Lecturer

Eric Amoah Asante

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Eric Amoah Asante

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Area of specialization

Design, fabrication and evaluation of agricultural machines

Research work

Design, Development and Evaluation of Frost Protection Wind Machine
Design, Development and Evaluation of a Cowpea Threshing Machine
Impact force assessment based on the rotor peg geometry for pod grain thresher.
Design, Development and Testing of Semi-Automated Gate (security gate) for Koforidua Technical University.
Design, Development and Evaluation of a Rainfall Simulator.
Cone index, Bulk density and moisture content relationship for some Ghanaian soils.
Design of photovoltaic system for the School of Engineering and Administration Block, Koforidua Technical University

Peer Reviewed Publications

Samuel Appah, Mingxiong Ou, Weidong Jia, Eric Amoah Asante and Wanting Yang. (2020). Assessing Nozzle Geometry, Spacing and Height Effect on Pesticide Spray Characteristics and Swath from Ground and Aerial Sprayers, European Scientific Journal, 16(30): 103 – 120. DOI: 10.19044/esj.2020.v16n30p103.

Asante E. A., Du Z., Lu Y. Z. and Hu Y. G. (2020). Detection and Assessment of Nitrogen Effect on Cold Tolerance for Tea by Hyperspectral Reflectance with PLSR, PCR, and LM Models, Information Processing in Agriculture, 1 – 18. doi: 10.1016/j.inpa.2020.03.001

Appah S., Jia W., Ou M., Wang P. and Asante E. A. (2020). Analysis of potential impaction and phytotoxicity of surfactant-plant surface interaction in pesticide application, Crop Protection, 127: 1 – 8. doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2019.104961

Amuaku R., Huabing W., Asante E. A., and Buckman A. (2019). Effects of Microcavity Local Resonators on the Bandgap Characteristics of a Two-Dimensional Phononic Crystal Structure, Advances in Applied Sciences, 4(5): 97–103. doi: 10.11648/j.aas.20190405.11.

Amuaku R., Asante E. A., Ampaw E. and Gyamfi G. B. (2019) Effects of Chamber Perforations, Inlet and Outlet Pipe Diameter Variations on Transmission Loss Characteristics of a Muffler Using Comsol Multiphysics, Advances in Applied Sciences, 4(6): 104-109. doi: 10.11648/j.aas.20190406.11.

Ashraf Mahmood, Yongguang Hu, Josef Tanny, Eric Amoah Asante. Effects of shading and insect-proof screens on crop microclimate and production: A review of recent advancement, Scientia Horticulturae, 2018; 241: 241–251. Doi: 10.1016/j.scienta. 2018.06.078. SCI-Web of Science

Yongguang Hu, Eric Amoah Asante, Yongzong Lu, Ashraf Mahmood, Noman Ali Buttar, Shouqi Yuan. A Review of Air Disturbance Technology for Plants Frost Protection, International Journal of Agriculture and Biological Engineering, May, 2018; 11(3): 21–28. Doi: 10.25165/j.ijabe.20181103.3172. SCI-Web of Science

Eric Amoah Asante, Yongguang Hu, Randy Amuaku, Samuel Appah, Yongzhong Lu. Effect of Open Air Drying Duration on Seed Moisture and the Threshing Quality of Cowpea, Journal of Advances in Agriculture, March, 2017; 7(1): 1002–1008. Doi: 10.24297jaa.v7i1.5923. Int. Journal

Eric Amoah Asante, Wilson Kallai, John Bonney, Randy Amuaku. Performance Evaluation of a Cowpea Thresher at Various Moisture Content. International Journal of Technology and Management Research, 2(2): 32–37, June, 2017. ISSN 2026-6480. Available at: <https://journal.ktu.edu.gh/index.php/ijtmr/article/view/86>. Int. Journal

Yongzong Lu, Yongguang Hu, Eric Amoah Asante, Francis Kumi, Pingping Li. Design of capacitance measurement module for determining critical cold temperature of tea leaves. Sensing and Bio-Sensing Research, November, 2016; 11: 26–32. Doi: 10.1016/j.sbsr.2016.09.005. Int. Journal

Hu Yongguang, Liu Ping, Asante Eric Amoah, Wu Wenye, Li Pingping. Control System of a Performance Test-bed for Frost Protection Wind Machines. International Journal of Agriculture and Biological Engineering, November, 2016; 9(6): 36–43. DOI: 10.3965/j.ijabe.20160906.1664. SCI-Web of Science

Hu Yongguang, Zhao Chen, Liu Pengfei, Asante Eric Amoah, Li Pingping. Sprinkler irrigation system for tea frost protection and the application effect, International Journal of Agriculture and Biological Engineering, September, 2016; 9(5): 17–23. DOI: 10.3965/j.ijabe.20160905.1315. SCI-Web of Science

Wu Wenye, Hu Yongguang, Lu Haiyan, Asante Eric Amoah, Liu Shengzhong. Airfoil optimization design for frost protection wind machines using Profili software, International Agricultural Engineering Journal, September 2015; 24(3): 43-51. ISSN: 08582114. EI

Conference Papers

Zhe Du, Yongzon Lu, Eric Amoah Asante, Jiangang Li, Yongguang Hu, Design and Experiment of Tea Leaf Classifier, ASABE Annual International Meeting, July 29-August 1, 2018, 1-7. Doi: https://doi.org/10.13031/aim.201800191. EI

PATENT

Tian Jintao, Hu Yongguang, Eric Amoah Asante, Frost Chamber for laboratory frost development on tea plants, November, 2015. In Chinese.

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+233554927381 ericasante@knust.edu.gh eaamoah@yahoo.com

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Enoch Bessah

enochbessah — Wed, 12 May 2021 09:55:32 +0000

Enoch Bessah

enochbessah Wed, 05/12/2021 - 09:55

Dr. Enoch Bessah joined the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering as a Lecturer in August 2020. He has good knowledge and experience in agricultural and environmental engineering and management in the areas of climate change, soil and land-use science and engineering, water resources management, ecosystem services and integrated assessments and modelling through education, scientific research, workshop training and publications, employing GIS and remote sensing tools as well as in-situ data collection methods including social survey. His objective is to utilize this knowledge and experience in a leadership capacity to build the area of hydro-climatology and ecosystem services, and its related disciplines and to improve my understanding of the interactions between climate, land, soil, crop, biodiversity and water systems that affect all livelihoods across the globe.

List of Peer-Reviewed Book Chapter Publications

1. Bessah, E., Donkor, E., Raji, A.O., Taiwo, O.J., Agodzo, S.K., Ololade, O.O. & Strapasson, A. (2021). Determinants of maize farmers’ access to climate information services in Ghana, In: Handbook of Climate Change Management. Edited by Leal Filho W., Luetz J., Ayal D., Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978 -3 -030 -22759 -3_316 -1

2. Ololade, O.O., Bessah, E., & Avenant, M. (2021). Approaches and tools to assess water-climate-sustainability nexus: A systematic review (Chapter 5), In: Water, Climate Change, and Sustainability, First Edition. Edited by Vishnu Prasad Pandey, Sangam Shrestha, and David Wiberg. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. DOI: 10.1002/9781119564522.ch5

3. Larbi, I., Hountondji, F.C.C., Bessah, E. & Okafor, G.C. (2019). Farmers' Perceptions and Adaptive Responses to Climate Change in the Guinea Savanna Zone, Nigeria, In: Advancing Climate Change Research in West Africa: Trends, Impacts, Vulnerability, Resilience, Adaptation and Sustainability Issues. Nova Science Publishers, Inc. Hauppauge, NY, 11788 USA.

List of Peer-Reviewed Journal Publications

Bessah, E., Raji, A.O., Taiwo, O.J., Agodzo, S.K., Ololade, O.O., Strapasson, A. & Donkor, E. (2021). Gender-based variations in the perception of climate change impact, vulnerability and adaptation strategies in the Pra River Basin. International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management. DOI: 10.1108/IJCCSM-02-2020-0018
Liu, L., Owusu Danquah, E., Weebadde, C., Bessah, E. & Basso, B. (2021). Modeling soil organic carbon and yam yield under different agronomic management across spatial scales in Ghana. Field Crops Research, 263: 108018. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2020.108018
Bessah, E., Boakye, E.A., Agodzo, S.K., Nyadzi, E., Larbi, I. & Awotwi, A. (2021). Changes in seasonal rainfall in the 21st-century over Ghana and its implication for agriculture productivity. Environment, Development and Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668 -020 -01171 -5
Parker, N., Wilson, A.A., Bessah, E. & Ameglebtor, L. (2021). Biochar as a Substitute for Inorganic Fertilizer: Effects on Soil Chemical Properties and Maize Growth in Ghana. Journal of Plant Nutrition 44(11): 1539 - 1547. https://doi.org/10.1080/01904167.2020.1867577
Kwawuvi, D., Bessah, E. & Owusu, G.K. (2021). An Overview of Forest Conservation Strategies in Ghana. Ethiopian Journal of Environmental Studies and Management, 14(1): 23 - 46. https://ejesm.org/doi/v14i1.3
Nyadzi, E., Bessah, E., & Kranjac-Berisavljevic, G. (2020). Taking stock of climate change induced sea level rise across the West African coast. Environmental Claims Journal. https://doi.org/10.1080/10406026.2020.1847873
Amponsah, S.K., Addo, A., Bessah, E. & Kumi, F. (2020). Techno-economic assessment of mechanised reaping and sickle cutting options for smallholder rice farmers. Cogent Food & Agriculture, 6(1): 1847888. DOI: 10.1080/23311932.2020.1847888
Bessah, E., Raji, A.O., Taiwo, O.J., Agodzo, S.K., Ololade, O.O. & Strapasson, A. (2020). Hydrological impacts of climate and land use changes: The paradox of regional and local climate effect in the Pra River Basin of Ghana. Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies, 27: 100654. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrh.2019.100654
Bessah, E., Raji, A.O., Taiwo, O.J., Agodzo, S.K. & Ololade, O.O. (2020). The impact of varying spatial resolution of climate models on future rainfall simulations in the Pra River Basin (Ghana). Journal of Water and Climate Change, 11(4):1263 – 1283. doi:10.2166/wcc.2019.258
Bessah, E., Bala, A., Agodzo, S.K., Okhimamhe, A.A., Boakye, E.A. & Ibrahim, S.U. (2019). The Impact of Crop Farmers’ Decisions on Future Land-use Land-cover Changes in Kintampo North Municipality of Ghana. International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management, 11(1): 72 – 87. doi:10.1108/IJCCSM-05-2017-0114.
Bessah, E., Raji, A.O., Taiwo, O.J., Agodzo, S.K. & Ololade, O.O. (2018). Variable resolution modelling of near future mean temperature changes in the dry sub-humid region of Ghana. Modeling Earth Systems and Environment, 4(3): 919 – 933. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40808-018-0479-0
Amponsah, S.K., Rees, D., Abayomi, L., Akowuah, J.O., Bortey, H.M., Bessah, E. & Gyening, K. (2017). Storability of Puna as Influenced by Sprout Control Method and Stage of Harvested Yam. Journal of Root Crops, 43(2): 10 - 20.
Frimpong, F., Amponsah, S.K., Danquah, E.O., Agyemang, K., Oteng-Darko, P., Oppong, C.P., Berdjour, A. & Bessah, E. (2017). Assessment of Aquaponics-based Food Production System Effluents on the Performance of Maize. International Journal of Agricultural Research and Review, 5(4): 615 – 627.
Amponsah, S.K., Berchie, J.N., Aduening, J.N., Danquah, E.O., Adu, L.O., Agyemang, A. & Bessah, E. (2017). Performance of an improved manual cassava harvesting tool as influenced by planting position and cassava variety. African Journal of Agricultural Research, 12(5): 309 – 319. https://doi.org/10.5897/AJAR2016.11874
Bessah, E., Bala, A., Agodzo, S.K. & Okhimamhe, A.A. (2016). Soil Organic Carbon Dynamics in the Guinea Savanna and Transition Agro-ecology under different land-use systems in Ghana. Cogent Geoscience, 2(1): 1 – 11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23312041.2016.1140319.
Amponsah, S.K., Akowuah, J.O., Adu-Kwarteng, E. & Bessah, E. (2015). Design and Construction of Improved yam storage structure using locally-available materials. International Journal of Research in Agriculture and Forestry, 2(1): 1 – 11.
Addo, A., Bessah, E. & Amponsah, S.K. (2014). Uncertainty of Food Security in Ghana by Biofuel (Jatropha curcas) Production as an Adaptation and Mitigation Capacity to Climate Change. Ethiopian Journal of Environmental Studies and Management, 7: 790 - 800. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ejesm.v7i1.9S
Bessah, E. & Addo, A. (2013). Energy Reforms as Adaptation and Mitigation Measures to Climate Change: A Case of Ghana. International Journal of Development and Sustainability, 7(2): 1052 - 1066.

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William Amponsah

demo-user — Thu, 16 Aug 2018 12:26:52 +0000

William Amponsah

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Examination Officer

Kojo Atta Aikins

agriceng — Wed, 31 Jan 2018 18:02:02 +0000

Kojo Atta Aikins

agriceng Wed, 01/31/2018 - 18:02

Educational History

2011-2013 Hanbat National University (HBNU) Daejeon, South Korea MEng. Mechanical Engineering

2006-2010 Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Kumasi, Ghana BSc (Hons) Degree in Agricultural Engineering

2001-2004 Breman Asikuma Senior Secondary School Breman Asikuma, Ghana Senior Secondary School Certificate in General Science

Some Courses I Teach

AE 157 Farm Power and Machinery Management

AE 251 Agricultural Power Sources

AE 252 Agricultural Field Machinery

AE 354 Agricultural Mechanisation in Ghana

AE 461 Agricultural Power and Machinery

AE 456 Mechanised Conservation Agriculture

AE 467 Farm Workshop Practice

AE 460 Maintenance and Repairs of Agricultural Machinery

ME 196 Engineering Technology II

Research Interests

Development of machinery for small and medium-scale agricultural production and processing in Ghana.

Application of heat pumps in agriculture.

Areas of Expertise

Agricultural Machinery Engineering

Membership of Professional

GSAE

Publications Since 2010

[1] Aikins, K. A., Akude, G. S. (2015). The Impact of Motor Tricycles on Transportation of Agricultural Produce in the Pru District of Ghana. GJBAHS Vol. 4 (3).

[2] Aikins, K. A., Choi, J. M. (2013). Issues to improve ground source heat pump units in Korea: Refrigerant application and hot water generation. J. Renewable Sustainable Energy 5, 052002.

[3] Aikins, K. A., Lee, S. H., Choi, J. M. (2013). Technology review of two-stage vapor compression heat pump systems. Int. J. Air-Cond. 21, No. 3 1330002.

[4] Aikins, K. A., Choi, J. M. (2012). Current status of the performance of GSHP (ground source heat pump) units in the Republic of Korea. Energy 47 77-82.

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