Simon Cudjoe Fialor

Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness and Extension

About

Prof. Fialor was promoted to Associate Professor at the Department of Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness and Extension of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi in 2012. He graduated from the University of Agricultural Sciences, Bamgalore, India with a BSc Agricultural Marketing and Co-operation in 1983 and MSc in Agricultural Economics in 1986. He was appointed a lecturer in the Department in October 1986 and proceeeded to the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne in England in 1990 where he obtained his PhD in Agricultural Economics in 1994. Since then he has been at the KNUST, involved in teaching, research in several areas of eoconomics relevance,, consultancy and different community services related to his professional area. His teaching and research works focus on the major topics in agricultural economics, with emphasis on agricultural marketing and policy, agribusiness and development economics issues.

Research Summary

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The researcher conducts a comprehensive study that integrates extensive field research across diverse domains to assess various facets of agricultural productivity, valuation, efficiency, sustainability, resource management, and biological processes. This integrated approach spans communities, regions, and cultural contexts, employing both applied and theoretical methods to provide insights into the economic dynamics and practical innovations driving agricultural practices.

Research Themes

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The impact of NERICA adoption on productivity and poverty of the small-scale rice farmers in the Gambia(2012)

Impact of contract farming on rice farm performance: Endogenous switching regression(2019)

Contract farming and rice production efficiency in Ghana(2020)

Profitability of positive selection technique for seed yam production in Ghana and Nigeria(2022)

Willingness to Pay for Biofertilizers among Grain Legume Farmers in Northern Ghana(2018)

Economics of small-scale seed yam production in Ghana: implications for commercialization.(2011)

The role of improved technology to enhance Total Factor Productivity (TFP): The case of quality seed yam production in Ghana and Nigeria(2020)

Impact of Improved Rice Variety on Productivity Among Smallholder Farmers in Ghana(2017)

Effect of a Food Crop Development Project on Livelihood of Small-Scale Maize Farmers, Ghana(2012)

Technical and Resource Use Efficiency of Urban Vegetable Farming in the Kumasi Metropolis: A Stochastic Frontier Approach(2018)

Estimating the demand for municipal waste compost via farmers’ willingness-to-pay in Ghana(2005)

Willingness to Pay for Faecal Compost by Farmers in Southern Ghana(2014)

Examining the structure of awareness and perceptions of groundnut aflatoxin among Ghanaian health and agricultural professionals and its influence on their actions(2008)

Dibba et al 2012 Food Security(2016)

Effects of dietary inclusions of oilseed meals on physical characteristics and feed intake of diets for the Nile Tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus(2015)

Local agro-industrial by-products with potential use in Ghanaian aquaculture: a review(2014)

Digestibility and postprandial ammonia excretion in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) fed diets containing different oilseed by-products(2015)

Groundnut consumption frequency in Ghana(2008)

Impact of Irrigation Ecology on Rice Production Efficiency in Ghana(2018)

Factors Influencing Market Participants Decision to Sort Groundnuts along the Marketing Chain in Ghana(2009)

Estimation of Margins and Efficiency in the Ghanaian Yam Marketing Chain(2012)

Production Efficiency of Smallholder Rice Farms under Contract Farming Scheme in Ghana(2018)

Impact of positive selection technology on seed yam productivity(2024)

Nature and performance of smoked marine fish markets. Evidence from Ghana(2024)

Drivers of smoked marine fish prices and challenges along the value chain(2022)

Wear rate of animal-drawn ploughshares in selected Ghanaian soils(2006)

Are Ghanaians aware of the aflatoxin menace?(2008)

Ghanaian health and agricultural administrators' perceptions of the health and economic effects of aflatoxin contamination of groundnuts.(2012)

Decomposition Analysis of Technological Change in Rice Production in Ghana(2016)

Mining Effects on Rural Livelihoods, Adopted Strategies and the Role of Stakeholder and Regulatory Institutions in Ghana. Evidence of the Amansie West District of Ghana(2017)

Performance of Micro and Small Scale Agribusinesses in Northern Region of Ghana: Non-financial Analysis(2014)

Varietal Adoption and Economics of Rice Production in Ejura-Sekyedumase and Atebubu-Amantin Municipalities of Ghana(2016)

The Impact of Irrigation on The Reproductive Growth Parameters of Mango In A Coastal Savannah Agro-Ecological Zone of Ghana(2017)

Determinants of Supply of Locally Processed Poultry Meat in Greater Accra Region of Ghana(2015)

AN ANALYSIS OF THE PRODUCTION PATTERN AND MARKETING OF COCOA IN GHANA(1985)

Author response for "Drivers of smoked marine fish prices and challenges along the value chain"(2022)

Impact of Positive Selection Technology on Seed Yam Productivity(2023)

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