Department of Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness and ExtensionLife SciencesSocial SciencesPhysical Sciences
David Boansi
44 Publications22 Research Themes20 Open Access
Research Overview & Focus
The researcher is engaged in Life Sciences research across various domains, focusing on addressing challenges such as climate change impacts on agriculture, the application of agricultural innovations like cassava production, their social implications on finances and labor markets, and international trade complexities. Specific studies include analyses of extreme weather events in Sudan savanna regions, cassava yields in Togo, and cocoa exports from Ghana. Additionally, the researcher explores technical methods for enhancing crop yields in Côte d'Ivoire through rice production, illustrating a comprehensive approach to understanding agricultural challenges globally.
Faculty Biography
I hold a PhD in Agricultural Economics (from the University of Bonn, Germany) and aim to become one of the finest agricultural, climate change, and development economists in the world. My research efforts are purposed on identifying ways to improve the welfare of farmers and societies at large at local, national, regional and global scales
Key Research Themes (22)
Life Sciences
Agricultural Economics and Practices
Life Sciences
Agricultural Innovations and Practices
Life Sciences
Agricultural risk and resilience
Life Sciences
Agriculture and Rural Development Research
Social Sciences
Business Law and Ethics
Life Sciences
Cassava research and cyanide
Physical Sciences
Climate Change and Environmental Impact
Life Sciences
Climate change impacts on agriculture
Life Sciences
Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy
Life Sciences
Crop Yield and Soil Fertility
Physical Sciences
Energy and Environment Impacts
Social Sciences
Global Trade and Competitiveness
Social Sciences
Global trade and economics
Social Sciences
Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity
Social Sciences
International Science and Diplomacy
Social Sciences
Microfinance and Financial Inclusion
Physical Sciences
Mining and Resource Management
Physical Sciences
Oil Palm Production and Sustainability
Life Sciences
Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement
Social Sciences
Taxation and Legal Issues
Social Sciences
Wine Industry and Tourism
Social Sciences
World Trade Organization Law
Publications (44)
The Power of Unity: Collective Action and Smallholder Agricultural Performance in West Africa
Open AccessModelling the Record Keeping Behaviour of Cocoa Farmers in Ghana
Impact of agricultural credit on productivity, cost and returns from cocoa production in Ghana
Open AccessImpact of integrated soil fertility management on maize yield, yield gap and income in northern Ghana
Open AccessImpact of children’s appropriate work participation in cocoa farms on household welfare: Evidence from Ghana
Open AccessDoes the use of cocoa farmlands for artisanal small-scale gold mining really increase household food insecurity? Evidence from Ghana
Responding to harvest failure: Understanding farmers coping strategies in the semi-arid Northern Ghana
Open AccessPatronage of farm radio as an agricultural knowledge source for farmers: Experiences from Ghana
Open AccessRainfall shocks and household welfare: Evidence from northern Ghana
Productivity Differences in Small Scale Palm Oil Processors Using Different Processing Technologies in Ghana
Open AccessExtreme weather events in Sudan Savanna Region of West Africa
2019Climate change impacts on agriculture
Intra-seasonal risk of agriculturally-relevant weather extremes in West African Sudan Savanna
Effect of Climatic and Non-Climatic Factors on Cassava Yields in Togo: Agricultural Policy Implications
Open AccessAnalysis of farmers’ adaptation to weather extremes in West African Sudan Savanna
Open AccessTransforming a Liability Into An Asset-Creating a Market for CO2-based Products
2016Business Law and Ethics
Effects of trade cost on the textile and apparel market: evidence from Asian countries
The Lack of Market Integration in the Chinese Beer and Wine Markets: Evidence from Stationarity Test
Open AccessGradually “Disappearing”: A Look at the Status of Area Harvested of Millet in Togo, Determinants and Policy Implications
Open AccessWhy the Persistent Increase in Ghana’s Rice Imports? Prescriptions for Future Rice Policy
Open AccessDeterminants of Agricultural Export Trade: A Co-Integration Analysis for Cotton Lint Exports from Chad
Open Access2014Global trade and economics
Cotton Lint Export Trade in the Midst of Distortion: What are the Competitiveness Statuses of Major Players in the Industry? Case of 12 Selected Countries
Comparative Performance of Agricultural Export Trade: During and Post- Agricultural Diversification Project in Ghana
Co-integration Analysis of the Determinants of Cotton Lint Exports from Mali
Open AccessDeterminants of Agricultural Export Trade: Case of Fresh Pineapple Exports from Ghana
Open AccessBUILDING INFORMATION MODELING (BIM) FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF FACILITIES MANAGEMENT (FM) IN MALAYSIA
Open AccessYield Response of Rice in Nigeria: A Co-Integration Analysis
Open AccessResponse of rice output to price and non-price factors in Ghana
Open Access2013Agricultural Economics and Practices
Price and non-price determinants and supply response of rice in Côte d’Ivoire
Open Access2013Agriculture and Rural Development Research
Competitiveness and determinants of coffee exports, producer price and production for Ethiopia
2013Global Trade and Competitiveness
Response of rice yields in Ghana: some prescriptions for future rice policy
2013Agricultural Innovations and Practices
Rice yields in Ghana: Macro-level response and some prescriptions
2013Agricultural Innovations and Practices
Social care facilities management audit (SCFMA) at the residential care home for the elderly (RCHfE) in Malaysia
2013Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity
Rice production in Ghana: past, present and future : Driving forces and required actions
2013Agriculture and Rural Development Research
Acreage response of rice in Côte d'Ivoire: macro-level response and some policy implications.
2013Agriculture and Rural Development Research
Output supply and yield response of rice in Nigeria: implications for future rice policy
2013Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement
Export performance and macro-linkages: A look at the competitiveness and determinants of cocoa exports, production and prices for Ghana
2013Global Trade and Competitiveness
Competitiveness and determinants of cocoa exports from Ghana
2013Global Trade and Competitiveness
The Infrastructure Imperative of Climate Change: Risk-Based Climate Adaptation of Infrastructure
Open AccessLifting off towards Open Government: a report from the EU Belgian Presidency Conference
2011Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity
Décentralisation et déconcentration en droit administratif français
2009Taxation and Legal Issues
Care practice in residential care homes for the elderly (RCHE): the application of visual method using computer-assisted qualitative data analysis software (CAQDAS): NVivo 7.0
2008Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity
Obtaining Networked Scintillation and Total Electron Content Data Across Africa and Asia: Partnering with the IHY/UNBSSI Developing Nations Program
2005International Science and Diplomacy
Developing and rehabilitating social housing from the perspective of institutional model: structure of provision
2005Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity
Note on Free Trade and Protectionism
2002World Trade Organization Law
Academic Metrics
DepartmentDepartment of Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness and Extension
Total Publications44
Research Themes22
Open Access Papers20
Department of Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness and Extension
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology