.O. Box UP 1181, KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana

Phone: +233 (0-268******; +233 (0-201******

Email: adws5a@r.postjobfree.com; adws5a@r.postjobfree.com

The Person

I am an experienced and results-oriented, self-motivated professional. I am a multi-disciplinary and multi-institutional team worker with leadership, management, good interpersonal and communication skills. My core values are excellence, dedication, commitment, integrity, creativity, transparency, punctuality, trust, and mutual respect.

I have been exposed to many cultures as a result of extensive travels. Consequently, I am highly sensitive to the sensibilities of others and have the ability to mix freely anywhere I find myself.

Qualifications

Ph.D. Plant Nutrition/Crop Physiology, University of Reading, England

M.Sc. Crop Science, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada

B.Sc. (Hons), Agriculture, University of Ghana, Legon

AREAS OF SPECIALTY:

Crop and Plant Physiology, Plant Nutrition and Soil Fertility, Agronomy, and Climate Change Adaptation, Tertiary Education Management, Research Institute Management.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

2018 - date Voluntary work

2017 - 2018 Methodist University College Ghana

2016 - 2017 Voluntary work

2010 - 2016 Wa Polytechnic, Wa.

1990 - 2010 CSIR-Crops Research Institute (CSIR-CRI), Kumasi, Ghana.

1990 - 1990 CIMMYT, Mexico

1988 - 1989 Department of Crop Science, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada

1984 - 1987 CSIR-Crops Research Institute (CSIR-CRI), Kumasi, Ghana.

1982 - 1984 Department of Crop Science, University of Ghana, Legon

Examples of contribution to knowledge

1.Highlighted the abuse and misuse of some principles of statistics in crop experimentation

2.Identified the role of bundle sheath leakiness in relation to decreased photosynthesis in maize infected with Striga hermonthica

3.Determined the uptake, partitioning and translocation of carbon (13C) and (15N) nitrogen in maize infected with Striga hermonthica

4.Quantified growth and partitioning of biomass in maize infected with Striga hermonthica

5.Established cardinal temperatures for germination of Striga hermonthica conditioned at different temperatures

6.Identified the role of biometrics and agricultural research in meeting challenges of the Millennium Development Goals

7.Highlighted the role of conservation tillage in sustaining crop production

8.Determined the spatial arrangements for intercropping maize and sorghum

9.Established cardinal temperatures for germination of maize of contrasting endosperm

10.Determined effect of tillage and crop management systems for the response of maize to nitrogen

11.Established the role and contribution of mucuna in suppressing weeds and reclaiming degraded and or abandoned farm lands for crop production

12.Quantified the role of stage of harvesting on the quality and shelf-life of tomato

13.Established some guiding principles to the effective conduct of experiments on farmers’ fields

14.Identified key attributes of transformed agricultural extension delivery services and their implication for linkages among farmers, agricultural extension staff and researchers

Contribution to Tertiary Education

1.Dean, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Methodist University College Ghana: 1 September 2017 to 1 October 2018. Member of: Finance Committee, Development Committee, Board of Graduate Studies, Academic Board, Appointments and Promotions Board, Executive Committee, Academic Planning and Quality Assurance Committee, Research and Conferences Committee, Student Affairs Committee

2.Rector, Wa Polytechnic, 1 October 2010 to 30 September 2016: Chairman of Academic Board, Executive Committee, Scholarships and Staff Development Committee, Physical Development Committee, Budgetary Committee, Member: Entity Tender Committee and Audit Report Implementation Committee.

3.Member, Governing Council of Wa Polytechnic, 2010 - 2016

4.Chairman, Conference of Rectors of Polytechnics, 2013-2014

5.Member, Governing Council of National Council for Tertiary Education (NCTE), 2013-2014

6.Member, National Committee that prepared the roadmap to convert polytechnics to Technical Universities, 2013-2014

7.Member, Academic Committee, NCTE, 2013-2014

8.Member, Technical Committee, NCTE, 2013-2014

9.Member, Infrastructure Committee, NCTE, 2013-2014

10.Thesis supervisor for Institute of Distance Learning, KNUST, Commonwealth Executive Masters in Public and Business Administration (CEMPA and CEMBA), 2012 to 2016

An External Examiner for the:

i.School of Graduate Studies, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), between 2009 and 2015.

ii.University of Ghana School of Research and Graduate Studies, since between 2007 and 2012.

iii.Department of Agronomy (BSc Examinations), University for Development Studies, Tamale between 1999 and 2001.

Roles played in Agricultural Research and Extension System

1.2010 to 2014: Member, Consortium, that executed the project ‘ClimAfrica’: “Climate change predictions in sub-Saharan Africa: impacts and adaptations,” funded by the European Union,

2.2008 to 2010: Chief Scientist, West Africa Agricultural Productivity Programme (WAAPP), funded by the World Bank.

3.2007 to 2014: Member, Consortium, Research on Carbon and Ecosystem Services and Training (RESCAT-Africa),

4.2006 to 2008: Member, Governing Council, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Ghana

5.2005 to 2007: Deputy Director, CSIR-Crops Research Institute (CSIR-CRI), Ghana

6.2005 to 2006: Coordinator, National Maize Programme, Agricultural Services Sub-Sector Investment Project (AgSSIP), Ghana

7.2002 to 2006: Principal Scientist, Agricultural Services Sub-Sector Investment Project (AgSSIP), funded by the World Bank

8.2003 to 2006: Head, Resource and Crop Management Division, CSIR-CRI, Ghana

9.2002 to 2006: Team Leader, Agronomy/On-farm component, AgSSIP Maize Programme, Ghana

10.2002 to 2003: Team Leader, Integrated management of speargrass in cassava and yam, Ghana,

11.2000 to 2003: Principal Scientist, Root and Tuber Improvement Programme (RTIP), funded by the African Development Bank, Ghana

12.1994, 1998 to 2002, 2003 to 2010: Coordinator, Research-Extension Linkage Committee, Ghana,

13.1998 to 2000: Senior Scientist, National Agricultural Research and Extension Projects of Ghana (NARP & NAEP), funded by the World Bank

14.1990: Member, Semi-Arid Food Grain Research and Development Project, (SAFGRAD) maize network monitoring team to Cameroon & Nigeria

15.1990 to 1993: Member, Pan-African Striga Control Network (PASCON)

16.1990 to 1994: Member, Agronomy Working Group, West and Central African Maize Network (WECAMAN)

17.1984 to 2006: Scientist, Ghana Grains Development Project, funded by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)

DETAILED PROFILE

PROFESSOR G. K. S. AFLAKPUI, PhD, FGA

FULL NAME: GODWIN KWAKU SENANU AFLAKPUI

PERMANENT ADDRESS: P.O. Box UP 1181, KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana.

DIGITAL HOME ADDRESS: AK-252-8113

TIN: P0008780951

Email: adws5a@r.postjobfree.com; adws5a@r.postjobfree.com; adws5a@r.postjobfree.com

TELEPHONE: +233 (0-268-******; +233 (0-201-******

EDUCATION:

1994-1997 Ph.D. Plant Nutrition/Crop Physiology, University of Reading, England, UK

1987-1989 M.Sc. Crop Science, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada

1979-1982 B.Sc. (Hons), Agriculture, Second Class Upper Division, University of Ghana

1977-1979 GCE Advanced Level, St. Augustine’s College, Cape Coast, Ghana

1972-1977 GCE Ordinary Level, West Africa Secondary School, Accra New Town, Ghana

1969-1972 Bethel Middle School, Accra New Town, Ghana

1965-1969 Bethel Primary School, Accra New Town, Ghana

1964-1965 Apostles’ Revelation Society Primary School, Anyako, Ghana

AREAS OF SPECIALTY:

Tertiary Education Management, Research Institute Management, Crop and Plant Physiology, Plant Nutrition and Soil Fertility, Agronomy, Weed Science and Climate Change Adaptation.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

2018 - date Voluntary work

2017 - 2018 Methodist University College Ghana

2016 - 2017 Voluntary work

2010 - 2016 Wa Polytechnic, Wa.

1990 - 2010 CSIR-Crops Research Institute (CSIR-CRI), Kumasi

1990 - 1990 CIMMYT, Mexico

1988 - 1989 Department of Crop Science, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada

1984 - 1987 CSIR-Crops Research Institute (CSIR-CRI), Kumasi

1982 - 1984 Department of Crop Science, University of Ghana, Legon

Contribution to Tertiary Education

1.Dean, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Methodist University College Ghana: 1 September 2017 to 30 September 2018. Member of: Finance Committee, Development Committee, Board of Graduate Studies, Academic Board, Appointments and Promotions Board, Executive Committee, Academic Planning and Quality Assurance Committee, Research and Conferences Committee, Student Affairs Committee

2.Rector, Wa Polytechnic, 1 October 2010 to 30 September 2016: Chairman of Academic Board, Executive Committee, Scholarships and Staff Development Committee, Physical Development Committee, Budgetary Committee, Member: Entity Tender Committee and Audit Report Implementation Committee.

3.Member, Governing Council of Wa Polytechnic, 2010 - 2016

4.Chairman, Conference of Rectors of Polytechnics, 2013-2014

5.Member, Governing Council of National Council for Tertiary Education (NCTE), 2013-2014

6.Member, Academic Committee, NCTE, 2013-2014

7.Member, Technical Committee, NCTE, 2013-2014

8.Member, Infrastructure Committee, NCTE, 2013-2014

9.Member, National Committee that prepared the roadmap to convert polytechnics to Technical Universities, 2013-2014

An External Examiner for the:

1.School of Graduate Studies, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), between 2009 and 2015.

2.University of Ghana School of Research and Graduate Studies, since between 2007 and 2012.

3.Department of Agronomy (BSc Examinations), University for Development Studies, Tamale between 1999 and 2001.

Fellowship of Learned Associations and Editorship of Journals, Books & Proceedings

1.2010 to date: Fellow, Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences (GAAS).

2.2013 to 2014: Author and Member, Editorial Group, Network of African Science Academies (NASAC) of Policy Makers’ Booklet on: Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience in Africa: Recommendations to Policy Makers, ©2015 Network of African Science Academies (NASAC).

3.2012: Editor, Agricultural Science, (ISBN 978-***-**-****-1) INTECH Publishers.

4.2012: Editor, 2010 Proceedings of Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences

5.1998 to 2010: Editor-in-Chief, Agricultural and Food Science Journal of Ghana (ISSN 0855 - 5591); The Journal was abstracted in CAB International, African Journals On-Line (AJOL), and Ghana Science Abstracts.

6.2000: Editor, Proceedings of National Symposia on Managing our Environment: CSIR’s Involvement and Contribution, Research Staff Association.

7.2001 to 2003: Editor, Proceedings of Annual General Meetings of the Research Staff Association (ISSN 0855-5850).

8.2016 to date: Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Agricultural and Food Science Journal of Ghana,

9.Member, Steering Committee at Capacity Building Workshop for Young (Early-Career) Women Academics in West Africa, March 2018, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria. Organised by the Nigerian Young Academy, and

10.Reviewer for many international scientific journals.

Service to the West African Examinations Council

1.2015-2016: Member, International Examinations Committee

2.2012-2016: Member, Ghana National Committee

3.2012-2016: Member, Ghana Examinations Committee

4.1982-1987: Examiner, GCE “O” Level

Examples of contribution to knowledge

1.Highlighted the abuse and misuse of some principles of statistics in crop experimentation

2.Identified the role of bundle sheath leakiness in relation to decreased photosynthesis in maize infected with Striga hermonthica

3.Determined the uptake, partitioning and translocation of carbon (13C) and (15N) nitrogen in maize infected with Striga hermonthica

4.Quantified growth and partitioning of biomass in maize infected with Striga hermonthica

5.Established cardinal temperatures for germination of Striga hermonthica conditioned at different temperatures

6.Identified the role of biometrics and agricultural research in meeting challenges of the Millennium Development Goals

7.Highlighted the role of conservation tillage in sustaining crop production

8.Determined the spatial arrangements for intercropping maize and sorghum

9.Established cardinal temperatures for germination of maize of contrasting endosperm

10.Determined effect of tillage and crop management systems for the response of maize to nitrogen

11.Established the role and contribution of mucuna in suppressing weeds and reclaiming degraded and or abandoned farm lands for crop production

12.Quantified the role of stage of harvesting on the quality and shelf-life of tomato

13.Established some guiding principles to the effective conduct of experiments on farmers’ fields

14.Identified key attributes of transformed agricultural extension delivery services and their implication for linkages among farmers, agricultural extension staff and researchers

Roles played in Agricultural Research and Extension System

1.2010 to 2014: Member, Consortium, that executed the project ‘ClimAfrica’: “Climate change predictions in sub-Saharan Africa: impacts and adaptations,” funded by the European Union,

2.2008 to 2010: Chief Scientist, West Africa Agricultural Productivity Programme (WAAPP), funded by the World Bank.

3.2007 to 2014: Member, Consortium, Research on Carbon and Ecosystem Services and Training (RESCAT-Africa),

4.2006 to 2008: Member, Governing Council, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Ghana

5.2005 to 2007: Deputy Director, CSIR-Crops Research Institute (CSIR-CRI), Ghana

6.2005 to 2006: Coordinator, National Maize Programme, Agricultural Services Sub-Sector Investment Project (AgSSIP), Ghana

7.2002 to 2006: Principal Scientist, Agricultural Services Sub-Sector Investment Project (AgSSIP), funded by the World Bank

8.2003 to 2006: Head, Resource and Crop Management Division, CSIR-CRI, Ghana

9.2002 to 2006: Team Leader, Agronomy/On-farm component, AgSSIP Maize Programme, Ghana

10.2002 to 2003: Team Leader, Integrated management of speargrass in cassava and yam, Ghana,

11.2000 to 2003: Principal Scientist, Root and Tuber Improvement Programme (RTIP), funded by the African Development Bank, Ghana

12.1994, 1998 to 2002, 2003 to 2010: Coordinator, Research-Extension Linkage Committee, Ghana,

13.1998 to 2000: Senior Scientist, National Agricultural Research and Extension Projects of Ghana (NARP & NAEP), funded by the World Bank

14.1990: Member, Semi-Arid Food Grain Research and Development Project, (SAFGRAD) maize network monitoring team to Cameroon & Nigeria

15.1990 to 1993: Member, Pan-African Striga Control Network (PASCON)

16.1990 to 1994: Member, Agronomy Working Group, West and Central African Maize Network (WECAMAN)

17.1984 to 2006: Scientist, Ghana Grains Development Project, funded by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)

EXPERIENCE IN TERTIARY EDUCATION, GHANA

DEAN, FACULTY OF APPLIED SCIENCES, METHODIST UNIVERSITY COLLEGE GHANA

I was appointed the Dean, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Methodist University College Ghana from 1 September 2017 to 1 October 2018. In this role I was: Chairman of the Faculty Board, Faculty Examinations Board; member of Academic Board, Executive Committee, Management Advisory Committee, Board of Graduate Studies, Finance Committee, Development Committee, Appointments and Promotions Board, Academic Planning and Quality Assurance Committee, ICT Committee, Research and Conferences Committee, Student Affairs Committee, and other ad-hoc committees.

I also had oversight responsibility for the operations of the mango, cashew and citrus farms of the University College. The oversight responsibility extended to nursing and selling of grafted cashew seedlings, processing mango, cashew, orange and pineapple into fruit juices that were well labelled for sale to the general public. The Faculty also raised and sold poultry (broilers, layers and eggs) to the general public.

MEMBERSHIP OF COUNCILS

Member, Governing Council of National Council for Tertiary Education (NCTE), 2013-2014

Member, Governing Council of Wa Polytechnic, 2010 to 2016.

MEMBERSHIP OF NATIONAL COMMITTEES

1.Member, Academic Committee, NCTE, 2013-2014

2.Member, Technical Committee, NCTE, 2013-2014

3.Member, Infrastructure Committee, NCTE, 2013-2014

4.Member, National Committee that prepared the roadmap to convert polytechnics to Technical Universities, 2013-2014

RECTOR, WA POLYTECHNIC

I was the Rector (Chief Executive Officer, Chief Disciplinary Officer, Academic and Administrative Head) of Wa Polytechnic from 1 October 2010 to 30 September 2016.

In this role I was: Chairman of Academic Board, Executive Committee, Scholarships and Staff Development Committee, Physical Development Committee, Budgetary Committee, Member: Entity Tender Committee and Audit Report Implementation Committee.

EXTERNAL EXAMINER

I was an External Examiner for the:

1.PhD Thesis: “Modelling heat stress and the impact of climate change on maize yield and biomass in Northern region of Ghana” for the School of Graduate Studies, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, March 2015.

2.PhD Thesis: “Impact of Selective Logging on Plant Diversity, Natural Recovery and Vegetation Carbon Stock: The case of Bobiri forest reserve” for the School of Graduate Studies, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, August 2014.

3.MSc Thesis: “Effect of Different Rates of Soil Amendments and Plant Spacing on Growth, Yield and Root-Knot Nematode Infestation of Carrot (Daucus carota) for the School of Graduate Studies, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, February 2010.

4.PhD Thesis: “Conversion of Forest to Cocoa Agroforestry: Impact on Biomass Production, Organic Carbon and Nutrient Dynamics, and Indigenous Soil Knowledge, for the School of Graduate Studies, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, September 2009.

5.PhD Thesis: “Effect of Decomposing Crop Residues on Soil Properties and Crop Productivity in the Semi-Deciduous Forest Zone of Ghana, for the School of Graduate Studies, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, August 2009.

6.PhD Thesis: “Soil Fertility and Microbial Biomass Carbon, Nitrogen and Phosphorus Dynamics under Different Amendments and Cropping Systems in Ghana, for the School of Graduate Studies, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, May 2009.

7.MPhil Thesis: “Levels of Chlorpyrifos in lettuce (Lactuca sativa L) grown in urban/peri-urban Accra, for the University of Ghana School of Research and Graduate Studies, July 2007.

8.MPhil Thesis: “A survey to ascertain the presence of protozoa and heavy metals on lettuce, irrigated by untreated waste water in Accra”, for the University of Ghana School of Research and Graduate Studies, April 2007.

9.Department of Agronomy (BSc Examinations), University for Development Studies, Tamale, 1999-2001.

SUPERVISION OF STUDENT DISSERTATIONS AND THESES

Institute of Distance Learning, KNUST

Allocation of the District Assembly Common Fund and the implementation of the Disability Act: Prospects and challenges in two districts of the Upper West Region. By: Maaliwombu, Rose E.

(B.A IDS), No. 20239378, PG 8262512; Thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the degree of Commonwealth Executive Masters in Public Administration (CEMPA), Institute of Distance Learning, KNUST. March 2015.

Peki Seminary, Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Ghana

The future growth of the church in the Upper Regions: A case study of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church (E. P. C.), Ghana. By: Rev. C.K. Dogboevi. Dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the award of Diploma in Theology, May 2011.

EXPERIENCE IN RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT OF RESEARCH, GHANA

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

My experience in research covers:

The effect of temperature on the germination of S. hermonthica seed and maize varieties of different endosperm; Growth, gas exchange, and partitioning of dry matter and nitrogen by maize in response to S. hermonthica infection and nitrogen supply.

Partitioning of labelled 13Carbon and 15Nitrogen in a maize-S. hermonthica association; Activities of CO2-fixing enzymes, bundle sheath leakiness, and carbon isotope discrimination in maize in response to S. hermonthica infection and nitrogen supply

Determining optimum time of applying selected herbicides to control an established alfalfa (a perennial legume) sod in no-till maize; The influence of tillage methods on the use of nitrogen by a maize crop after an established alfalfa, Crop management systems for maize following established alfalfa.

Testing the effect of land preparation methods on intercropping and weed control; Evaluating herbicides for the control of noxious weeds such as Rottboelia cochichinensis and Striga hermonthica; Evaluating the effect of nitrogen fertilizers and non-host crops in reducing the level of S. hermonthica infestation; Integrated management of Imperata cylindrica (speargrass) in yam and cassava; Evaluating the effect of nitrogen and potassium on improved cassava varieties; Testing the effect of seed coating and fertilizer on soybean.

Assessing vulnerability and adaptation to climate change

Conservation tillage with herbicides to retain soil moisture, reduce erosion and improve fertility.

Testing of improved maize (early, medium and full season), cowpea (early, medium) and soybean varieties; Determining appropriate planting dates for cowpea and soybean; Evaluating spatial arrangement of component crops and varietal combinations in intercropping; Evaluation of optimum plant density and fertilizer rates for hybrid maize production in farmers’ fields

Design and conduct of surveys of circumstances of farmers, input suppliers, agro-processors, and middlemen or women and how they relate to crop production, processing, storage and marketing using participatory approaches.

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER/EXTENSION EXPERIENCE

(i) Development of marketable technologies (e.g. crop varieties)

I was involved in the development of crop varieties and associated agronomic practices through:

Testing of promising maize, cowpea, and soybean varieties on farmers' fields in Ghana to generate data in support of the maize and legume improvement programmes. These data help the commodity programmes to decide whether or not to release particular varieties.

Creating awareness among farmers and farmer based organisations about the existence of these promising varieties and the associated agronomic practices through on-farm tests and field days. The agronomic practices include: spatial arrangement for mono and intercrops, planting densities for mono and intercrops, crop combinations in intercrops, relative times of planting in intercrops, fertiliser recommendations for mono and intercrops, integrated management of speargrass.

Creating awareness among farmers and farmer based organizations about the possibility of reclaiming lands abandoned due to the menace of speargrass with glyphosate and mucuna.

(ii) Organisation of workshops, fora, field and open days

I helped to organise field days to show farmers the differences between improved technologies and the farmers’ practices during the trials and demonstrations conducted on farmers' fields, for maize- and legume-based cropping systems, and integrated management of speargrass in yam and cassava. A minimum of three field days was conducted on each demonstration to show farmers the importance of improved practices such as planting in rows, fertilizer application, insecticide application, selecting good seed for planting, the correct use of glyphosate to control weeds, the effectiveness of mucuna to smother speargrass, foliar fertilisers for producing vegetables.

I was a member of the committee that planned and organized the following Research Staff Association (RSA) National Symposia:

“Managing our environment: CSIR’s involvement and contribution” in Accra and Kumasi on 12 and 26 July 2000, respectively.

“Plinthite: a threat to agriculture in Ghana.” in Accra on 17 July 2003.

Member of the planning committee for the Day of Scientific Renaissance of Africa, 2002 with the theme “Science and Technology for Health” and sub-theme

“Affordable Housing for Health” at Kumasi on 5 July 2002; and

“Propelling Ghana’s Scientific, Technological and Industrial Growth: the role of the media, financial institutions and government in Accra on 17 July 2002.

I played an active part in the organization of the 10th, 11th, 12th and 13th National Maize and Legumes Workshops organized by the Ghana Grains Development Project from 1990 to 1993. I served on the review/editorial and secretariat subcommittees.

(iii) Preparation of Extension Leaflets, Bulletins, Manuals

I have contributed to the preparation of the following extension materials by writing some sections, editing and proof reading of the final drafts of the following materials for Ghana:

Production Guide

A maize and legume production guide

Flipcharts

A good maize harvest, A good cowpea harvest, A good soybean production, Increase your maize yields with fertilizer, Effective weed control in maize and cowpea, Safe uses of pesticides and Post-harvest losses in maize.

Farmers' handbooks

A good maize harvest, A good cowpea harvest, A good soybean production, Increase your maize yields with fertilizer, and Post-harvest losses in maize.

Fact sheets

The correct use of urea; newly released maize, cowpea and soybean varieties in Ghana

MANAGEMENT OF RESEARCH

MEMBERSHIP OF COUNCIL(S)

Member, Governing Council, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), 2006 to 2008

MANAGEMENT OF RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Deputy Director

2005 to 2007: Deputy Director of CSIR-Crops Research Institute (CSIR-CRI). Staff strength was 811 comprising 92 Research Grade Staff (28 PhD, 42 MSc/MPhil, 22 BSc /BA) 177 technicians and 542 junior staff.

Head of Division/Section

2003 to 2006: Head of the Resource and Crop Management Division, CSIR-CRI. The staff strength of the division was 72 made up of 9 Research Scientists (4 PhD, 5 MSc), 20 Technical Staff and 43 other field staff whose activities covered experiment stations and farmers’ fields in Ashanti, Eastern, Brong Ahafo, Central and Volta Regions of Ghana.

1998: Head of the On-farm Research Unit of the Resource and Crop Management Division from January to December. For this period, the study areas excluded the Guinea Savannah zone due to the establishment of the Savannah Agricultural Research Institute (SARI).

I relinquished the position in January 1999, after being re-appointed the RELC Coordinator.

1992 to 1994: Head of the On-farm Research Division of the GGDP/CRI whose activities covered all the agro-ecological zones of the country. The total number of staff in the division was 67 (14 Research Scientists and 53 technicians).

PROGRAMME OR PROJECT MANAGEMENT

National Research Coordinator

2005 to 2006: Coordinator of the Maize Programme of Agricultural Services Sub-Sector Investment Project (AgSSIP).

Programme/Project Team Leader

I was the team leader of:

The Agronomy/On-farm component of the AgSSIP Maize Programme from 2002 to 2006.

Integrated management of speargrass in cassava and yam, which was funded by the Root and Tuber Improvement Project from 2000 to 2003

The Ghana Grains Development Project's (GGDP) On-farm research team for the Guinea Savannah Zone comprising Upper East, Upper West and Northern regions from 1990 to 1994. My schedule included collaborating with the Nyankpala Agricultural Experiment Station (NAES), (now Savannah Agricultural Research Institute), in the planning of research - extension activities for the zone, training field staff to conduct agronomic trials and demonstrations. Meetings were held to review activities and to fine tune procedures for selecting farmers and improve their participation at planning sessions.

LINKAGES

Research-Extension Linkage Committee (RELC)

Coordinator of the:

Research-Extension Linkage Committee of the Volta Region from 2003 to 2010.

Research-Extension Linkage Committee of the Middle Zone of comprising Ashanti and Brong Ahafo Regions from January-September 1994, and December 1998 to December 2002.

Responsibilities:

i.Facilitate the conduct of planning sessions

ii.Collaborate with the Programme Coordinating Committees (PCCs) in sourcing technologies available for on-farm adaptive research (OFAR)

iii.Inform PCCs about problems in the region that require research attention

iv.Collaborate with the Regional Human resource development officer and RDO-Extension in the development of materials for technology transfer through MoFA staff to farmers

v.Collaborate with the Regional Directorate of MoFA in the monitoring of RELC activities in the field

vi.Prepare annual report on RELC activities in the region to funders and stakeholders.

MEMBERSHIP OF COMMITTEES

1.Inter-Ministerial Committee on Value Addition to Maize, 2006 to 2008.

2.Agricultural Statistics Advisory Committee, 2006 to 2008.

3.Human Resource Development Committee of CSIR, 2004 to 2006.

4.Standing Joint Negotiating Committee for CSIR and GAEC,

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