Rising Scholars
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Kojo Ahiakpa

Team Lead and Agribusiness Consultant - Vegetable Science (Olericulture) at Research Desk Consulting Limited; Huazhong Agricultural University | Edmonton , Canada

Subjects:
Agriculture and food systems, Biological Sciences, Education and Teaching
Spoken languages:
English
Status:
Available for mentoring and open to collaboration.
Support Level:
Editing Support, Long-term mentoring and support, Short-term mentoring and support
Response Time:
Usually within 48 hours
Support Offered:
Writing, Proofreading, Article planning, Dealing with the publishing process, Language polishing/light editing, Presentation planning, Proposal development, Publication ethics, Responding to peer review, Study design, Table and figure design, Language editing or proofreading support, Policy briefs, Social media, Technical reports, Theses and dissertation writing, Career mentoring, Data analysis, Data management and sharing

Rising Scholars articles

Work

Subjects:
Agriculture and food systems, Biological Sciences, Education and Teaching
Research Keywords:
Agriculture, agricultural biotechnology, plant genetics and breeding, plant genomics, agronomy, horticulture, food processing technology, food science and technology, research communication.
Collaboration interests:
Genetic Diversity Studies on Neglected and Underutilised species; Grant writing for collaborative research, Ethnobotanical studies on selected Neglected and Underutilised species and Phytochemical Screening of Neglected and Underutilised species
Biography:
I am an Agribusiness Advisor, Intra-Africa Trade Advisor, Programme Manager, Data Analyst, Independent Researcher, and Founder. I have a proven track record of success in a variety of roles, including: > Founded and leading Research Desk Consulting Limited, an Agribusiness Advisory and Copyediting Consulting firm operating in Ghana with an operational office in Canada > Co-founded and leading Africa Farmnet Limited, an agritech startup providing AI/GIS-powered mobile solutions to agribusinesses and smallholder farmers in Africa > Co-founded the West African Centre for Agribusiness and Apiculture Development (WAACAD), a subregional institution providing expert solutions to agribusinesses, apiculture and pollination ecology development among smallholder farmers in West Africa > Worked as Lead Agribusiness Consultant on a number of agribusiness and market research projects in Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Cote d'Ivoire > Worked as Ghana in-country Lead and Consultant with JIC Holdings on Africa and Ghana Energy and Mining Supplements, 2023 > Worked as Project Manager & Agribusiness Expert on the Enterprise Support and Business Development Services Project in Ghana by EyeCity Solutions and MEST Africa, funded by the African Development Bank and Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) > Worked as Data Manager & Research Associate on the project 'Putting Nitrogen Fixation to Work for Smallholder Farming in Africa' with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) > Worked as Professional Service Provider/Contract Faculty with the Research Triangle Institute (RTI)/Rutgers University (USA), a USAID-funded Excellence in Higher Education for Liberian Development programme (EHELD) at Cuttington University in Liberia
Profile website:
https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=AAIAABAU23YB-WW8w5Fh1cetOS1O6iDCaiey1Ek&trk=nav_responsive_tab_profile
Curriculum Vitae:
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