Achievements
- Service to the University Community
Chairman, Fact-finding Committee to investigate the event surrounding the Republic Hall week celebration during their trade fair activities |
Chairman, Committee to Investigate allegations of Misconduct against Mr. Mornah Macbeth Ngmenkpieu. |
Member, KNUST Exhibition Committee for Chancellor’s 20th Anniversary Celebration. |
Member, Committee to investigate allegations of misconduct against Messrs Mohammed Oyewale, Richard Boateng and Caleb Kwaku Amponsah. |
Member, Committee to develop the Instruments for the Assessment of Projects and Theses by Students |
Dean, Faculty of Agriculture of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR) |
Member, College Board, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR) |
Member, College Appointments and Promotions Sub-Committee (CANR) |
Full-Time Non Professorial Member, College Board, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR) |
Member, Procurement Committee, Queen Elizabeth II Hall, KNUST, Kumasi. |
Member, Hall Council, Queen Elizabeth II Hall |
Reviewer of applications, KNUST Research Fund (KReF) Awards |
Deputy Chairman, Committee of Hall Administrators, KNUST |
Member, Board of the Institute for Distance Learning (IDL) |
Member, Committee to Review Proposal for Restructuring of the Bureau of Integrated Rural Development (BIRD) |
Head, Department of Horticulture of the Faculty of Agriculture |
Member, Proposal Review Panel for Affiliation of Anglican University College of Technology to KNUST |
Member, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Examination Questions Vetting Committee |
Member, Committee for the Modernization and Development of the Department of Horticulture |
Member, Department of Horticulture Examination Questions Vetting Committee |
Member, CANR International Conference Organizing Committee |
Member, Compilation of M.Sc Vegetable Crops Production Programme for Accreditation Committee |
Member, Committee for the development of commercial activities at Anwomaso farms for the Department |
Chairman, CANR NPT 278 Project’s M.Sc. Programme Development Committee |
Chairman, Production Unit/Income Generation Committee of the Department of Horticulture |
Chairman, Committee for the Development of the Orchard for Finatrade activities |
Chairman, Committee to investigate allegations of examination malpractices against six IDL students |
Chairman/Coordinator, College Seminar Committee, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources |
Service to the Nation
Member, Okuafo Pa Students Selection Committee |
Project Coordinator, ENI GHANA – KNUST Project on Market-focused Training in Agricultural Value Chains for Youth Empowerment and Job Creation in Ghana |
Vice Chancellor’s Representative, Graduation ceremonies of Spiritan University College, Ejisu and Ho Technical University, Ho. |
Member, Academic Board, Christ Apostolic University College of Science and Technology, Kumasi |
Member, Appointment and Promotions Committee, Christ Apostolic University College of Science and Technology, Kumasi |
Member, Governing Council, Anglican University of Technology, Accra |
Lead Consultant, Plantain sucker multiplication and distribution to farmers under the SCAF Project |
Project Coordinator, KNUST/LGS District Assemblies Enabled Programme for Accelerated Socio-Economic Development |
Project Coordinator, KNUST/REP Technology Promotion and Dissemination Project. |
Project Consultant, KMA/KNUST Kumasi Trees and Shrubs Beautification Project. |
Project Leader, Project on Technology Dissemination for the Improvement of Plantain Production |
Member, Committee to Review Ghana Seed Regulatory Framework in line with ECOWAS Seed Regulation. |
Member, National Accreditation Team for the accreditation of the BSc Agronomy programme at Evangelical Presbyterian University College, Ho |
Member, Savannah Shea Plantation Development and Processing Project |
Member, Alliance for Seed Industry in West Africa (ASIWA). Alliance comprise stakeholders in the seed sector. |
Member, consortium of experts on entrepreneurship for commercial seed incubation business. |
Member, Committee for the Development of Fertilizer Field Testing Protocols for Ghana |
Member, Pool of experts for field testing of fertilizers and Bio-stimulants for Plant Protection and Regulatory Services Directorate of MOFA |
Member, Pool of experts for field testing of Plant Growth Regulators and Pesticides for Environmental Protection Authority |
Member, Sunyani Technical University Governing Council Ad-hoc Committee for consideration of Promotion Petition by Senior Member of the University, 3 and 10th November, |
Member, National Accreditation Team for the accreditation of the BSc Agriculture (options; Crop Production, Animal Production, Horticulture, Agribusiness) programme at University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR), Sunyani, |
President/Chairman, Ghana Institute of Horticulturists |
Team Leader/Chairman, National Select Team responsible for selecting the National Best Farmer for 2011 and National Best Livestock Farmer for 2011. |
Member, National Select Team responsible for selecting the National Best Farmer for 2010 and National Best Livestock Farmer for 2010. |
Member, Committee for the Development of production manuals for selected vegetables.
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Facilitator, Training of Seed Inspectors and Analysts in Seed Health under the Project “Enhancement of Quality Infrastructure Services for Innovation in the Agriculture and Food Sector – Ghana. |
Facilitator, Training on Seed Pathology under the Project “Enhancement of Quality Infrastructure Services for Innovation in the Agriculture and Food Sector – Ghana. |
Facilitator, workshop for commercial seed managers under the Entrepreneurship for Commercial Seed Incubation Business (ECOSIB) Project |
Facilitator, workshop on Capacity Strengthening of Seed Company Managers and Heads of Small, Medium Seed Enterprises on Seed Business Management. |
Facilitator, workshop on Strengthening National Capacity to Produce Quality Breeder Seeds in Ghana. |
Co-Facilitator, Stakeholder Forum of the Ghana Improving Food Safety Systems Project. |
Facilitator, AILAP farmers’ training organized by Agricultural and land Administration Unit of Newmont Gold Ghana Limited. |
Facilitator, stakeholder workshop for Export Marketing and Quality Awareness Project. The stakeholders comprised producers, exporters, processors and marketers. Issues focused on the development of strategies for possible interventions to challenges of the fruits and vegetables export industry. |
External Examiner, University of Ghana, Legon. |
External Examiner, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast. |
External Examiner, University for Development Studies, Tamale.
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External Examiner, University of KWAZULU-NATAL, South Africa. |
External Moderator, Regentropfen College of Applied Sciences, Kansoe, Bolgatanga
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External Moderator, Anglican University College of Science and Technology, Nkoranza |
External Assessor, Senior Member promotions for University of Cape Coast. Assessed candidate for promotion from Senior Lecturer to Associate Professor |
External Assessor, Senior Member promotions for the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). Assessed candidate for promotion from Research Scientist to Senior Research Scientist |
External member, interview panel (Technical Specialist) for appointment consideration of candidate to Research Scientist grade. |
External member, interview panel (Technical Specialist) for promotion consideration of candidate from Assistant Research Scientist to Research Scientist. |
Service to the International Community
Member, Committee for Reviewing and Writing E-Modules for Plant Breeding E-Learning in Africa (PBEA) |
Member, International Review panel for proposal review for funding by USAID under the Horticultural Collaborative Research Support Programme (HortCRSP) |
Editorial Board Member Journal of Agronomy |
Editorial Board Member, Trends in Horticultural Research |
Editorial Board Member, Research Journal of Seed Science |
Editorial Board Member, Agricultural and Food Science Journal of Ghana |
Reviewer, West African Journal of Applied Ecology |
Reviewer, Ghana Journal of Horticulture |
Reviewer, Cameroon Journal of Experimental Biology |
Reviewer, Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy |