Nelson Winston Agbo
The researcher's research is structured across several domains, reflecting a comprehensive exploration of ecological, nutritional, and agricultural themes within African contexts. Their work can be broadly categorized as follows: 1. **Marine Biology and Ecology**: Focuses on marine life interactions with the environment, including beach sand mining impacts and coastal erosion studies. 2. **Coastal and Marine Dynamics**: Examines environmental changes along the coastline, such as coastal erosion in Cape Coast and wave action dynamics in Nigerian waters. 3. **Research in Cotton Cultivation**: Aims to enhance agricultural productivity through innovative processing techniques for oilseed byproducts used in animal feed. 4. **Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth**: Investigates the nutritional aspects of aquatic fish populations, including growth performance, water flow effects on Nile Tilapia, and feed evaluation studies. 5. **Fish Biology and Ecology**: Studies early ontogeny of species like Heterotis niloticus and evaluates factors influencing fish development, such as hydrophobicity and rotifer live feeds. 6. **Fisheries and Aquaculture Studies**: Explores various systems in aquaculture, including feed evaluation, aquaculture development impact on ecosystems, commercial practices, and water quality issues. 7. **Land Use and Ecosystem Services**: Focuses on land management strategies, such as tree diversity and water access through aquaculture projects. 8. **Agricultural Systems and Practices**: Examines agricultural strategies like sustainable sanitation in aquaculture and small-scale fish farms. 9. **Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies**: Investigates marine ecosystems, including ghost crab population declines due to habitat changes. 10. ** Livestock and Poultry Management**: Looks at animal production systems, including aquaculture and farm-made feeds for Nile Tilapia. 11. **Fish Behavior**: Explores the biological aspects of fish development, such as early ontogeny and hydrophobicity. 12. **Fisheries and Aquaculture Studies**: Evaluates various fish species in reservoirs and their economic impacts on aquaculture development. The researcher's work is a balance between ecological conservation efforts and integrated agricultural practices, aiming to enhance both sustainability and economic viability across African ecosystems.
Faculty Biography
Prof. Nelson Agbo is with the Department of Fisheries and Watershed Management, Kwame Nkrumah University Science and Technology, Kumasi. He holds MSc. in Water Bioresources and Aquaculture (Kaliningrad State Technical University) and a PhD. in Aquaculture (Stirling University).Prof Agbo is an aquaculture professional whose research interests span across aquaculture systems and technologies (including waste-water aquaculture), aquaculture nutrition studies on the use of alternative feedstuffs as protein sources and exploring feeding strategies to reduce feed cost as well as the development and diversification of species for aquaculture in Ghana. He also has other research interests including; exploring sustainable water use to mitigate the impacts of climate change, taxonomy and systematics of fishes of inland waters and the conservation of coastal areas of Ghana.Prof. Agbo has been teaching and conducting research on the above research areas by collaborating with institutions in Ghana and abroad. Aside research he has worked as a consultant for governmental agencies, non-governmental organizations and private companies in the fisheries sector.
Agricultural Systems and Practices
Agriculture and Rural Development Research
Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity
Child Nutrition and Water Access
Coastal and Marine Dynamics
Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
Fish Biology and Ecology Studies
Fish biology, ecology, and behavior
Fisheries and Aquaculture Studies
Innovation and Socioeconomic Development
Iron and Steelmaking Processes
Land Use and Ecosystem Services
Livestock and Poultry Management
Marine Biology and Ecology Research
Metallurgical Processes and Thermodynamics
Research in Cotton Cultivation
Effect of pelleted diets with different protein levels on the growth and survival of the African bony-tongue (Heterotis niloticus) fry
Open AccessDetermining the Best Weaning Age to Dry Feeds and the Influence of Phospholipids and Long Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (LC‐PUFAs) on Digestive Enzyme Activity and Growth Performance of African Bony‐Tongue (<i>Heterotis niloticus</i>) Fry
Open AccessEarly ontogeny of the African bony-tongue (Heterotis niloticus) and the effect of Artemia and rotifer live feeds on larval digestive enzyme activity and performance
Open AccessEffect of three commercial feeds on the growth performance of Hybrid Catfish (Heteroclarias) juveniles
Open AccessEarly ontogeny of the African bony-tongue (Heterotis niloticus) and effects of Artemia and rotifer live feeds on larval digestive enzyme activity and performance
Open AccessEffects of Feeding Strategies on Growth Performance and Economic Returns on the Production of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) in Fertilized Ponds
Open AccessDevelopment of a small-scale commercial fish farm in the Ashanti Region of Ghana: a case study of Mr. Poku Gyinaye of Bosomtwi Integrated Aqualife Village.
Development of a small-scale commercial fish farm in the Ashanti Region of Ghana: A Case Study of Mr. Poku Gyinaye of Bosomtwi Integrated Aqualife Village
Anaesthetic potential of propofol for nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus): Effect of anaesthetic concentration and body weight
Open AccessGrowth Performance and Cost-Effectiveness of Farm-Made and Commercial Tilapia Starter Diets in Nile Tilapia ( Oreochromis niloticus L.) Fingerling Production in Ghana
Open AccessWater Quality Status of Tono and Vea Reservoirs for Aquaculture Development in the Upper East Region of Ghana
Open AccessTrophic Status and Development of Aquaculture Management Areas (AMAs) For the two Major Reservoirs: Tono and Vea, in the Upper East Region of Ghana
Effects of water flow rates on growth and welfare of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) reared in a recirculating aquaculture system
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Open AccessGroundnut and Cottonseed Meals in Tilapia Juvenile Diets: Effects onApparent Nutrient Digestibility, Short-Term Growth Performance, FeedUtilization and Carcass Composition
Processing techniques of selected oilseed by-products of potential use in animal feed: Effects on proximate nutrient composition, amino acid profile and antinutrients
Open AccessGroundnut and Cottonseed Meals in Tilapia Juvenile Diets: Effects on Apparent Nutrient Digestibility, Short-Term Growth Performance, Feed Utilization and Carcass Composition
Production and use of farm-made fish feeds by small-scale pond fish farmers in Ghana
Evaluation of Farm-made and Commercial Tilapia Diets for Small-scale Hapa Production of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus L.) in Ghana
Open AccessHarnessing Local Raw Materials for Engineering and Technological Development in Nigeria
Tree and Trait Diversity, Species Coexistence, and Diversity-functional Relations of Green Spaces in Kumasi, Ghana
Open AccessThe Steel Industry: A Stimulus to National Development
Coastal Erosion in Ghana: Causes, Policies, and Management
Evaluation of Locally-available Agroindustrial Byproducts as Partial Replacements to Fishmeal in Diets for Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) Production in Ghana
Open AccessCharacteristics of cage aquaculture in Ghana- A case study of Lake Volta at Asuogyaman District.
Human use and modification of beaches and dunes are linked to ghost crab (Ocypode spp) population decline in Ghana
Open AccessThe ecological effects of beach sand mining in Ghana using ghost crabs (Ocypode species) as biological indicators
Assessment of sand and stone mining along the coastline of Cape Coast, Ghana
Open AccessEconomic and environmental benefits from integrating Aquaculture and Agriculture (IAA) in Ghana - presentation of system setup
Effects of Two Environmental Best Management Practices on Pond Water and Effluent Quality and Growth of Nile Tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus
Open AccessDietary Crystalline DL-Methionine Supplementation of Oilseed Meal-Based Diets: Effects on Growth and Feed Utilization of Juvenile Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus L.)
Challenges to wastewater aquaculture: a case study of traditional and emerging contaminant concentrations in African catfish [Abstract only]
Promoting sustainable sanitation through wastewater-fed aquaculture: a case study from Ghana
Fish fauna of the Owabi Dam Reservoir in Ghana
The Current State of the Clam, Galatea paradoxa, Fishery at the Lower Volta River, Ghana
Open AccessThe Potential of Groundnut (<i>Arachis hypogaea</i>L.) By-Products as Alternative Protein Sources in the Diet of Nile Tilapia (<i>Oreochromis niloticus</i>)
Constraints and opportunities in cage aquaculture in Ghana.
Oilseed Meals as Dietary Protein Sources for Juvenile Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus L.)
Open AccessDepartment of Fisheries and Watershed Management
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology