DR. ALHASSAN ANDANISenior LecturerDEPARTMENT OF FOOD SECURITY AND CLIMATE CHANGEFACULTY OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND CONSUMER SCIENCESNYANKPALA Campus
Background
Alhassan Andani (PhD) is an Applied Agricultural Economist by training with a good background in Economics. He is a Senior Lecturer and the Head of Department of the Department of Food Security and Climate Change and was recently transferred from the Mathematics Department of the erstwhile University for Development Studies’ (UDS) satellite campus in Navrongo. Dr. Andani has over 10 years’ experience in teaching undergraduate courses; including Economic Growth and Development, Microeconomic Theory, Public Finance, Labour Economics, Econometric Theory, Basic Environmental and Health Economics, among others with UDS. Dr. Andani has conducted extensive research in areas of food security, rural development and rural finance. His current research exploits are centred on sustainable food crop production; food and nutrition security as well as rural poverty and livelihood strategies. Dr. Andani is an external Examiner to the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) of the University of Ghana. He has a long period of experience working with civil society organizations The Ghanaian Danish Communities Association (GDCA) and Ibis West Africa in the areas of community development and complementary education for deprived rural communities. He is a member of the Ghana Association of Agricultural Economists (GAAE) and a research fellow of the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC).
Email: alhassan.andani@uds.edu.gh or zangbalungdow@gmail.com
Andani, A., & Abdulai, M. (2023). Farm households’ welfare and smallholder rice production in northern Ghana: Does all-year-round cultivation make any difference? International Journal of Agricultural Science, Research and Technology in Extension and Education Systems, 13(2), 75-86. Retrieved from https://ijasrt.shoushtar.iau.ir/article_703433_fd92bc03b2e6506ef62ee48c629ed10f.pdf
Andani, A., Jatoe, J. B. D., & Al-Hassan, R. M. (2021). Production of Indigenous Food Crops: Implications for Children’s Nutritional Status of Farm Households in Northern Ghana. The European Journal of Development Research, 1-15.
Iddrisu, S., Andani, A., & Solomon, A. A. (2022). The impact of institutional quality on living standards: Evidence from 20 sub-Sahara African (SSA) countries. Journal of Development and Agricultural Economics, 14(1), 20-29.
Andani, A. (2020). Welfare Effects of the Production of Indigenous Food Crops in Farming Communities in the Northern Region of Ghana. South Asian Journal of Social Studies and Economics, 8(2), 35-45.
Andani, A. and Jatoe, J.B.D (2020). Influence of Women on Crop Choice Decision Making among Farm Households in Northern Ghana. International Journal of Agricultural Science, Research and Technology in Extension and Education Systems, 10(1), 17-28.
Andani, A., Moro, A.-H. B. and Issahaku, G. (2020). Fertilizer subsidy policy and smallholder farmers crop productivity: The case of maize production in North-Eastern Ghana. Journal of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, 12(2), 18-25.
Andani, A. (2019). Indigenous Food Crop Production and Extent Decisions among Farm Households in Northern Ghana. International Journal of Agricultural Science, Research and Technology in Extension and Education Systems, 9(4), 177-187.
Andani, A., and Al-hassan, S. (2012). The determinants of the financing decisions of listed and non-listed firms in Ghana. Asian Economic and Financial Review, 2(7), 751-771.
Al-hassan, S., Abdul-Malik, A., and Andani, A. (2011). The role of Grameen Ghana in improving income of women shea butter processors. Journal of Development and Agricultural Economics, 3(11), 537-544.
Al-hassan, S., Andani, A., and Abdul-Malik, A. (2011). The role of community radio in livelihood improvement: The case of Simli Radio. Field Actions Science Reports. The journal of field actions,1 (5) . 1-7
Andani, A., Al-Hassan, R. M., Jatoe, B.J. D. and Anim-Somuah, H. (2020). The Production of Indigenous Food Crops: Implications for Nutrition Outcomes of Farm Households in the Northern Region of Ghana. In Al-Hassan R. M., Alhassan, W. S. and Jatoe, B.J.D. (ed.). A Compendium of Thesis Research Papers. University of Ghana Printing Press 2020. Pp.7-20.
Who We Are
The Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Consumer Sciences (FOAFCS), located at the Nyankpala Campus, is the premier faculty of the University for Development Studies (UDS), having begun in 1993 as the Faculty of Agriculture.
