Dr. Mrs. Jemima Yakah Amoah (BA, MSc, MBA (USA), PhD (Ghana))

Academic Qualifications

• PhD Agricultural Extension, University of Ghana, 2016
• MBA Finance, Clark Atlanta University, USA, 2008
• MSc Agricultural Education, Texas A & M University, USA, 2005
• BA Economics, Spelman College, USA, 2000

Professional Membership(s)

• Member: Ghana Science Association (Accra Branch)
• Member:  Association of International Agricultural & Extension Education (AIAEE)
• Fellow: Centre for Asian Studies, University of Ghana, Legon

Awards

• Fulbright Scholar 2020-2021
• DANIDA Building Stronger Universities (BSU) PhD scholarship, Fellow 2012-2015
• African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) Fellow, 2013-2015
• AT&T Innovation Award Winner, received at Clark Atlanta University, 2007
• Duracell/ National Urban League Scholarship Award Winner, 1998

Research interest

• Development communication and curriculum development
• Climate change adaptation (CSA, sustainable risk management, NAMAs)
• Transformational change and social barriers to climate change adaptation
• Use of Information Communications Technology (ICT) in agricultural development
• Adult education /youth/ gender/ capacity building/ competence management
• Interdisciplinary research methods, theoretical refinement and Extension approaches
• Small and medium scale enterprise development and development finance
• Commodity markets and sustainable agricultural value chain development
• Extension programme development and implementation
• Innovation Studies

Current Research

• Curriculum development within the scope of agricultural Extension:
• Communicating climate change
• Climate-smart agriculture
• Use of Information Communications Technology (ICT) in agriculture Smallholder agricultural transformation
• Internationalization of the agri-food sector
• Commodity markets and agricultural value chain development
• Small and medium enterprise (SME) development finance

Past Research

• Mechanisms and pathways for smallholder transformation of agriculture (DANIDA, BSU II)
• Communicating climate science – the role of Extension (DANIDA BSU III)

Recent Publications

1. Amoah, J. A. Y. (2017), The role of the youth in promoting technological innovation in agriculture. Conference presentation. African Union Renaissance Conference. Pretoria, South Africa. May 21-25th, 2017.
2. Amoah, J. A. Y.  (2016). Conference Presentation. Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (TUFS) Changes and Living in Africa: Economy, Agriculture and Food workshop, TUFS, Fuchu-shi, Tokyo, Japan. 14th December, 2016.  
3. Yakah, J. A. (2016). Mechanisms and pathways for climate-sensitive transformational change of smallholder agriculture in Ghana. Doctoral thesis, University of Ghana.  University of Ghana Library.
4. Yakah, J. (2015).  Applying Stages of Behavior Change Model in Agricultural Extension Theory and Practice. Conference Presentation. University of Ghana Office of Research, Innovation and Development (ORID) Doctoral students research conference, Accra, 5-6 November, 2015
5. Yakah, J.; Gordon, C.; & Sakyi-Dawson, O. (2012).  Poster Presentation. Planet Under Pressure Conference 2012, London, United Kingdom.
6. Boateng, J. K., Adomako-Ampofo, A., Flanagan, C. C., Gallay, L., & Yakah, J. (2006). Gender socialization of pre-teen youths in Ghana: Alternative approaches for extension. In 22nd Annual Conference of the Association of International Agricultural & Extension Education (AIAEE).
7. Yakah, J. A. (2005). Faculty perceptions of Attributes and Barriers impacting the diffusion of web-based educational technologies at the University of Cape Coast, and the University of Ghana, Legon. Master’s thesis research. Texas A&M University Library. College Station. Texas.