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Dr. Mrs. Comfort Kudadjie Freeman (BSc, MPhil (Ghana), PhD (Wageningen))

Dr. Mrs. Comfort Kudadjie Freeman (BSc, MPhil (Ghana), PhD (Wageningen))
Senior Lecturer
cfreeman@ug.edu.gh

Academic Qualifications

  • PhD Social Sciences – Wageningen University, Netherlands (2006)
  • MPhil Agricultural Extension – University of Ghana, Legon (2001)
  • BSc. Agriculture (Crop Science) – University of Ghana, Legon (1997)

 

Research Interest

  • Development Communication, Gender and Agricultural Development, Participatory Technology Development, Agricultural Innovation Systems and Processes, Seed Systems

Current Research

2020-2024       Team Member and PhD Supervisor - Fertilizer Research and Responsible

Implementation Project (FERARI). Research partnership involving Mohammed IV Polytechnic University (UM6P), IFDC, Wageningen University and Research, and University of Ghana. The basic premise of FERARI is the need to make research and implementation efforts in the fertilizer sector more impactful by conducting research to come up with readily implementable solutions and to assure that policy and implementation effort by implementing organizations are backed by scientific findings. The objective of this public-private endeavor is to develop the evidence base for a systematic approach to support widespread adoption of balanced fertilizers by farmers in the less developed markets of sub-Saharan African countries – specifically Ghana – as a means to improve their food and nutrition security.

2015-2020      Project Management Team Member, USAID Feed the Future Institutional Capacity Building for Agricultural Productivity Project. University of Ghana, School of Agriculture, Legon. The overall goal of the project is to improve sustainable agricultural productivity and food security through the training of scientists in plant breeding, biotechnology, crop and soil science, economic policy management, and business capacity building in response to the need for augmenting the human and institutional capacities of targeted Ghanaian institutions for improving service delivery to enhance economic growth.

2013-2018     Co-investigator, Insect-based Feed and Fertilizer Production via waste transformation for small-holders in Ghana. Joint research project partnered by FibL, BNARI, UG and CSIR/WRI.

 

Past Research

  • Insect-based Feed and Fertilizer Production via waste transformation for small-holders in Ghana. Joint research project partnered by FibL, BNARI, UG and CSIR/WRI. (2013-2018), Funded by Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL).
  • Convergence of Sciences: Strengthening Agricultural Innovation Systems (CoS-SIS) in Benin, Ghana and Mali (2008-2013), Funded by the Directorate General for International Cooperation (DGIS) of the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
  • Convergence of Sciences: Inclusive technology innovation processes for better integrated crop and soil management (CoS) (2001-2006), Funded by the Interdisciplinary Research and Education Fund (INREF) of the Wageningen University in the Netherlands and the Directorate General for International Cooperation (DGIS) of the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

 

Professional Membership(s)

  • Member, Ghana Science Association (GSA)
  • University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG)

 

Awards

  • Interdisciplinary Research and Education Fund (Scholarship award) for Postgraduate studies
  • Sasakawa African Association (Scholarship award) for graduate studies

 

CONFERENCES ATTENDED

  1. Cultivating Equality 2021. Advancing Gender Research in Agriculture and Food Systems.12th – 15th October 2021. Participant at a virtual Conference hosted by CGIAR Gender Platform and Wageningen University and Research
  2. The Influence of Farmer’s Knowledge and Fertilizer Management Practices on Maize Production in Northern Ghana. Paper Presented at the 31st Biennal Conference of the Ghana Science Association. 30th July- 2nd August 2019. Cape Coast, Ghana.
  3. Farmers’ Knowledge, Attitudes and Compliance with Recommended Withdrawal Periods on Antibiotics administered to Poultry in Accra Metropolitan Area. Paper Presented at the 31st Biennal Conference of the Ghana Science Association. 30th July- 2nd August 2019. Cape Coast, Ghana.
  4. Economic Feasibility of Insect-based composite and Fish meal production. Paper presented at the National Workshop on Insect-based Feed and Fertilizer Production via waste transformation for small-holders in Ghana Project. 7th December, 2017. Accra, Ghana.

 

Publications

  1. Aidoo, D.C., Boateng, S.D., Freeman, C.K., & Anaglo, J.N. (2021). The effect of smallholder maize farmers’ perceptions of climate change on their adaptation strategies: the case of two agro-ecological zones in Ghana. Heliyon, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e08307
  2. Freeman, C., Abusah, J.A. & Anaglo, J.N. (2021). Implications of Gendered Access to Resources in the Keta Municipality, Ghana. Journal of Sustainable Development. 19(1), 2-8.
  3. Ankrah, D.A. & Freeman, C. (2021). Operationalizing the Agricultural Innovation System Concept in a Developing Country Context - Examining the Case of the MiDA Programme in Ghana. The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, https://doi.org/10.1080/1389224X.2021.1915828 
  4. Ankrah, D.A., Freeman, C. & Afful, A. (2020). Gendered Access to Productive Resources – Evidence From Smallholder Farmers In Awutu Senya West District of Ghana. Scientific African Journal, 10  doi: 10.1016/j.sciaf.2020.e00604
  5. Adam, J.N., Freeman, C.K. & Dassah, E.Z. (2017). Access to dry season water and small ruminants market integration in the Nawdoli District of Upper West region of Ghana. Journal of  Agricultural Extension and Rural Development. 9(11), 262-269.
  6. Colecraft, D. A. & Freeman, C.K. (2016) Agricultural Informational Flow in Informal Communication Networks of Farmers in Ghana. Journal of Development and Communication Studies. 4(2), 443-453.
  7. Anaglo, J.N., Freeman, C.K., Kumah, W.K., Boateng, S.D., Manteaw, S.A. (2014). Influence of the entrepreneur and enterprise characteristics on success of cage fish farming in the Asuogyaman and South Dayi districts, Ghana. International Journal of Management and Sustainability, 3(8), 517-529.
  8. Freeman, C. K. (2014). Changing Approaches to Farmer Participation in Agricultural research and Extension and its Practice in Ghana. In C.K. Freeman & S.D. Boateng (Eds.), Contemporary Development Issues and the Practice of Agricultural Extension. (pp 1-16). University of Ghana Readers. Social Sciences Series. Vol 5.  Accra: Woerli Publishing Services
  9. Freeman, C.K. & Boateng, S.D. (Eds.) (2014). Contemporary Development Issues and the Practice of Agricultural Extension. University of Ghana Readers. Social Sciences Series. Vol 5. Accra: Woerli Publishing Services.
  10. Sakyi-Dawson, O., Freeman, C.K.Y., Tambi, E and Odularu, G. (2012). Tools and Strategies for designing gender-sensitive policies for linking smallholder agricultural producers to regional markets. Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA), Accra, Ghana.
  11. Freeman, C.K. & Boateng, S.D. (2012). Gender and cultural dimensions of sorghum seed management in north-east Ghana. Global Journal of Biology, Agriculture and Health Sciences. Vol. 1(2): 4-9.
  12. Adjoe, C., Freeman, C.K. and Boateng, S.D. (2010) Information and communication technology availability, access and use by agricultural extension agents and farmers in Dangme East District, Ghana. Journal of the Ghana Science Association, 12 (1) 68-76.
  13. Richards, P., De Bruin.-Hoekzema, M., Hughes, S.G., Kudadjie Freeman, C., Offei, S.K., Struik, P. C., and Zannou, A. (2009). Seed systems for African food security: linking molecular genetics and cultivator knowledge in West Africa. International Journal of Technology Management. 45 (1-2): 196-214.