Dr. John K. M. Kuwornu
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Dr. John K. M. Kuwornu

Professor
University of Energy and Natural Resources, Ghana


Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics and Extension from Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands

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Biography

John K. M. Kuwornu is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness and Extension, Sunyani, Ghana. He has done his Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics and Marketing from Wageningen University, Netherlands. Prof. Kuwornu’s research and teaching focus on agribusiness management, agribusiness marketing, agricultural finance, agricultural economics, climate change economics, quantitative methods and econometrics. He possesses strong analytical and conceptual skills as well as written and verbal communication skills.

Area of Interest:

Economics
100%
Agricultural Economics
62%
Agricultural Extension
90%
Agricultural Marketing
75%
Agribusiness Strategies
55%

Research Publications in Numbers

Books
0
Chapters
0
Articles
0
Abstracts
0

Selected Publications

  1. Wahyudi, A., J.K.M. Kuwornu, E. Gunawan, A. Datta and L.T. Nguyen, 2019. Factors influencing the frequency of consumers’ purchases of locally-produced rice in Indonesia: A poisson regression analysis. Agriculture, Vol. 9, No. 6. 10.3390/agriculture9060117.
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  2. Thongpalad, K., J.K.M. Kuwornu, A. Datta, S. Chulakasian and A.K. Anal, 2019. On-farm food safety knowledge, attitudes and self-reported practices of layer hen farmers. Br. Food J., 121: 912-925.
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  3. Siagian, D.R., R.P. Shrestha, S. Shrestha and J.K.M. Kuwornu, 2019. Factors driving rice land change 1989-2018 in the Deli Serdang Regency, Indonesia. Agriculture, Vol. 9, No. 9. 10.3390/agriculture9090186.
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  4. Sathapatyanon, J. and J.K.M. Kuwornu, 2019. Assessment of the role of cooperative networks in the fruit supply chain in Thailand. Int. J. Value Chain Manage., 10: 53-85.
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  5. Sadiq, M.A., J.K.M. Kuwornu, R.M. Al-Hassan and S.I. Alhassan, 2019. Assessing maize farmers’ adaptation strategies to climate change and variability in Ghana. Agriculture, Vol. 9, No. 5. 10.3390/agriculture9050090.
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  6. Parmar, I.S., P. Soni, J.K.M. Kuwornu and K.R. Salin, 2019. Evaluating farmers’ access to agricultural information: evidence from semi-arid region of Rajasthan State, India. Agriculture, Vol. 9, No. 3. 10.3390/agriculture9030060.
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  7. Pandit, S.S., J.K. Kuwornu, A. Datta, M. Yaseen and A.K. Anal, 2019. Analysis of marketing information sources among smallholder vegetable farmers. Int. J. Vegetable Sci., (In Press). 10.1080/19315260.2019.1609148.
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  8. Mensah-Bonsu, A., N.N. Lartey and J.K.M. Kuwornu, 2019. Gender-segregated analysis of the poultry value chain in Ghana. Gender Technol. Dev., 23: 130-164.
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  9. Mensah-Bonsu, A., C. Owusu, D.P.K. Amegashie and J.K.M. Kuwornu, 2019. Determinants of marketing channel choice among smallholder beef cattle farmers in Ghana's forest-savannah transitional zone. Int. J. Value Chain Manage., 10: 238-257.
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  10. Meangbua, O., S. Dhakal and J.K.M. Kuwornu, 2019. Factors influencing energy requirements and CO2 emissions of households in Thailand: A panel data analysis. Energy Policy, 129: 521-531.
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  11. Martey, E., J.K.M. Kuwornu and J. Adjebeng-Danquah, 2019. Estimating the effect of mineral fertilizer use on Land productivity and income: Evidence from Ghana. Land Use Policy, 85: 463-475.
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  12. Martey, E., A.N. Wiredu, P.M. Etwire and J.K.M. Kuwornu, 2019. The impact of credit on the technical efficiency of maize-producing households in northern Ghana. Agric. Finance Rev., 79: 304-322.
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  13. Jitmun, T., J.K.M. Kuwornu, A. Datta and A.K. Anal, 2019. Farmers’ perceptions of milk-collecting centres in Thailand's dairy industry. Dev. Pract., 29: 424-436.
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  14. Jitmun, T. and J.K.M. Kuwornu, 2019. Factors influencing the choice of marketing channels: Evidence from dairy farmers in Thailand. Int. J. Value Chain Manage., 10: 123-140.
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  15. Gunawan, E., J.K.M. Kuwornu, A. Datta and L.T. Nguyen, 2019. Factors influencing farmers’ use of the warehouse receipt system in Indonesia. Agric. Finance Rev., 79: 537-563.
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  16. Datta, A., H.H.L. Maran and J.K.M. Kuwornu, 2019. Investigation of farmers’ perceptions and participation in opium poppy cultivation in the Northern Shan State, Myanmar. Int. J. Agric. Resour. Governance Ecol., 15: 181-194.
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  17. Apipoonyanon, C., S. Szabo, J.K.M. Kuwornu and M.M. Ahmad, 2019. Local participation in community forest management using theory of planned behaviour: Evidence from Udon Thani Province, Thailand. Eur. J. Dev. Res., (In Press). 10.1057/s41287-019-00219-1.
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  18. Apipoonyanon, C., J.K.M. Kuwornu, S. Szabo and R.P. Shrestha, 2019. Factors influencing household participation in community forest management: Evidence from Udon Thani Province, Thailand. J. Sustain. For., (In Press). 10.1080/10549811.2019.1632211.
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  19. Amevenku, F.K.Y., R.K. Asravor and J.K.M. Kuwornu, 2019. Determinants of livelihood strategies of fishing households in the volta Basin, Ghana. Cogent Econ. Finance, Vol. 7, No. 1. 10.1080/23322039.2019.1595291.
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  20. Amevenku, F.K.Y., J.K.M. Kuwornu, A.W. Seini, Y.B. Osei-Asare and H. Anim-Somuah, 2019. Livelihood vulnerabilities and diversification of fishing households in Ghana. Dev. Pract., 29: 867-881.
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  21. Alhassan, S.I., J.K.M. Kuwornu and Y.B. Osei-Asare, 2019. Gender dimension of vulnerability to climate change and variability: Empirical evidence of smallholder farming households in Ghana. Int. J. Climate Change Strat. Manage., 11: 195-214.
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  22. Adanu, E.A., J.K.M. Kuwornu and G.T.M. Kwadzo, 2019. Financial viability of rubber production: Empirical evidence from Ghana. J. Manage. Sci., 6: 17-44.
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  23. Adabe, K.E., A.G. Abbey, I.S. Egyir, J.K.M. Kuwornu and H. Anim-Somuah, 2019. Impact of contract farming on product quality upgrading: The case of rice in Togo. J. Agribus. Dev. Emerg. Econ., 9: 314-332.
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  24. Gunawan, E., J.K.M. Kuwornu, A. Datta and L.T. Nguyen, 2019. Farmers’ perceptions of the warehouse receipt system in Indonesia. Sustainability, Vol. 11, No. 6. 10.3390/su11061690.
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