Dr. Enoch Kwame Tham-Agyekum

Lecturer

Dept: Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness and Extension
Second Floor, East Wing, New College Block,
Department of Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness and Extension, Faculty of Agriculture, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, KNUST-Kumasi.
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His research areas are communication for development, climate sociology and information services, rural development, extension education, gender studi...~more

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      1. Tham-Agyekum, E. K., Abourden, G. A., Bakang, J. A., Juantoa, B. (2024). Cocoa farmers' perspective on the quality of public and private agricultural extension delivery in Southern Ghana, Heliyon, 10, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e30797
      2. Tham-Agyekum, E. K., Ankuyi, F., Jones, E. O., Tierku, A. K., Sarfo, D. K., Bakang, J. A., Amoako, P. K. (2024). Cocoa farmers and agrochemical safety compliance: Empirical insights from Ghana, Pelita Perkebunan, 40(1), 91-104
      3. Asirifi, S., Amankwa, K., Ankuyi, F., Tham-Agyekum, E. K., Akowuah, A. K., Oduro-Owusu, A. Y., Amoako, P. K. (2024). Implementation Evaluation of Cocoa Hand Pollination Program in Ghana, Pelita Perkebunan, 40(1), 76-90
      4. Aniagyei, J., Bakang, J. A., Tham-Agyekum, E. K., Arhin, M., Asiedu, P. (2024). Employing agricultural extension delivery services for improving cocoa bean quality, Cogent Social Sciences, 10(1), 2333431, https://doi:10.1080/23311886.2024.2333431
      5. Tham-Agyekum, E. K., Ankuyi, F., Asiedu, P., Juantoa, B., Abourden, G. A., Bakang, J. A., & Oduro-Owusu, A. Y. (2024). Cocoa Farmers' Participation in Public and Private Agricultural Extension Delivery in Amenfi Central District, Ghana. International Journal of Humanities Education And Social Sciences, 3(4), 1681–1699. DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/ijhess.20234415
      6. Tham-Agyekum, E. K., Ankuyi, F., Boansi, D., Edeafour, P. P., Rakotomarolahy, P., Prah, S., Okorley, E. L., Sharma, R., & Bakang, J. A. (2024). Cocoa Farmers’ Adaptation to Climate Extremes in Atwima Nwabiagya North District, Ghana. Jurnal Ekonomi Pertanian dan Agribisnis, 8(1), 283–297. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21776/ub.jepa.2024.008.01.24
      7. Danjumah, P. M., Asiamah, M. T., Tham-Agyekum, E. K., Ibraham, S. A., & Mensah, L. K. (2024). Dynamics of agricultural extension delivery services to rice farmers in Ghana. Heliyon, 10, e26753. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e26753
      8. Tham-Agyekum, E. K., Kyei, F., Bakang, J. A., Tuffour, H. O., Mensah, W., & Assan, E. (2024). Finding the nexus between associative mechanisms and cocoa Farmer resilience against natural hazards in Ghana. Sustainable Environment, 10(1), 2321686. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/27658511.2024.2321686
      9. Tham-Agyekum, E. K., Awuku, B. O., Ankuyi, F., Okorley, E. L., Appiah, P., Osei, C., & Bakang, J. A. (2024). Dimensions of accessibility and use of information communication technology among cocoa farmers in Atwima Mponua District, Ghana. Journal of Agricultural Extension, 28(1), 1–15. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/jae.v28i1.1
      10. Tham-Agyekum, E. K., Baah Frimpong, N. K., Bakang, J. A., Zuwairatu, J., Sumaya, I., Jones, E. O., Boduwah, R. (2024). A rural development perspective on the use of children on Ghana’s cocoa farms, Journal of Rural Research, 14(4), 764-777
      11. Hyde-Cooper, W., Asiedu, P., Tham-Agyekum, E. K., Amoako, P., Bakang, J. A. & Oduro-Owusu, A. Y. (2024) Why do cocoa farmers use unapproved pesticides? Empirical evidence from Obuasi Municipality, Ghana, Cogent Social Sciences, 10(1), 2324976, https://doi:10.1080/23311886.2024.2324976
      12. Awuah-Frimpong, R., Tham-Agyekum, E. K., Ankuyi, F., Freeman, C. C., Annor-Frimpong, F., Bakang, J. A. (2024). Household welfare outcomes of access to and use of agricultural radio broadcast by women cocoa farmers in Tepa district, Ghana, Social Sciences & Humanities Open, 10, 100796
      13. Mohammed, R., Owusu-Mensah, E., Tham-Agyekum, E. K., Ankuyi, F., & Bakang, J. A. (2023). Who Does What? Analysing Gender Division of Labour in Cocoa Households in the Asante Akim North Municipality, Ghana. E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, 4(4), 426-441. https://doi.org/10.38159/ehass.20234415
      14. Adesah, T., Osei, C., Tham-Agyekum, E. K., & Bakang, J. A. (2023). Improving Support Systems for Cocoa Farmers beyond Cocoa Swollen Shoot Virus Disease Infestation. Jurnal Social Economic of Agriculture, 12(1), 10-27. doi.org/10.26418/j.sea.v10i2.64388
      15. Tham-Agyekum, E. K., Obeng, M., & Boamah, I. (2023). Spirit World and Wealth Creation: Theological Reflections on Pastoral Care for Sakawa Victims at the Patmos Prayer and Retreat Center, Ghana. Journal of Advocacy, Research and Education, 10(2), 28.
      16. Ankuyi, F., Tham-Agyekum, E. K., Ankrah, D., Oduro-Owusu, A. Y., Bakang, J. A., Boansi, D., Asirifi, S. (2023). Beyond certification: Investigating the nexus between compliance with sustainable agriculture standard and livelihood assets of certified smallholder cocoa farmers in Ghana, Cogent Food & Agriculture, 9(1), 1-25
      17. Hammond, N. R., Tham-Agyekum, E. K., Ankuyi, F., Colecraft, A. D., Osei, J. E., Collins, O., Bakang, J. A., & Roland, A. (2023). Analysing Cocoa Farmers' Perception on the Use of Print Media for Extension Delivery in Adansi Asokwa, Ghana. RJOAS, 5(137), 85. DOI: 10.18551/rjoas.2023-05.09
      18. Chiu, M., Bakang, J. A., & Tham-Agyekum, E. K. (2023). Perception Matters: Exploring Climate Variability, Mitigation and the Effect on Cocoa Productivity in Adansi Brofoyedru, Ghana. International Journal of Food and Agricultural Economics, 11(3), 175-187.
      19. Yeboah, I., Asante, B. O., Prah, S., Boansi, D., Tham-Agyekum, E. K., Asante, I. S., & Aidoo, R. (2023). Perception and Adoption of Food Safety Practices (FSP) Among Beef Sellers and Consumers: Empirical Evidence from Ghana. Cogent Food & Agriculture, 9(2), 2287285. DOI: 10.1080/23311932.2023.2287285
      20. Jones, E. O., Tham-Agyekum, E. K., Ankuyi, F., Ankrah, D. A., Akaba, S., Shafiwu, A. B., & Richard, F. N. (2023). Mobile agricultural extension delivery and climate-smart agricultural practices in a time of a pandemic: Evidence from southern Ghana. Environmental and Sustainability Indicators, 19,
      21. Tham-Agyekum, E. K., Ntem, S., Sarbah, E., Anno-Baah, K., Asiedu, P., Bakang, J. A., & Jones, E. O. (2023). Resilience against climate variability: The application of nature-based solutions by cocoa farmers in Ghana. Environmental and Sustainability Indicators, 20,
      22. Tham-Agyekum, E. K., Appiah, S. K., Ankuyi, F., Bakang, J. A., Frimpong-Manso, J., Edeafour, P. P., & Asiamah, M. T. (2023). Maize farmers’ response to crisis: The case of fall armyworm infestation in Ejisu Municipality, Ghana. Cogent Social Sciences, 9(2), 2275862. DOI: 10.1080/23311886.2023.2275862.
      23. Acheampong, A. O., Tham-Agyekum, E. K., Ankuyi, F., Nimoh, F., Okorley, E. L., Bakang, J. A., & Frimpong Manso, J. (2023). Measuring the knowledge, attitude, skills and aspirations of cocoa farmers towards the use of pesticides. Agricultural Socio-Economics Journal, 23(3), 385-402. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21776/ub.agrise.2023.023.3.11
      24. Acheampong, M., Appiah, P., Tham-Agyekum, E. K., Bakang, J. A., Jones, E. O., Osei, C., & Ankuyi, F. (2023). Farmers' accessibility and use of hybrid cocoa seedlings for cocoa rehabilitation: Empirical results from Amenfi Central District, Ghana. RJOAS, 5(137), 129. DOI: 10.18551/rjoas.2023-05.13
      25. Boansi, D., Owusu, V., Tham-Agyekum, E. K., Wongnaa, C. A., Frimpong, J. A., & Bukari, K. N. (2023). Responding to harvest failure: Understanding farmers' coping strategies in the semi-arid Northern Ghana. PLoS ONE, 18(4), e0284328. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0284328
      26. Tham-Agyekum, E. K., Appiah, A., Ankuyi, F., Sangber-Dery, G.-M., Antwi, C., Acheampong, K. O., Akolgo, T., Adesah, T., & Bakang, J. A. (2023). Exploring gender inequalities and promoting equal opportunities in Ghana's cocoa industry using Harvard analytical framework. International Journal of Humanities Education and Social Sciences, 3(2), 625-639. Retrieved from https://ijhess.com/index.php/ijhess/
      27. Akomdo, C., Bakang, J-E. A., Tham-Agyekum, E. K., Akese, I., Oye, S., Yankyerah, O. K., & Prah, S. (2023). Adoption of good agronomic practices by tomato farmers in rural Ghana: An application of the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology. Agricultural Socio-Economics Journal, 23(2), 185-197. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21776/ub.agrise.2023.023.2.8
      28. Frimpong, A. A., Nimoh, F., Tham-Agyekum, E. K., & Mensah, L. A. (2023). Consumers’ perception and choice of shopping place for locally produced tomatoes in the Ashanti Region, Ghana. Journal of Agribusiness and Rural Development, 4(70), 433–443. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17306/J.JARD.2023.01736
      29. Tham-Agyekum, E. K., Ankuyi, F., Bakang, J. A., Quayson, N., Okantah, D., Hope, T., Osei-Nyarko, J., & Wesley, R. R. (2023). Local voices for cocoa production: Experiences of Ghanaian cocoa farmers on community radio. International Journal on Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resources, 4(01), 34-43.
      30. Frimpong-Manso, J., Tham-Agyekum, E. K., Boansi, D., Ankuyi, F., Antwi, E., Bakang, J. A., Tawiah, F. O., & Nimoh, F. (2023). Measuring perceptions and the drivers of membership commitment of cocoa farmers’ cooperative societies in Atwima Mponua District, Ghana. Agricultural Socio-Economics Journal, 23(1), 111-120. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21776/ub.agrise.2023.023.1.14
      31. Boadu, F. N., Appiah, P., Tham-Agyekum, E. K., Bakang, J. A., & Nimoh, F. (2023). Does cooperative membership improve cocoa farmer income? Evidence from Mankranso cocoa district, Ghana. Agricultural Socio-Economics Journal, 23(3), 345-356. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21776/ub.agrise.2023.023.3.8
      32. Sangber-Dery, G.-M., Tham-Agyekum, E. K., Ankuyi, F., Bakang, J. A., Lartey, N. N. L., Okorley, E. L., Jones, E. O., & Boansi, D. (2023, September 23). Farm operation injuries among cocoa farmers in Ghana: Investigating the causes, choice of treatment and compliance to safety standards. African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development. DOI: 10.1080/20421338.2023.2247754
      33. Tham-Agyekum, E. K., Wongnaa, C. A., Kwapong, N. A., Boansi, D., Ankuyi, F., Prah, S., Bakang, J. A., Okorley, E. L., & Laten, E. (2023). Impact of children’s appropriate work participation in cocoa farms on household welfare: Evidence from Ghana. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 14, 100901.
      34. Acheampong, A. O., Tham-Agyekum, E. K., Ankuyi, F., Bakang, J. A., Okorley, E. L., Aidoo, D. C., & Jones, E. O. (2023). The gender differential analysis: Knowledge, attitude, practices and aspirations of pesticide use among cocoa farmers in Asamankese Cocoa District, Ghana. International Journal on Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resources, 4(04), 41-50. Retrieved from http://www.fanres.org
      35. Jones, E. O., Tham-Agyekum, E. K., Sarfo-Mensah, B., Kombat, P., & Ankuyi, F. (2023). Perception of agricultural extension agents towards the performance of project based extension delivery on food security in Ghana. International Journal on Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resources, 4(04), 103-112.
      36. Agyei, R. O., Amankwah, K., Tham-Agyekum, E. K., Narh, E., Quaye, J., & Bakang, J. A. (2023). Unveiling the nexus: How extension delivery methods drive the adoption of improved agronomic practices among cocoa farmers in Ghana. International Journal on Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resources, 4(04), 51-61.
      37. Nimoh, F., Tham-Agyekum, E. K., Dankwah, G., Amoakwa, K. T., & Sakye, E. (2023). Analysis of factors influencing the decision of cooked food vendors on KNUST campus to practice bookkeeping. Jurnal Social Economic of Agriculture, 12(2), 105-118. DOI: doi.org/10.26418/j.sea.v10i2.69069.
      38. Tham-Agyekum, E. K., & Ankuyi, F. (2023). Climate Change Communication Among Ghanaian Cocoa Farmers: Social Media as a Driver. In W. Leal Filho et al. (Eds.), University Initiatives on Climate Change Education and Research. Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
      39. Effoh-Forson Asamoah, W., Appiah, P., Tham-Agyekum, E. K. (2023). Assessment of the usage of extension communication channels for disseminating crop production information to oil palm farmers in the Birim South District, Ghana. Journal of Advocacy, Research and Education, 10(3), 133.
      40. Boateng, C. Y., Asiamah, M., Tham-Agyekum, E. K., Tawiah, F. O., & Bakang, J. A. (2023). Antecedent of farmers’ response to the cocoa rehabilitation programme in the Sefwi-Boako Cocoa District, Ghana. Agricultural Socio-Economics Journal, 23(3), 357-371. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21776/ub.agrise.2023.023.3.9
      41. Aborah, R., Appiah, P., Tham-Agyekum, E. K., Amankwah, K., Bakang, J. A., Nimoh, F., Ankuyi, F. (2023). The effect of farmer business school on household welfare: Evidence from cocoa farmers in Atwima Nwabiagya North District, Ghana. Applied Studies in Agribusiness and Commerce, 17(2), 73-81.
      42. Tham-Agyekum, E. K., Nimoh, F., Boakye, D., Yeboah, A., & Abubakar, U. A. B. (2023). Perceptions, Profitability and Determinants of Granulated Cassava Packaging in Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana. APSTRACT, 17(1), 5-15
      43. Kwarteng, E., Nimoh, F., Tham-Agyekum, E. K., Aidoo, R., Mensah, J. O., & Bakang, J. A. (2022). An Empirical Analysis of the Determinants of Adoption of Improved Cassava Varieties in Mampong Municipality, Ghana, Journal of Advocacy, Research and Education, 9(1), 3.
      44. Antwi, A., Tham-Agyekum, E. K., Colecraft, A. D., Okorley, E. L., Bakang, J. A., Boansi, D., & Owusu, A. B. (2022). Communicating with Radio: Examining the Experiences and Perceptions of Farmers in Ghana, 1(121), 45. DOI: 10.18551/rjoas.2022-01.06
      45. Tham-Agyekum, E. K., Nimoh, F., Bakang, J. A., Osei, J. E., Amankwah, K., & Okorley, E. L. (2022). Farmer Business School Participation in Ghana: Implications for Market Orientation, Entrepreneurial Proclivity and Livelihood Performance, Journal of Agriculture and Crops. 8(1), 1-6. DOI: https://doi.org/10.32861/jac.81.1.6
      46. Ankuyi, F., Tham-Agyekum, E. K., Colecraft, A. D., Bakang, J. A., Amankwah, K., Addison, A. K., & Tsetse, M. W. (2022). Drivers of Knowledge, Attitude, Practice, Aspiration and Perceptions of Sustainable Agriculture Standard: Evidence from Certified Cocoa Farmers in Ghana. 11(131), 125
      47. Nimoh, F., Tham-Agyekum, E. K., Adu, M. A., Emmanuel, C., Titilayo, A., & Kwadwo, A. (2022). Seed Maize Sources and Effects on Yield and Farm Income in Techiman Municipality, Ghana. 1(121), 121. DOI: 10.18551/rjoas.2022-01.15
      48. Tham-Agyekum, E. K., Okorley, E. L., Kwarteng, J., Bakang, J. A., & Nimoh, F. (2021). Enhancing Market Orientation of Cocoa Farmers Through Farmer Business Schools: The Ghana Cocobod Experience. Asian Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development, 11(1), 129-138.
      49. Suuk, J. L., Nimoh, F., Tham-Agyekum, E. K., Bakang, J. A., & Aidoo, R. (2021). Determinants of Access and Use of Improved Water Sources by Households in the Northern Region of Ghana. RJOAS, 10(118), 121. DOI: 10.18551/rjoas.2021-10.15
      50. Tham-Agyekum, E. K., Kwarteng, J., Okorley, E. L., & Nimoh, F. (2021). Market Orientation and Entrepreneurial Proclivity as Antecedents of Innovative Behaviour: Implications for Cocoa Farmers in Ghana. Journal of Agriculture and Crops, 7(4), 132-139. DOI: https://doi.org/10.32861/jac.74.132.139
      51. Tham-Agyekum, E. K., Kwarteng, J., Okorley, E. L., & Nimoh, F. (2021). Exploring the Critical Determinants of Market Orientation of Cocoa Farmers in Ghana. Journal of Advocacy, Research and Education, 8(1), 13.
      52. Suuk, J. L., Nimoh, F., Bakang, J., Aidoo, R., & Tham-Agyekum, E. K. (2020). Domestic Water Sources in Northern Region, Ghana. Journal of Advocacy, Research and Education, 7(3), 19.

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