Dr. Nana Afranaa Kwapong (BSc Agric (Ghana), MSc &PhD, Germany)

Since Aug. 2021

The complexities of the adoption of Climate Smart Agricultural practices; reflections from Ghana - Food Systems Research Network for Africa (FSNet-Africa) project. FSNet-Africa is an African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA) – UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Research Excellence Project funded by the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF).

Since Jun. 2019

West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI) and Africa Union collaborative project - “Crop and Soil Health Improvement for Sustainable Agricultural Intensification towards Economic Transformation in West Africa”. I am part of the team responsible for the implementation of Farmer Field Schools training programs to promote adoption of maize hybrid seeds (WACCI Maize Hybrids) in Ghana.

Sept. – Jun. 2022

Improving feeding practices for the first 1000 days project. Funded by Japan Social Development Fund (JSDF)/ World Bank/ World Vision. Training of trainers and village-based entrepreneurs using social enterprise approach or social and sustainable business models in areas of entrepreneurship, sales and marketing to enable VBEs to sell nutritional supplements (KoKo Plus).

Mar. – Nov. 2021

Collaborator on a study conducted on the Rate of Adoption in Improved Agricultural Technologies for the Directorate of Agricultural Extension Services (DAES) of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA). February – October, 2021.

2019 - 2021

West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI) and Africa Union collaborative project - “Crop and Soil Health Improvement for Sustainable Agricultural Intensification towards Economic Transformation in West Africa”. I am part of the team responsible for the implementation of Farmer Field Schools training programs to promote adoption of maize hybrid seeds (WACCI Maize Hybrids) in Greater Accra, Ashanti and Brong Ahafo Regions.

2020 -2021

West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI) and Ghana BHEARD collaborative project “Upscaling West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI) Maize Hybrid for Increased Productivity in Ghana”. (USD 10,000). Conducted survey on readiness and willingness of seed companies and farmers to adopt hybrids and farmer engagement for technology transfer. Responsible for facilitating farmer field schools training on maize hybrid production.

2017 - 2018

“Improving food security in Africa through increased system productivity of biomass-based value webs (BiomassWeb)”, funded by German ministry of education and research (BMBF) and co-funded by the German ministry for economic cooperation and development (BMZ). Coordinated research studies on Biomass-Based Innovations in Demand Driven Research and Development Projects in Ethiopia, Ghana, and Nigeria. 

2010 - 2013

“Making Rural Services Work for the Poor – the Role of Rural Institutions and their Governance for Agricultural-led Development”, funded by German ministry for economic cooperation and development (BMZ). (USD 1 Million). Coordinated research projects in Uganda. Conducted studies on restructuring of Agricultural Cooperatives and reformation of extension services in Uganda.

     2009 – 2010

“Farmers Organizations in Armenia’s Agricultural Development, funded by Church Development Services (EED), Germany.

1. Ifie, B. E., Kwapong, N. A., Anato-Dumelo, M., Konadu, B. A., Tongoona, P. B., & Danquah, E. Y. (2022). Assessment of farmers readiness to adopt maize hybrid varieties for high productivity in Ghana. Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica, Section B—Soil & Plant Science, 1-10
2. Kwapong, N. A., Ankrah, D. A., Anaglo, J. N., & Vukey, E. Y. (2021). Determinants of scale of farm operation in the eastern region of Ghana. Agriculture & Food Security, 10(1), 1-11.

3. Vukey, E. Y., Egyir, I. S., Asiedu, E., & Kwapong, N. A. (2021). Increasing rice productivity in Ghana: Do savings with rural and community banks matter? Agricultural Finance Review.

4. Ankrah, D. A., Kwapong, N. A., & Boateng, S. D. (2021). Indigenous knowledge and science-based predictors reliability and its implication for climate adaptation in Ghana. African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development, 1-13.

5. Ankrah, D. A., Kwapong, N. A., Eghan, D., Adarkwah, F., & Boateng-Gyambiby, D. (2021). Agricultural insurance access and acceptability: examining the case of smallholder farmers in Ghana. Agriculture & Food Security, 10(1), 1-14.

6. Kwapong, N. A., Ankrah, D. A., Boateng-Gyambiby, D., Asenso-Agyemang, J., & Fening, L. O. (2020). Assessment of agricultural advisory messages from farmer-to-farmer in making a case for scaling up production: A qualitative study. The Qualitative Report, 25(8), 2011-2025.

7. Nkonya, E. M., Kwapong, N. A., Kato, E., Rwamigisa, P., Bashaasha, B., & Mangheni, M. N. (2020). Performance of Extension systems in Uganda. In Davis, K., Babu, S. and Ragasa, C. Agricultural Extension: Global status and performance in selected countries. IFPRI book chapters, 139-183.
8. Anaglo, J. N., Antwi, G., Manteaw, S. A. & Kwapong, N. A. (2020). Influence of agricultural information sources on the practices and livelihood outcomes of cassava farmers in Eastern region of Ghana. Journal of Sustainable Development 17(1&2): 1-10.
9. Jatta, R., Kwapong, N. A., Nero, F. B., & Fatunbi, O. (2018). Biomass-Based Innovations in Demand Driven Research and Development Projects in Africa. Sustainability, 10(8), 2639.

10. Nero, B. F., Kwapong, N. A., Jatta, R., & Fatunbi, O. (2018). Tree species diversity and socioeconomic perspectives of the urban (food) forest of Accra, Ghana. Sustainability, 10(10), 3417.

11. Kwapong, N. A. (2018): Bamboo for land reclamation in Ghana. In FAO and INBAR, Bamboo for land restoration. INBAR Policy Synthesis Report 4. INBAR: Beijing, China. 5 -11.
12. Kwapong, N. A. & Nkonya, E. (2015). Agricultural extension reforms and development in Uganda. Journal of agricultural extension and rural development, 7(4), 122-134.

13. Kwapong, N. A., Meza F. L. M., Secondini, G. (2015). Mechanisms of increasing pro-poor access to rural services in developing countries: Evidence from Guatemala, India, and Uganda. Researcher, 7(9), 60 – 67.
14. Kwapong, N. A. & Hanisch, M. (2013). Cooperatives and poverty reduction: A literature review. Journal of rural cooperation, 41, 114-146.

15. Kwapong, N. A. (2013): Restructured Agricultural Cooperative Marketing System in Uganda: Study of the "Tripartite Cooperative model". European Research Institute on Cooperative and Social Enterprise Working paper series. Working Paper n. 57, 13. 
16. Kwapong, N. A. and Lubega, P. (2010): Revival of Agricultural Cooperatives in Uganda. International Food Policy Research Institute Policy Note, 10. Washington , DC.
17. Kwapong, N. A. and Lubega, P. (2010): Why a few cooperatives survived the crisis in the Cooperative movement whiles many others collapsed? International Food Policy Research Institute Policy Note, 11, Washington , DC.
18. Grigoryan, A., Hakhnazaryan, T., & Kwapong, N. A. (2009). Farmer Organizations in Armenia's Agricultural Development. Journal of Rural Cooperation, 37, 88-100.

JAug. 2022 – Jul. 2024

Scholar for the Canadian Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholarship for Advanced Scholars (QES-AS-West Africa) exchange program on Water Security to Promote Gender Equity and Climate-Change Resilience in West Africa. 

Jul. 2021 – Jul. 2023

Research Fellow of the Food Systems Research Network (FSNet) for Africa Project. Food Systems Research Network for Africa (FSNet-Africa) | Article | University of Pretoria (up.ac.za)

Jan. 2012

Cooperative Models Worldwide Competition Award 2012 - European Research Institute on Cooperative and Social Enterprise.

Sept. - Dec. 2008

Visiting Scholar - Workshop for Political Theory and Policy Analysis, Bloomington, Indiana University, USA (Prof. Dr. Elinor Ostrom)

Oct. 2009 – Jul. 2011

PhD Scholarship, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)

Jul. - Sept. 2006

German Academic Exchange Services (DAAD) Scholarship for a three months Internship at Humboldt University Berlin under the International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience (IAESTE) program