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Frank Kwaku Agyei

Silviculture and Forest Management

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About

Dr. Frank Kwaku Agyei is a scholar of environmental justice and rural wellbeing. He studies the social and political-economic causes of the precarity and suffering of natural-resource-dependent communities. He conducts his research in four inter-linked arenas: natural resource tenure and access; distribution along natural resource commodity chains; decentralization and democratic local government; and household vulnerability in the face of climate change. Dr. Agyei uses a political-economy approach drawing on disciplines of sociology, anthropology, political science, political philosophy and geography. He transmits the findings of his research through books, articles, a children’s book, film, policy briefs, sculptures, teaching and lectures. He has been privileged not only to review multiple development issues in developing countries but to have hands-on experience in designing, implementing and reviewing various development and poverty reduction approaches, impact investment and eco-entrepreneurship for over 12 years.

Research Summary

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The researcher's work focuses on advancing understanding of food security, sustainable practices, and governance within Ghana. Their studies examine themes such as protecting and developing forests for food production, managing rural agroecosystems, addressing energy challenges, and exploring agricultural policies linked to carbon emissions. The research highlights key issues in resource management, particularly in protected areas and traditional lands, while also emphasizing the role of politics and social responsibility in shaping economic and environmental priorities.

Research Themes

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Governance and Conservation Effectiveness in Protected Areas and Indigenous and Locally Managed Areas(2023)
Representation without accountability in forestry: experiences from the Social Responsibility Agreement in Ghana(2017)
Decentralized forest governance and community representation outcomes: analysis of the modified taungya system in Ghana(2018)
“Forestry officials don't have any land or rights here”: Authority of politico-legal institutions along Ghana's charcoal commodity chain(2019)
Customary authorities and decentralized natural resource management: A review(2021)
Chiefs, representation and non-citizenship in forestry(2015)
Biodiversity, environmental health and human well-being: analysis of linkages and pathways(2014)
Profit and profit distribution along Ghana's charcoal commodity chain(2018)
From crisis to context: Reviewing the future of sustainable charcoal in Africa(2022)
Access along Ghana’s charcoal commodity chain(2019)
Charcoal politics in Africa: Value chains, resource complexes, and energopolitics(2023)
Financial autonomy and income for emergencies drive women at the Sekyere Afram Plains District of Ghana to produce charcoal(2025)
Drivers of cocoa encroachment into protected forests: the case of three forest reserves in Ghana(2020)
Contextualising sustainable transhumant pastoralism: A systematic review(2024)
Cattle violence: the politics and fantasies of cattle ranching in Ghana(2024)
Sustainability of Climate Change Adaptation Strategies: Experiences from Eastern Ghana(2016)
How farmer-herder conflicts reconfigure the authority of politico-legal institutions in Ghana(2024)
Conflict actors influence the dynamics of agropastoral policies to accommodate their preferences and expectations in Ghana(2024)
The policy and practice of the Social Responsibility Agreement in Ghana(2017)
PROFITS, ACCESS AND AUTHORITY ALONG GHANA’S CHARCOAL COMMODITY CHAIN(2019)

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