PROF. FRANKLIN NANTUI MABEASSOCIATE PROFESSORDEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD ECONOMICSFACULTY OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND CONSUMER SCIENCESNYANKPALA Campus
Background
Prof. Franklin Nantui Mabe is a distinguished Associate Professor of Agricultural Economics. He has over 10 years of working experience in teaching, research and development work. With both a PhD and an MPhil in Agricultural Economics from prestigious universities in Ghana, Prof. Franklin Nantui Mabe is well-grounded in teaching and research in the field of agricultural socioeconomics. He has extensive experience in teaching, research, and development work. His research interests are agricultural productivity analysis, agricultural policy analysis, impact evaluation of projects, environmental and resource economics, economics of climate change and precision agriculture. He has published over 50 refereed journal articles and 5 book chapters. He has also presented research findings at several local and international conferences. Franklin has consulted for many international and local organizations and won several research grants/consultancies from USAID, Solidaridad West Africa, Ghana Developing Communities Association (GDCA), African Development Bank, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), WASCAL, Global Shea Alliance, Oxfam Ghana, Kinvia (Previously Canada Feed the Children), International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), etc.
Prof. Franklin Nantui Mabe is a passionate educator with a high commitment to raising the next generation of researchers. He taught numerous courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. These include Resource Economics, Environmental Economics, Advanced Mathematical Methods, Econometric Methods and Applications, Agriculture Development and Policy, Elements of Development Economics and Planning, Basic Mathematics, Environmental and Health Economics, Basic Statistics, Monitoring and Evaluation, Agricultural Project Planning and Analytics, Research Methods and Academic Writing.
Currently, Prof. Franklin Nantui Mabe is the Director for the Centre for Agricultural Productivity and Policy Studies (CAPPS) at the University for Development Studies. He has previously held several positions, including Senior Hall Tutor for Non-Residential Students, Head of Department, Faculty Coordinator of Third Trimester Field Practical Programme and Department Quality Assurance Officer. He was the Vice President of the University for Development Studies Branch of the University Teachers Association of Ghana from 2017 to 2018.
Education
Sept., 2014 – April, 2018: PhD Agricultural Economics; University for Development Studies, P. O. Box TL 1350, Tamale, Ghana, www.uds.edu.gh
Aug., 2009-May, 2011: MPhil. Agricultural Economics, University of Ghana, P. O. Box LG25, Legon, Accra, Ghana, www.ug.edu.gh
Aug., 2004 – Jun., 2008: BSc. in Agriculture (Agricultural Economics); University of Ghana, P. O. Box LG25, Legon, Accra, Ghana, www.ug.edu.gh
Email: mfnantui@uds.edu.gh or raxffranklin@uds.edu.gh
Tel: +233 242760053/ +233 206783104
Mumuni, E., Sulemana, N., Mabe, F. N. & Boateng, V. F. (2020). Land-Energy-Water nexus for Sustainable Development in Africa: A case study of the Northern Region of Ghana, Rural-Urban Linkages and Sustainable Development: Case Studies from Africa, Spears Media Press LLC DENVER, Vol. 6, 59-76
Mabe, F. N. & Konja, D. T. (2019). Resource-Use-Efficiency in Yam Production in Pru District of the Brong-Ahafo Regions, Ghana, In Aidoo, R., Agbenorhevi, J. K., Wiredu, F. D. and Wangel, A. (Eds), Root and Tubers in Ghana: Overview and Selected Research Papers, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.102-122
Mabe, F. N. (2018). Gendered Effects of Allocative Efficiency of Rice Production in Ghana. In Alhassan, A., Agbenorhevi, M. and Ibrahim, A. (Eds), Agriculture in Ghana Today: Some Critical Topics for Policy Making, (pp. 118-135), Faculty of Agribusiness and Communication Sciences, University for Development Studies.
Mabe, F. N., Danso-Abbeam, G. & Ehiakpor, D. S. (2018). Assessment of Implementation of Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) Programme: Lessons and Ways Forward. In Alhassan, A., Agbenorhevi, M. and Ibrahim, A. (Eds), Agriculture in Ghana Today: Some Critical Topics for Policy Making, (pp. 35-56), Faculty of Agribusiness and Communication Sciences, University for Development Studies. ISBN: 97-9988-2-8844-0.
Sulemana, N., Mumuni, E. & Mabe, F. N. (2018). Rural-urban Linkages and Impacts of Large Scale Land Acquisitions in Africa: A Review. In Kapfudzaruwa, F., Kudo, S., Mfune, O., Hansen, M. and Nyerere, J. (Eds), Rural-Urban Linkages and Sustainable Development in Africa (pp. 55-75), Spears Media Press.
Wongnaa, C. A., Sulemana, N., Yiran, G. A. B., Fadairo, O. S., Mabe, F. N., & Yussif, K. (2026). Contribution of Sustainable and Integrated Rural Development programmes to personal and professional growth: Graduates’ Perspective, Social Sciences & Humanities Open, 13 (2026), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssaho.2026.102809
Mabe F. N., Shafiwu, A. B. & Kumar, K. N. R. (2026;), "Technical efficiency of artisanal inland capture fishery in Volta Lake of Ghana". Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/JADEE-02-2025-0072
Alhassan, A. K., Danso-Abbeam, G., Boateng, V. F., Setsoafia, E. D., & Mabe, F. N. (2025). Sustainable Agricultural Practices in the Savannah Region of Ghana: Factors shaping Smallholder Adoption. Ghana Journal of Science, Technology and Development, 11(1), 40-45. https://doi.org/10.47881/464.967x
Iddrisu, A., Nkegbe, P. K., & Mabe, F. N. (2025). Market participation intensity of smallholder farmers in the Northern Region of Ghana. Discover Agriculture, 3(1), 1-21, https://doi.org/10.1007/s44279-025-00417-y
Britwum, A. A., Mabe, F. N., & Adeosun, O. T. (2025). How bank recapitalization and ownership shape agricultural finance in Ghana: A note. Modern Finance, 3(2), 13-28, https://doi.org/10.61351/mf.v3i2.231
Mabe, F. N. (2025). Effects of flood-recession production system on rice yield in Ghana. Scientific African, 28, e02689, 10.1016/j.sciaf.2025.e02689
Mabe, F. N., Kotu, B. H., & Ansah, T. (2025). Market Potential of Forage Cultivation in Northern Ghana. Ghana Journal of Science, Technology and Development, 10(2), 1-22, https://doi.org/10.47881/474.967x
Natogmah, A., Damba, O. T., & Mabe, F. N. (2025). Effectiveness of certified maize and rice seeds supply outlets in Northern region: what influences smallholder farmers' decision?. Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies, 15(3), 548-564, https://doi.org/10.1108/JADEE-06-2022-0114
Fadairo, O. S., Wongnaa, C. A., Sulemana, N., Yiran, G. A. B., Mabe, F. N., & Yussif, K. (2024). Higher education and COVID-19 pandemic: Case study of the Sustainable Integrated Rural Development in Africa (SIRDA) programme. The Nigerian Journal of Rural Extension and Development, 16(1), 5-12
Mabe, F. N., Issifu, S., & Wongnaa, C. A. (2024). Farmers' coping strategies to artisanal small-scale mining activities: welfare improvement or deterioration in Asutifi North District of Ghana?. Journal of Economics and Development, 26(1), 50-66, https://doi.org/10.1108/JED-02-2023-0029
Owusu-Sekyere, E., Toku, A., & Mabe, F. N. (2023). Privatization and the politics of solid waste management in Ghana: Lessons from experiences. UDS International Journal of Development, 10(1), 150-159, https://doi.org/10.47740/785.UDSIJD6i
Mabe, F. N., Dauda, A., & Owusu-Sekyere, E. (2023). Artisanal small-scale mining, farm labour attraction and household welfare in Ghana. Resources Policy, 86, 104208, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resourpol.2023.104208
Mabe, F. N., Dauda, A., & Owusu-Sekyere, E. (2023). Artisanal small-scale mining, farm labour attraction and household welfare in Ghana. Resources Policy, 86, 104208.
Mahama, A., Awuni, J. A., Mabe, F. N., Azumah, S. B. & Sheriff, M. (2023). A Microeconomic Examination of the Determinants and Adoption Constraints of Soya Production Technologies in Ghana, Ghana Journal of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, 4 (1): 34 - 50
Natogmah, A., Damba, O. T. and Mabe, F. N. (2023), Effectiveness of certified maize and rice seeds supply outlets in Northern region: what influences smallholder farmers' decision?, Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies, ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print.
Magna, E. K., Mensah, E. T., Mabe, F. N., Johnson-Ashun, M., Konadu, L. O. and Appiah, E. K. (2023). Profitability Analysis of Small-Scale Cage Aquaculture Farms in the Volta Lake of Ghana, Aquaculture Research, 2023: 1-10
Mabe, F. N. (2023). Small-scale mining policies in Ghana: Miners’ knowledge, attitudes and practices, Resources Policy, 85 (2023): 1-8
Wongnaa, C. A., Mbroh, J., Mabe, F. N., Abokyi, E., Debrah, R., Dzaka, E., Cobbinah, S. & Poku, F. A. (2023). Profitability and choice of commercially prepared feed and farmers’ own prepared feed among poultry producers in Ghana, Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 12 (2023): 1-13
Konja, D. T., Mabe, F. N. and Ayamga, M. (2023). Socioeconomic factors considered in adoption and use intensity of certified groundnut seed in Northern Ghana: Cragg’s double-hurdle model approach, Journal of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, 15 (2), 63-71
Konja, D. T. & Mabe, F. N. (2023). Market participation of smallholder groundnut farmers in Northern Ghana: Generalised double-hurdle model approach, Cogent Economics & Finance (2023), 11 (1): 1-19
Mabe, F. N. (2022). Planting Time and Agricultural Land Productivity: The Case of Puna Yam (Dioscorea rotundata) in Oti Region of Ghana. International Journal of Irrigation and Agricultural Development (IJIRAD), 6(2): 321-332
Owusu-Sekyere, E., Toku, A. & Mabe, F. N. (2022). Privatization and the Politics of Solid Waste Management in Ghana: Lessons from Experiences, Journal of Dryland Ecosystems, 1 (2): 16-25
Mabe, F. N. (2022). Adoption of Farmer Innovations Systems and Improved Agricultural Technologies: Reasons and Constraints, ADRRI Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences, 6(3): 1-13
Mabe, F. N. (2022). Small Scale Domestic Agro-Processing: Implications for Women Empowerment in Oti Region of Ghana, Journal of Women Empowerment and Studies, 2(1), 30-44
Mabe, F. N. & Konja, D. T., Addo, M. D. D. and Awuni, J. A. (2022). The locational and gendered impacts of Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) on children education in Ghana, International Journal of Social Economics, 49(6): 850-866
Adeosun, O. T., Asare-Nuamah, P. & Mabe, F. N. (2021). Vulnerability analysis of Nigeria’s agricultural output growth and climate change, Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal, 32(6): 1352-1366
Mabe, F. N., Owusu-Sekyere, E. & Adeosun, O. T. (2021). Livelihood coping strategies among displaced small scale miners in Ghana, Resource Policy, 74 (2021): 1-9
Mabe, F. N., Mumuni, E. & Sulemana, N. (2021): Does smallholder farmers’ awareness of Sustainable Development Goal 2 improve household food security in the Northern Region of Ghana? Agric & Food Secur, 10 (9): 1-13.
Mabe, F. N., Ayamga, M. & Amadu, M. (2021). Livelihood security of rural households in Northern Ghana: do forests matter? Environment, Development and Sustainability 23:8542–8558
Amadu, M., Ayamga, M. & Mabe, F. N. (2021). Assessing the value of forest resources to rural households: a case of forest-fringe communities in the Northern Region of Ghana, Environmental Development, 37 (2021): 1-12.
Dotse, M. A., Mabe, F. N. & Awuni, J. A. (2021). Irrigation Energy Sources and Profit Efficiency of Vegetable Farming in the Keta Municipality, Volta Region, Ghana Journal of Science, Technology and Development, 7(3): 11-25
Dawuni, P., Mabe, F. N. & Damba, O. T. (2021), "Effects of village savings and loan association on agricultural value productivity in Northern Region of Ghana", Agricultural Finance Review, 81 (5): 657-674
Mabe, F. N., Danso-Abbeam, G., Azumah, S. B., Boateng, N. A., Mensah, K. B. & Boateng, E. (2021). Drivers of youth in cocoa value chain activities in Ghana. Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies, 11(4): 366-378
Mabe, F. N., Cheye, S. & Abdulai, I. (2021). Effects of Contract Farming on Rice Yield in Botanga Irrigation Scheme, International Journal of Irrigation and Agricultural Development, 5 (1), 234-245
Mabe, F. N. and Dafurika, T. (2020). Averting expenditure on malaria: effects on labour productivity of maize farmers in Bunkpurugu‑Nakpanduri District of Ghana, Malaria Journal, 19(448): 1-8
Mabe, F. N. & Asase, A. (2020). Climate change adaptation strategies and fish catchability: The case of inland artisanal fishers along the Volta Basin in Ghana. Fisheries Research, 230 (2020): 1-8;
Dagunga, G., Amoakowaa, A., Ehiakpor, D. S., Mabe, F. N. & Danso-Abbeam, G. (2020), Interceding role of village saving groups on the welfare impact of agricultural technology adoption in the Upper East Region, Ghana. Scientific African, 8 (2020): 1-10;
Mahama, A., Awuni, J. A., Mabe, F. N. & Azumah, S. B. (2020). Modelling adoption intensity of improved soybean production technologies in Ghana - a Generalized Poisson approach, Heliyon, 6 (2020): 1-7.
Nketiah, P., Ayamga, M. & Mabe, F. N. (2019). Land Deals and Small-Scale Intensive Farming Decisions, Review of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 22 (2) 18-25,
Mabe, F. N., Nashiru, S., Mumuni, E. & Boateng, V. F. (2019). The nexus between land acquisition and household livelihoods in the Northern region of Ghana, Land Use Policy, 85 (2019), 357-367
Mabe, F. N. (2018). Gendered Effects of Allocative Efficiency of Rice Production in Ghana. In Alhassan, A., Agbenorhevi, M. and Ibrahim, A. (Eds), Agriculture in Ghana Today: Some Critical Topics for Policy Making, (pp. 118-135), Faculty of Agribusiness and Communication Sciences, University for Development Studies.
Mabe, F. N., Donkoh, S. A. & Al-hassan, S. (2018). Accounting for Rice Productivity Heterogeneity in Ghana: The Two-Step Stochastic Metafrontier Approach. International Journal of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering 12(8), 223 -232.
Mabe, F. N., Ehiakpor, D. S., Adam, B. & Dumasi, D. E. (2018). Determinants of Adoption of Improved Rice Varieties: Effects on Output in Volta Region, UDS International Journal of Development, 5 (2), 28-37
Agula, C., Akudugu, A. M., Mabe, F. N. & Dittoh, S. (2018). Promoting Ecosystem-Friendly Irrigation Farm Management Practices for Sustainable Livelihoods in Africa: The Ghanaian Experience. Agricultural and Food Economics, 6(13), 1-21.
Agula, C., Akudugu, A. M., Dittoh, S. & Mabe, F. N. (2018). Promoting Sustainable Agriculture in Africa through Ecosystem-Based Farm Management Practices: Evidence from Ghana, Agriculture and Food Security, 2018: 7:5.
Danso-Abbeam, G., Bosiako, J. A., Ehiakpor, D. S. & Mabe, F. N. (2017). Adoption of Improved Maize Variety among Farm Households in the Northern Region of Ghana. Cogent Economics and Finance. 2017 (5): 1-14,
Mabe, F. N., Talabi, K. & Danso-Abbeam, G. (2017). Awareness of Health Implications of Agrochemical Use: Effects on Maize Production in Ejura-Sekyedumase Municipality, Ghana. Advances in Agriculture. 2017: 1-11.
Jinbaani, N. A., Donkoh, A. S., Mabe, F. N. & Ansah, K. G. I. (2016). Commercializing Innovations from Agricultural Research in Northern Ghana and Farmers’ Willingness to Pay. African Journal of Business Management, 10(7): 140-150.
Ehiakpor, D. S., Danso-Abbeam, G. & Mabe, F. N. (2015). Technical Efficiency in Ghana’s Cocoa Industry. Evidence from the Western Region of Ghana. Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development, 6(7): 205-214.
Mabe, F. N. Nketiah, P. & Darko, D. (2014). Farmers’ Willingness to Pay for Weather Forecast Information in Savelugu-Nanton Municipality of the Northern Region, Russian Journal of Agricultural and Socio-Economic Sciences, 12 (36): 34-43.
Mabe, F. N., Sarpong, D. B. & Osei-Asare, Y. (2013). Empirical Evidence of Climate Change and its Effects on Rice Production in the Northern Region of Ghana. African Journal of Agricultural Research, 8(49): 6548-6556.
Mabe, F. N., Sarpong, D. B. & Osei-Asare, Y. (2012). Adaptive Capacities of Farmers to Climate Change Adaptation Strategies and their Effects on Rice Production in the Northern Region of Ghana. Russian Journal of Agricultural and Socio-Economic Sciences, 1(11): 9-17.
Mabe, F. N., Nakpambal, N. P., Danso-Abbeam, G., & Ogundeji, A. A. (2026). Household Food Waste in Northern Region of Ghana: Assessing the Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices, A paper presented at 5th IRAD Conference, from 25th to 26th February, 2026 at WACWISA, University for Development Studies, Nyankpala, Conference Theme: Water Resources, Climate Change Resilience, and Sustainable Systems
Mahama, A., Awuni, J. A. & Mabe, F. N. (2026). Causal and Dynamic Relationship between Agricultural Labour Productivity and Agriculture’s Share of GDP: A Vector Error Correction Model Approach, A paper presented at 5th IRAD Conference, from 25th to 26th February, 2026 at WACWISA, University for Development Studies, Nyankpala, Conference Theme: Water Resources, Climate Change Resilience, and Sustainable Systems
Kotchekpe, C. K., Shafiwu, A. B. & Mabe, F. N. (2025). Migration and Technical Efficiency of Maize Farm Households in Northern Benin: Correcting for Sample Selection in Stochastic Frontier Analysis, A paper presented at 6th Ghana Association of Agricultural Economists (GAAE) Conference, 6th to 8th November, 2025 at Impact Building, KNUST-Kumasi, Conference Theme: Transforming Agri-Food Systems in Developing Economies through Sustainable Agribusiness Development
Abdulai, S., Alhassan, H. & Mabe, F. N. (2025) Capabilities of Extension Agents in Precision Agricultural Extension Service Delivery in Northern Region of Ghana, A paper presented at 6th Ghana Association of Agricultural Economists (GAAE) Conference, 6th to 8th November, 2025 at Impact Building, KNUST-Kumasi, Conference Theme: Transforming Agri-Food Systems in Developing Economies through Sustainable Agribusiness Development
Mabe, F. N., Issifu, S. and Konja, D. T. (2025) Farmer-Herder Conflicts and Food Security in Ghana: The Empirics from Sedentary Farmers in Northern Ghana. Tropentag 2025 Conference on International Research on Food Security, Natural Resource Management and Rural Development, organised by the University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany, September 10-12, 2025.
Mabe, F. N., Britwum, A. A. & Akuriba, M. A. (2024). Effects of Recapitalizing of Financial Institutions on Loan Disbursement in Ghana: Can the Agriculture Sector Compete Other Sectors? A paper presented at 6th Ghana Association of Agricultural Economists (GAAE) Conference, October 2nd – 5th, 2024 at UDS Guest House, University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana, Conference Theme: Regenerative and Precision Agriculture for Inclusive Value Chain Development in Africa
Mabe, F. N., Dauda, A. and Konja, D. T. (2024). The Supply of Labour to Artisanal Small-Scale Mining and Household Food Security in Ghana. A paper presented at the 13th African Crop Science Society Conference at Eduardo Mondlane University Main Campus Maputo, Mozambique, from 16th – 19th September, 2024. Conference theme: Building Africa’s Future: Crop Research and Innovation for Agricultural Transformation, Resilience, and Inclusion.
Issifu, S., & Mabe, F. N. (2023). Adapting to Change: Coping Strategies of Farm Households to Artisanal Small-Scale Mining in Asutifi North District of Ghana, A paper presented at 6th Ghana Association of Agricultural Economists (GAAE) Conference November 8 -11, 2023, at University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana, Conference Theme: Sustainable Food Systems for National Development.
Mabe, F. N., Abdulai, S. & Asale, M. A. (2023). Implications of Farmer-Based Organization Membership on Women Empowerment in Karaga District of Ghana., A paper presented at 2023 16th Annual Interdisciplinary Conference of University for Development Studies from 13th -14th September, 2023, at UDS Guest House, Tamale Campus, Ghana. Conference Theme: “good governance, science and innovation for sustainable development under covid-19”
Mabe, F. N., Dotse, M. A. & Awuni, J. A. (2020). Irrigation Energy Sources for One-Village-One-Dam: The Empirics from Keta Municipality of the Volta Region of Ghana, A paper presented at 2020 Annual interdisciplinary conference of University for Development Studies from 2nd -3rd September, 2020, at UDS–City Campus, Tamale, Ghana. Conference Theme: “Global Financial Environmental and Health Crisis: SDGs at A Crossroads”
Issifu, S., Mabe, F. N. & Wongnaa, C. A. (2022). Farmers’ Coping Strategies to Artisanal Small-Scale Mining Activities: Welfare Improvement or Deterioration in Ghana, Paper presented at Research and Development Conference, 2nd -4th November, 2022, at Simon Diedong Dombo University of Business and Integrated, Wa.
Iddrisu, A. and Mabe, F. N. & Nkegbe, P. K. (2022). Effects of Agricultural Commercialisation on Smallholder Farmers’ Welfare in the Northern Region of Ghana, Paper presented at 5th Ghana Association of Agricultural Economists (GAAE) Conference October 5 - 8, 2021, at University of Energy and Natural Resources, Sunyani
Mabe, F. N. & Issifu, S. (2022). Artisanal Small Scale Mining: Farm Household Welfare and Coping Strategies in Asutifi North District of Ghanaa. A paper presented at 8th International Scientific Researches Conference on April 15-17, 2022, Adana, Turkey
Natogmah, A., Damba, O. T. & Mabe, F. N. (2022). Sources of Certified Maize and Rice Seeds: What Informs Smallholder Farmers’ Choices in Northern Region of Ghana, Paper presented at International Conference on Irrigation and Agriculture Development (IRAD 2022) on February 23-24, 2022, at University for Development Studies, Tamale
Mohammed, A-H, & Mabe, F. N. (2021). Household Food Loss and Waste: Implications on Household Food Security in the Tamale Metropolis, Paper presented at 4th Ghana Association of Agricultural Economists (GAAE) Conference August 4-7, 2021, at University for Development Studies, Tamale
Fuseini, A. & Mabe, F. N. (2021), Conditional Recursive Approach to the Effects of Climate Change Adaptation Strategies on Performance and Welfare of Artisanal Fishers in Brong Ahafo Region, Ghana, Paper presented at 4th Ghana Association of Agricultural Economists (GAAE) Conference, August 4-7, 2021, at University for Development Studies, Tamale
Sulemana, R. D. & Mabe, F. N. (2021). Estimating Impacts of Financial Inclusion on Agricultural Productivity and Household Welfare: Empirical Evidence from Ghana, Paper presented at 4th Ghana Association of Agricultural Economists (GAAE) Conference August 4-7, 2021, at University for Development Studies, Tamale
Mabe, F. N., Sulemana, N., Fadairo, O., Wongnaa, C., A., Yiran, G. A. B. & Yussif, K. (2021). Market Relevance of Sustainable Integrated Rural Development Graduate Programmes in West Africa: Evidence from Employers in Ghana and Nigeria. A paper presented at Education for Sustainable Development in Africa (ESDA) Phase II International Conference: July 22 – 23, 2021, at University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana
Mabe, F. N., Issifu, S. & Osei, R. (2021). Field Crop Loss to Small Scale Mining in Ghana: Coping Strategies for Sustainable Food Supply, A paper presented at the 3rd All Africa Postharvest Congress and Exhibition Book of Abstracts, hosted by the African Union Commission from 13th-16th September 2021
Mabe, F. N., Dotse, M. A. & Awuni, J. A. (2020). Irrigation Energy Sources for One-Village-One-Dam: The Empirics from Keta Municipality of the Volta Region of Ghana, A paper presented at 2020 Annual interdisciplinary conference of University for Development Studies from 2nd -3rd September, 2020, at UDS–City Campus, Tamale, Ghana. Conference Theme: “good governance, science and innovation for sustainable development under covid-19”
Dagunga, G., Amoakowaa, A., Ehiakpor, D. S., Mabe, F. N. & Danso-Abbeam, G. (2019), Interceding role of village saving groups on the welfare impact of agricultural technology adoption in the Upper East Region, Ghana. A paper presented at the 2019 Annual Interdisciplinary Conference of the University for Development Studies from 1st – 2nd September, 2019 at the UDS New Auditorium Block, Wa Campus, Navrongo, Ghana.
Mabe, F. N. & Amos Asase (2019). Impacts of Climate Change Adaptation Strategies on Fish Catchability: The Case of Inland Artisanal Fishers along Volta Basin in Ghana. A paper presented at 2019 African Climate Risk Conference, Addis Ababa, 7-9th October, 2019
Konja, D. T., Ayamga, M. & Mabe, F. N. (2019). Use and Use Intensity of Certified Groundnut Seed Production in Northern Ghana. A paper presented at 3th Ghana Association of Agricultural Economists (GAAE) Conference July 23-26, 2019 University of Ghana, Legon
Mabe, F. N. (2019) Implementation of Small-Scale Mining Policies in Ghana: Assessment of Miners’ Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices, Postdoctoral Research Proposal Presented at International and Interdisciplinary Research School, Busua Beach, Organised by Ruhr University of Bochum and Institute of Statistical Social and Economic Research (ISSER), sponsored by Volkswagen Foundation, 30th January, 2019
Mabe, F. N. (2018). Gendered Effects of allocative efficiency of rice production in Ghana. A paper presented at 2nd Ghana Association of Agricultural Economists (GAAE) Conference, Kwame Nkrumah Univ. Science & Tech., Kumasi – Ghana. August. 8-11, 2018.
Mumuni, E., Sulemana, N. & Mabe, F. N. (2018). Land-energy-water nexus for sustainable development in Africa: A case study of northern Ghana. A paper presented at Education and Sustainable Development in Africa and Next Generation Researchers in Africa Workshop on 26th April, 2018 at UDS International Conference Centre, Tamale
Mabe, F. N. & Atarah, S. (2017). Effects of Environmental Factors on Profit Efficiency of Rice Production in Northern Region, A paper presented at 2017 Annual Ghana Association of Agricultural Economists (GAAE) Conference, UDS International Conference Centre, Tamale, 27-29th September, 2017.
Mabe, F. N. (2017). Productivity Heterogeneity of Rice Production in Ghana: Policy Implications for Farmer Innovations and Improved Agricultural Technologies. A presentation of findings of USAID/APSP commissioned research at Agricultural Policy Summit, Movenpick Hotel, Accra on 15th August, 2017
Mabe, F. N., Talabi, K. & Danso-Abbeam, G. (2016). Awareness of Health Implications of Agrochemical Use: Effects on Maize Production in Ejura-Sekyedumase Municipality, Ghana. A paper presented at the 2016 Annual Interdisciplinary Conference of the University for Development Studies from 1st – 2nd September, 2016 at the UDS New Auditorium Block, Navrongo Campus, Navrongo, Ghana.
Mabe, F. N., Danso-Abbeam, G., Chimsah, F. S. & Setsoafia, E. D. (2025). Shea Value Addition for Enhancing Livelihood Outcomes, Food Security, and Poverty Reduction: Narrative and Systematic Review, Technical Report Submitted to International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Mabe, F. N., Danso-Abbeam, G., Chimsah, F. S. & Setsoafia, E. D. (2025). Shea Value Chain Study in Ghana, Report on Baseline Data Collection, Technical Report Submitted to International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Iddrisu, M. R., Mabe, F. N., Sienso, G. & Ayong, M. A. (2025). Endline Evaluation of the Women Economic Advancement for Collective Transformation (WEACT) Project, Technical Report Submitted to OXFAM
Danso-Abbeam, G., Mabe, F. N. & Ehiakpor, D. S. (2024). Standard Operating Procedures for Upper East Regional Outgrower Business, Technical Report Submitted to USAID MSR to Strengthening the Capacity of Out Grower Business Networks and promotion of ZOI level Council
Danso-Abbeam, G., Mabe, F. N. & Ehiakpor, D. S. (2024). Five Year Strategic Plan (2025 – 2029) for Nawuni Nsungti Outgrower Business Network in the North East Region of Ghana, Technical Report Submitted to USAID MSR to Strengthening the Capacity of Out Grower Business Networks and promotion.
Mabe, F. N., Danso-Abbeam, G. & Yussif, K. (2024). 2024 National Agriculture Sector Policy Dialogue: Presentation on Agricultural Policy Interventions in 2024 National Budget, Final Technical Report Submitted to USAID PolicyLINK, Accra.
Shaibu, G., Dzomeku I. K., Mabe F. N. et al. (2023). UDS Rice Seed Development Project Submitted to Strategy and Implementation Committee of African Asian Consortium Agrifood Systems, Technical Report Submitted to Jospong Group of Companies.
Mabe, F. N. (2023). Final Report End of Student Internship Program Report: Implementation of Shea Business Empowerment Programme, Technical Report Submitted to Global Shea Alliance.
Mabe, F. N. (2022). People’s Assembly to Sensitise and Empower Citizens and CSOs on Agro-based Interventions in the 2022 National Budget Statement in E4L Districts in the Northern Region of Ghana (Client: Ghana Developing Communities Association (GDCA))
Mabe, F. N. & Sulemana, N. (2021) People’s Assembly to Sensitise and Empower Citizens and CSOs on the 2021 National Budget Statement in E4L Districts in the Northern Region of Ghana (Client: Ghana Developing Communities Association (GDCA))
Mabe, F. N. & Ansah, T. (2021). Profitability and Market Potential of Forage Production in the Northern Region of Ghana (Client: International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Tamale)
Sulemana, N., Mabe, F. N., Wonganaa, C. A., Faidaro, O. and Yussif, K. (2021). Review and Strengthening of ESDA Graduate Programmes in SIRDA Zone, Final Report of ESDA Catalyst Small-Grant Project, Education for Sustainable Development in Africa (ESDA) Phase II Programme. (Client: University of Nairobi and African Development Bank)
Mabe, F. N. (2019). Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) and Household Education Heterogeneity, Ghana Inclusive Development Research Network (GIDRN), A UNICEF and University for Development Studies Initiative to Support Research on Inclusive Development in Ghana. (Client: UNICEF and UDS
Asase, A. & Mabe, F. N. (2019). Impacts of Climate Change on Fish Catchability: Adaptation Strategies of Artisanal Fishers along the Volta Basin in Ghana. (Client: WASCAL)
Mabe, F. N. & Danso-Abbeam (2018). MASO Cedi Business Opportunities Identification and Evaluation of Youth in Cocoa, Ghana (Client: Solidaridad West Africa (SWA))
Mabe, F. N., Danso-Abbeam, G. & Ehiakpor, D. (2018). Assessment of Implementation of Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) Programme: Lessons and Ways Forward, APSP-USAID/Ghana Feed the Future (FtF) Agriculture Policy Support Project (APSP); Research Studies to Support Evidence-based Policy Making (Client: Chemonics International Inc. and USAID).
April, 2025 – Date: Principal Investigator, Shea Butter Value Chain Intervention Impact Project, Awarded by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) with funding from the Japanese Government
July – Aug., 2025: Consultant, Proposal on Promoting Agroecology and Green Energy Cold Chain (AGECC) for Reducing Super Pollutants and Malnutrition in Ghana, Under CCAC Food and Nutrition Challenge 2025: Global Action on Food Loss and Waste to cut Super pollutants and reduce malnutrition, Awarded by Kinvia formerly called Canada Feed the Children
Dec., 2024 – Feb., 2025: Team Member, Endline Evaluation of the Women Economic Advancement for Collective Transformation (WEACT) Project, OXFAM
July, 2022 – July, 2024: Coordinator, UDS Students’ Attachment to Women Cooperative under the Shea Business Empowerment Program (SBEP), Global Shea Alliance.
April-June, 2022: Consultant, People’s Assembly to Sensitise and Empower Citizens and CSOs on Agro-based Interventions in the 2022 National Budget Statement in E4L Districts in the Northern Region of Ghana, Ghana Developing Communities Association (GDCA).
August - Sept., 2021: Consultant, People’s Assembly to Sensitise and Empower Citizens and CSOs on the 2021 National Budget Statement in E4L Districts in the Northern Region of Ghana, Ghana Developing Communities Association (GDCA).
July - Sept., 2021: Consultant, Cost Benefit Analysis of Forage Production, Africa Rising Subcontract by International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA).
May –August, 2021: Co-investigator: Education for Sustainable Development in Africa (ESDA) Phase II Programme, ESDA Catalyst Small-Grant Project.
April, 2019 – August, 2019: Principal Investigator, Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) and Household Education Heterogeneity, Ghana Inclusive Development Research Network (GIDRN), A UNICEF and University for Development Studies Initiative to Support Research on Inclusive Development in Ghana.
Aug., 2018 – July, 2019: Co-Investigator, WASCAL BLOC Award, Impacts of Climate Change on Fish Catchability: Adaptation Strategies of Artisanal Fishers along the Volta Basin in Ghana.
Sept., 2018-Oct, 2018 Principal Consultant, Evaluation of Business Opportunities within MASO (Next Generation Cocoa Youth Programme) Communities in Ghana, Solidaridad West Africa (SWA), Accra. SWA contract number: WAF - 2018 – 001570.
March, 2017 – Dec. 2018: Member of Research Team; Next Generation Researchers (NGR) project funded by African Development Bank National Research Foundation, under Education for Sustainable Development in Africa (ESDA) and Next Generation Researchers (NGR) projects of the United Nations University in Tokyo, Japan.
Nov., 2017- March., 2018: Principal Consultant and Technical Advisor; Assessment of Implementation of Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) Programme: Lessons and Ways Forward, APSP-USAID/Ghana Feed the Future (FtF) Agriculture Policy Support Project (APSP); Research Studies to Support Evidence-based Policy Making, Chemonics International Inc.; Amount: Contract No. APSP-FPSC-2017-0311.
August, 2016 -June, 2017: Principal Investigator; Productivity Heterogeneity of Rice Production in Ghana: Policy Implications for Farmer Innovations and Improved Agricultural Technologies, APSP-USAID/Ghana Feed the Future (FtF) Agriculture Policy Support Project (APSP); Research Studies to Support Evidence-based Policy Making, Chemonics International Inc.; Grant Agreement No. APSP-FAA-025.
