John K. M. Kuwornu obtained a PhD in Agricultural Economics and Marketing, from Wageningen University, Netherlands on 31st January 2006. He is currently a Professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness and Extension, and serves as the Dean of the School of Graduate Studies, University of Energy and Natural Resources, Sunyani, Ghana. Prior to this, he served as faculty in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness at the University of Ghana and as an Adjunct Lectuer at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) and the University of Ghana Business School. He was also an Associate Professor in Agribusiness Management at the Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand.
Prof. Kuwornu is very dedicated to his work, co-operative and has excellent inter-personal relationship with colleagues, subordinates, and superiors. He is always eager to learn new techniques and apply them to solve societal problems. He has a very strong background in economics, econometrics, and marketing. He has vast knowledge in applying econometric principles to solving societal problems. He can meet very tight and difficult deadlines and has passion to achieve desired results on time. He is very versatile and easily works under extreme pressure. He is very diligent with managing his time and handles administrative assignments excellently.
Prof. Kuwornu’s research and teaching focus on agribusiness management, agribusiness marketing, agricultural finance, agricultural economics, climate change economics, development economies, development studies, quantitative methods and econometrics.
He has published two books, 15 book chapters, and over 120 articles in internationally recognized peer reviewed journals including; Journal of Agricultural Economics, Journal of Marketing Channels, Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies, Land Use Policy, Energy Policy, Development in Practice, International Journal of Value Chain Management, British Food Journal, Sustainability, International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management, Local Environment, Agricultural Finance Review, International Journal of Social Economics, Waste and Biomass Valorization, Ecological Economics, Environment, Development and Sustainability.