Akua Adu-Gyamfi

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听 听Akua Adu-Gyamfi

听 听Assistant Professor, Agricultural Leadership

听 听Department of Agricultural Business and Education

听 听Contact Information

听 听113 AITC

听 听Telephone: 615-277-1641

听 听Email: aadugyam@tnstate.edu


Research Areas

听Agricultural Workforce development

Environmental听adaptation strategies

听Sustainable Agriculture and Food security

Youth, Rural and International Development

Education

PhD, Agricultural Education, Auburn University, Al

MS, Rural Sociology, Auburn University, Al

BS, Kwame University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana

Certificate- Program Evaluation, Auburn University

Honors and Award

2022听 听 听Guyton foundation future leaders fellow Award ($5000), AIARD

2022听 听 听Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education Travel Award 听听听听听听听

听 听 听 听 听 听 听($500)

2022听听听听 Auburn University Curriculum and Teaching Department Travel Award ($500)

2022听 听 听Auburn University College of Education Travel Award ($1000)

2022听 听 听Auburn University Graduate Student Council Travel Award ($300)

2022听 听 听Auburn University Graduate School Travel Award ($500)

2021听听听听 Auburn University Merriwether Fellowship Award (2000), for Outstanding Contribution

听 听 听 听 听 听 to Curriculum and Teaching department

2021听 听 听Cargill Thrive Scholarship (1500), MANRRS

2021听 听 听NADSA/ Ag policy summit Award ($1000), MANRRS

2021听 听 听Rural Studies Institute Fellowship Award, MANRRS

Selected Publications

Tackie, D.N.O, Bartlett, J.R., Adu-Gyamfi, A., Quarcoo, F.A., McKenzie-Jakes, A., Perry, B.J., & Nunoo, N.I. (2021). A Comparative Analysis of Selected Producer Characteristics and Production Practices of Small Livestock Producers in Three Southeastern States of the US.听Professional Agricultural Workers Journal, 8 (1), 63-76.

Tackie, D.N.O., Bartlett, J.R., Nunoo, N.I., & Adu-Gyamfi, A. (2020). A comparative examination of selected farm, economic, and marketing characteristics of small livestock producers in three southeastern states of the U.S. International Journal of Economics, Commerce & Management, 8 (4),78-100.

Tackie, D.N.O., Bartlett, J.R., McKenzie-Jakes, A., Adu-Gyamfi, A., Perry, B.J., & Nunoo, N.I.听 (2020). Do socioeconomic factors matter in acreage owned and acreage farmed by small livestock producers in georgia? Journal of Agricultural Science, 12 (8), 42-54.

Bartlett, J.R., Tackie, D.N.O., Reid, D., Adu-Gyamfi, A., & McKenzie Jakes, A. (2018). An analysis of the characteristics and practices of selected florida small livestock producers: A focus on production and processing. Professional Agricultural Workers Journal, 5 (2), 40-58. [Presented at the 48th Southern Rural Sociological Association Conference (SRSA) Mobile, Alabama]

Tackie, D.N.O., Adu-Gyamfi, A., Bartlett, J. R., De-heer, S.M., Quarcoo, F. A., & Perry, B. J.听听 (2018). An analysis of the characteristics and practices of selected georgia small livestock producers: A focus on economics and marketing. International Journal of Economics, Commerce & Management, 6 (4), 90-113. [Presented at the 49th Southern Rural Sociological Association Conference (SRSA) Jacksonville, FL].

Tackie, D.N.O., Bartlett, J. R., Adu-Gyamfi, A., Reid, D., Perry, B. J., & Quarcoo, F. A. (2018). An analysis of the characteristics and practices of selected georgia small livestock producers: A focus on production and processing. Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development, 9 (8), 1-13. [Presented at the 49th Southern Rural Sociological Association Conference (SRSA) Jacksonville, FL]

Adu-Gyamfi, A., Omer, R.I., Bartlett, J.R., Tackie, D.N.O., & Perry, B.J. (2016). Assessing florida consumer attitudes and beliefs on locally or regionally produced livestock and products. Professional Agricultural Workers Journal, 4 (1), 1-17. [Presented at the 73rd Professional Agricultural Workers Conference, Tuskegee Al]

Date Joined Faculty: August 2024