Benjamin Abu

Benjamin Musah Abu is an agricultural and applied economist whose research concentrates on impact evaluation and applied microeconomic analysis of poverty, productivity, employment, food security and nutrition, agricultural commercialization and financial inclusion of farm households, among others. He is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Agricultural and Food Economics, University for Development Studies (UDS), Tamale, where he has been engaged since 2012 and has taught various courses including Microeconomic Theory, Mathematics for Economists, Introduction to Microeconomics, Introduction to Agricultural Economics and Entrepreneurship Development. He holds a PhD in Applied Agricultural Economics and Policy from the University of Ghana where he also obtained an MPhil in Agricultural Economics. He holds a B.A. in Integrated Development Studies (Economics and Entrepreneurship Option) from the UDS.

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Fields of specialization

Poverty and inequality , Labour markets and employment, Globalization and trade, Financial inclusion, Agriculture and food security

Projects

	Title	Country	Themes
	Rural nonfarm engagement and agriculture commercialization in Ghana: complements or competitors?	Ghana	Labour markets and employment , Agriculture and food security

Details

Dr Benjamin Abu
Senior Lecturer
Academic
University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana

Contact information:

University for Development Studies, Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Consumer Sciences, Department of Agricultural and Food Economics, P. O. Box 1882
Tamale (Northern Region)
Ghana
T: +233(0)20 433 7271
T: +233(0)24 601 9108
abmusah@uds.edu.gh
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