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Nana Yamoah Asafu-Adjaye

Nana Yamoah Asafu-Adjaye

Research Scientist

Specialities

Agriculture and Climate Change Studies, Socio-economic Studies, Policy and Gender Studies.

Contact Info

233302773856

nasafu-adjaye@csir-stepri.org

About The Staff Member

At the Science and Technology Policy Research Institute of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR-STEPRI) in Ghana, Nana Yamoah Asafu-Adjaye works as a Research Scientist conducting policy research. From the University for Development Studies in Tamale, Ghana, he received a BSc in Agricultural Technology and an MPhil in Agricultural Economics. He has expertise doing research, analyzing data using programs like STATA, the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS), the Trade-off Analysis Minimum Data Model (TOA-MD), and Open Data Kit (ODK) to program surveys. At Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), he is presently pursuing a doctorate degree in Agricultural Economics.


Publications

List of Publications
Omari, R., Akuffobea-Essilfie, M., Tetteh, E. K., Asafu-Adjaye, N. Y., Jumpah, E., & Gokah, I. B. (2022). Prioritizing Ghana’s Aflatoxin Policy Implementation Plan using P-IMA. 

Mathe, S., Sy, M., Onumah, J. A., Ankrah, D. A., Asafu-Adjaye, N. Y., Audouin, S., & Toillier, A. (2022). Rapid appraisal of innovation support services in agricultural innovation systems for agroecological transition: the RAISSA approach. Czech University of Life Sciences.

Djido A, Segnon AC, Botchway VA, Karbo N, Sam Ko, Essegbey GO, Nutsukpo D, Asafu-Adjaye NY, Agyemang K, Whitbread A, Thornton P, Zougmoré RB. (2021). Implementation, usage, and effectiveness of Ghana climate change policies: an assessment of the national CSA Action Plan and CSA Investment Framework. CCAFS Info Note. Wageningen, the Netherlands: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS).

Lamptey, E., Okoree, E., Asafu-Adjaye, N.Y. and Essegbey, G. (2022). CONNECT PROJECT:  Mainstreaming Biodiversity into the Heart of Government Decision Making. Ghana Final Report. National  
Biosafety Authority (NBA) and Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)  
Publication. ISBN: 978-9988-3-3366-9  

Adams, A., Caesar, L. D., and Asafu-Adjaye, N. Y. (2021). What Informs Farmers’ Choice of Output Markets? The Case of Maize, Cowpea and Livestock Production in Northern Ghana. International Journal of Rural Management, 1–22. DOI: 10.1177/097300522199442.   

Essegbey, G.O., Quaye, W., Akon-Yamga, G., Addo-Yobo, F., Browne, L., and Asafu-Adjaye,  N.Y. (2021). STI4SDGs Road Map in Ghana. CSIR-STEPRI Publication. ISBN: 978–9988 –3– 1867–3  

Lamboll, R., Nelson, V., Gebreyes, M., Kambewa, D., Chinsinga, B., Karbo, N., Rukonge, A.,   Sekeleti, M., Wakun'uma, W.L., Gutema, T.H., Henjewele, M., Kampanje-Phiri, J., Masikati- Hlanguyo, P., Quaye, W., Duah, S., Kivuyo, M., Nyanga, P., Akuffobea-Essilfie, M., AsafuAdjaye, N.Y., Clottey, V., and Martin, A. (2021). Strengthening decision-making on sustainable agricultural intensification through multi-stakeholder social learning in sub-Saharan Africa. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 1-27.DOI:10.1080/14735903.2021.1913898  

Essegbey, G.O., Quaye, W., Akon-Yamga, G., Addo-Yobo, F., Browne, L. and Asafu-Adjaye, N.Y. (2020). Situational Analysis of the extent of integration of STI in Development plans and critical contributions of STI to accelerate the achievement of the SDGs in Ghana. CSIR-STEPRI Publication. ISBN: 978–9988–3–1868 –0    

Boadu, P., Quaye, W., Asafu-Adjaye, N. Y., Agyeman, A., & Akuffobea-Essilfie, M. (2020). Does Addressing Gender Inequalities and Empowering Women Improve Development Program Outcomes? The Case of the" Cassava: Adding Value for Africa" Project in Ghana. Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP).    

Agyeman, A., Boadu, P., Akuffobea-Essilfie, M., Asafu-Adjaye, N. Y., & Quaye, W. (2020). Localizing Sustainable Development Goals in Ghana Using a CBMS. Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP).    

Tortoe, C., Quaye, W., Akonor, P. T., Yeboah, C. O., Buckman, E. S. & Asafu-Adjaye, N. Y. (2020). Biomass-based value chain analysis of plantain in two regions in Ghana. African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development, 1-10. DOI: 10.1080/20421338.2020.1766396     

Quaye, W., Fuseini, M., Boadu, P. and Asafu-Adjaye N. Y. (2019). Bridging the gender gap in agricultural development through gender responsive extension and rural advisory services delivery in Ghana, Journal of Gender Studies, 28:2, 185-203, DOI: 10.1080/09589236.2017.1419941     

Asafu-Adjaye, N. Y., Amikuzuno, J. and Issahaku, G. (2018). Who benefits, Who Loses and What can be done? – An Assessment of the Economic Impacts of Climate Change with and without Adaptation on Smallholder Farmers in Ghana. Conference Paper Presented at 30th International Conference of Agricultural Economist at Vancouver. July 28 – August 2, 2018

R & D Activities

2020- 2022
Strengthening STI Systems for Sustainable Development in Africa Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) / The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
2021 - 2021
Firm-level Survey of Frontier Technologies in Developing Countries. The project is assessing the level of adoption of selected fourth industrial revolution technologies by firms. United Nations Centre for Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
2019 - 2021
CONNECT PROJECT: Mainstreaming Biodiversity into the Heart of Government Decision Making United Nations – World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UN-WCMC)
2019 - 2020
Profiling and Characterization of Conservation Agriculture Practices and Adoption in Guinea Savannah, Sudan Savannah, and Transitional Agro-Ecological Zones of Ghana . International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)/Government of Ghana (GoG)
2019 - 2020
Developing STI4SDGs Roadmap for Ghana Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation (MESTI)/ United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
2019 - 2019
Implementation of an enterprise survey in Ghana for the Industrial Development Report 2020, “The future of Industrialization” United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
2018 - 2019
Does addressing gender inequalities and empowering women to improve development programme outcomes? Project under Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP) Department for International Development (DfID)/ International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
2017 - 2022
Africa Research in Sustainable Intensification for the Next Generation USAID-Feed the Future Initiative/IITA Africa RISING
2017 - 2020
Sustainable Agricultural Intensification Research and Learning in Africa (SAIRLA) Department for International Development (DfID)

Education & Certification

Dec, 2015
MPhil, Agricultural Economics University for Development Studies, Tamale
June, 2012
BSc, Agricultural Technology University for Development Studies, Tamale
August, 2019
Certificate, Agricultural Policy Analysis and Communication National Institute of Agricultural Economics and Policy Research (NIAP), India-New Delhi

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