Ghana

Kwadwo Danso-Mensah

Principal Investigator
International Center for Evaluation and Development
University of Ghana

Kwadwo Danso-Mensah is a Development Economist and a Monitory, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) expert providing research and MEL services to local organizations, international development institutions and global charities. He is currently the Director of Research at the International Center for Evaluation (ICED). He is also a research associate at the African Centre of Excellence for Inequalities Research (ACEIR) at the Institute of Social, Statistical and Economic Research (ISSER), University of Ghana.

kdansomensah@iced-eval.org

Jude Dokbila Kolog

West Africa Regional Hub Researcher
University of Ghana

Jude Dokbila Kolog holds a Master of Philosophy degree in Agricultural Economics and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Philosophy from the University of Ghana, Legon.

judekolog@gmail.com

Journal Article: Postharvest technologies for small-scale farmers in low- and middle-income countries; a call to action

Journal article

Promoting of food and nutrition security through indigenous fruits and vegetables in Ghana and Mali

Promoting food and nutrition security in the West African sub-region through indigenous, neglected and underutilized fruits and vegetables

Led by Dr. Freda E. Asem, University of Ghana

Providing a deeper understanding of the significant role African indigenous fruit and vegetable (AIFVs) have in global food and nutrition security, this project investigates how actors along the value chain can increase income through enhanced production and consumption of and AIFVs in Ghana and Mali.

Ghana, Mali

Enhancing the production and consumption of AIVs to improve diets in Ghana and Mali

Enhancing the production and consumption of African indigenous fruits and vegetables (AIFV) to improve diets in Ghana and Mali

Led by Gloria Essilfie, University of Ghana

With emphasis on the promotion of women and youth-led enterprises, this project raises consumer awareness of the nutritional benefits of African indigenous fruits and vegetables (AIFVs) for dietary diversity, while increasing incomes for all actors along the value chain.

Ghana, Mali

Gloria Essilfie

Principal Investigator
University of Ghana

Dr. Gloria Essilfie (nee Tetteh) is a Food Microbiologist who has also specialized in Postharvest Technology. She is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Crop Science, University of Ghana leading programmes in postharvest especially postharvest food safety and quality assurance.