Principal investigators

Comfort Freeman

Dr. Comfort Freeman is a Senior lecturer in the Department of Agricultural Extension, University of Ghana, Legon. She holds a PhD in Social Sciences from Wageningen University and an MPhil in Agricultural Extension. She has over twenty-one years of research experience in Agricultural Extension and Rural development.

Fassé Samaké

  • Co-PI
Professor Fassé Samaké is a Professor in Microbiology and Microbial Ecology, and the Head of the Cooperation Department of the University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako, Mali. 

Forah Mokua Obebo

Dr. Forah Mokua Obebo is as Economist with over fifteen years of experience in food systems analysis, agricultural and nutritional policy research, socio-economic analysis, and monitoring and evaluation. He holds a PhD in Economics from Kenyatta University and a Master of Science Degree in Economics from the prestigious Adam Smith Business School at the University of Glasgow, United Kingdom, where he passed with Distinction.

Gloria Essilfie

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.

Joris Gerald Niilante Amissah

Dr. Joris Gerald Niilante Amissah is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences at the University of Ghana. He holds a PhD and an MS in Food Science from Cornell University and a BSc. in Biochemistry from the University of Science and Technology (Kumasi, Ghana).

José Salvador Vega Prado Leiva

  • Principal Investigator
  • Acceso
Mr. Vega Prado is a professional with 18+ years of experience in the Central American region managing international cooperation funds and providing technical assistance to public, financial, academic, and private sector entities

Kwadwo Danso-Mensah

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.

Luis Peñate

  • Co-PI
Mgtr. Luis Peñate is an Agronomist in Agricultural Production Systems with a master's degree in Crop Protection, and extensive experience in the design of productive systems, integrated pest management and rational use of pesticides. He currently serves as Dean ad interim for the Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Agriculture of the Rafael Landívar University, Guatemala.

Maame Yaakwaah Adjei

Dr. Maame Yaakwaah Adjei is a Senior Lecturer and teaches Food Science at the Department of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Ghana. Dr. Adjei’s current research interests are in Sensory and Consumer Science.

Ratib Dricile

Dr. Ratib Dricile is a researcher at Muni University in Uganda, and the acting Dean of the faculty of health science. He received his PhD in Public Health specializing in Childhood Nutrition from the University of Central Nicaragua, and a master's degree in Emerging and Neglected Infectious Diseases from the University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom.

Richard Malingumu

Richard Malingumu is an Assistant Lecturer of Soil Science in the Department of Environmental sciences at Muni University in Arua, Uganda. He holds a MSc in Soil Science from Makerere University, a Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration from Uganda Management Institute, a BSc in Agricultural Land use and Management from Makerere University, and a Postgraduate Certificate in Farming Systems and Rural Livelihoods from Wageningen University and Research (WUR).

Robert Kajobe

Robert Kajobe is a Research Professor and the Director Graduate Training, Research and Innovation at Muni University. Uganda. Prof. Kajobe was the founding Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences in Muni University.