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I am a freelance science writer, data analyst, agribusiness management & training consultant with 12+ years in research
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Work Experience
Doctoral researcher
Huazhong Agricultural University
September 2018 - Present
Managing partner & lead training consultant
Research Desk Consulting Ltd
February 2014 - Present
Team Lead and Agribusiness Advisor
Research Desk Consulting Limited
February 2014 - December 2033 
Doctoral Researcher
Huazhong Agricultural University
September 2018 - July 2022
Senior Associate Consultant
Escape Poverty (EP)-Africa
July 2017 - January 2018
Data analysis and policy consultant
Grameen Foundation, USA
August 2017 - November 2017
Professional service provider/contract faculty
Research Triangle Institute
August 2015 - March 2017
Data Analyst: Data collection, Research Design, implementation of research programme, Data analyses etc.
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
November 2014 - December 2015
Data Manager and Research Associate
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
November 2014 - July 2015
Graduate Teaching and Research Assistant
University of Ghana
June 2012 - October 2014
Research Assistant: Research design, planning, consulting and coaching.
University of Ghana, School of Nuclear and Allied Sciences
June 2012 - October 2014
Education
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Huazhong Agricultural University
September 2018 - Present
Master of Business Administration (MBA) Business Leadership and Entrepreneurship
Unicaf University
January 2018 - Present
Master of Business Administration
UNICAF University
September 2018 - May 2022
Mini-MBA
Tekedia Institute
January 2021 - May 2021
Master of Philosophy, MPhiL (Graduate School of Nuclear and Allied Sciences, Department of Nuclear Agriculture and Radiation Processing)
University of Ghana School of Graduate Studies
August 2010 - July 2012
Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.)
University of Ghana
August 2010 - June 2012
Bachelor of Science, (B.Sc.)
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
August 2005 - June 2009
Bachelor of Science (Horticulture)
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
August 2005 - June 2009
Certifications
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Publications
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Wenxian Gai, Liangdan Yuan, Fan Yang, John Kojo Ahiakpa, Fangman Li, Pingfei Ge, Xingyu Zhang, Jinbao Tao, Fei Wang, Yang Yang, et al. (2024). Genome-wide variants and optimal allelic combinations for citric acid in tomato . Horticulture Research.
Ebenezer Afriyie, Franz Gatzweiler, Monika Zurek, Freda E. Asem, John Kojo Ahiakpa, Bernard Okpattah, Emmanuel Kojo Aidoo, Yong-Guan Zhu (2022). Determinants of Household-Level Food Storage Practices and Outcomes on Food Safety and Security in Accra, Ghana . Foods.
John K. Ahiakpa, Carla Pegoraro, Nanma T. Cosmas, Felix E. Anyiam, Kingsley O. Enalume, Ibrahim Lawan, Ijuptil B. Gabriel, Chinonyelum L. Oforka, Hamze G. Dahir, Salisu T. Fausat, et al. (2022). COVID-19 vaccines uptake: Public knowledge, awareness, perception and acceptance among adult Africans . PLOS ONE.
Dessalegn A. Sedebo, Gucheng Li, Bekele G. Etea, Kidane A. Abebe, John K. Ahiakpa, Yibeltal Arega, Zhang Anran (2022). Impact of smallholder farmers’ climate-smart adaptation practices on wheat yield in southern Ethiopia . Climate and Development.
Samuel Adjei-Nsiah, John K Ahiakpa, Kwesi Gyan, Fred Kanampiu (2021). Influence of phosphorus fertiliser blends on grain yield, nutrient concentration, and profitability of soyabeans in the southern Guinea Savannah of Ghana . South African Journal of Plant and Soil.
Shoaib Munir and Muhammad Ali Mumtaz and John Kojo Ahiakpa and Genzhong Liu and Weifang Chen and Guolin Zhou and Wei Zheng and Zhibiao Ye and Yuyang Zhang(2020). Genome-wide analysis of Myo-inositol oxygenase gene family in tomato reveals their involvement in ascorbic acid accumulation . BMC Genomics. 21. (1). Springer Science and Business Media {LLC}
Guo Ai and Dedi Zhang and Rong Huang and Shiqi Zhang and Wangfang Li and John K. Ahiakpa and Junhong Zhang(2020). Genome-Wide Identification and Molecular Characterization of the Growth-Regulating Factors-Interacting Factor Gene Family in Tomato . Genes. 11. (12). p. 1435. {MDPI} {AG}
Muhammad Ali Mumtaz and Shoaib Munir and Genzhong Liu and Weifang Chen and Ying Wang and Huiyang Yu and Saira Mahmood and John Kojo Ahiakpa and Safir Ahmad Tamim and Yuyang Zhang(2020). Altered brassinolide sensitivity1 transcriptionally inhibits chlorophyll synthesis and photosynthesis capacity in tomato . Plant Growth Regulation. 92. (2). p. 417--426. Springer Science and Business Media {LLC}
A Yeboah and and Kojo Ahiakpa and S Adjei-Nsiah and and(2020). Aflatoxin levels in seeds of commonly grown groundnut varieties (Arachis hypogaea L.) in Ghana as influenced by storage method . African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development. 20. (01). p. 15402--15414. African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development
(2020). Determinants of smallholder farmers’ access to microfinance credits . Agricultural Finance Review.
Ouattara, N., Xueping, X., BI, T.B.A.Y., Traoré, L., Ahiakpa, J.K., Olounlade, O.A.(2020). Determinants of smallholder farmers’ access to microfinance credits: A case study in Sassandra-Marahoué District, Côte d’Ivoire . Agricultural Finance Review.
(2018). Agronomic performance of four upland rice genotypes under rainfed condition . THE AFRICAN JOURNAL OF FOOD, AGRICULTURE, NUTRITION AND DEVELOPMENT.
(2018). Productivity of pigeonpea genotypes as influenced by palm bunch ash and NPK fertiliser application and their residual effects on maize yield . Annals of Agricultural Sciences.
(2018). Response of Grain Legumes to Phosphorus Application in the Guinea Savanna Agro-Ecological Zones of Ghana . Agronomy Journal.
Adjei-Nsiah, S., Alabi, B.U., Ahiakpa, J.K., Kanampiu, F.(2018). Response of grain legumes to phosphorus application in the Guinea savanna agro-ecological zones of Ghana . Agronomy Journal. 110. (3). p. 1089-1096.
Segbefia, M.M., Amoatey, H.M., Ahiakpa, J.K., Quartey, E.K., Appiah, A.S., Nunoo, J., Kusi-Adjei, R.(2018). Field evaluation of tomato varieties/breeding lines against tomato yellow leaf curl virus disease (TYLCV) . Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science. 41. (1). p. 423-439.
Adjei-Nsiah, S., Ahiakpa, J.K., Asamoah-Asante, G.(2018). Productivity of pigeonpea genotypes as influenced by palm bunch ash and NPK fertiliser application and their residual effects on maize yield . Annals of Agricultural Sciences. 63. (1). p. 83-89.
Ndebeh, A.K., Asumanah, P., Ndebeh, J., Ndaloma, P.G., Lahai, S.J.B., Kolleh, D.M., Ahiakpa, J.K.(2018). Agronomic performance of four upland rice genotypes under rainfed condition . African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development. 18. (2). p. 13304-13316.
(2017). Intra-specific variation in West African and Asian germplasm of okra ( Abelmoschus spp L.) . Annals of Agricultural Sciences.
M. O. O. Asante, J. K. Ahiakpa, C. Amoatey, S. Adjei-Nsiah(2017). Effect of shade and level of fertilizer application on nutrient uptake and dry matter partitioning in cocoyam (Xanthosoma sagittifolium L.) . Journal of Plant Nutrition. 40. (16). p. 2312--2325. Informa {UK} Limited
(2017). Effect of shade and level of fertilizer application on nutrient uptake and dry matter partitioning in cocoyam (Xanthosoma sagittifoliumL.) . Journal of Plant Nutrition.
(2017). Crossability Studies among Twenty Accessions of Roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa L.) . Journal of Agricultural Science.
Abiti, B., Hartard, S., Bradl, H.B., Pishva, D., Ahiakpa, J.K.(2017). Resource prospects of Municipal solid wastes generated in the Ga East Municipal Assembly of Ghana . Journal of Health and Pollution. 7. (14). p. 37-47.
Ahiakpa, J.K., Magdy, M., Werner, O., Amoatey, H.M., Yeboah, M.A., Appiah, A.S., Quartey, E.K., Ros, R.M.(2017). Intra-specific variation in West African and Asian germplasm of okra (Abelmoschus spp L.) . Annals of Agricultural Sciences. 62. (2). p. 131-138.
Asante, M.O.O., Ahiakpa, J.K., Amoatey, C., Adjei-Nsiah, S.(2017). Effect of shade and level of fertilizer application on nutrient uptake and dry matter partitioning in cocoyam (Xanthosoma Sagittifolium L.) . Journal of Plant Nutrition. 40. (16). p. 2312-2325.
(2016). Phenotypic profiles of different accessions of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L. Lam) in the coastal savanna agro-ecological zone of Ghana . African Journal of Agricultural Research.
H M Amoatey and F L Sossah and J K Ahiakpa and E K Quartey and A S Appiah and M M Segbefia(2016). Phenotypic profiles of different accessions of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L. Lam) in the coastal savanna agro-ecological zone of Ghana . African Journal of Agricultural Research. 11. (26). p. 2316--2328. Academic Journals
(2015). Detection of TYLCV in Ten Genotypes of Tomato (Solanum spp L.) using Serological and Molecular Techniques in a Coastal Savanna Zone of Ghana . Journal of Natural Sciences Research.
(2015). Agromorphological Characterisation of 29 Accessions of Okra (Abelmoschus spp L.) . Journal Biology, Agriculture & HealthCare.
(2014). Genetic Diversity Studies in 29 Accessions of Okra (Abelmoschus spp L.) Using 13 Quantitative Traits . American Journal of Experimental Agriculture.
(2014). Destination Distributor Selection and Relationship Management by SMEs involved in Non-Traditional Exporting: A Case Study of Three SMEs in Ghana . Developing Country Studies.
(2014). Mucilage Content of 21 Accessions of Okra (Abelmoschus spp L.) . Scientia Agriculturae.
(2014). Essential Mineral Elements Profile of 22 Accessions of Okra (Abelmoschus spp (L.)) From Eight Regions of Ghana . Journal of Agricultural Science.
(2013). Genetic diversity, correlation and path analyses of okra (Abelmoschus spp. (L.) Moench) germplasm collected in Ghana . International Journal of Development and Sustainability.
(2013). Total flavonoid, phenolic contents and antioxidant scavenging activity in 25 accessions of okra (Abelmoschus spp L.) . African Journal of Food Science and Technology.
Biochemical Characterisation of 18 Accessions of Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas L. Lam.) Using Total Leaf and Tuberous Root Protein by SDS-PAGE . Journal of Natural Sciences Research.
PREPRINT
Kojo Ahiakpa, Ebenezer Afriyie, Victoria A. Uyanga, Charles O. Okoye, Adekoya M. Adejoke, Solabomi O. Ogunyemi, Jane I. Mbadianya, Fisayo T. Akinyemi, Oluwaseun O. Aluko, Patience M. Acquah, et al. (2023). Improving agriculture and food security in Africa: Can the one health approach be the answer? .
OTHER
Samuel Adjei-Nsiah, John Kojo Ahiakpa, Kwesi Gyan, Fred Kanampiu (2021). Influence of phosphorus fertiliser blend on grain yield, nutrient concentration, and profitability of soyabean in the Southern Guinea Savanna of Ghana .
REPORT
Ahiakpa, Kojo and Karikari, Benjamin and Ametowobla, Alex and Frimpong, Stephen(2020). Effects of COVID-19 on Agribusinesses in Ghana, Agribusiness Sector Survey Report, 2020 . Chamber of Agribusiness Ghana. Unpublished
REGISTERED COPYRIGHT
(2014). Genetic Diversity Study: A Tool for Harnessing Okra Germplasm in Ghana . LAP Lambert Academic Publishing.
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