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Dr. John K.M. Kuwornu
Position: Associate Professor
Country of Origin: Ghana
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Academic Affiliation

Agri-Businees Management
School of Environment, Resources and Development

Areas of Expertise (Keywords)

2006, Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics & Marketing, Wageningen Univ., The Netherlands
2002, M.Sc. Agricultural Economics & Management, Wageningen Univ., The Netherlands

Education

• Ph.D. Agricultural Economics and Marketing, Wageningen University, The Netherlands, 2006.
• M.Sc. Agricultural Economics and Management, Wageningen University, The Netherlands, 2002.
• B.A. Economics with Political Science, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana, 1997.

Professional Experience

January 2016- Date Associate Professor
Asian Institute of Technology; Food, Agricultural and Biosystems Cluster
• Teaching, Research and Extension
March 2011- 2015 Senior Lecturer
University of Ghana, Legon; Department of Agricultural Economics and
Agribusiness
• Teaching, Research and Extension
January 2007- February 2011 Lecturer
University of Ghana, Legon; Department of Agricultural Economics and
Agribusiness
• Teaching, Research and Extension
September 2007-2012 Adjunct Lecturer
Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA); Business School
2001 - 2005 Trainee Research Assistant, Wageningen University, The Netherlands
2007 - 2015: Senior Member in charge of departmental library (Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, University of Ghana)
2007: Member, Codex Committee on Pesticide Residue in Foods (Ghana Standards Board).
2008: Committee member (College of Agricultural and Consumer Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon) on research and development activities in towns and villages around the Bui Dam Area.
2008: Committee member on “separate” graduation ceremony for students in the College of Agriculture and Consumer Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon.
2009: Member of the Advisory Board on the Training Materials Development for Cocoa Farmers under the Sustainable Tree Crop Program (STCP), Ghana.
2010: Committee member on measurement procedures and data collection guidelines, and analysis of “Post-harvest losses” and “Technology adoption” under the Millennium Development Authority (MiDA), Ghana.
2014: Panel member for National Accreditation Board, Ghana.
2014: Review of Certificate, Diploma, Bsc, Msc, & PhD Agribusiness Curriculum for Africa, under the auspices of ANAFE (African Network for Agriculture, Agroforestry, & Natural Resources Education), Nairobi, Kenya.
2014: Analysis of the impact of greater cassava and yam availability on price and competitiveness through a number of case studies and value chain scenarios in Thailand, Ghana, Vietnam and Nigeria.
2013: Member of Editorial Committee for University of Ghana Reader, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, “Developments in Agricultural Economics and Contemporary Issues in Ghana”.
2013-2014: Development of Bsc in Agriculture Curriculum for the University of Energy and Natural Resources, Sunyani, Ghana.
2013: Member of Agricultural Census Technical Committee, Ghana.
2013:Mid-Term Review of the Medium Term Agricultural Sector Investment Plan (METASIP).
2008-2013: Training Services (Business Capacity and Technical Training) for Farmer Based Organizations, services for the Government of Ghana under the Millennium Development Authority.
2012: Review of the African Green Revolution Forum Outcomes.
2012-2014: Member of Management Committee of Legon Centre For International Affairs and Diplomacy (LECIAD), University of Ghana, Legon.
2012: Member of Committee of Experts for the Production of Compendium of Statistical Manual (Concepts, Definitions, and Measurements).Thematic Area: Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources. Service to the Government of Ghana under Ghana Statistical Service, and National Development Planning Commission.
2011-2013: Fellow, Ghanaian-German Centre for Development Studies, ISSER, University of Ghana, Legon.
2011: Facilitator: Sub-Regional Training Workshop for Farmer Organizations in Anglophone West Africa.
2011: Facilitator: Training of Staff of the Research Department of Parliament of Ghana, on Research Tools and Techniques for Data Management and Analysis, Marina Hotel, Dodowa.
2011: Member of Committee of experts for the development of FBO (Farmer – Based Organizations) Policy, for the Government of Ghana, under the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA).
2009-2010: Production, employment and income generation in the cashew sector of Ghana: A Multiplier effect study.
2009-2010: Quality Certifications of Infant Foods in Ghana: A Scoping Study.
2010: Baseline survey of selected farming households in Ghana.
2007-2008: Agricultural Services Sub-Sector Investment Program (AgSSIP II) RFP # MOFA/ AGSSIP II/LCS/2007/05, Consulting Services for a study on the impact of the extension development fund program under PHRD grant for AGSSIP II.

Present Research Involvements

• Macro -Policy Study of Biochar Systems Potential in Ghana
Duration: November – December, 2015
Status: Final Report Submitted
Sponsor: Università Degli Studi Di Udine, Dipartimento Di Scienze Agrarie E Ambientali
Via delle Scienze 206 - 33100 Udine, Italy (Through African Center for Economic
Transformation).

• Revitalizing Agricultural Growth to Increase Rural Household Incomes, Generate Employment Opportunities and Maintain Food Security.
Duration: March – December, 2015
Status: Final Draft Report Submitted
Sponsor: The World Bank, Accra, Ghana.

• Linking Smallholders to Profitable Markets: A Case Study of Selected Cassava Value Chains in Ghana.
Duration: August – December, 2015
Status: Draft Report Submitted
Sponsor: Michigan State University and Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture

• Socio-Economic Impact of Re-optimisation Scenario Options on the Livelihoods of Downstream Communities of the Akosombo and Kpong Dams in Ghana.
Duration: November 2015 – March 2016
Status: Ongoing
Sponsor: Water Resources Commission, Ghana (Through Center for African Wetlands, University of Ghana, Legon).

Research Interests

Agribusiness Management
Agricultural Marketing and Trade
Agricultural Development
Agricultural Policy
Marketing Channels
Consumer Behaviour
Supply Chain Management
Commodity Futures Markets
Climate Change
Agrobiodiversity
Stock Markets
 

Doctoral Research Supervision

Selected Publications

(i) Edited Books
1. Developments in Agricultural Economics and Contemporary Issues in Ghana, University of Ghana Readers, Editors; Al-Hassan W. Seini, Irene S. Egyir, and John K.
M. Kuwornu, Agricultural Science Series, Volume 2, DigiBooks, Tema, Ghana, 2014,
ISBN: 978-9988-1-9900-5, 211 Pages.

(ii) Book Chapters
2. Kuwornu, J. K. M., Demi Suleyman, and Ditchfield P.K. Amegashie (2014). Food Security Status and Coping Strategies of Farming Households: Evidence from the Central Region of Ghana, In Al-Hassan W. Seini, Irene S. Egyir, and John K. M. Kuwornu (eds), Developments in Agricultural Economics and Contemporary Issues in Ghana, University of Ghana Readers, Agricultural Science Series, Volume 2, DigiBooks, Tema, Ghana, p. 101-115.
3. Kuwornu, J.K.M, Kuiper, W.E, Pennings, J.M.E, Meulenberg, M.T.G. (2006). Strategic Interactions, Risks, and Coordination Costs in Food marketing Channels: The Mediating Role of futures markets, In M. Fritz., U. Rickert., and G. Schiefer (eds), Trust and Risk in Business Networks, Universität Bonn, ILB Press, Bonn, Germany, pp. 551-564.
4. Kuwornu, J.K.M, Kuiper, W.E, Pennings, J.M.E, Meulenberg, M.T.G. (2006). Risk Management using Futures Contracts: The Impact of Spot Market Contracts and Production Horizons on the optimal hedge ratio, In M. Fritz., U. Rickert., and G. Schiefer (eds), Trust and Risk in Business Networks, Universität Bonn, ILB Press, Bonn, Germany, pp. 341-350.
5. Kuwornu, J.K.M, W. E. Kuiper, J.M.E. Pennings, and M.T.G. Meulenberg (2004). Agency Theory, Futures Markets and Risk Shifting in Commodity Marketing Channels, In H.J. Bremmers, S.W.F. Omta, J.H. Trienekens, and E.F.M. Wubben (eds), Dynamics in Chains and Networks, Wageningen Academic Publishers, pp.510-517.
6. Kuwornu, J.K.M., W.E. Kuiper, and J.M.E. Pennings (2004). Time Series Analysis of a Principal-Agent Model to Assess Risk Shifting in Agricultural Marketing Channels: An Application to the Dutch Ware Potato Marketing Channel, In G. Van Huylenbroeck, W. Verbeke and L. Lauwers (eds), Role of Institutions in Rural Policies and Agricultural Markets, Elsevier, New York, pp. 255-271.

(iii) Journal Articles
7. Michael K. Asante and Kuwornu, J. K. M. (2014). A comparative analysis of the profitability of pineapple-mango blend and pineapple fruit juice processing in Ghana, Applied Studies in Agribusiness and Commerce, 8 (2-3), 33-42.
8. Jones Abrefa Danquah and Kuwornu, J. K. M. (2014). Assessment of farm households’ willingness to participate in reforestation projects in Ghana: Implications for Policy, American Journal of Experimental Agriculture, 8(3), 186-192.
9. Jones Abrefa Danquah, Kuwornu, J. K. M., Baffoe-Asare, R., Festus Annor-Frempong, F., Zhang, C. (2014). Smallholder farmers’ preferences for improved cocoa technologies in Ghana, British Journal of Applied Science and Technology, 5(2), 150 - 165.
10. Kuwornu, J. K.M., Bashiru, M., and Dumayiri, M.(2014) Farm Households’ Livelihood Diversification into Agro-processing and Non-agro-processing Activities: Empirical Evidence from Ghana, Information Management and Business Review, 6(4), 191-199.
11. Dziwornu, R. K., Seini, W., Sarpong, D. B., Kwadzo, G. T-M., Kuwornu, J. K. M. (2014). Explaining variations in Cost Inefficiency of Smallholder Broiler Producers: Empirical evidence from Ghana, The Empirical Economics Letters, 13(9), 949-958.
12. Danquah, J. A., Kuwornu, J. K. M., Pappinen, A. (2013). Analyses of Socioeconomic Factors influencing on-farm Conservation of Remnant Forest Tree Species: Evidence from Ghana, Journal of Economics and Behavioral Studies, 5(9), 588-602.
13. Asuming-Brempong, S., and Kuwornu, J. K. M., (2013). Policy Initiatives and Agricultural Performance in Post-independent Ghana. Journal of Social and Development Sciences, 4(9), 425-434.
14. Dziwornu, R. K., Seini, W., Sarpong, D. B., Kwadzo, G. T-M., Kuwornu, J. K. M. (2013). Does Scale Matter in Profitability of Small Scale Broiler Agribusiness Production in Ghana? A Translog Profit Function Model. Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development, 4(20), 128-138.
15. Collins-Sowah, P. A., Kuwornu, J. K. M., Tsegai, D. (2013). Willingness to Participate in Micro Pension Schemes: Evidence from the Informal Sector in Ghana, Journal of Economics and International Finance, 5(1), 21-34.
16. Demi, S. M., and Kuwornu, J. K. M. (2013). Assessing the Degree of Food Insecurity among Farming Households: Evidence from the Central Region of Ghana, Research on Humanities and Social Sciences, 3(3), 51- 61.
17. Efavi J. K., and Kuwornu, J. K. M. (2013), Harnessing Natural Resource Wealth for Development: The case of Ghana, Public Policy and Administration Research, 3(3), 1-7.
18. Etwire P. M., Al-Hassan, R. M., Kuwornu, J. K. M., Osei-Owusu, Y. (2013). Application of the Livelihood Vulnerability Index in Assessing Vulnerability to Climate Change and Variability in Northern Ghana, Journal of Environment and Earth Science, 3(2), 157 –170.
19. Kuwornu, J. K. M., Amoah, E., Seini, W. (2013). Technical Efficiency Analysis of Maize Farmers in the Eastern Region of Ghana, Journal of Social and Development Sciences, 4(2), 84-99.
20. Kuwornu, J. K. M., and Mustapha, S. (2013). GlobalGAP Standard Compliance and Smallholder Pineapple Farmer’s Access to Export Markets: Implications for Incomes, Journal of Economics and Behavioural Studies, 5(2), 69 - 81.
21. Kwadzo, G.T-M., Dadzie, F., Osei-Asare, Y. B., Kuwornu, J. K. M. (2013). Consumer Preference for Broiler Meat in Ghana: A Conjoint Analysis Approach, International Journal of Marketing Studies, 5(2), 66 -73.
22. Kuwornu, J. K. M., Demi S. M., Amegashie, D. P. K. (2013). Analysis of Food Security Status of Farming Households in the Forest Belt of the Central Region of Ghana, Russian Journal of Agricultural and Socio-Economic Sciences, 1(13), 26 – 42.
23. Kuwornu, J. K. M., Demi S. M., Amegashie, D. P. K. (2013). Comparative Analysis of Food Security Status of Farming Households in the Coastal and the Forest Communities of Central Region of Ghana, Asian Journal of Empirical Research, 3(1), 39 – 61.
24. Kwadzo, G. T-M., Kuwornu, J. K. M., Amadu, I. S. B. (2013). Food Crop Farmers’ Willingness to Participate in Market-Based Crop Insurance Scheme: Evidence from Ghana, Research in Applied Economics, 5(1), 1-21.
25. Kuwornu, J. K. M., Abdulai A. N., Osei-Asare, Y. B. (2013). Financial Viability, Value Addition, and Constraint Analyses of Certified Organic Pineapple Production and Marketing in Ghana, African Journal of Basic & Applied Sciences, 5(1), 12-24.
26. Kuwornu, J. K. M., Al-Hassan, R. M., Etwire, P. M., Osei-Owusu, Y. (2013). Adaptation Strategies of Smallholder Farmers to Climate Change and Variability: Evidence from Northern Ghana, Information Management and Business Review, 5(5), 233-239.
27. Kuwornu, J. K. M., Rosecky R. B., Ellis, C. (2013). Cruise Line Product Differentiation Practice: A Cluster Analysis Approach, International Journal of Business and Management, 8(13), 93-101.
28. Armah, R. N. A., Al-Hassan, R. M., Kuwornu, J. K. M., Osei-Owusu, Y. (2013). What Influences Farmers’ Choice of Indigenous Adaptation Strategies for Agrobiodiversity Loss in Northern Ghana?, British Journal of Applied Science and Technology, 3(4), 1162-1176.
29. Etwire, P. A., Al-Hassan, R. M., Kuwornu, J. K. M., and Osei-Owusu, Y. (2013). Smallholder Farmers’ Adoption of Technologies for Adaptation to Climate Change in Northern Ghana, Journal of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, 5(6), 121-129.
30. Al-Hassan, R. M., Kuwornu, J. K. M., Etwire, P. M., and Osei-Owusu, Y. (2013). Determinants of Choice of Indigenous Climate Related Strategies by Smallholder Farmers in Northern Ghana, British Journal of Environment and Climate Change, 3(2), 172-187.
31. Kuwornu, J.K.M., Ohene-Ntow, I. D., Asuming-Brempong, S. (2012). Agricultural Credit Allocation and Constraint Analyses of Selected Maize Farmers in Ghana, British Journal of Economics, Management & Trade, 2(4), 353 - 374.
32. Kuwornu, J. K. M. (2012). Effect of Macroeconomic variables on the Ghanaian stock market returns: A Co-integration Analysis, The Journal Agris on-line Papers in Economics and Informatics, 4(2), 1-12.
33. Asiedu K. F., Onumah E. E., Kuwornu J. K. M. (2012). Ownership, Governance and Enterprise Efficiency: Evidence from Ghana, Business and Economics Journal, BEJ-61, 1-13.
34. Martey, E., Al-Hassan, R. M., Kuwornu, J. K. M. (2012). Commercialization of Smallholder Agriculture in Ghana: A Tobit Regression Analysis, African Journal of Agricultural Research, 7(14), 2131 – 2141.
35. Kuwornu, J. K. M., and Freda E. Asem (2012). Effect of Regulatory Environment on the Efficiency of Agricultural Marketing Co-operatives in Canada, International Journal of Current Research, 4(2), 236 – 243.
36. Kuwornu, J. K. M., and Owusu, E. S (2012). Irrigation Access and Per Capita Consumption Expenditure in Farm Households: Evidence from Ghana, Journal of Development and Agricultural Economics, 4(3), 78 – 92.
37. Anning, A., Egyir, I. S., Kwadzo, G. T-M., Kuwornu, J. K. M. (2012). Willingness of marine artisanal fishermen to integrate aquaculture in enterprise mix: Evidence from Ghana, Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development, 3(1), 56-66.
38. Kuwornu, J. K. M., Amegashie, D. P. K., Wussah, C. E. (2012). Productivity and Resource Use Efficiency in Tomato and Watermelon Farms: Evidence from Ghana, Developing Country Studies, 2(2), 23-37.
39. Nakuja, T., Sarpong, D. B., Kuwornu, J. K. M., Asante F. A. (2012). Water storage for dry season vegetable farming as an adaptation to climate change in the Upper East region of Ghana, African Journal of Agricultural Research, 7(2), 298 -306.
40. Owusu, E. S, Namara, R. E., Kuwornu, J.K.M (2011). Welfare-enhancing Role of Irrigation in Farm Households in Northern Ghana, International Journal of Diversity, 2011, Issue 1, 61 – 87.
41. Kuwornu, J. K. M., Andrew Agyei-Holmes, Yaw B. Osei-Asare (2011). Econometric Analysis of Cocoa Production and Deforestation in Ghana: The Role of Technological Innovations, World Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 7(6), 722 – 732.
42. Kuwornu, J. K. M., Sarpong, D. B., Osei, W. K. (2011). Farmers’ Willingness to Adopt Genetically Modified Maize Seeds in Ghana, Insights to a Changing World Journal, 2011, Issue 3, 53 – 65.
43. Mensah - Bonsu, A., Agyeiwaa-Afrane, A., Kuwornu, J. K.M. (2011). Efficiency of the Plantain Marketing System in Ghana: A Co-integration Analysis, Journal of Development and Agricultural Economics, 3(12), 593 – 601.
44. Tobbin P., and Kuwornu, J. K. M (2011), Adoption of Mobile Money Transfer Technology: Structural Equation Modeling Approach, European Journal of Business and Management, 3(7), 59 – 77.
45. Kuwornu, J. K. M., Izideen, M. P. M, Osei-Asare, Y. B. (2011). Supply response of rice in Ghana: A Co-integration Analysis, Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development, 2(6), 1 – 14.
46. Kuwornu, J. K. M., Egyir, I. S., Dankyi Anyinam, A. K. (2011). Design of Solar Drying Technology Equipment for Drying Food Consistent with Farmers’ Willingness to Pay: Evidence from Ghana, Innovative System Design and Engineering, 2(6), 13 – 38.
47. Owusu–Nantwi, V., and Kuwornu, J. K. M. (2011). Analysing the Effect of Macroeconomic Variables on Stock Market Returns: Evidence from Ghana, Journal of Economics and International Finance, 3(11), 605 – 615.
48. Kuwornu, J. K. M., and Owusu – Nantwi, V. (2011). Macroeconomic Variables and Stock Market Returns: Full Information Maximum Likelihood Estimation, Research Journal in Finance and Accounting, 2(4), 49 – 63.
49. Kuwornu, J.K.M., Mensah – Bonsu, A., Ibrahim, H. (2011). Analysis of Foodstuff Price Volatility in Ghana: Implications for Food Security, European Journal of Business and Management, 3(4), 100 – 118.
50. Kuwornu, J.K.M., Asare, O. G., Kudadjie-Freeman, C., Kyereboah-Coleman, A. (2010). Farmers’ Behaviour In Relation To Dynamics In Contracts: The Case of Cassava Farmers In Ghana, Franklin Business & Law Review Journal, 2010, Issue 3, 51– 67.
51. Kuwornu, J.K.M., Asare, O. G., Kyereboah-Coleman, A. (2010). Consumers willingness to pay a premium for safe cabbages”, Business Journal for Entrepreneurs, 2010, Issue 3, 18 - 41.
52. Kwadzo, G. T-M., Ansah, W., Kuwornu, J. K.M., Amegashie D. P. K. (2010). Maize Technology Package Adoption by Smallholder Farmers: Acceptability Index and Logit Model Analyses, Insights to a Changing World Journal, 2010, Issue 3, 78 – 107.
53. Kyereboah-Coleman, A., Kuwornu, J.K.M., Nadeem M. F., (2010). The link between firms’ investment opportunity set and corporate governance in Africa: an empirical evidence, Leadership & Organizational Management Journal, 2010, Issue 3, 64 –76.
54. Kuwornu, J.K.M., Michael K. Opoku, George T-M. Kwadzo, Akwasi Mensah-Bonsu (2009). Assessing the Dimensions of Transaction Cost in the Poultry Industry: The case of Ashanti Region of Ghana, Journal of Food Distribution Research, 40 (1), 97-103.
55. Kuwornu, J.K.M., Francis A. Darko, Yaw B. Osei-Asare, Irene S. Egyir (2009). Exports of Palm Oil from Ghana: A Demand Analysis, Journal of Food Distribution Research, 40 (1), 90-96.
56. Kuwornu, J.K.M., Roland Abboah, Ditchfield P.K. Amegashie, W. Erno Kuiper (2009). Econometric Analysis of Marketing Costs: A Case Study, Journal of Food Distribution Research, 40 (1), 83-89.
57. Osei-Asare B. Y., Raymond Incoom, Kuwornu, J. K. M (2009), The Ostrich Industry in Ghana: Prospects and Performance, Journal of Food Distribution Research, 40 (1), 144-151.
58. Kuwornu, J.K.M., W.E. Kuiper, and J.M.E. Pennings (2009), Agency Problem and Hedging in Agri-Food Chains: Model and Application, Journal of Marketing Channels, 16: 265-289.
59. Kuwornu J.K.M, W.E. Kuiper, J.M.E. Pennings, and M.T.G. Meulenberg, (2005). Time varying hedge ratios: A Principal-Agent Approach, Journal of Agricultural Economics, 56, (3), 417-432.
60. Kuwornu, J.K.M, W. E. Kuiper, J.M.E. Pennings, and M.T.G. Meulenberg (2005). Incentive Provision and Coordination Costs in Food Marketing Channels: A Multi-Stage Channel Agency Theory Perspective, Journal of Food Distribution Research, 36, (1), 95-100.

(iv) Specific Technical Publications
61. Masters, W. A., Kuwornu, J., Sarpong, D. (2011). Improving child nutrition through quality certification of infant foods: scoping study from a randomized trial in Ghana. Quality Assurance, Publisher: International Growth Center, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK, 40 pages.
62. Masters, W. A., Kuwornu, J., Sarpong, D. (2011). Improving child nutrition through quality certification of infant foods: scoping study from a randomized trial in Ghana. Quality Assurance, Policy Brief, pp. 1 – 3; Publisher: International Growth Center, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK.

(v) General Technical Reports/Publications
1. The impact of the extension development fund program under PHRD grant for AGSSIP II, 2008, World Bank, through Ministry of Food and Agriculture.
2. Production, employment and income generation in the cashew sector of Ghana:
A Multiplier effect study, 2010. USAID, through West African Trade Hub, Accra, Ghana.
3. Baseline survey of Farm Households in Ghana, 2010, USAID, through ACDI/VOCA, Accra, Ghana.
4. Compendium of Statistical Standards, Variables and Concepts for Ghana Official Statistics, 2013. Ghana Statistical Service, Accra, Ghana.
5. Mid-Term Review of the Medium Term Agricultural Sector Investment Plan (METASIP), 2013, USAID, through Ministry of Food and Agriculture.

Memberships/Credentials

• International Society for Development & Sustainability
• European Association of Agricultural Economists
• International Foundation for Research and Development
• Ghana Association of Agricultural Economists
• African Association of Agricultural Economists
• Economy of Ghana Network
• Ghana Science Association

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