DR. OSMAN DAMBA TAHIDUSenior LecturerDEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD ECONOMICSFACULTY OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND CONSUMER SCIENCESNYANKPALA Campus
Background
Osman Tahidu Damba (PhD) is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Agricultural & Food Economics with over 15 years of industry experience at both local and international development space. He holds a PhD in Agricultural Economics from Ataturk University, Turkey since 2017, an MPhil in Agribusiness, Legon and a BSc. degree in Agricultural Technology from the University for Development Studies (UDS), Tamale, Ghana. Dr. Damba’s focus is on agricultural policies, climate and food systems, and agribusiness. Prior to joining the UDS in 2013, Dr Damba worked with the International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC), Pan African Organization for Sustainable Development (POSDEV) in charge of evaluations, Agribusiness Cluster Advisor with Farmers Organization Network in Ghana (FONG) and the Association of Church Development Projects (ACDEP). He currently teaches Agricultural Finance and Farm Management, and Postharvest Value Chains at the postgraduate level. He also teaches Agro Enterprise Development, Agricultural Administration and Policy, Environmental and Social Impacts of Climate Change as well as Food and Nutrition Policy at the undergraduate level. Dr. Osman Tahidu Damba has vast experience and expertise in grantsmanship and currently provides leadership in technology identification, prioritization and bundling with multilateral projects.
Abdallah, H. A., Damba, O. T., Danso-Abbeam, G., Alhassan, A. R., & Salifu, I. (2023). Credit Access, Crop Output, and Welfare of Women Farmers in the Northern Region of Ghana. In Empowering Women Through Microfinance in Developing Countries (pp. 51-78). IGI Global.
Kramer, B., Timu, A. G., & Damba, O. (2023). Estimating the intrahousehold costs and benefits of innovations to enhance smallholder farmers’ resilience. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 7.
Natogmah, A., Damba, O. T., & Mabe, F. N. (2023). Effectiveness of certified maize and rice seeds supply outlets in Northern region: what influences smallholder farmers' decision?. Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies.
Sekabira, Haruna, Ghislain T. Tepa-Yotto, Manuele Tamò, Rousseau Djouaka, Mustapha Dalaa, Osman Tahidu Damba, Stephen Yeboah et al (2023). "Socio-economic determinants for the deployment of Climate-Smart One-Health innovations. A meta-analysis approach prioritizing Ghana and Benin." PLOS Sustainability and Transformation 2, no. 3: e0000052.
Baagyere, J., Abdul-Rahaman, A., Wongnaa, C. A., Amfo, B., Issahaku, G., Damba, O. T., & Abdulai, A. M. (2023). Organization and performance of chicken egg marketing in Northern Ghana. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 12, 100633.
Sekabira, Haruna, Ghislain T. Tepa-Yotto, Yusuf Kaweesa, Guy Simbeko, Manuele Tamò, Cyriaque Agboton, Osman Damba Tahidu, and Tahirou Abdoulaye. (2023) "Impact of CS-IPM on Key Social Welfare Aspects of Smallholder Farmers’ Livelihoods." Climate 11 (5), 97.
Akurugu, S., Damba, O. T., & Mohammed, A. R. (2023). Effect of social protection programmes on household food security: a case of the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) programme in the Tolon District of Ghana. SN Social Sciences, 3(1), 1-29.
Hansen, J. W., Born, L., Dossou-Yovo, E. R., Mwongera, C., Dalaa, M. A., Tahidu, O., ... & Grossi, A. (2022). Country-specific challenges to improving effectiveness, scalability and sustainability of agricultural climate services in Africa. Frontiers in Climate, 4, 928512.
Alhassan, S. I., Shaibu, M. T., Kuwornu, J. K., Damba, O. T., & Amikuzuno, J. (2021). The nexus of land grabbing and livelihood of farming households in Ghana. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 23, 3289-3317.
Dawuni, P., Mabe, F. N., & Tahidu, O. D. (2021). Effects of village savings and loan association on agricultural value productivity in Northern Region of Ghana. Agricultural Finance Review.
Damba, O. T., Bilgic, A., Amikuzuno, J., & Ibrahim, M. (2021). Investing in cocoa-gold sector and the crude oil price-exchange rate uncertainty in Ghana: Volatility transmission and hedging approach. African Review of Economics and Finance, 13(1), 193-213.
Damba, O. T., Ansah, I. G. K., Donkoh, S. A., Alhassan, A., Mullins, G. R., Yussif, K., ... & Appiah-Twumasi, M. (2020). Effects of technology dissemination approaches on agricultural technology uptake and utilization in Northern Ghana. Technology in Society, 62, 101294.
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.
