Professor

Nicholas Kyei-Baffour

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Nicholas Kyei-Baffour

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Educational History

Akyem Swedru Secondary School (AKISSS), Akyem Swedru, Ghana           1975-1980
St. Augustine’s Secondary School, Cape Coast, Ghana                   1980-1982
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana 1982-1987
Cranfield University, Silsoe College, England                       1989-1990
University of Southampton, Southampton, England                  1997-2002

Some Courses I Teach

Biol 520 Water Resources Management
CEWR 556 Irrigation Engineering
AE 617 Land Improvement Engineering
AE 593 Agrohrdrology
AE 571 Rural Water Supply and Sanitation
AE 598 Landuse Planning
AE 596 Soil Conservation Engineering
AE 592 Irrigation Design
AE 253 Irrigation Systems Management
AE 351 Soil and Water Engineering I
AE 451 Irrigation and Drainage
AE 453 Soil and Water Engineering
AE 352 Irrigation, Drainage and Flood Control
AE 444 Advanced Soil and Water Engineering
AE 452 Soil and Water Engineering II
AE 352 Introduction to Irrigation, Drainage and Flood Control

Research Interests

Leadership and extensive research in soil and water engineering/environment, water resources, irrigation and drainage, feasibility studies, evaluation of projects, erosion and agricultural pollution control, salinity and sodicity, rural water supply and sanitation and other areas in engineering such as vegetable oil extraction.

Areas of expertise

Soil and water engineering

Membership of Professional

Member, American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers   2006-2013
Member, Ghana Institution of Engineers   since 2003
Member, International Commission for Irrigation and Drainage (ICID)   since 1999
Member, Ghana Science Association (GSA)   1997-2003
Member, International Society for Agro-Meteorology (INSAM)   2004 to date
Member, Ghana Society of Agricultural Engineering   since 1994
Member, Ghana Chapter of African Technology Policy Studies Network (ATPS)   2004 to date

Publications Since 2010

Kotei, R., Agyare, W.A., Kyei-Baffour, N., Frempong, N. K., and Atta-Darkwa, T. (2015). Development of groundwater recharge model for the Sumanpa catchment at Ashanti-Mampong-Ashanti area in Ghana. Science Research 3(6): 289-295 http://www.sciencepublishinggroup.com/j/sr ISSN: 2329-0927
Abdul-Ganiyu, S., Kyei-Baffour, N., Agyare, W. A. and Dogbe, W. (2015). An evaluation of economic water productivity and water balance of dry season irrigated rice under different irrigation regimes in northern Ghana. African Journal of Applied Research. 1(1): 129-143 www.ajaronline.com ISSN 2408-7920
Abdul-Ganiyu, S., Kyei-Baffour, N., Agyare, W. A. and Dogbe, W. (2015). Impact of climate change on irrigated rice production in the Northern Region of Ghana. International Journal of Agricultural Innovations and Research. 3(4): 1124-1132 www.ijair.org ISSN 2319-1473
Abdul-Ganiyu, S., Kyei-Baffour, N., Agyare, W. A. and Dogbe, W. (2015). Effects of irrigation regimes on irrigated rice production in the Northern Region of Ghana. International Journal of Agricultural Innovations and Research. 3(4): 1103-1113 www.ijair.org ISSN 2319-1473
Abagale, F. K., Kyei-Baffour, N., Mensah, E. and Ofori, E. (2014). Micro-Nutrient Concentration in Wastewater used for Peri-Urban Irrigation, Ghana. Elixir International Journal of Agriculture. 77: 29190-29192 www.elixirpublishers.com ISSN 2229-712X
Abagale, F. K., Kyei-Baffour, N., Ofori, E. and Mensah, E. (2013). Types and seasonal diversity of helminth eggs in wastewater used for peri-urban vegetable crop production in Tamale Metropolis, Ghana. International Journal of Current Research 5(11): 3354-3359 http://www.journalcra.com ISSN 0975-833X
Kotei, R., Kyei-Baffour, N., Ofori, E. and Agyare, W.A. (2013). Establishment of rainfall-intensity-duration (IDF) curves for Mampong-Ashanti Municipal area of the Ashanti Region. APRN Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences 8(9): 693-698 www.aprnjournals.com ISSN: 1819-6608
Kotei, R., Kyei-Baffour, N., Ofori, E. and Agyare, W.A. (2013). Changes in the Sumampa streamflow flashiness in the forest-savannah transitional zone, Mampong-Ashanti, Ghana from 1985-2009. APRN Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences 8(9): 770-778 www.aprnjournals.com ISSN: 1819-6608
Kotei, R., Ofori, E., Kyei-Baffour, N. and Agyare, W.A. (2013). Landuse changes and their impacts on the hydrology of the Sumampa catchment in Mampong-Ashanti, Ghana. International Journal of Engineering Research & Technology (IJERT) 2(8): 2533-2549 www.ijert.org ISSN: 2278-0181
E. Ofori, E. T. Atakora, N. Kyei-Baffour and B. O. Antwi. (2013). Relationship between landscape positions and selected soil properties at a Sawah site in Ghana. African Journal of Agricultural Research. 8(27): 3646-3652 accessed 10 August 2013 from http://www.academicjournals.org/AJAR ISSN 11991-637X
Kotei, R., Kyei-Baffour, N., Ofori, E. and Agyare, W.A. (2013). Rainfall trend, changes and their socio-economic and ecological impacts on the Sumampa Catchment for the 1980-2019 period. International Journal of Engineering Research & Technology (IJERT) 2(6): 578-590 www.ijert.org ISSN: 2278-0181
Atakora, E. T., Kyei-Baffour, N., Ofori, E. and Antwi, B. O. (2013). Simulation of sediment transport to Sawah rice fields by applying the water erosion prediction project (WEPP) model to a watershed in Ghana. Journal of Soil Science and Environmental Management 4(3): 46–53. ISSN 2141-2391 Academic Journals
N. Kyei-Baffour, E. Ofori, E. Mensah, W. A. Agyare and T. Atta-Darkwa. (2013). Modelling groundwater flow of the Besease Inland Valley Bottom in Ghana. Global Journal of Biology, Agriculture and Health Sciences. 2(1): 52-60 www.gifre.org ISSN 2319-5584
Ofori, E., Ayer, J., Mensah, E., Kyei-Baffour, N. and Sosa, I. A. (2013). Assessing the impact of long-term hevea brasiliensis (Para rubber) plantation on soil dry bulk density and porosity in a semi-deciduous forest environment in Ghana. International Journal of Engineering Research and Science & Technology (IJERST) 2(2): 123-136 www.ijerst.com ISSN 2319-5991
Mensah, E., Mensah-Brako, B., Agyare, W. A., Padi, F. and Kyei-Baffour, N. (2013). Production constraints in cocoa nursery in selected major cocoa producing areas in Ghana. Global Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology. 2(2): 1-7 www.gifre.org ISSN 2319-7293
Ofori, E., Owusu-Ansah, E., Kyei-Baffour, N., Dontwi, I. K. and Atta-Darkwa, T. (2013). Parameter estimation in rainfall-watertable relationship using Kalman Filter. Global Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology. 2(1): 86-95 www.gifre.org ISSN 2319-7293
Atta-Darkwa, T., Kyei-Baffour, N., Ofori, E., Mensah, E. and Agyare, W. A. (2013). Quantification of groundwater recharge in the River Oda catchment using the watertable fluctuation method. Global Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology. 2(1): 96-103 www.gifre.org ISSN 2319-7293
Oteng-Darko, P., Kyei-Baffour, N. and Ofori, E. (2013). Yield of rice as affected by transplanting dates and plant spacing under climate change simulations. Wudpecker Journal of Agricultural Research (WJAR) 2(12): 55-63 accessed 10 March 2013 from http://www.wudpeckerresearchjournals.org ISSN 2315-7259
Kyei-Baffour, N., Atakora, E. T., Ofori, E. and Antwi, B. O. (2012). Estimation of soil erodibility and rainfall erosivity for the Biemso basin, Ghana. Journal of Environmental Hydrology 20(14): 1-9 accessed 01 November 2012 from http://www.hydroweb.com/ ISSN 1058-3912
Oteng-Darko, P., Kyei-Baffour, N. and Ofori, E. (2012). Simulating rice yields under climate change scenarios using the CERES-Rice model. African Crop Science Journal. 20(s2): 401-408 accessed 30 October 2012 from http://www.bioline.org.br/cs/ ISSN 1021-9730
Kemausuor, F., Dwamena, E., Bart-Plange, A. and Kyei-Baffour, N. (2011). Farmers’ perception of climate change in the Ejura-Sekyedumase district of Ghana. ARPN Journal of Agricultural and Biological Science 6(10): 26-37 www.arpnjournals.com
Abdul-Ganiyu, S., Kyei-Baffour, N. and Gbedzi, V.D. (2011). Analysis of some hydrological parameters of the Nasia River catchment in the Northern Region of Ghana for its socio-economic development. African Journal of Agricultural Research 6(24): 5533-5540 accessed 11 October 2011 from http://www.academicjournals.org/AJAR ISSN 1991-637X
Stigter, K., Ofori, E., Kyei-Baffour, N. and Walker, S. (2011). Microclimate management and manipulation aspects of applied agroforestry. 8 pages The Overstory e-journal #240 accessed on 11 November 2011 from http://agroforestry.net/scps/
Salifu, T., Agyare, W. A., Kyei-Baffour, N., Mensah, E. and Ofori, E. (2011). Estimating actual evapotranspiration using the SEBAL model for the Atankwidi and Afram catchments in Ghana. International Journal of Applied Agricultural Research 6(2): 177-193 accessed 15 September 2011 from http://www.ripublication.com/ijaar.htm ISSN 0973-2683
Abagale, F. K. and Kyei-Baffour, N. (2010). Suspended sediment production of the Nasia River Basin of Northern Ghana. Ghana Journal of Development Studies 7(2): ¬¬1-19 ISSN 0855-6768 accessed 29 March 2011 from http://ajol.info/index.php/gjds
Ofori, E., Kyei-Baffour, N., Mensah, E. and Agyare, W. A. (2010). Yield Gap Analysis in Rice Production from Stakeholders’ Perspective at Annum Valley Bottom Irrigation Project at Nobewam in Ghana. ARPN Journal of Agricultural and Biological Science www.arpnjournals.com 5(6): 50-57 ISSN 1990-6145
Kyei-Baffour, N. (2015). AE 351: Soil and Water Engineering. Institute of Distance Learning, KNUST, Kumasi-Ghana (in press)
Kyei-Baffour, N. and Ofori, E. (2013). AE 282: Agricultural Meteorology and Climatology. Institute of Distance Learning, KNUST, Kumasi-Ghana
Kyei-Baffour, N. (2012). Biol 520: Water Resources Management. Institute of Distance Learning, KNUST, Kumasi-Ghana
Kyei-Baffour, N. and Manu, C. (2011). Technical manual for improved palm oil processing for small-scale mills: 2nd Edition. JICA, Ghana. 33 pages ISBN 978-9988-1-0353-0
Walker, S., Stigter, K., Ofori, E. and Kyei-Baffour, N. (2011). Inter-cropping and its implications for soil management. In Hatfield, J. L. and Sauer, T. J. (eds). Section 3 on Soil Management Practices and Chapter 22 of ‘Soil management: Building a stable base for agriculture. American Society of Agronomy/ Soil Science Society of America 339-350 ISBN 978-0-89118-853-7
Ofori, E. and Kyei-Baffour, N. (2010). Selection processes of (changes in) land use and cropping patterns: Multiple cropping (with a box contributed by K. Stigter) Chapter III.3.1 (b). In K. Stigter (ed) Applied Agrometeorology by Springer, Heidelberg pages 423-428 [online] accessed on 20 June 2010 from http://www.springer.com
Ofori, E., Kyei-Baffour, N. and Stigter, K. (2010). The selection of actual preparedness strategies for dealing with climate as adopted in multiple cropping. Chapter III.3.1c In K. Stigter (ed) Applied Agrometeorology by Springer, Heidelberg pages 429-434 [online] accessed on 20 June 2010 from http://www.springer.com
Walker, S., Ofori, E., Kyei-Baffour, N. and Stigter, K. (2010). The sustainable development and use of agro-ecosystems: Multiple cropping. Chapter III.3.2i In K. Stigter (ed) Applied Agrometeorology by Springer, Heidelberg pages 461-466 [online] accessed on 20 June 2010 from http://www.springer.com
Walker, S., Ofori, E., Kyei-Baffour, N. and Stigter, K. (2010). Problems and solutions in using of and coping with weather phenomena in need of tactical decision making and challenges remaining for the use of science to contribute to problem analyses and designing viable solutions in this context: Multiple cropping. Chapter III.3.4.(I) In K. Stigter (ed) Applied Agrometeorology by Springer, Heidelberg pages 493-498 [online] accessed on 20 June 2010 from http://www.springer.com
Ofori, E., Kyei-Baffour, N. and Stigter, K. (2010). Designing and selecting weather related tactical applications for agricultural management and increasing their efficiencies: Multiple cropping. Chapter III.3.4.(II) In K. Stigter (ed) Applied Agrometeorology by Springer, Heidelberg pages 499-508 [online] accessed on 20 June 2010 from http://www.springer.com
Stigter, K. Ofori and E., Kyei-Baffour, N. (2010). Problems and solutions in coping with extreme meteorological events in agricultural production, and challenges remaining for the use of science to contribute to problem analyses and designing valuable solutions in this context: Non-forest trees. Chapter III.5.3.(A) In K. Stigter (ed) Applied Agrometeorology by Springer, Heidelberg pages 717-722 [online] accessed on 20 June 2010 from http://www.springer.com
Ofori, E and Kyei-Baffour, N. (2010). Agrometeorology of some selected crops: Agrometeorology and Maize Production. Chapter 10.3 of Guide to Agricultural Meteorological Practices (GAMP). 3rd Edition of WMO No. 134 by the World Meteorological Organisation/Technical Committee for Agro-Meteorology (WMO/CAgM), 10: 25-35 & 110-111 [online] accessed on 15 February 2011 from http://www.wmo.int

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Wilson Agyei Agyare

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Wilson Agyei Agyare

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Soil and water conservation, Irrigation engineering, Spatial, Soil and Crop Modelling, GIS application, Soil Suitability Assessment, Climate Change Impact and Adaptation, Inland Valley Management, Decision Support Systems (DSS)

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Sampson Kwaku Agodzo

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Sampson Kwaku Agodzo

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Educational History

1970 - 1975: Ghanata Secondary School, Dodowa, Ghana;
1975 - 1977: St. Augustine's College, Cape Coast, Ghana;
1977 - 1981: Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana;
1983 - 1984: Cranfield University, Silsoe College, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom;
1988 - 1993: Newcastle University, United Kingdom

Some Courses I Teach

Research Interests

Modelling agricultural water management systems,
Determination of crop coefficient of indigenous crops,
Evaporation measurement suing small evaporation pan

Areas of expertise

Soil & Water Engineering

Professional Membership

Fellow, Ghana Institution of Engineers (GhIE)

Member, Ghana Society of Agricultural Engineering (GSAE)

Publications

1. Ahouansou, D. M. M., S. K. Agodzo, S. Kralisch, L. O. C. Sintondji and C. Furst (2015). Anallysis of hydrological budget using J2000 model in the Penjari river basin, West Africa. Journal of Environment and Earth Science, 5(19), 14 – 37.
2. Badmos, K. B., G. B. Villamor, S. K. Agodzo and S. N. Odai (2015). Heterogeneous farm household perceptions about climate change: a case study of a semi-arid region of Ghana. International Journal of Climate Change: Impacts and Responses, 7 (3), 67-79.
3. Hirouchi, S., H. Horino, H. Dan, C. Hirose, S. Agodzo and P. S. Kwawukume (2015). Proposal for soil hardening materials for irrigation canals for less endowed farmers in sub-Saharan Africa: a case of Ghana. Journal of Irrigation, Drainage and Rural Engineering, 83(2), 1 – 8 (2015.4).
4. Badmos, K. B., S. K. Agodzo, G. B. Villamor and S. N. Odai (2015). An approach for simulating soil loss from an agro-system using multi-agent simulation: a case study for semi-arid Ghana. Land 2015(4), 607 - 626. Doi:10.3390/land4030607.
5. Obuobie, E., B. Keraita, L. Hope and S. K. Agodzo (2014). Health risk perceptions of stakeholders in irrigated urban vegetable farming. In: P. Dreschsel and B. Keraita (Eds.). Urban vegetable production in Ghana: characteristics, benefits and risk mitigation. 2nd ed. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). p116 – 135. Doi:10.5337/2014.219.
6. Badmos, K. B., G. B. Villamor, S. K. Agodzo, S. N. Odai and S. Guug (2014). Examining agricultural land-use/cover change options in rural northern Ghana: A participatory scenario exploration exercise approach. Journal of Interdisciplinary Environmental Research 8 (2014): 15 – 35.
7. Agodzo, S. K., E. Obuobie and C. A. Braimah (2014) The effects of irrigation dams on water supply in Ghana, IOSR Journal of Engineering (IOSRJEN) ISSN (e): 2250-3021, ISSN (p): 2278-8719 Vol. 04 (5) ||V3|| : 48-53
8. Braimah, C. A. and S. Agodzo (2014). Challenges to efficient and effective irrigation water management in Ghana – the case of Bontanga Irrigation Project, IOSR Journal of Engineering (IOSRJEN), ISSN (e): 2250-3021, ISSN (p): 2278-8719. Vol 4 (4) ||V2||: 34-41,
9. Obuobie, E., Ofori, D., Agodzo, S. K., and Okrah, C. (2013). Groundwater potential for dry season irrigation in North eastern Ghana. Water International, 38(4), 433–448. DOI: 10.1080/02508060.2013.814212.
10. Obuobie E., Diekkrueger B., Agyekum W., and Agodzo, S. 2012. Groundwater level monitoring and recharge estimation in the White Volta River Basin of Ghana. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 71-72 (2012) 80-86.
11.   Agodzo, S. K. and R. J. Boroto (2012): Inland wetlands use for agriculture development in Ghana. Paper presented at FAO Workshop on Guidelines for the Development of Inland Wetlands, Johannesburg, South Africa, 12 – 14 September, 2012.
12.   Kariyama, I. D. and S. K. Agodzo (2011): Comparison of empirical temperature-based methods for estimating reference crop evapotranspiration in the Upper West Region of Ghana. TPoly J. Tech. 1(1) 2011: 17 – 25.
13.   Gaveh, E. A., G. M. Timpo, S. K. Agodzo and D. H. Shin (2011). Effect of irrigation, transplant age and season on growth, yield and irrigation water use efficiency of the African eggplant. Journal of Horticulture, Environment and Biotechnology 52(1): 13 - 28.
14. Agodzo, S. K. (2011): Wastewater generation and use in Ghana: a review. Paper presented at the Workshop on Wastewater Use in Irrigation as Resource Recovery [ INREF- funded WWURR Project, Irrigation and Water Engineering Group, Wageningen University], Tamale, Ghana. 01 – 04 March 2011.

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Ahmad Addo

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Ahmad Addo

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Educational History

Ph.D. Agricultural Engineering, University of Tsukuba, Japan

MSc. Biosystem Science, University of Tsukuba, Japan

BSc. (Hons) Agricultural Engineering, Kumasi Ghana

Teaching Responsibilities

Grain Conditioning, Storage and Processing.

Perishable Crop Storage.

Agricultural Materials Handling and Processing.

Bioprocess Engineering.

Research Interests

My Research interest include Agricultural Processing Engineering and Bioenergy

Areas of expertise

Grain Facility Design, Layout, Construction and Maintenance.

Grain Conditioning, Storage and Management.

Biomass Processing and Thermochemical Conversion.

Fermentation Modelling and Simulation.

Membership of Professional Bodies

1.Member, Ghana Institution of Engineers (GhIE)

2.Member, Ghana Society of Agricultural Engineering (GSAE)

3.Member, American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE).

Publications Since 2010

Journals

F. Kemausuor, A. Addo and L. Darkwah. 2015. Technical and socioeconomic potential of biogas from cassava waste in Ghana. Biotechnology Research International Volume 2015, Article ID 828576, 10 pages. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/828576
Ayamga, E. A., Kemausuor, F. and Addo, A. 2015. Technical analysis of crop residue biomass energy in an agricultural region of Ghana. Resources, Conservation and Recycling 95:51-60.
Effah-Manu, L., Oduro, I., Addo, A, Adjei, I. A. 2015. Mathematical modeling of infra-red drying of mango-sweetpotato leathers. Scholars Journal of Engineering and Technology 3(4A):334-340
B. E. Eje, A. Addo, and K. A Dzisi. 2015. Effects of toasting time on functional and visco-elastic properties of cassava flour. IOSR Journal of Environmental Science, Toxicology and Food Technology 9(6):1-6. DOI: 10.9790/2402-09620106
Odoom W, Bart-Plange A, Darko J. O. and Addo A. 2014. Quality assessment of moisture content, free fatty acids and acid value of coconut oil produced in the Jomoro District of the Western Region of Ghana. Journal of Research in Agriculture (2014) 3(1): 205-210.
A. Addo and A. Bart-Plange. 2013. Muscoloskeletal disorders associated with tasks in cocoa warehouses in Ghana: preliminary results from a pilot study. Global Journal of Biology, Agriculture and Health Sciences 2(1): 38 - 41.
A. Bart-Plange, A. Addo, A. Akowuah and J. Ampah. 2012. Some moisture dependent compressive properties of shea kernel (Vitellaria paradoxa L). Canadian Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences 6(3):2113-2119.
Bart-Plange, A., Dzisi A. K., Addo, A., Teye, E. and Kumi, F. 2012. A comparative study of some physical properties of large and medium size cocoa beans from Ghana. ARPN Journal of Science and Technology 2(3): 135-141.
A. Bart-Plange, A. Addo, E. E. Abano, J. O. Akowuah. 2012. Compressive properties of cocoa beans considering the effect of moisture content variations. International Journal of Engineering and Technology
A. Bart-Plange, A. P. Mohammed-Kamil, A. Addo and E. Teye. 2012. Some physical and mechanical properties of cashew nut and kernel grown in Ghana. International Journal of Science and Nature 3(2):
D. Oppong-Sekyere, A. Donkoh and A. Addo. 2012. Effect of feed particle size on performance of broiler chickens in Ghana. International Journal of Plant, Animal and Environmental Sciences 2(2):
A. Addo and A. Bart-Plange. 2012. Particle size evaluation of feed ingredient produced in the Kumasi metropolis, Ghana. Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences. 7(3):177-181.
A. Bart-Plange, A. Addo. 2012. Thermal properties of Gros Michel banana grown in Ghana. Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences. 7(4):478-484.
J.O. Akowuah, . A. Addo and F. Kemausuor. 2012. Influence of storage duration of Jatropha curcus seeds on oil yield and free fatty acid content. Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences. 7(1):41-45.
A. Bart-Plange, V. Asare and A. Addo. 2009. Thermal conductivity of maize and cowpea. Journal of Engineering and Technology2&3: 6-11.
A. Addo and A. Bart-Plange. 2009. Kinetics of water sorption by egusi melon (Cucumeropsis edulis) seeds. Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences 4(6):14-18. http://www.arpnjournals.com/jabs/research_papers/rp_2009/jabs_1109_157.pdf.
A. Addo, A. Bart-Plange and D. M. Boakye. 2009. Drying kinetics of cap and stem of mushroom. Journal of Science and Technology 29(2): 88-95.
A. Addo and A. Bart-Plange. 2008. Performance evaluation of two on-farm feed mixers. Agricultural Mechanization in Asia, Africa and Latin America 39(3): 57 – 60.
A. Addo and A. Bart-Plange. 2007. Safety and health in production agriculture: a review and lessons for Ghana. African Safety Promotion: A Journal of Injury and Violence Prevention 5(1): 66 - 78.
A. Addo and A. Bart-Plange. 2007. Simulation of onion dehydration using neural networks. Journal of Engineering and Technology 1: 10-13.
A. Bart-Plange, A. Addo, J. Aveyire and E. Tutu. 2007. Friction coefficient of maize, cowpea and groundnuts on different structural surfaces. Journal of Science and Technology 27(1): 142 -149.
A. Addo, A. Bart-Plange and J. Aveyire. 2006. Appraisal and maintenance of the grain elevator complex at Ejura Farms, Ashanti Region. Journal of the Ghana Institution of Engineers 4(2): 27-34.
A. Addo, A. Bart-Plange and K. Dzisi. 2006. Water absorption characteristics of Obatanpa and Mamaba hybrids of maize (Zea mays). International Journal of Food Engineering. http://www.bepress.com/ijfe/vol2/iss3/art7.
A. Bart-Plange, A. Addo and K. Dzisi. 2006. Effects of drying and rewetting on some dimensional and mass properties of “Dorke” maize variety. Journal of Ghana Science Association 8(1): 89-96.
A. Bart-Plange, A. Addo and K, Dzisi. 2005. The effects of rewetting and drying on selected physical properties of ‘obatanpa’ and ‘mamaba’ maize varieties. Journal of the Ghana Institution of Engineers 3(1):12-15.
A. Addo, A. Bart-Plange, R. A. Asuboah and K. Dzisi. 2004. Effect of different threshing cylinders on soybean quality. Journal of Science and Technology 24(2): 121 -125.
A. Addo, A. Bart-Plange and K. Dzisi. 2004. Development of neural network model for predicting kiwifruit internal quality indexes. Journal of the Ghana Institution of Engineers 2(2): 1-6.
K. Dzisi, A. Addo, A. Bart-Plange. 2004. An evaluation of improved gari stoves. Journal of the Ghana Institution of Engineers 2(2): 18-21.
A. Addo and M. Yoneyama. 2004. Comparative performance evaluation of rice transplanters. Journal of the Ghana Institution of Engineers 2(1): 57 - 61.
T. Satake, A. Addo, O. Sakata and H. Hashimoto. 2002. Effects of fluctuating temperatures on quality of kiwifruit in modified atmosphere packages. Journal of The Society of Agricultural Structures, Japan 32(4): 205-216.
T. Satake, A. Addo, J. A. Bartsch and T. Maekawa. 1999. Study on estimation of inner quality indexes of stored apples using neural network. Journal of The Society of Agricultural Structures, Japan 30(1): 21-29.
Brew-Hammond, A., Kemausuor, F., Addo, A., Awudza, J., Darkwah, L., Mensah, E., Idan, C and Antwi, E. 2009. “Guidebook on Modern Bioenergy Conversion Technologies in Africa”, United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), Vienna. (Contributing author of Chapter 5 on Biomass Gasification Technologies). pp. 117-138.
T. Satake, T. Furuya, A. Addo and Y. Ohta. 2000. Study on optimum layout design for agricultural facility using simulated annealing. Proceedings of The XIV Memorial CIGR World Congress 2000, November 28 – December 1, 2000, Tsukuba, Japan. pp. 976-979
T. Satake, T. Furuya and A. Addo. Quality evaluation of brown rice using optical characteristics and neural network.Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Quality Control by Artificial Vision, Takamatsu, Japan, November 10 – 12, 1998. pp. 354-358.
T. Satake, A. Addo, T. Maekawa and J. A. Bartsch. 1998. Estimation of inner quality indexes of stored apples using neural network. Proceedings of the International Seminar on Technology Development for Non-destructive Quality Evaluation of Agricultural Products, September 29, 1998, Suwon, South Korea. pp. 9-25.
A. Addo and I. Buhari. 1994. Farmhousehold Survey in Ishikawa Prefecture. Proceedings of the National Conference on Survey on Farm Household Practice in Japan. Tsukuba International Agricultural Training Centre, Japan International Co-operation Agency.

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Ato Bart Plange

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Ato Bart Plange

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Professor Ato Bart-Plange is a Professor of Agro Environmental Engineering in the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Kumasi, Ghana. He is currently the Head of Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering and Acting Vice Dean of the Faculty of Mechanical and Chemical Engineering at KNUST.

He is a German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Academic Fellow and recipient of the prestigious National Agricultural Research Project Innovative Award for his work on small ruminant housing improvement in Ghana in recognition of outstanding research contributions to the livestock sector. He joined KNUST as a lecturer in 1994 and rose through the ranks to become Professor in 2013. He has taught several Agricultural Engineering courses at the graduate and undergraduate levels and has supervised over twenty postgraduate theses at the masters ans PhD levels. His strength is in biomaterial properties and their application to postharvest engineering processes, environmental management of agricultural systems, and agricultural structures. He is the developer of a small holder dairy milking stand and software for selection of engineering properties of Ghanaian food grains and seeds.

He has over 100 peer-reviewed journal and conference papers and most of his articles are published in international journals. Several of his publications have been downloaded, read, and cited in various articles by researchers all over the world. As a capacity building expert in Agricultural Structures, Agro-Environmental Control, and Food and Postharvest Engineering for the past 20 years, he has led various funded projects in KNUST. He has been a member of several statutory committees of the University including the Academic Board, Executive Committee, Central Admissions Committee, University Library Committee, College Board, and Student Financial Services Board. He was a visiting fellow at the Department of Agricultural Engineering at the University of Cape Coast in 2011-2013. He was an external examiner for the University of Cape Coast (2013-2015) and University for Development Studies (2007-2009) and he has been an assessor for staff promotions for several universities in Ghana. He has also been a reviewer for several local and international journals.

He has extensive international experience, including a DAAD academic visit to the University of Kassel, Germany in 1997 and a visiting resource person at a climate change conference in Denmark in 2006 where he presented a number of our environmental projects at KNUST that contribute to global environment and sanitation solutions. He holds membership of four professional associations including the Ghana Institution of Engineers, the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, the West African Society of Agricultural Engineering, and the Ghana Society of Agricultural Engineers.

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