Stephen Mintah is a Lecturer in the Department of Agricultural Innovation Communication and a PhD student. He has a Bachelor of Management Studies degree from the University of Cape Coast and a Master of Philosophy in Innovation Communication from the University for Development Studies. Mr. Mintah has also undertaken a number of professional courses in information and communication technology, as well as entrepreneurship. He began teaching in 2015 and has taught courses such as Introduction to Information and Communication Technology, ICT Application in Agribusiness, and Family and Consumer Sciences, ICT for Agriculture and Rural Development, Management Information Systems and Report Writing, and Agriculture Extension and Development of Audio-Visuals. Mr. Mintah played a pioneering role in establishing the Ghana Journal of Science, Technology, and Development in 2013, and he has since served as an Assistant Editor and member of the Journal's management. He is also a member of the UDS Business Innovation and Incubation Centre because of his penchant for the promotion of agri-preneurship among the youth. His research interests include studies on adoption of agricultural innovations, agricultural management information systems, and cyber extension or e-Extension.
Email address: smintah@uds.edu.gh
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.