Biography

Currently engaged as a member of the Upper East Region Farming Systems Research Group. The Group is tasked with analyzing the farming systems of the region with the view to generating appropriate innovations that would improve livelihood of the people. The focus is on characterizing and describing the farming systems, identifying and prioritizing constraints to increase agricultural production, and generating suitable interventions to address the key problems of farmers through adaptive on-farm research. My main research interest include postharvest handling, crop storage and processing, fruit physiology, stored products pest management, seed quality management, food quality and safety, food security and rural development.

Area of Interest:

Plant and Soil Sciences

100%

Postharvest

62%

Processing

90%

Ripening

75%

Storage

55%

Research Publications in Numbers

Books
0

Chapters
3

Articles
27

Abstracts
16

Selected Publications

Bidzakin, J.K., O. Yeboah, I. Sugri, A. Graves and D. Awunyo-Vitor, 2022. Economics of bulk storage techniques: Maize and cowpea storage in Ghana. Adv. Agric., Vol. 2022. 10.1155/2022/8953918.
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Sugri, I., M. Abubakari, R.K. Owusu and J.K. Bidzakin, 2021. Postharvest losses and mitigating technologies: Evidence from Upper East Region of Ghana. Sustainable Futures, Vol. 3. 10.1016/j.sftr.2021.100048.
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Sugri, I., F. Kusi, J. Yirzagla, M. Abubakari and S. Lamini et al., 2021. Assessment of postharvest management of frafra potato (Solenostemon rotundifolius (Poir.) J. K. Morton). Curr. Topics Agric. Sci., 5: 79-101.
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Sugri, I., B.K. Maalekuu, E. Gaveh, F. Kusi and S. Lamini, 2020. Assessment of low-cost postharvest techniques to reduce storage losses in sweet potato. Sustainable Agric. Res., 9: 17-29.
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Robert, K.O., S. Issah, D. Wilson, S.A. Desmond and K. Joseph, 2020. Cracking and breaking response in four rice varieties as influenced by fertilization regime and storage duration. Afr. J. Agric. Res., 16: 1044-1049.
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Kusi, F., J.A. Nboyine, P. Attamah, J.F. Awuku and I. Sugri et al., 2020. Stability of sources of resistance to cowpea aphid (Aphis craccivora Koch, Hemiptera: Aphididae) across major cowpea production zones in Ghana. Int. J. Agron., Vol. 2020. 10.1155/2020/8869334.
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Sugri, I., B.K. Maalekuu, E. Gaveh and F. Kusi, 2019. Compositional and shelf-life indices of sweet potato are significantly improved by pre-harvest dehaulming. Annals Agric. Sci., 64: 113-120.
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Kusi, F., J.A. Nboyine, M. Abudulai, A. Seidu and Y.R. Agyare et al., 2019. Cultivar and insecticide spraying time effects on cowpea insect pests and grain yield in northern Ghana. Annals Agricult. Sci., 64: 121-127.
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Kusi, F., F.K. Padi, D. Obeng‐Ofori, S.K. Asante and R.Y. Agyare et al., 2018. A novel aphid resistance locus in cowpea identified by combining SSR and SNP markers. Plant Breed., 137: 203-209.
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Sugri, I., M. Osiru, M. Abudulai, M. Abubakari, A. Asieku, S. Lamini and M. Zakaria, 2017. Integrated peanut aflatoxin management for increase income and nutrition in Northern Ghana. Cogent Food Agric., 10.1080/23311932.2017.1312046.
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Sugri, I., B.K. Maalekuu, F. Kusi and E. Gaveh, 2017. Quality and shelf-life of sweet potato as influenced by storage and postharvest treatments. Trends Horticult. Res., 7: 1-10.
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Sugri, I., B.K. Maalekuu, E. Gaveh and F. Kusi, 2017. Sweet potato value chain analysis reveals opportunities for increased income and food security in northern Ghana. Adv. Agricult., Vol. 2017. 10.1155/2017/8767340.
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Dramani, Y., P.N.T. Johnson, G. Essilfie and I. Sugri, 2017. Edible sheabutter and palm kernel cream coatings extend the postharvest shelf life of white yam (Dioscorea rotundata, Poir). Afr. J. Food Sci. Technol., 8: 19-24.
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Kanton, R.A.L., P.V.V. Prasad, A.M. Mohammed, J.K. Bidzakin and E.Y. Ansoba et al., 2016. Organic and Inorganic Fertilizer Effects on the Growth and Yield of Maize in a Dry Agro-Ecology in Northern Ghana. J. Crop Improv., 30: 1-16.
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Bidzakin, J.K., O. Yeboah, I. Sugri, C. Naanwaab, S.K. Nutsugah and J.M. Kombiok, 2016. Status of Postharvest Operations in Upper East Region of Ghana: The Case of Maize Producers. Asian J. Agric. Extension Econ. sociol., 8: 1-9.
Sugri, I., M.S. Abdulai, A. Larbi, I. Hoeschle-Zeledon, F. Kusi and R.Y. Agyare, 2015. Participatory Variety Selection of Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.) Genotypes for Adaptation to the Semi-Arid Agro-Ecology of Northern Ghana. Afr. J. Plant Sci., 9: 466-475.
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Sugri, I., M. Osiru, A. Larbi, S.S.J. Buah, S.K. Nutsugah, Y. Asieku and S. Lamini, 2015. Aflatoxin management in Northern Ghana: Current prevalence and priority strategies in maize (Zea mays L). J. Stored Produce Postharvest Res., 6: 48-55.
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Kanton, R.A.L.A., D. Inusah, I.Y. Baba, P.A. Asungre and E.Y. Kusi et al., 2015. Studies on the effects of variety, intra-row spacing and nitrogen fertiliser rates on the performance of pearl millet in a semi-arid agro-ecology in northern Ghana. Int. J. Curr. Res., 7: 13667-13673.
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Sugri, I., O. Yeboah, J.K. Bidzakin, C. Naanwaab, S.K. Nutsugah and J.M. Kombiok, 2014. Participatory on-farm evaluation of some storage methods and grain protectants on quality characteristics of maize (Zea mays L.). Am. J. Exp. Agric., 4: 1268-1279.
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Sugri, I., S.A. Sargent, F. Kusi, A.D. Berry, R.A.L. Kanton and W. Pelletier, 2013. Improving marketable quality of tomato: a simulation of shipping conditions in Ghana. Am. J. Exp. Agric., 3: 392-402.
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Sugri, I., R.A.L. Kanton, F. Kusi, S.K. Nutsugah, S.S.J. Buah and M. Zakaria, 2013. Influence of current seed programme of Ghana on maize (Zea mays) seed security. Res. J. Seed Sci., 6: 29-39.
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Sugri, I., F. Kusi, R.A.L. Kanton, S.K. Nutsugah and M. Zakaria, 2013. Sustaining frafra potato (Solenostemon rotundifolius Poir.) in the food chain; current opportunities in Ghana. J. Plant Sci., 1: 68-75.
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Kusi, F., S.K. Asante, J. Adjebeng-Danquah, S.K. Nutsugah and S.S.J. Buah et al., 2013. Participatory integrated pest management strategy for improving shelf-life of yam (Dioscorea spp.). Int. J. Adv. Agric. Res., 1: 124-132.
Sugri, I., S.K. Nutsugah, A.N. Wiredu, P.N.T. Johnson and D. Aduguba, 2012. Kendall's concordance analysis of sensory descriptors influencing consumer preference for sweet potatoes in Ghana. Am. J. Food Technol., 7 : 142-150.
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Sugri, I., S.K. Nutsugah and J. Yirzagla, 2011. Effect of some physical characteristics on viability of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Brown). Res. J. Seed Sci., 4: 181-191.
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Sugri, I., J.C. Norman, I. Egyir and P.N.T. Johnson, 2010. Preliminary assessment of shea butter waxing on the keeping and sensory qualities of four plantain (Musa aab) varieties. Afr. J. Agric. Res., 5: 2676-2684.
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Sugri, I. and P.N.T. Johnson, 2009. Effect of two storage methods on the keeping and sensory qualities of four plantain varieties. Afr. J. Food Agric. Nutr. Dev., 9: 1091-1109.
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