Kwame Twum-Ampofo
11 Publications8 Research Themes8 Open Access
Research Overview & Focus
The researcher's research focuses on advancing sustainable agricultural practices, particularly through intercropping systems and land management strategies. They emphasize improving plant and soil health, integrating agroforestry methods, addressing environmental factors such as heavy metals, and exploring sustainable resource use by farmers. The work combines empirical evidence with theoretical models to address challenges in optimizing agricultural sustainability across diverse ecosystems.
Key Research Themes (8)
Life Sciences
African Botany and Ecology Studies
Life Sciences
Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems
Life Sciences
Banana Cultivation and Research
Life Sciences
Cassava research and cyanide
Life Sciences
Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy
Social Sciences
Global trade and economics
Physical Sciences
Heavy metals in environment
Life Sciences
Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
Publications (11)
Augmentation of mineral fertilizer with organic nutrient sources to improve soil quality and nutrient use efficiency in cocoa landscape in Ghana
Mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions through shade systems and climate-smart soil fertility interventions in cocoa landscapes in the Semi-deciduous ecological zone of Ghana
Open AccessPlantain-Tree Rubber Intercropping Systems Improved Productivity in the Tropical Humid Zone of Ghana, West Africa
Open AccessImproved legume fallows: Influence on nitrogen and microbial dynamics, and maize (<i>Zea mays</i>L) grain yield in sub-humid zone of West Africa
Open AccessToward sustainable land resources management with agroforestry: empirical evidence from the Sunyani west district of Ghana
Rubber and plantain intercropping: Effects of different planting densities on soil characteristics
Open AccessLogistic analysis of factors and perception of smallholder rubber farmers to intercrop: a case study involving rubber and plantain intercropping system in Ghana
Open Access2019Global trade and economics
Effect of duration of reclamation on soil quality indicators of a surface – Mined acid forest Oxisol in South – Western Ghana
Open Access2015Heavy metals in environment
Using Cajanus Cajan in Biomass Transfer Technology to Increase Yield of Tomato (<em>Lycopersicon Esculentum Mill.</em>)
Open AccessGrowth Response of <i>Gliricidia sepium</i> (Jacq.)Walp to Inoculation with Different Arbuscular Mycorrhizal (Am) Fungi
Open AccessCharcoal production as sustainable source of livelihood in Afram Plains and Kintampo North Districts in Ghana
2007Cassava research and cyanide
Academic Metrics
DepartmentDepartment of Agroforestry
Total Publications11
Research Themes8
Open Access Papers8
Department of Agroforestry
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology