CURRICULUM VITA: DR. VICTOR AFARI-SEFA
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PERSONAL DATA
Address: AVRDC-The World Vegetable Center, P. O. Box 10, Duluti, Arusha, Tanzania
Telephone
: +255-686-027677 / +255-763-780413 (cell)
E-mail
: victor.afari-sefa@worldveg.org
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: July 18, 1971
Date of Birth
: Aburi-Akwapim, Ghana
Place of Birth
: Ghanaian
Nationality
: English, German, Akan
Languages
Current Position
(May 2011 till present)
(Aug. 2010 till present)
Global Theme Leader-Consumption
Scientist-Socioeconomics
AVRDC - The World Vegetable Center (AVRDC)
Regional Center for Africa (RCA)
P.O. Box 10, Duluti, ARUSHA
TANZANIA
Tel: +255 27 255 3093 / +255 27 255 3102 Ext. 14
Fax: +255 27 255 3125
Cell: +255-686-027677 /+ 255-763-780413
Website: http://www.avrdc.org
PROFILE: Results-oriented Agricultural / Resource Economist, Researcher,
Project Manger and Teacher/Trainer. Able to provide leadership,
mentoring and to multi-task across all these and other related disciplines.
Experience in writing concept notes and research proposals for funding
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EDUCATION
DATE
April 2003Aug. 2006
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Justus-Liebig University Giessen
(Giessen, Germany)
CERTIFICATE OBTAINED
Ph. D. in Agricultural Economics
Magna cum laude, GPA: 1.0
Jan. 2000June 2000
National Extension College
(United Kingdom)
CIM Advanced Certificate
in Marketing
Oct. 1997Nov. 1999
Georg-August University
(Goettingen, Germany)
MSc. in Tropical Agriculture,
(Socio-economics Option), GPA: 1.5
April. 1997Sept. 1997
Goethe Institute
(Goettingen, Germany)
DSH Certificate
(German as a Foreign Language)
Oct. 1990Aug. 1994
University of Cape Coast
(Cape Coast, Ghana)
BSc. Agric. (First Class Honours);
Diploma in Education (Dip. Ed).
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3. CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS
Agricultural and Resource Economics: Project performance monitoring and evaluation, Ex-ante and
ex-post impact assessment studies of horticultural crops and on poverty and smallholder livelihoods,
Demand creation and effectiveness of various dissemination activities of improved vegetable cultivar
and seed systems on vulnerable agricultural households, Rural farming systems, food security and
livelihood linkages, Domestic agricultural marketing, Agricultural water use and management,
Agricultural household modelling, Economic cost quantification of postharvest losses of horticultural
crops, Socio-economic analysis of vegetables for food and nutrition security.
4. RESEARCH AND TEACHING EXPERIENCE
I. Current Research Experience (AVRDC):
Period: From August 2010 to Present
Position: Scientist-Socioeconomist
Responsibilities: Global Theme Leader-Consumption & Head of Socioeconomics
research for AVRDC’s Regional Center for Africa (RCA).
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Monitoring the quality of science of AVRDC’s consumption theme and providing mentoring as
necessary including reviewing the scientific quality of research for developing project proposals
and assisting in proposal writing, and taking the lead in identifying priorities, opportunities and
constraints of AVRDC’s Consumption research and development theme. Work with AVRDC’s
Deputy Director General of Research to appraise performance and improve monitoring,
logistics, documentation and effectiveness of the Consumption theme. Coordinating and
chairing theme meetings, developing logframes, work plans and acting as representative of
AVRDC in external meetings where required. Work with AVRDC‘s Regional Directors to
determine regional research and development priorities.
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Leading and coordinating socioeconomics research in the following areas:
assessing key opportunities and challenges in medium and smallholder vegetable production
systems in sub-Saharan Africa, and enable the development of appropriate vegetable
research and development strategies and programs;
ii. analyzing constraints in the input, production, and postharvest systems of vegetable
production and marketing in selected countries in sub-Saharan Africa;
iii. conducting studies to help improve the commercialization of vegetable seed and the
accessibility and efficiency of vegetable produce and seed markets for smallholder farmers
and private sector;
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carrying out systemic surveys to document adoption of improved varieties and production
technologies, seed systems development and impact on improved livelihoods;
v. analyzing policy in interdisciplinary projects that deal with the promotion of indigenous and
exotic vegetables.
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In partnership with other AVRDC scientists from a variety of disciplines, developing project
proposals, participating in implementing the activities related to socioeconomics of the projects,
publishing and communicating research results, and influencing change among policy makers
and stakeholders to support vegetable production, marketing, and consumption.
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Current Teaching Experience
German University of Applied Management, Campus Accra, House No. 129, 18th Avenue,
McCarthy Hill, P.O. Box KN-2560, Accra, Ghana (www.accra.my-university.com)
Period: From November 2008 to Present
Position: Adjunct Assistant Professor in Applied Management (BSc. & MBA programs)
Responsibilities: Teaching (Semi virtual/Blended learning concept)
Courses taught: Introduction to Business Administration, Basics of Business Administration &
International Economy, Principles of Marketing, Strategic Management, Economics, and
International Cooperation and Development.
II. Previous, Research, Project Management and Teaching Experience:
A. International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Sustainable Tree Crops Program (STCP),
Private Mail Bag (PMB) L-56, Legon, Accra, Ghana, (http://www.treecrops.org or
http://www.iita.org)
Period: From December 2008 to August 2010
Position: Monitoring, Evaluation & Impact Associate (Consultant)
Responsibilities: Project Monitoring & Evaluation, Research, Policy dialogue,
Training & Community Outreach Service.
 Coordinated the implementation of Sustainable Tree Crops Program (STCP) M&E
framework and related activities towards the achievement of project goals and targets.
 Developed the M&E capacity of local service providers engaged in the provision of training
farmers in techniques of intensive cocoa production.
 Initiated, prepared, implemented, analyzed, and wrote up in collaboration with project
partners and research institutes impact studies (ex-ante and ex-post).
 Contributed to farmer training, input/service delivery arrangements and development of
farmer organizations. Initiated and lead relevant policy studies and roundtable dialogues
with key stakeholders.
 Prepared impact study briefs, bulletins and other communication support for diffusion of the
program results.
 Acted as Country Manager of STCP-Ghana on several occasions.
B. Nova Scotia Agricultural College, Dept. of Business and Social Sciences, Nova Scotia
Agricultural College (NSAC), P.O. Box 550, Truro, NS, B2N 5E3, Canada (www.nsac.ca)
Period: From July 2007 to November 2008
Position: Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
Responsibilities: Research, Teaching, Administrative and Community work
1. Conducted multidisciplinary research together with Engineers, Hydrologists and Natural
Scientist involving the Economic and Environmental Analysis of Beneficial Management
Practices in the Thomas Brook Watershed of Nova Scotia, Canada - within the framework
of the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) funded WEBs Research Project.
2. Drafted research proposals for funding within the framework of the Agricultural and
Resource Economics Research Group (ARERG) of NSAC.
3. Substitute teaching of Principles of Microeconomics (ECON 1000) in the 2007/08 and
2008/09 academic years at NSAC, Canada (undergraduate class size of 65).
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C. Project Management & Community Service Work (via Dalhousie University)
Position: Project Coordinator for Truro (Part-time), Imhotep’s Legacy After School Project
Employer: Black Student Advising Centre, Dalhousie University: Room 418, Student Union
Building, 6136 University Avenue, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 4J2 Canada
Website: (http://imhotep.dal.ca/)
Period: From November 2007 to November, 2008
Responsibilities: Planning and implementing project activities as well as coordinating the
teaching activities of project mentors. Liaise with school administrators, parents of
participants and other stakeholders in an effort to facilitate the successful delivery of
project initiatives.
Project Overview: Imhotep’s Legacy After-School Project is a university-community
partnership that seeks to improve on the representation of African Canadians in science
professions by providing opportunities for young learners (Grades 7-9) of African descent
to engage in activities designed to strengthen their science and math aptitude.
1. Dept. of Economic and Technological Change, Center for Development Research (ZEF),
Walter-Flex-Street 3, Bonn, D-53115 Germany (www.zef.de or www.glowa-volta.de)
Period: From June 2006 to July 2007
Position: Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
Responsibilities: Research, Teaching, Administrative and Community work
a. Handled all administrative duties related to the position of Resident Economist within the
framework of the 9-year GLOWA Volta Project on “Sustainable Water Resource
Management in West Africa. The 60 Million Euro project was funded by the German
Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).
b. Conducted multidisciplinary research together with Climatologists, Hydrologists, Remote
sensors, Anthropologists and Computer Scientist for the macro-economic modelling of
water demand in the Volta basin of Ghana and Burkina Faso.
c. Taught a doctoral course work entitled: “Introduction to Bio-economic Household
Modelling in GAMS” at the Bonn International Graduate School of Development Research
(BIGS-DR).
d. Mentoring/Supervision of Ph.D. and MSc. students working in the GLOWA Volta project.
2. Agribusiness Section, Central University College, P.O. Box DS-2310, Accra, Ghana
Period: From March 2001 to March 2003
Position: Lecturer in Agribusiness Management
Responsibilities: Teaching, Research and Community work
a. Taught courses in: Agricultural Development Policy, Agricultural Marketing, Project
Analysis and Management, and Strategic Management Foundations.
b. Supervised undergraduate final year student project work.
c. Coordinator of student field trips, and patron of various campus student clubs.
3. Wisconsin International University College-Ghana, P. O. Box LG-751, Accra, Ghana
Period: From October 2002 to March 2003
Position: Part-time Lecturer in Principles of Marketing
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Responsibilities: Teaching and Research
4. Christian Friends of Democracy (Local NGO), P. O. Box 256, Aburi, Ghana
Period: From March 2001 to March 2003
Position: Food Security Program Director (Part-time)
Responsibilities: Organized farmers into groups for food security and poverty alleviation
programs, Managed Food Crop Teaching and Demonstration farm aimed at impacting
knowledge on adoption of improved cropping practices and new agricultural technology in
the light of booming horticultural exports. Organized Capacity building programs including
educational campaign on control of HIV/AIDS and its effects on the work and productivity
of horticultural farm households. Sourced and raised funding for food security projects.
5. Soil Science Department, University of Cape Coast, PMB, Cape Coast, Ghana
Period: From November 1994 to September 1996
Position: Teaching/Research Assistant
Responsibilities: Teaching of undergraduate Soil science practicals, Marking of exam
scripts of Professor for Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition, Drafting of department
research proposals.
6. Aggrey Memorial Zion Secondary School, P. O. Box 189, Cape Coast, Ghana
Period: From September 1995 to March 1997
Position: Secondary School Teacher
Responsibilities: Taught Agricultural Economics & Extension, Core Agriculture.
5. MEMBERSHIP OF JOURNAL EDITORIAL BOARDS
1. Member of Editorial Board of Journal of Management and Sustainability (JMS):
http://ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/jms/about/editorialTeam
2. Member of Editorial Board of Journal of Agricultural Science (JAS):
http://ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/jas/about/editorialTeam
3. Member of the Editorial Board of Advances in Crop Science and Technology (ACST):
http://www.esciencecentral.org/journals/editorialboardACST.php
4. Member of the Editorial Board of Economics (ECO):
http://www.sciencepublishinggroup.com/journal/editorialboard.aspx?journalid=177
5. Member of the Editorial Board of Current Opinion in Agriculture (CUOPAG):
http://www.cuopag.com/index.php/journal
6. Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Advances in Developmental Research
(JADR) : http://journal-advances-developmental-research.com/
7. Member of the Editorial Board of the African Journal of Agricultural Research (AJAR):
http://www.academicjournals.org/AJAR
8. Member of the Editorial Board of Scientific Research and Essays (SRE) Academic
Journal. http://www.academicjournals.org/SRE
9. Member of the Editorial Board of the Australian Journal of Crop Science (AJCS):
http://www.cropj.com/editorial.html
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SCHOLARLY/PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
6.1 External Reviewer for Scholarly Journals (Requested Volunteer Tasks)
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Reviewer for Journal of Agricultural Science: July-August 2013
Reviewer for Agricultural Systems: August 2012-January, 2013
Reviewer for Land Use Policy: July-December 2012
Reviewer for Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production
and Access to Food (FOSE), January 2012
Reviewer for Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production
and Access to Food (FOSE), June 2011
Reviewer for African Journal of Agricultural Research (AJAR), March 2011
Reviewer for African Journal for Horticultural Science (AJHS), November, 2010
Reviewer for African Journal of Marketing Management (AJMM), November, 2010
Reviewer for Australian Journal of Crop Science (AJCS), January, 2010
Reviewer for Australian Journal of Crop Science (AJCS), November, 2009
Reviewer for Australian Journal of Crop Science (AJCS), September, 2009
Reviewer for Journal of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, August 2009
Reviewer (Commissioned Paper) for Canadian Agricultural Trade Policy Research Network
(CATPRN), December, 2008
Reviewer for Australian Journal of Crop Science (AJCS), December, 2008
Section Editor for Australian Journal of Crop Science (AJCS), May-June 2008
Reviewer for Journal of Developing Areas (JDA), April 2008
Reviewer for Journal for Agricultural Science and Technology (JAST), March 2008
Co-reviewer for Food Policy, October 2007
Co-reviewer for Geoforum, July 2007
Reviewer for African Journal of Agricultural Research (AJAR), December 2006
Co-reviewer for Agricultural Economics, February 2005
6.2 Internal (AVRDC) Manuscript and Research Proposal Peer Reviews
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Farmers’ Perceptions, Behaviour, and Level of Pesticide use on Yard-Long Bean in PeriUrban Areas of Bangkok, Thailand, September 2011 (Peer-reviewed journal manuscript)
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Assessing the Impact of an Integrated Pest Management Training Course in Jharkhand,
September 2011 (Peer-reviewed journal manuscript)
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The Nutritional and Economic Potential of Vegetables, May 2011 (Book chapter)
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The Potential of Indigenous Vegetables to Contribute to Improved Urban and Peri-Urban
Livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa May 2011 (Book chapter)
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Vegetables and rural livelihoods in Cameroon: Importance and future prospects, February,
2011 (Peer-reviewed journal manuscript)
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Quality Seeds and Planting Material in Vegetables: An International Perspective, November,
2010 (Peer-reviewed journal manuscript).
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Promoting the Rational and Balanced use of Agricultural Inputs in South Asia. Asian
Development Bank proposal prepared for submission to the South Asian Association for
Regional Co-operation Agriculture Centre, October 2010 (Research project proposal).
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A Pilot Study of Vegetable Seed Demand in Tanzania, August, 2010 (Consultancy research
report).
6.3 External Examiner/Reader, Graduate Student Thesis Research
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Co-External Reader/Examiner, M.Phil. Agricultural Administration Thesis, University of
Ghana (Freda Naa Norley Barnor, An Analysis of Consumer Preference for Beef from the
Accra Abattoir) April, 2008.
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Co-External Reader/Examiner, M.Phil. Agricultural Administration Thesis, University of
Ghana (Stanley Kojo Dary, Rural Non-farm Employment and its Effects on Crop Production
Practices in the Upper West Region of Ghana), April, 2008.
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Co-External Reader/Examiner, M.Phil. Agricultural Administration Thesis, University of
Ghana (Hannah Nyamekye, Effectiveness of the Training Provided by NGOs in Promoting
Agricultural Productivity: A Case Study of Adventist Development and Relief Agency and
The Hunger Project – Ghana), February, 2008.
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Assistant Examiner, West African Examinations Council, Junior and Senior Secondary
Certificate Examinations, from January, 1995- March, 1997.
7. MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
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Member of Canadian Agricultural Economics Society (CAES)
Member of Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association (NAREA)
Member of Canadian Agricultural Trade Policy Research Network (CATPRN)
Member of the International Society of Horticultural Science (ISHS)
Member of African Association of Agricultural Economists (AAAE)
Member of Ghana Association of Agricultural Economists (GAAE)
Member of the African Growth and Development (AGRODEP) Policy Modelling
Consortium
 Member of the Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP) Network
 Member of Canadian Water Network (CWN)
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8. INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT RESPONSIBILITIES
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Member of the Board of Trustees, Ghana National Deaf Children Society, Cape Coast,
Ghana: http://www.gndcs.org/
Registered Volunteer Advisor of the Canadian University Services Organization-Voluntary
Services Overseas (CUSO-VSO): http://www.cuso-vso.org; since September 2009
Registered Cooperant of the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA):
http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca ; since September 2007
Registered Volunteer Advisor of the Canadian Executive Service Organization (CESOSACO): http://www.ceso-saco.com ; since September 2007
Consultant to Evalueserve Circle of Experts, 211 East 43 Street, 11th Floor, NY 100174820, USA, www.CircleofExperts.com; since February 2008
9. AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS
1. Selected sponsored participant on the International DAAD Alumni Summer School
“Conservation and Management of Biodiversity in the Tropics” (September 27 - October 05,
2009, Goettingen, Germany) and 2009 German Tropical Day International Conference
(Tropentag 2009) on Biophysical and Socio-economic Frame Conditions for the Sustainable
Management of Natural Resources (October 6-8, 2009, Hamburg, Germany).
2. Sponsorship grant from the Canadian Agricultural Trade Policy Research Network (CATPRN)
to participate in the 2008 Canadian Agricultural Economics Society (CAES) workshop entitled
“What Makes Agricultural Economics Research Relevant for Policy Advice?”, Ottawa, Canada,
October 23-25, 2008.
3. Selected sponsored participant of the Yukon River Basin Workshop, jointly organized and
sponsored by the Canadian Water Network and University of Waterloo, Whitehouse (Canada)
and Alaska (USA), July 23-August 1, 2008.
4. Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn Post-Doctoral Fellowship Award
for Macro-economic Modeling of Water Demand in the Volta River Basin of West Africa
within the framework of the GLOWA Volta research project. June 2006-July 2007.
5. Recipient of a United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) - Sponsored
Conference Scholarship for oral presentation of the paper: "The Interlinks Between Agricultural
Export Diversification, Food Security and Livelihood of Farmers in Southern Ghana", at the
“Ninth Annual Conference on Global Economic Analysis” jointly organized by the UNECA and
Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP), Purdue University, United Nations Conference Center,
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, June 15-17, 2006.
6. Tuition Scholarship Award for Participation in the Training Workshop “Introduction to
Dynamic General Equilibrium Modeling with GAMS/MPSGE” jointly organized by Prof.
Thomas Rutherford, University of Colorado and the GAMS Development Corporation, Ann
Arbor, Michigan, USA, March 14-18, 2005.
7. German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Scholarship award for Ph.D. Studies at the
Justus-Liebig University of Giessen, April 2003-May 2006.
8. German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Scholarship award for German Language and
MSc. Studies at the University of Goettingen, April 1997-September 1999.
9. Cited on the 2nd Deans’ Lectures Award as the best third year undergraduate student for the
1992/93 Academic year in the School of Agriculture, University of Cape Coast, Ghana.
10. Cited on the 1st Deans’ Lectures Award as the best second year undergraduate student for the
1991/92 Academic year in the School of Agriculture, University of Cape Coast, Ghana.
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10. REFEREED PUBLICATIONS
10.1 Peer reviewed journals
1. Afari-Sefa, V., Chagomoka, T., Karanja, D.K., Njeru, E., Samali, S., Katunzi, A.,
Mtwaenzi, H., and Kimenye, L (2013). Private Contracting versus Community Seed
Production Systems: Experiences from Farmer-Led Seed Enterprise Development of
African Indigenous Vegetables in Tanzania. Acta Horticulturae 1007: 671-680.
2. Lin, S-W., Chou, Y-Y. , Shieh, S-C., Lin, L-H., Ebert, A.W, Kumar, S., Mavlyanova, R.,
Rouamba, A., Tenkouano, A., Afari-Sefa, V., and Gniffke, P. A. (2013). Pepper (Capsicum
spp.) germplasm dissemination by AVRDC – The World Vegetable Center: an overview
and introspection. Chronica Horticulturae 53(3): 21-27.
3. Gockowski, J.; Afari-Sefa, V.; Sarpong, D.B.; Osei-Asare, B.Y.; Agyeman, F.N. (2013).
Improving the Productivity and Income of Ghanaian Cocoa Farmers While Maintaining
Environmental Services: What Role for Certification? International Journal of Agricultural
Sustainability. Downloadable at DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14735903.2013.772714
4. Afari-Sefa, V., Dagnoko, S., Endres, T., Kumar, S., Gniffke, P.A., Tenkouano A. (2012).
Innovative Tools and Approaches for Vegetable Cultivar and Technology Dissemination in
West Africa. Journal of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development 4(15): 410-416.
Available online at:
http://www.academicjournals.org/jaerd/PDF/Pdf%202012/22%20Aug/AfariSefa%20et%20al.pdf.
5. J.D.H. Keatinge, M.L. Chadha, J. d’A. Hughes, W. J. Easdown, R. J. Holmer, A.
Tenkouano, R.Y. Yang, R. Mavlyanova, S. Neave, V. Afari-Sefa, G. Luther, M.
Ravishankar, C. Ojiewo, M. Belarmino, A. Ebert, J.F. Wang, and M. Lin (2012). Home,
School, Community and Disaster Recovery Gardens and their Impact on the Attainment of
the Millennium Development Goals. Biological Agriculture and Horticulture 28(2): 71-75.
An International Journal for Sustainable Production Systems, Downloadable at
DOI:10.1080/01448765.2012.681344.
6. Afari-Sefa, V.; Tenkouano, A.; Ojiewo, C.; Keatinge, J.D.H. and Hughes Jd’A (2012).
Vegetable breeding in Africa: constraints, complexity and contributions toward achieving
food and nutritional security. Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food
Production and Access to Food 4(1): 115-127.
7. Afari-Sefa, V. (2011): The Micro-Level Distributional Effects of Horticultural Export
Value Chains among Smallholders in Southern Ghana. China-USA Business Review 10(7):
493-515.
8. Asante, B.O; Afari-Sefa, V.; Sarpong, D.B. (2011). Determinants of Small-Scale Farmers’
Decision to Join Farmer Based Organizations in Ghana. African Journal of Agricultural
Research 6(10): 2273-2279.
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9. Gockowski, J.; Afari-Sefa, V.; Sarpong, D.B.; Osei-Asare, B.Y.; Dziwornu, A.K. (2011).
Increasing Income of Ghanaian Cocoa Farmers: Is Introduction of Fine Flavour Cocoa a
Viable Alternative. Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture 75(2): 175-200.
10. Afari-Sefa, V. (2010): Horticultural Exports and Livelihood Linkages of Rural Dwellers in
Southern Ghana: An Agricultural Household Modeling Application. Journal of Developing
Areas 44(1): 1-23, Fall.
11. Yabi, A.J.; Afari-Sefa, V. (2009): Impact of Rural Development Projects on Agricultural
Productivity in Selected Regions of Benin. African Journal of Agricultural Research 4(11):
1120-1128, November. Available online at:
http://www.academicjournals.org/ajar/PDF/pdf%202009/Nov/Yabi%20and%20AfariSefa.pdf
12. Afari-Sefa, V.; Yiridoe, E.K.; Gordon, R. and Hebb, D. (2008): Decision Considerations
and Cost Analysis of Beneficial Management Practice Implementation in Thomas Brook
Watershed, Nova Scotia. Journal of International Farm Management 4(3): 1-32. Available
online at: http://www.ifmaonline.org/pdf/journals/Vol4_Ed3_Afari-Sefa_etal.pdf
13. Afari-Sefa, V. (2007): The Dynamics of Horticultural Export Value Chains on the
Livelihood of Small Farm Households in Southern Ghana. African Journal of Agricultural
Research. 2 (9): 435-440, September. Available online at:
http://www.academicjournals.org/ajar/PDF/Pdf2007/Sep/Victor.pdf
14. Afari-Sefa, V.; Kwakye, P. K.; Okae-Anti, D.; Imoro, I. A. and Nyamiah, M. (2004):
Potassium Availability in Soils – Forms and Spatial Distribution, The Abdus Salam
International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Preprint No.110, IC 2004, Trieste,
Italy. Also available online at:
http://users.ictp.trieste.it/~pub_off/preprints-sources/2004/IC2004110P.pdf
10.2 Refereed books and book chapters
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Afari-Sefa, V. (2007): Export Horticulture and Pro-Poor Livelihood Linkages in Southern
Ghana: Application of the Agricultural Household Model. In: Issues and Challenges in Rural
Development – Compendium of Approaches for Socio-economic and Ecological
Development in Developing Countries, Farming & Rural Systems Economics, Margraf
Publishers, Vol. 86, Weikersheim, Germany.: Book chapter
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Afari-Sefa, V. (2006): Agricultural Export Diversification, Food Security and Living
Conditions of Farmers in Southern Ghana: A Microeconomic and Household Modeling
Approach; Farming & Rural Systems Economics, Margraf Publishers, Vol. 81, 227pp.
Weikersheim, Germany. : Book
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11. PAPERS SUBMITTED FOR PUBLICATION
1. Chagomoka, T., Afari-Sefa, V. and Pitoro, R. (2013).Value Chain Analysis of Traditional
Vegetables from Malawi and Mozambique. Submitted to Renewable Agriculture and
Food Systems on October 3, 2013. (Status: In Review)
2. Asare, R., Afari-Sefa, V. and Muilerman, S. (2013). Cocoa seed production in West Africa:
Implications for establishment and rehabilitation of cocoa farms. Submitted to Journal of
Crop Improvement on August 10, 2013. (Status: In Review)
3. Asare R., Afari-Sefa, V., Osei-Owusu, Y., Pabi, O., Gyamfi, I. (2013). Connecting Bia
Conservation Area and Krokosue Hills Forest Reserves of Ghana through the use of Cocoa
Agroforestry Systems. First submission to Forest, Trees and Livelihoods on April 08, 2013.
(Status: Revised version submitted for review).
4. Afari-Sefa, V.; Yiridoe, E.K.; Gordon, R. and Hebb, D. (2008): Multi-objective modelling
and trade-off analysis of the economic and environmental impacts of introducing BMPs on
a mixed crop-dairy production system located in a rural watershed. Submitted to Ecological
Economics (Elsevier) on July 07, 2008. (Status: Revisions to be re-submitted for review).
12. WORKING PAPERS, RESEARCH REPORTS & THESES
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Afari-Sefa, V. and Holmer, R. 2011. Assessing the Role of Micro-Finance to Empower The
Poor. Requested briefing document submitted to AVRDC’s Research and Development
Committee, Shanhua, Taiwan, February 28, 2011.
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Asare, R., Afari-Sefa, V., Gyamfi, I., Okafor, C., Mva, J. 2010. Cocoa Seed Multiplication:
An Assessment of Seed Gardens in Cameroon, Ghana and Nigeria. Sustainable Tree Crops
Program Working Paper Series 11, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Accra,
Ghana. August 2010 version. Available online at:
http://molecularbreeding.iita.org/c/document_library/get_file?p_l_id=98857&folderId=99929
&name=DLFE-1328.pdf
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Afari-Sefa, V. and Gockowski, J. 2009. Impact Assessment of STCP Farmer Training Efforts
on Program Beneficiaries in Ghana. Sustainable Tree Crops Program, International Institute of
Tropical Agriculture, Accra, Ghana. December 2009.
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Afari-Sefa, V. and Gockowski, J. 2009. Economic Cost-Benefit Analysis for Fine Flavour
and Rainforest Alliance Certified Cocoa in Ghana. Final Report Submitted to Counterpart
International (June), Arlington, VA, USA.
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Gockowski, J. and Afari-Sefa, V. 2009. Proposed Methodology for Economic Cost-Benefit
Analysis for Fine Flavour and Rainforest Alliance Certified Cocoa in Ghana. Interim Report
Submitted to Counterpart International (February), Arlington, VA, USA.
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Yiridoe, E.K., and Afari-Sefa, V. 2008. Economic and Environmental Analysis of Beneficial
Management Practices: Thomas Brook Watershed, Nova Scotia. Final Report for Phase I of
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Watershed Evaluation of Beneficial Management Practices (WEBs) Research Project (March)
Submitted to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
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Afari-Sefa, V. (2003). The World Market Situation for Sugar and Future Policy
Developments, Working Seminar Paper in International Development Strategies,
Department of Project and Regional Planning, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany:
(downloadable at):
http://www.uni-giessen.de/regionalplan/daad/sem_papers/Seminar_2003_afari-sefa.pdf
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Afari-Sefa, V.; Mulwa, R. and Santos, N.E. (2003). Globalization and the World Trade
Organization: A Developing Countries’ Perspective, Working Seminar Paper in Agricultural
and Development Policy, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, Germany.
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Afari-Sefa, V. (1999-unpublished MSc. Thesis): Organic Farming Practices as a Strategy
Towards Sustainable Crop Production in the Northern Region of Ghana, Georg-August
University, Goettingen, Germany, November 1999. (Thesis defence)
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Afari-Sefa, V. (1994-unpublished BSc. Thesis): Forms of Potassium and their Relationships
with Some Soil Physical and Chemical Properties of the Western and Central Regions of
Ghana, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana, July 1994. (Thesis defence).
13. CONFERENCES & SCHOLARLY MEETING PRESENTATIONS
1. Afari-Sefa, V., Chagomoka, T., Karanja, D.K., Rajendran, S., Njeru, E., Samali, S.,
Katunzi, A., Mtwaenzi, H., and Kimenye, L. (2013). Farmer Led Seed Enterprises as a
Strategy for Improving Smallholder Livelihoods: Experiences from a Comparison between
Private Contracting and Community Seed Production Systems of Traditional Vegetables in
Tanzania, Selected Oral Presentation to be presented at the FAO, Catholic Relief
Services, ICARDA Jointly Organized Expert Consultation Workshop on Community Seed
Production. Addis Ababa, December 9-11, 2013.
2. Ngoni, N., Rajendran, S. and Afari-Sefa, V. (2013). Perceptions of postharvest quality
characteristics of tomato and amaranth in selected areas of East and West Africa’. Paper
Accepted for Oral Presentation at the upcoming 2nd Southeast Asia Symposium on
Quality Management in Postharvest Systems (SEAsia 2013), Vientiane, Laos PDR.
December 4-6, 2013.
3. Afari-Sefa, V. and Rajendran S. (2013). Role of traditional vegetables on household
economy and nutritional outcomes in Tanzania: Invited Oral Presentation at Break-out
Session 10: Economic Implications: “Analysis of economic implications of shifting
investments in the primary production to better meet healthy dietary needs” of the Science
Forum 2013, organized by the Independent Science and Partnership Council (ISPC) of the
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), Bonn, Germany,
September 23-25, 2013.
4. Chagomoka, T., Afari-Sefa, V. and Pitoro, R. (2013) .Value Chain Analysis of Indigenous
Vegetables from Malawi and Mozambique. Selected Oral Presentation at 4th International
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Conference of the African Association of Agricultural Economists, Yasmine Hammamet,
Tunisia, September 22-25, 2013.
5. Rajendran, S., Afari-Sefa, V., Karanja, D.K. and Musebe, R. (2013). Contract Farming by
Traditional African Leafy Vegetable Seed Growers in Tanzania: Implications for Household
Cropping Income. Selected Oral Presentation at the 3rd International Conference on
Neglected and Underutilized Species, Accra, September 25-27, 2013.
6. Nenguwo, N., Rajendran, S. and Afari-Sefa, V. (2013). Importance of Postharvest Losses of
Indigenous Vegetables on Market Participation by Smallholders in Tanzania. Selected Oral
Presentation at the 3rd International Conference on Neglected and Underutilized Species,
Accra, September 25-27, 2013.
7. Nenguwo, N., Afari-Sefa, V., and Hughes, J d’A. (2013). Assessment of postharvest
practices and losses of vegetables marketed in selected regions of Ghana. Selected Oral
Presentation at the VI International Conference on Managing Quality Chains (MQUIC),
Cranfield University, Bedfordshire, UK, September 2-5, 2013
8. Nenguwo, N., Hughes, J d’A, and Afari-Sefa, V. (2013). Closing the Nutrition Gap:
Improving Vegetable Quality and Availability from Smallholder Production. Selected
Poster to be Presented at VI International Conference on Managing Quality Chains
(MQUIC), Cranfield University, Bedfordshire, UK, September 2-5, 2013.
9. Wong, L., Luoh, J-W., Afari-Sefa, V. and Yang, R-Y. (2012). Growing home gardens into
market gardens: A way to improve food and nutrition security of low-income households.
Selected Poster Presented at the 5th McGill Conference on Global Food Security. Theme:
Food Prices and Political Instability. Organized by McGill Center for Food Security,
Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec,
Canada, October 16-18, 2012.
10. Tenkouano, A., Ojiewo, C, Rouamba, A., Chagomoka, T., Afari-Sefa, V. and Hughes, J.
2012. Recent Developments in Vegetable Breeding: Promoting Vegetable Varieties for
Nutrition and Income. Invited Oral Presentation at 2012 AFSTA Congress, Zanzibar,
March 5-8, 2012.
11. Asare R., Afari-Sefa, V., Osei-Owusu, Y., Pabi, O., Gyamfi, I. 2012. Connecting Krokosue
Hills Forest Reserves and Bia Conservation Area of Ghana through the use of Cocoa
Agroforestry Systems” Selected Oral Presentation at the Session “The Roles of
Agrofrestry in Managing Fragmented Multifunctional Landscapes” in the Annual
Conference of the Society for Tropical Ecology, Erlangen, Germany, February 22-25, 2012.
12. Afari-Sefa, V., Chagomoka, T., Karanja, D.K., Njeru, E., Samali, S., Katunzi, A.,
Mtwaenzi, H., and Kimenye, L. (2012). Private Contracting versus Community Seed
Production Systems: Experiences from Farmer-Led Seed Enterprise Development of
African Indigenous Vegetables in Tanzania. Selected Oral Presentation at the 2nd All
African Horticultural Congress, Kruger National Park, Skukuza, South Africa, January 1520, 2012.
13. Chagomoka, T., Afari-Sefa, V. and Tenkouano, A. 2012. Commercialization of AVRDC
Improved Vegetable Varieties in Africa. Selected Poster Presented at (i) the 2nd All
African Horticultural Congress, Kruger National Park, Skukuza, South Africa, January 15-
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20, 2012, (ii) 3rd West and Central Africa Agricultural Science Week and 10th General
Assembly of CORAF/WECARD, N’Djamena, Chad, May 14-19, 2012.
14. Karanja, D., Okoko, N., Kiptarus, E., Okongo, P., Samali, S., Katunzi, A., Mtwaenzi, H.
Mwakitwange, F., Afari-Sefa, V., Musebe, R., Kimani, M. and Kimenye, L. (2011).
Promoting Farmer-led Seed Enterprises of African Indigenous Vegetables to Boost
Household Incomes and Nutrition in Kenya and Tanzania. Selected Oral Presentation at
the 1st ASARECA General Assembly, Entebbe, December 14-16, 2011.
15. Karanja, D., Katunzi, A., Chiwanga, R., Afari-Sefa, V., Samali, S., Mtwaenzi, H.
Mwakitwange, Njeru, E., Musebe, R., Kimani, M. and Kimenye, L. (2011). (2011). Better
seeds better harvest: Strengthening Farmer Seed Enterprises for Indigenous Vegetables in
Tanzania. Selected Poster Presented at the 1st ASARECA General Assembly, Entebbe,
December 14-16, 2011.
16. Mariyono, J., Afari-Sefa, V., Sembiring, A., Dewi, H.A., Andri, K.B., Daroini, P.B. and
Hakim, A.L. 2011. Socio-Economic Aspects of Vegetable Production and Consumption in
East Java and Bali, Indonesia. Selected Oral Presentation at the 2011 Indonesian Society
for Horticulture (PERHORTI) Conference. Lembang, Bandung, Indonesia, November 2324, 2011.
17. Afari-Sefa, V., Dagnoko, S., Endres, T., Kumar, S., Gniffke, P.A., Tenkouano A. 2011.
Innovative Tools and Approaches for Vegetable Cultivar and Technology Dissemination in
West Africa. Selected Oral Presentation at the International Conference in Extension and
Advisory Services entitled “Innovations in Extension and Advisory Services: Linking
Knowledge to Policy and Action for Food and Livelihoods”. Hilton Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya,
November 15-18, 2011.
18. Afari-Sefa, V. 2011. Horticultural Exports and Livelihood Linkages of Rural Dwellers in
Southern Ghana: Application of the Agricultural Household Model. Selected Oral
Presentation at the 2nd Annual Meeting of the African Growth and Development Policy
(AGRODEP) Modelling Consortium, Dakar, Senegal, June 06, 2011.
19. Afari-Sefa, V. and Chinyama, E. 2011. Endogenous Migration Model. Joint Oral
Presentation at 2011 African Short Course in Global Trade Analysis “Introduction to
Applied General Equilibrium Analysis in a Multi-Region Framework. Organized by
Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University and jointly sponsored by the
World Bank, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the
African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April 10-16, 2011.
Downloadable at:https://www.gtap.agecon.purdue.edu/events/Short_Courses/2011African/presentations/Migration1.pdf
20. Afari-Sefa, V.: Gockowski, J.: Agyeman, F.N. and Dziwornu, A.K. 2010. Economic CostBenefit Analysis of Certified Sustainable Cocoa Production in Ghana. Selected Poster
Presented at the Joint Third African Association of Agricultural Economists (AAAE) and
48th Agricultural Economists Association of South Africa (AEASA) Conference, Cape
Town, South Africa, September 19-23. Available online at:
a. http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/bitstream/97085/2/33.%20Cost%20benefit%20of%20c
ocoa%20in%20Ghana.pdf
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21. Afari-Sefa, V. 2009. The Micro-level Distributional Effects of Horticultural Export Value
Chains among Smallholders in Southern Ghana, Selected Oral Paper Presentation at the
4th Annual Conference of the GARNET Network “Food Security and Sustainable
Development: Challenges for the Governance of International Relations.”. IFAD offices,
Rome, Italy. November, 11-13, 2009. Available online at:
a. http://www.idra.it/garnetpapers/C04V_Afari-Sefa.pdf
22. Afari-Sefa, V. and Gockowski, J. 2009. Economic Cost-Benefit Analysis for Rainforest
Alliance Certified Cocoa in Ghana, Invited Oral Presentation at German Academic
Exchange Service (DAAD) Alumni International Summer School on “Conservation and
Management of Biodiversity in the Tropics” Goettingen, Germany, 27 September 27–
October 05, 2009. Available online at:
a. http://www.unigoettingen.de/de/document/download/5294a84bf8de44b8bda9d615eff1bcf8.pdf/EC
ONOMIC COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS OF RAINFOREST ALLIANCE
CERTIFIED COCOA IN GHANA.pdf
23. Woedem Aidam, P.; Afari-Sefa, V. and Barbier, B. 2008. Climate Change and Small Scale
Irrigation in Northern Ghana. Selected Poster presented at the 13th International Water
Resource Association (IWRA) World Water Congress, Montpellier, France, September 1-4,
2008.
24. Afari-Sefa, V.; Yiridoe, E.K.; Gordon, R. and Hebb, D. 2008. Economic and Environmental
Impacts of Introducing Beneficial Management Practices (BMPs) on a Small Dairy-Based
Production System. Selected Paper presented at the joint Canadian Agricultural
Economics Society (CAES)/Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association
(NAREA) Conference, Québec City, Québec, Canada, June 30 –July 1, 2008.
25. Yiridoe, E.K.; Gordon, R.; Afari-Sefa, V. and Brown, B.B. (2007): Impact of Single versus
Multiple Policy Options on the Economic Feasibility of Biogas Energy Production: Swine
and Dairy Operations in Nova Scotia, Selected Poster Presented at the 2007 Atlantic and
Agricultural Science Communication Workshop (AASCW), Nova Scotia Agricultural
College, Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada, November 15-16, 2007.
26. Afari-Sefa, V. (2007): The Distributional Effects of Horticultural Export Value Chains
Among Smallholders in Southern Ghana., Selected Oral Presentation in the Sub-Theme
“The Role of Agriculture in Poverty Reduction: Recent Experiences from Africa.” Second
International Conference of the African Association of Agricultural Economists (AAAE),
Accra, Ghana. Published in AAAE Conference Proceedings pp. 295-299. Also
downloadable at: [http://www.aaae-africa.org/proceedings2/003/Afari-Sefa.pdf]. Chairman
for the Panel Discussion Session “African Agricultural Multilateral and Regional Trade”,
August 20-22, 2007.
27. Afari-Sefa, V.; Rodgers, C.; Plotnikova, M. and Vlek, P. (2007): The Implications of
Increasing Water Demand and Potential Climate Change in the Volta Basin for Ghana’s
Socio-Economic Development, Selected Oral Presentation in Workshop No.7 with the
Sub-Theme “Water – A Brake on Economic Development?.” of the 2007 World Water
Week, Stockholm, Sweden. : Available in Conference Book of Abstracts. August 12-18,
2007. (downloadable at):
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a. http://www.siwi.org/documents/Resources/Synthesis/2007_Abstract_volume.pdf
28. Afari-Sefa, V. (2006): The Interlinks between Agricultural Export Diversification, Food
Security and Living Conditions of Farm Households in Southern Ghana, Selected Oral
Presentation in the Ninth Annual Conference on Global Economic Analysis, jointly
organized by the Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP), Purdue University and the United
Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), United Nations Conference Center,
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, June 15-17, 2006. : (downloadable at):
https://www.gtap.agecon.purdue.edu/resources/download/2521.pdf
29. Afari-Sefa, V. and Bauer, S. (2005): The Interlinks between Agricultural Export,
Diversification, Food Security and Livelihood of Farm Households in Southern Ghana,
Selected Oral Presentation in the International Conference on Research for Development
in Agriculture, Forestry and Resource Management, i.e. 2005 Deutsche Tropentag (German
Tropical Day), University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany, October 11-13, 2005,:
(downloadable at): http://www.tropentag.de/2005/abstracts/full/68.pdf
14. INVITED WORKSHOP PRESENTATIONS
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Afari-Sefa, V. 2013. Progress of Work on Consumption-Theme. Invited Oral
Presentation at AVRDC’s Board Meeting, Bangkok, Thailand, April 23-25, 2013.
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Afari-Sefa, V. 2013. Access to High Value Markets by Smallholders of African Indigenous
Vegetables in Tanzania. Invited Oral Presentation at the Inception Workshop of Irish Aid
Funded Good Seed Initiative: Upscaling Production of African Indigenous Vegetables
Project, Arusha, Tanzania. January 21-25, 2013.
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Afari-Sefa, V. 2012. Progress of Work on Consumption-Theme. Invited Oral
Presentation at AVRDC’s Global Strategy Planning Meeting, AVRDC Headquarters,
Tainan, Taiwan, November 26-30, 2012.
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Afari-Sefa, V. 2011. Progress of Work on Consumption-Theme. Invited Oral
Presentation at AVRDC’s Global Strategy Planning Meeting, AVRDC Headquarters,
Tainan, Taiwan, October 31-November 3, 2011.
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Afari-Sefa, V. 2011. Progress on Baseline Socioeconomic & Marketing Related Activities
at the Regional Center for Africa and Indonesia. Invited Oral Presentation at AVRDC’s
Global Theme – Consumption Meeting, AVRDC Headquarters, Tainan, Taiwan, September
22-23, 2011.
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Afari-Sefa, V. 2011 Introduction to Participatory Appraisal Techniques in Project
Implementation and Evaluation. Invited Oral Presentation at Participatory Appraisal
Workshop of USAID-Indonesia funded Project “Mobilizing Vegetable Genetic Resources
and Technologies to Enhance Household Nutrition, Income and Livelihoods in Indonesia”,
East Java and Bali, May 22- June 4, 2011.
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Afari-Sefa, V. 2011. Ex-ante and Scenario Analysis of Agricultural and Dietary
Approaches. Invited Oral Presentation at Inception Workshop of the German International
Cooperation (GIZ) sponsored project “A better bitter gourd: Exploiting bitter gourd
(Momordica charantia L.) to increase incomes, manage type 2 diabetes, and promote health
in developing countries”. Shuanua, Tainan, Taiwan, May 3-6, 2011.
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Afari-Sefa, V. and Tanyongana, R. 2010. Overview of Challenges, Successes and Lessons
Learnt in the Vegetable Breeding and Seed Systems for Poverty Reduction in Africa (vBSS)
Project. Invited Oral Presentation at International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) Gender, Agriculture, and Assets Project
(GAAP) Initiative inception workshop to evaluate the impacts of agricultural development
programming on gender inequalities, asset disparities, and rural livelihoods, ILRI campus,
Nairobi, Kenya, November 5-7, 2010.
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Afari-Sefa, V. 2010. Socio-economics and Marketing Research Activities of Vegetables in
Africa. Invited Oral Presentation at the Global Theme Meeting in Consumption of
AVRDC – The World Vegetable Center, Orchid Breach Resort, Cha-am, Petchaburi,
Thailand, October 28-30, 2010.
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Afari-Sefa, V. 2010. Co-Leader and Facilitator of IITA/STCP Analytical Workshop on
the Multivariate Econometric Estimation of the Impact of Farmer Training Efforts of the
Sustainable Tree Crop Program, IITA Offices, Yaoundé, Cameroon, May 10-11, 2010.
Afari-Sefa, V. 2010. Comparative Overview and Synthesis of Cocoa Livelihoods Program
(CLP) Market Opportunities Study. Invited Oral Presentation at German Technical
Cooperation (GTZ) Regional CLP Meeting on Curriculum Development for Farmer
Business Schools, Eastoment Guest Lodge, Accra, Ghana, February 1-14-, 2010.
Afari-Sefa V. and Dji, F. 2009. An Overview of Cocoa Farmer’s Yields by Region, Invited
Oral Presentation at Roundtable Discussion of the 7th Regional Executive Committee
Meeting of the Sustainable Tree Crops Program (STCP) hosted by the International Institute
of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Labadi Beach Hotel, Accra, Ghana, October 21-23, 2009.
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Afari-Sefa, V. 2009. Economic Analysis of Value Chains. Invited Oral Presentation at
Cocoa Livelihoods Project (CLP) Regional Methodology Workshop on Market
Opportunities Study, IITA/STCP Office, Accra, Ghana, July 23-24, 2009.
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Afari-Sefa, V. and Gockowski, 2009. J. Theoretical and Methodological Considerations in
Value Chain Assessment. Invited Oral Presentation at Cocoa Livelihoods Project (CLP)
Regional Methodology Workshop on Market Opportunities Study, IITA/STCP Office,
Accra, Ghana, July 22-23, 2009.
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Afari-Sefa, V. and Gockowski, J. 2009. “Value Chain Services and Ex-ante Analysis of the
Costs and Benefits of Fine Flavour Cocoa Production Systems in Ghana”. Invited Oral
Presentation at Fine Flavour Cocoa Summit, Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana, AkimTafo, Eastern Region, Ghana, March 9-10, 2009.
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Afari-Sefa, V. and Gockowski, J. 2009. “Measuring Economic Returns/Farm Profitability
from Farmer Field School (FFS) Training”. Invited Oral Presentation at Sustainable Tree
Crops Program (STCP) Monitoring and Evaluation Workshop organized for Nigeria Cocoa
Desk Officers, Benin City, Nigeria, February 23-25, 2009.
Afari-Sefa, V., Cometon, A., and Nielson, J. 2008. The Reference Condition Approach
(RCA) for Aquatic Bioassessment. Selected Oral Presentation at Yukon River Basin
Workshop, Canadian Water Network, White Horse, Yukon, Canada, July 25, 2008.
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Afari-Sefa, V. and Yiridoe, E.K. 2008. Economic and Environmental Analysis of Beneficial
Management Practices (BMPs) in Thomas Brook Watershed, Agriculture and Agri-Food
(AAFC) Funded Watershed Evaluation of Beneficial Management Practices (WEBs) in
Thomas Brook Watershed, Nova Scotia. Invited Oral Presentation at the WEBs Fourth
Annual Technical Research Workshop, Inn at the Forks Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba,
Canada, March 11-14, 2008.
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Afari-Sefa, V. and Yiridoe, E.K. 2008. Economic and Environmental Analysis of Beneficial
Management Practices (BMPs) in Thomas Brook Watershed, Agriculture and Agri-Food
(AAFC) Funded Watershed Evaluation of Beneficial Management Practices (WEBs) in
Thomas Brook Watershed, Nova Scotia. Invited Oral Presentation at the WEBs
Economics Sub-Project Committee Technical Research Workshop, Minto Suites Hotel,
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, January 9-10, 2008.
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Afari-Sefa, V.; Yiridoe, E.K.; Gordon, R. and Hebb, D. 2007. Decision Considerations and
Cost Analysis of Structural and Non-structural Beneficial Management Practices (BMPs)
Implementation in Thomas Brook Watershed, Agriculture and Agri-Food (AAFC) Funded
Watershed Evaluation of Beneficial Management Practices (WEBs) Project, Invited Oral
Presentation at Invited Technical Workshop on Thomas Brook Watershed, Atlantic Food
and Horticulture Research Centre, Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada, October 11, 2007.
15. TRAINING COURSES
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Project Monitoring and Evaluation. Course taught at AVRDC-East and South East Asia
(ESEA)’s 30th International Vegetable Training Course, Kamphaengsaen, Thailand,
November 10, 2011.
16. WORKSHOP AND FIELD REPORTS
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Ngoni, N., Afari-Sefa, V. and Owino, W. Stakeholders’ Workshop on Assessment of Physical
and Economic Losses of Vegetables in Kenya, Utalii Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya, August 20-21,
2013.
Ngoni, N., Afari-Sefa, V. and Appiah, F. Stakeholders’ Workshop on Assessment of Physical
and Economic Losses of Vegetables in Ghana, MJ Grand Hotel, Accra, Ghana, June 27-28,
2013.
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Ngoni, N., Afari-Sefa, V. and Tiisekwa, A. Stakeholders’ Workshop on Assessment of
Physical and Economic Losses of Vegetables in Tanzania, Snow Crest Hotel, Arusha,
Tanzania, May 31, 2013.
Gockowski, J., and Afari-Sefa, V. “Sustainable Tree Crops Program (STCP) Workshop
Report on the Assessment of Farmer Training Efforts held in Abidjan from January 28February 01, 2009. Report Submitted to International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)
Headquarters, February 02, 2009, Ibadan, Nigeria.
Afari-Sefa, V., Gockowski, J. and Asamoah, C. Enumerator Guide and Interviewer’s
Manual on “Survey of Farmer Training Impacts on Production, Practices, and Knowledge in
the Cocoa Sector of Ghana”. Sustainable Tree Crops Program, Accra, March 15, 2009.
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17. CONSULTANCIES
1. Afari-Sefa, V. and Öberg, A. (2013). A Vegetable Strategy for the Alliance for a Green
Revolution for (AGRA). AVRDC Consultancy Report Submitted to AGRA. Shanhua,
Taiwan, November 22, 2013.
2. Member of World Bank Research Group TFESSD Project “Climate Volatility and the
Poor in Southern and Eastern Africa”. April 08-18, 2011.
3. Member of Team of Consultants who worked on Research Project” Connecting the
Krokosua Hills Forest Reserve and Bia Conservation Area through the use of CocoaAgroforestry Systems: A Strategic Approach. Technical Report Submitted by Conservation
Alliance to the Sustainable Tree Crops Program (STCP) of the International Institute of
Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Accra, Ghana, January 15, 2011.
18. RECENT RESEARCH AND
MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCES
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DEVELOPMENT
PROJECT
Integrated Agricultural Systems for the Humid tropics (Humidtropics). The Humidtropics
program led by the International Institute of tropical Agriculture (IITA) with several other
partners is part of a family of 15 CGIAR Research Programs (CRPs) designed to address
major global development challenges that helps poor farm families, particularly women, in
tropical Africa, Asia and Americas to boost their income and nutrition from integrated
agricultural systems’ intensification while preserving their land for future generations. Project
Manager for AVRDC The World Vegetable Center.
Enhancing vegetable value chains in rice-based and sole crop production systems to improve
farm household income and consumer access to safer vegetables in Morogoro, Tanzania”
(Phase 1), April 2012-September, 2012. Funded by USAID. Project Manager with AVRDC
The World Vegetable Center as lead institution. Responsible for leading and coordinating
project activities involving 5 other institutions namely: International Institute of Tropical
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Agriculture (IITA), AfricaRice, Ohio State University, Tropical Pesticide Research Institute
(TPRI) and Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Cooperatives, Tanzania.
“Extension of Appropriate Post-Harvest Technology in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Postharvest
Training and Services Center (PTSC) in Arusha, Tanzania”, March 2012-September 2013.
Funded by USAID-Washington with University of California–Davis as Lead Institution.
Principal Investigator for AVRDC-The World Vegetable Center. Responsible for managing
training and project operations in Arusha, Tanzania.
“Improving incomes, nutrition, and health in Bangladesh through potato, sweetpotato, and
vegetables. October 2011-September 2012” (Phase 1). Funded by USAID-Bangladesh.
Oversight on Vegetable Socioeconomics component-AVRDC. Responsible for leading
vegetable variety use baseline and value chain and cost-benefit analysis of new variety
introduction studies. Responsible for leading (i) baseline survey, (ii) value chain studies, (iii)
cost-benefit analysis of introduced AVRDC technologies and interventions, and (iv) ex-post
impact assessment of introduced interventions.
“Improving vegetable production and consumption in Mali”. August 2011-July 2014. Funded
by USAID-Mali. Oversight on Socioeconomics component including monitoring and
evaluation activities, tracking and quarterly reporting on USAID Feed the Future indicators of
progress.
“A better bitter gourd: Exploiting bitter gourd (Momordica charantia L.) to increase incomes,
manage type 2 diabetes, and promote health in developing countries”, March 2011 – February
2014. Funded by German International Cooperation (GIZ). Sub-project manager
(Socioeconomics in Africa component).
Mobilizing Vegetable Genetic Resources and Technologies to Enhance Household Nutrition,
Income and Livelihoods in Indonesia, January 2011 – December 20114. Funded by USAIDIndonesia. Sub-project manager (Socioeconomics component).
Scaling up Farmer-Led Seed Enterprises for Sustained Productivity and Livelihoods in
Eastern and Central Africa, December 2009 – June 2012. Funded by Association for
Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA). Sub-project
manager (AVRDC component).
19. MANAGEMENT TRAINING, SHORT COURSES AND
CERTIFICATE WORKSHOPS
1. Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Impact Assessment of Research and Development
Interventions Training Workshop: Impact Training & Development Institute in South
Africa,: 4-day Onsite Training, AVRDC- The World Vegetable Center, Shanhua, Tainan,
Taiwan, December 11-14, 2012.
2. African Growth and Development Policy Modelling Consortium (AGRODEP) Training
Workshop “Panel Data Econometrics” Organized by AGRODEP that is hosted and facilitated
by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), IFPRI Offices, Dakar, Senegal,
September 24-28, 2012.
3. 2011 African Short Course in Global Trade Analysis “Introduction to Applied General
Equilibrium Analysis in a Multi-Region Framework. Organized by Department of Agricultural
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Economics, Purdue University and jointly sponsored by the World Bank, United Nations
Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC),
Web-based module: January 31-April 3, 2011; On-site intensive training at UNECA, Addis
Ababa, April 10-16, 2011.
4. Teaching Portfolio Workshop: “Recording Teaching Accomplishment” organized by the
Centre for Learning and Teaching, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
Part 1: Introduction to the Teaching Portfolio, May 6, 2008.
Part 2: Evaluating Teaching Portfolios for Appointment, Tenure, or Promotion, May 9, 2008.
5. Dalhousie Conference on University Teaching and Learning 2008. “Assessing Student
Learning: Where Motivation, Learning, and Evaluation Intersect” Rowe Management
Building, Centre for Learning and Teaching, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada, April 30May 1, 2008.
6. Pre-Teaching Conference Symposium, Centre for Academic and Instructional Development
- Seminars & Workshops: The Use of Clickers to Engage Students in the Classroom, Saint
Mary’s University, Halifax, Canada, April 29, 2008.
7. Grant Writing and Science Project Management Seminars. Jointly organized by the
National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Fred Pryor Seminars of the
Division of Park University Enterprises Inc. and hosted by the Nova Scotia Agricultural
College, Nova Scotia Agricultural College, Truro, Canada, April 28, 2008.
8. Introduction to ArcGIS I, (14 hours of class instruction and exercises) organized by the
Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) Canada, Halifax, Canada, February 7-8, 2008.
9. Public Private Partnership PPP Emerging Strategies for Entrepreneurship Development
Opportunities for German Trained African and Asian Graduates in the Formal Sector of
Developing Economies, Seminar organized by the Association for the Promotion of AfricanAsian Students in Germany (Afrikanisch-Asiatisch Studienfoerderung). Facilitated by the
German Federal Ministry of Development Cooperation (BMZ) and German Development
Cooperation (GTZ): Goettingen, Germany, November 11-13, 2005.
10. Short Course in “Multi-Sector Modeling for Policy Analysis in GAMS,” organised by
Prof. Sherman Robinson and jointly sponsored by the Department of Economics and Institute
of Development Studies, University of Sussex, Brighton, East Sussex, United Kingdom, May
16-20, 2005.
11. Training Workshop “Introduction to Dynamic General Equilibrium Modeling with
GAMS/MPSGE” jointly organized by Prof. Thomas Rutherford, University of Colorado and
the GAMS Development Corporation, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, March 14-18, 2005.
12. Credit for the Poor – Strategies for Formalizing Entrepreneurship Opportunities in the
Informal Sector of Developing Countries, Seminar organized by Association for the
Promotion of African-Asian Students in Germany (Afrikanisch-Asiatisch Studienfoerderung)
and jointly sponsored by the German Federal Ministry of Development Cooperation and World
University Service, Goettingen, Germany, November 21-23, 2003.
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20. PARTICIPATION IN WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS
1. Humidtropics Program Gender Workshop, Entebbe, Uganda, October 30 - November 1,
2013.
2. Inception Workshop of the Australia Center for International Agricultural Research
(ACIAR) funded Project “Improving Income and Nutrition in Eastern and Southern Africa by
Enhancing Vegetable-based Farming and Food Systems in Peri-Urban corridors” led by
AVRDC, Arusha, Tanzania, October1-4, 2013.
3. Inception Workshop of the CORAF/WECARD funded Project “ Enhancing Productivity,
Competiveness and Marketing of Traditional African Vegetable for Improve Income and
Nutrition in West and Central Africa” led by AVRDC, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso,
September 16-18, 2013.
4. Second Research Review and Planning Meeting for the Africa RISING – East and Southern
Africa Project – Lilongwe, Malawi, September 3- 5, 2013.
5. West Africa Humid Lowlands Action Area Launching Workshop of the Integrated
Agricultural Systems for the Humid tropics (Humidtropics) Program of the CGIAR,
Bukavu, Ibadan and Oshogbo, June 9-15, 2013.
6. Inception Workshop of the Creating Homestead Agriculture for Nutrition and Gender
Equity, (CHANGE): Africa Enhanced Homestead Food Production Project funded by CIDA
and led by Helen Keller International, ILRI Campus, Nairobi, Kenya. May 27-29, 2013.
7. East and Central African Highlands Action Area Launching Workshop of the Integrated
Agricultural Systems for the Humid tropics (Humidtropics) Program of the CGIAR,
Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 19-25, 2013.
8. Second Annual Workshop of Members of the African Growth and Development Policy
Modelling Consortium (AGRODEP), Dakar, Senegal, June 6-8, 2011.
9. Darsh Industries Smallholder Farmer Workshop. Jointly Organized By Darsh Industries Ltd.
(Vegetable & Fruit Processing Company) and the Tanzanian Agricultural Productivity Program
(TAPP) funded by USAID-Tanzania. New Arusha Hotel, Arusha January 19, 2011.
10. Inception Workshop of USAID-Mali funded Project ”Increasing Vegetable Production and
Consumption in Mali, Salam Hotel, Bamako, December 9-10, 2010.
11. AVRDC-The World Vegetable Center Regional Center for Africa Annual Strategic Planning
Meeting. Chairman and Facilitator for the Session “ Development and Consolidation of 5-year
Corporate Business Plan, AVRDC Offices, Arusha, Tanzania, September 30- October 1, 2010.
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12. Eighth Regional Executive Committee Meeting of the Sustainable Tree Crops Program
(STCP) hosted by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), IITA Offices,
Yaoundé, Cameroon, May 5-7, 2010.
13. Workshop to Select Cocoa-Carbon Project Sites for the West Africa Katoomba Incubator.
Jointly organized by Forest Trends Association and the National Conservation Research
Centre (NCRC), Sunlodge Hotel, Accra, Ghana, February 26, 2010.
14. West Africa Fair Fruits (WAFF) Company Workshop on Creation of a Ghanaian National
Guidance Document for the UTZ Certified Cocoa Standard, Coconut Groove Regency Hotel,
Accra, Ghana, February 23-24, 2010.
15. Workshop to Identify Potential Cocoa-Carbon Project Sites for the West Africa Katoomba
Incubator. Jointly organized by Forest Trends Association and the National Conservation
Research Centre (NCRC), Sunlodge Hotel, Accra, Ghana, November 24, 2009.
16. German Tropical Day International Conference (Tropentag 2009) on Biophysical and
Socio-economic Frame Conditions for the Sustainable Management of Natural Resources,
Hamburg, Germany, October 6-8, 2009.
17. Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) Workshop on new Cocoa Extension System for Ghanaian
Cocoa Farmers under Private Public Partnerships, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Ridge,
Accra, Ghana, July 15-16, 2009.
18. Sustainable Tree Crops Program (STCP) Planning Workshop on Cocoa Livelihoods
Program (CLP) funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, International Institute of
Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan, Nigeria, June 11-12, 2009.
19. International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) Stakeholders Meeting to Evaluate ICI project on
Eliminating Worst Forms of Child Labour on Cocoa Farms in Ghana. Coconut Groove
Regency Hotel, Accra, Ghana, June 5, 2009.
20. Workshop to Evaluate “Cocoa Abrabopa Program” being implemented by Cocoa
Abrabopa Association and Technoserve Ghana. Joint workshop organized by Technoserve, the
Research Monitoring and Evaluation Department of COCOBOD and Oxford Centre for the
Study of African Economies (CSAE) in Oxford, UK, Novotel Hotel, Accra, Ghana, February
5, 2009.
21. Sustainable Tree Crops Program (STCP) Monitoring and Evaluation Workshop on the
Assessment of Farmer Training Efforts, Abidjan Plateau, Cote D’Ivoire, January 28- February
01, 2009.
22. “What Makes Agricultural Economics Research Relevant for Policy Advice?”2008 Canadian
Agricultural Economics Society (CAES) workshop, Ottawa, Canada, October 23-25, 2008.
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23. Human Capacity Building for Developing Countries and Contribution of the DAAD
Program “Agricultural Economics and Related Sciences” organized by the German
Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Alumni Meeting and Workshop: of the Universities of
Giessen and Hohenheim, Justus-Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, Germany, June 05-15,
2007.
24. GLOWA Volta Project-Partners Capacity Needs Assessment Workshop, Organized by the
GLOWA Volta Project (Bonn, Germany) and the Institute for Natural Resources in Africa of
the United Nations University (UNU-INRA) in Accra, Noguchi Memorial Centre for Medical
Research, Accra, Ghana, May 31– June 01, 2007.
25. Workshop to Design Lower Volta River Restoration Project, Organised by the Natural
Heritage Institute (USA), The International Water Management Institute (Ghana), Ghana
Water Resources Commission, and Ghana Ministry of Water Resources, Works and Housing,
Kofi Annan International Centre of Excellence (KICE), Accra, Ghana. Selected as CoChairman for the Session “How to Evaluate the Reoperation Scenarios for Economic
Feasibility”, May 29-30, 2007.
26. GLOWA Volta Project Phase III Strategy and Planning Meeting. Oral Presentation:
Afari-Sefa V. (2007). Status of Work for the Macro-economic Modeling of Water Demand in
the Volta Basin, Andreas Hermes Akademie, Bonn, Germany, January 22-23, 2007.
27. GLOWA Volta Project Phase III Inception Workshop and Meeting (Ghana). Oral
Presentation: Afari-Sefa V. (2007). Overview of Water Demand and Management (Cluster D)
in the Volta Basin of West Africa, Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence (KICE), Accra, Ghana,
September 25-26, 2006.
28. GLOWA VOLTA Phase III Inception Workshop and Meeting (Burkina Faso), Dano
Research Station, Dano, Burkina Faso, September 21-22, 2006.
29. Selected observer at the Fifth Annual Poverty and Economic Policy (PEP) Research
Network Meeting, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)
Conference Center, June 18-22, 2006, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Participated in the specially
organized Micro-simulation Workshop: The Use of Household Survey Data and MicroSimulation Techniques for Policy Analysis”, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, June 19, 2006. Details
available at:
http://www.pep-net.org/NEW-PEP/HTML/Meetings/Addis/Directory/directory_july%2018.pdf
30. GLOWA-Volta Project Use Case Workshop “Sustainable Water Use under Changing Land
Use Patterns, Rainfall Reliability and Water Demands in the Volta Basin of Ghana and
Burkina Faso”: Identification and Design of Priority Use Cases for a Decision Support System
of Water Use: Project Website: www.glowa-volta.de or www.zef.de : Center for Development
Research (ZEF), University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany, April 24-25, 2006.
31. The Global Food and Product Chain: Dynamics, Innovations, Conflicts and Strategies
“Deutsche Tropentag 2005”: (International Conference on Research for Development in
Agriculture, Forestry and Resource Management) University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart,
Germany, October 11-13, 2005.
32. Dialogue on Innovative Higher Education Strategies (DIES): Conference on “Cross-border
Education and Development Co-operation,” jointly organised by The German Academic
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Exchange Service (DAAD) and the German Universities Rectors Conference (HRK) and
supported by the German Federal Ministry of Development Co-operation, Selected graduate
student representative, Bonn, Germany, June 30-July 01, 2005.
33. Technological and Institutional Innovations for Sustainable Rural Development.
Deutsche Tropentag 2003: Georg-August University, Goettingen, Germany, October 8-10,
2003.
34. Seminars on: Rural Development, Food Security, Credit for Developing Countries, and
Rural Planning, at FAO, WFP, IFAD, Rome, Italy, June 2-4, 1998.
21. INSTITUTIONAL REPRESENTATION AT EVENTS
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Represented AVRDC’s Director General at the 10th Board Meeting of the Global
Horticulture Initiative (GHI) at Karula Hotel, Nespruit, South Africa. January 13-14, 2012.
Represented AVRDC at East African Seeds Top Customers Meet in Nairobi, Silver Oak
Farm, Thika, Nairobi on February 26, 2011 (delivered 5 minute speech on status of East
African Seed Company Ltd’s partnership activities with AVRDC).
Represented AVRDC at Franco-German-African Research meeting in Dakar, June 8-10,
2011 and proposal development on topic” Future Horticulture in Sub-Sahara Africa for
High-Quality and Safe Fruit and Vegetable (Hortafrique)” in Benin till August 31, 2011.
Represent AVRDC on 2012 AFSTA Congress National Organizing Committee (August
2011-March 2012). Congress to be held at Zanzibar Beach Resort, Zanzibar, Tanzania from
March 5-8, 2012.
Member of AVRDC team that had a donor discussion meeting, USAID-COMPETE in
Nairobi, January 25, 2011.
Member of AVRDC team that had a donor discussion meeting, IDRC in Nairobi, September
17, 2010.
22. COMPUTER AND LANGUAGE SKILLS
1. General : Microsoft Office Packages: MS Word, MS Excel, MS Power point, MS Access
2. Econometrics: SPSS, LIMDEP and STATA
3. Mathematical Programming: Generalized Algebraic Modeling Systems (GAMS), General
Equilibrium Modeling Package (GEMPACK), Excel What’s Best (Add-in), Quattro Pro
4. Geographic Information Systems : ArcViews 9.1 and Spatial Analyst 9.1, Garmin Etrex
GPS
5. Biophysical Modeling: Soil and Water Assessment Tool (ArcSWAT 9.1)
6. Language: English, German (DSH from Georg-August University Goettingen), Goethe
Institute “Mittelstufe 3”, Goettingen).
23. REFEREES
AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
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