Mr. Felix Asante

Senior Lecturer


Dept: Geography and Rural Development
Department of Geography and Rural Development
Faculty of Social Sciences
CoHSS, KNUST

Rm 22D Second Floor
New Faculty of Social Sciences Building
Behind KSB Postgraduate Building

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Research Areas/Interests

Agro-climatology Rural Livelihoods Adaptation to climate variability and change Climate-smart agriculture Agricultural Geography Tourism dvelopment in...~more


Publications

    1. Asante, F. Guodaar, L. and Arimiyaw, S. (2021) Climate change and variability awareness and livelihood adaptive strategies among smallholder farmers in semi-arid northern Ghana Environmental Development, 100629

    2. Arimiyaw, A.W., Abass, K. and Asante, F. (2021) ‘Urban vegetable farming in Ghana: assessing the health risks from objective and subjective lenses’, International Journal on Food Safety, Nutrition and Public Health, Vol. 6, No. 2, pp.131–145.

    3. Ayumah, R., Asante, F., Guodaar, L. and Eshun, G. (2020) How do climate and non-climatic variables influence the production of agricultural staple crops in vulnerable rural communities in the Bawku Municipality of Northern Ghana? Advances in Agriculture. Volume 2020, Article ID 6484019, 13 pages. https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/6484019

    4. Guodaar, L., Asante, F., Eshun, G., Abass, K., Afriyie, K., Appiah, D. O., Gyasi, R., Atampugre,G., Addai, P. and Kpenekuu, F. (2019) How do climate change adaptation strategies result in unintended maladaptive outcomes? Perspectives of tomato farmers, International Journal of Vegetable Science, 26:1, 15-31, DOI: 10.1080/19315260.2019.1573393

     

    5. Gyasi, R.M. Phillips,D.R. Asante,F and Boateng, S. (2021) Physical activity and predictors of loneliness in community-dwelling older adults: The role of social connectedness Geriatric Nursing 42 (2), 592-598

    6. Appiah, D. O., Asante, F., and Nketiah, B. (2019) Perspectives on agricultural land use conversion and food security in rural Ghana. Science 1 (14); doi: 103390/Sci1010014 (March 2019)

    7. Guodaar, L and Asante, F (2018) Using factor analysis to understand climate adaptation barriers impeding smallholder tomato farmers in the Offinso North District, Ghana. Cogent Food and Agriculture DOI: 10.1080/23311932.2018.1504507

    8. Appiah, D. O. Benebere, P. and Asante, F. (2018) “Peri-urban households’ constraints to water security and changing economic needs under climate variability in Ghana” in Kabo-Bah, A and Diji, C. J. (Eds) Sustainable Hydropower in West Africa: Planning, Operation and Challenges. Academic Press, Elsevier Inc. pp; 137 – 158 https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-813016-2.00010-1

    9. Yamba, S., Appiah, D. O. Pokuaa-Siaw,L. and Asante, F. (2017) Smallholder farmers’ livelihood security options amidst climate variability and change in rural Ghana. Hindawi Scientifica Volume 2017, Article ID 1868290. https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/1868290

    10. Benebere, P. Asante, F. and Appiah, D.O. (2017) Hindrances to adaptation to water insecurity under climate variability in peri-urban Ghana. Cogent Social Sciences (2017), 3: 1394786

    http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311886.1394786

    11. Odame Appiah, D., Asante, F. and Nketia, B. A. (2017) Perceived agricultural land use decisions in a peri-urban District, Ghana. Journal of Agriculture and Crop Research, 5(1): 1-10

    12. Guodaar, L., Asante, F. and Eshun, G. (2017) Factors influencing tomato farmers’ perception of climate variability: Evidence from the Offinso North District, Ghana. Journal of Experimental Agriculture International, 15(2): 1-13 http://dx.doi.10.9734/JEAI/2017/30689

    13. Guodaar, L., Asante, F. and Eshun, G. (2017) Analysing the nexus between climate variability and tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) production in the Offinso North District, Ghana. Journal of Experimental Agriculture International, 15(1): 1-13 http://dx.doi.10.9734/JEAI/2017/30688

     

    14. Appiah, D. O., Akondoh, A.C.K. and Asante, F (2017) Potentials of agroforestry for climate change mitigation among smallholder farmers in Ghana. KNUST Journal of Geography and Development Vol. 1 Issue 1, 23-46

     

    15. Guodaar, L., Beni, A., Asante, F. and Eshun, G. (2016) Analysing the determinants of adaptation practices to climate variability among tomato farmers in the Offinso North District, Ghana.  International Journal of Innovative Research and Development Vol. 5 (12): 169-177

    16. Gyasi, R. M., Asante, F., Yeboah, J. Y., Abass, K., Mensah, C. M., and Siaw, L. P. (2016) Pulled in or pushed out?  Understanding the complexities of health beliefs and motivations for traditional medicine utilization in Ghana.

    Quality in Primary Care Vol 23, Issue 4: 249-258

     

    17. Gyasi, R. M, Asante, F, Abass, K., Yeboah, J. Y.,Adu-Gyamfi, S. and Adusei Amoah, P. (2016) Do health beliefs explain traditional medical therapies utilisation? Evidence from Ghana. 

    Cogent Social Sciences (2016), 2: 1209995 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311886.2016.1209995

     

    18. Gyasi, R. M., Asante, F., Segbefia, A. Y., Abass, K., Mensah, C. M., Siaw, L. P. and Eshun, G., Adjei, P. O.-W. (2015). Does spatial location matter? Traditional therapy utilisation among the general population in a Ghanaian rural and urban setting. Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 23: 439-450.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ctim.2015.04.007

     

    19. Asante, F. Abass, K. and Afriyie, K. (2014) “Stone quarrying and livelihood transformation in peri-urban Kumasi” Research on Humanities and Social Sciences Vol. 4 No. 13: 97-107

    20. Ofori-Sarpong and Asante, F. (2004) Farmer strategies of managing agrodiversity in a variable climate in PLEC demonstration sites in southern Ghana. Managing agrodiversity the traditional way: lessons from West Africa in …

     

    21. Gyasi, E. A., Asante, F. and Gyasi, Y. A. (2002) Integrated final report of PLEC work in Ghana, August 1998–February 2002, PLEC Publication


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