Jones Ebenezer Osei is a Social, Educational, and Agricultural Development professional with over ten (10) years of experience developing, implementing, managing, monitoring, evaluating, and coordinating several developmental interventions and gender-related programs. I have experience working with government, NGOs, and the private sector to strengthen demand and supply linkages, create an enabling environment, and improve the living conditions of communities and the vulnerable in society. I hold a Practical Proficiency Certificate in Agriculture, NACVET Certificate in General Agriculture, Diploma in Education, Bachelor of General Agricultural Science, MPhil in Agriculture Extension, and Ph. D. in Agriculture Extension. I am currently a Lecturer in the College of Agriculture Education at the Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development. I worked as a Senior Research Associate for Institute for Green Growth Solutions. I have previously held the Graduate Entrepreneur Programs Manager role for Self Help International. I have served as the National Project Coordinator of 4-Ghana. I had heretofore functioned in the role of a Farm Technical and Commercial Advisor (FTCA) of Prepeez Company Ltd, Ghana. As an agricultural extension agent and an ardent advocate for Conservation Agriculture, I have experience in farmer education, consultation, and incubation of both agricultural and non-agricultural businesses. Per my Agri-Business background, I have trained myself to be a prolific salesman. Again, I have played the role of a professional teacher, assistant headmaster, and Junior Registrar which enables me to manage effectively, efficiently train, facilitate community mobilization, and build capacity within the knowledge, skill, attitude, and aspiration domains of human existential. 

MIASA Project: Petroleum Driven Land Grab; Threat to Peasant Livelihood?

Oil exploration began in Ghana in the 19th century and the first onshore oil was discovered in 1896, though actual production for exporting began in 2010. Therefore, the government transferred lands to investors, and this has adversely affected livelihood activities of the smallholders in terms of land size, output, savings, and total development. To curb the adverse effect of land grabs, the Land Act, 2020 (Act 1036) became effective in Ghana on 23rd December 2020. This study will critically look at the level of participatory land administration used for land transfer, the level of peasant livelihoods after the transfer, the relationship between the level of participatory land administration and the participatory land administrative factors that influences level of peasant livelihoods from the peasant farmer’s perspective.

Selected publications

Ebenezer Osei Jones, Enoch Kwame Tham-Agyekum, Fred Ankuyi, Daniel Adu Ankrah, Selorm Akaba, Adinam Bahahudeen Shafiwu, Forson Nkrumah Richard., (2023). Mobile agricultural extension delivery and climate-smart agricultural practices in a time of a pandemic: Evidence from southern Ghana. Environmental and Sustainability Indicators 19 (2023) 100274.

Acheampong Michael, Appiah Patrick, Tham-Agyekum Enoch Kwame, Bakang John-Eudes Andivi, Jones Ebenezer Osei, Osei Collins, Ankuyi Fred., (2023). Farmers' Accessibility and Use Of Hybrid Cocoa Seedlings For Cocoa Rehabilitation: Empirical Results From Amenfi Central District, Ghana. RJOAS: Russian Journal of Agricultural and Socio-Economic Sciences. DOI 10.18551/rjoas.2023-05.13.

Hammond Ransford Nii, Tham-Agyekum Enoch Kwame, Ankuyi Fred, Aidoo Danley Colecraft, Jones Ebenezer Osei, Osei Collins, Bakang John-Eudes Andivi, Awuah-Frimpong Roland (2023). Analysing Cocoa Farmers' Perception On The Use Of Print Media For Extension Delivery In Adansi Asokwa, Ghana. RJOAS: Russian Journal of Agricultural and Socio-Economic Sciences, DOI 10.18551/rjoas.2023-05.09

Jones E. O., Kwarteng A. J., Bosompim M., & Agyekum K. E. (2022). Perceived Effect Of Knowledge Management Capacity On Performance Of Cocoa Health And Extension Division In Ghana. Int. J. Agr. Ext. 10 (01) 61-77. DOI: 10.33687/ijae.010.01.3871.

Agyekum EKT, Williams A, Boansi D, Affum J, Abu-Bonsrah G, Ashmond L, Ebenezer J, Bakang JEA (2022). A gendered analysis of small-scale oil-palm processing in Ghana: Application of Caroline Moser’s triple roles framework. Acad. J. Agric. Res. 10(1): 001-010.

Agyekum EKT, Okorley EL, Gyampo SA, Boansi D, Osei JE, Bakang JEA (2022). Effects of the Cocoa mass spraying exercise on Cocoa outputs and household welfare: Perspectives from Ghana. Acad. J. Agric. Res. 10(2): 036-044.

Agyekum EKT, Fred Nimoh, John-Eudes Bakang, Jones Ebenezer Osei, Kwadwo Amankwah, Ernest Laryea Okorley, Joseph Kwarteng (2022). Farmer Business School Participation in Ghana: Implications for Market Orientation, Entrepreneurial Proclivity, and Livelihood Performance. Journal of Agriculture and Crops, 8 (1), pp: 1-6, 2022

Justice Frimpong-Manso, Enoch Kwame Tham-Agyekum, Danley Colecraft Aidoo, David Boansi, Ebenezer Osei Jones, John-Eudes Andivi Bakang (2022).  Cooperative Membership Status and Adoption Of Good Agronomic Practices: Empirical Evidence From Cocoa Farmers In Atwima Mponua District, Ghana.  The Bangladesh Journal of Agricultural Economics, 43(1): 1-17, 2022.