DR. ADINAN B. SHAFIWULecturerDEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD ECONOMICSFACULTY OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND CONSUMER SCIENCESNYANKPALA Campus
Background
Adinan B. Shafiwu (PhD): Is a highly self-motivated person with high passion for teaching, research and entrepreneurship. He is a Lecturer, a J-Pal African Scholar and a Researcher in the field of Agricultural and Development Economics. He has extensive experience in teaching, research and development work. He has taught courses in areas such as: Introduction to Microeconomics, Advance Economic theory, Mathematics for Economics, Intermediate statistics, Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management etc. He has also held some key positions in the department such as the department examination officer and quality assurance officer. Most of his research is in the area of agricultural productivity analysis, Technology Adoption, Efficiency, impact evaluation of projects, Econometrics and economics of climate change. He has published over 20 articles in both international and National reputable peer review journals and has also presented his research findings in several local and international conferences. He is currently a member of the Ghana Association of Agricultural Economics.
Email Address: shafiwu@uds.edu.gh
Mohammed T., Amfo B., & Shafiwu A.B. (2023). Social Norms Perspective of Agriculture Technology Adoption and Welfare in Ghana, Extending Multinomial Endogenous Treatment Effect Model. Technology in Society, doi.org/10.1016/j.techsoc.2023:102324 74 102324.
Nirmal R.K., Mishra S.N., Shafiwu, A.B., Shailendra G., Suresh C.B., & Sandhya N. (2023). Production Technology Adoption and Electronic Market Participation Intensity of Chilli (dry) Farmers in India. Application of Triple-Hurdle Model, Cogent Economics & Finance, 11:1, 2207939, DOI: 10.1080/23322039.2023.2207939
Nirmal R.K., Shafiwu A.B., & Saravanakumar V. (2023). Structure of Vegetables Demand in India during Covid-19 Regime: An Econometric Approach. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemical Engineering 3(2): 1 – 20;2023.
Nirmal R.K., Jagan M.R., Shafiwu, A.B., and Venkataviswateja B. (2023). Modelling and Forecasting of Daily Modal Prices of Vegetables in Andhra Pradesh, India. The Pharma Innovation Journal; 12(3): 4604-4617.
Shafiwu A.B., Donkoh S.A., & Abdul-Malik A. (2022). The welfare Impact of Improved Seed Variety Adoption in Ghana. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, doi: https:// doi.org/10.1016/j.jafr.2022.100347.
Amfo B., Shafiwu A.B., &Mohammed T. (2022). Fertilizer subsidy programme and cocoa productivity in Ghana. International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, Emerald Publishing Limited 1741-0401 DOI 10.1108/IJPPM-04-2022-0194.
Shafiwu A.B., Donkoh S.A., & Abdul-Malik A. (2022). Assessing the Technical Efficiency of Improved Tomato Variety Production in Selected Agro-Ecological Zones of Ghana. Review of Agricultural and Applied Economics. XXX: 65-78. doi: 10.15414/raae.2022.25.01.
Anang B.T., & Shafiwu A.B. (2022). Profit Efficiency of Smallholder Maize Farmers in Sagnarigu Municipal of Northern Ghana. Review of Agricultural and Applied Economics. XXV (Number 1, 2022): 26-32. doi: 10.15414/raae.2022.25.01.
Shafiwu A. B., & Cobbinah M.T. (2022). Assessing Tomato Marketing Efficiency in Selected Agro-Ecological Zones of Ghana. Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology 40(1): 78-92, 2022; Article no. AJAEES.77915 ISSN: 2320-7027.
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.
