Augustus Dery Ninfaa

Dr. Augustus Dery Ninfaa is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Ecological Agriculture, Bolgatanga Technical University. He is a horticulturist and a food security advocate. Dr. Ninfaa has extensive knowledge and experience in plant propagation and nursery management. He has managed several projects including a project dubbed ‘tree for life’ which he supervised the propagation, management and distribution of 5000 mango and other tree seedlings across 10 communities around the Bolgatanga Municipality as a way of service to community.

Dr. Ninfaa has been part of a team for the development of practical training manuals for the cultivation of vegetables under the skills development fund (SDF). Manuals developed were centered on topics such as Climate Resilience Agronomic Practices, Agrochemical usage and Safety Management, Field Pests and Diseases Management Practices, Postharvest Management Practices, and Storage and Marketing for Vegetable Production.

Currently, Augustus is part of a team of lecturers researching into the propagation and storage of sweet and Frafra potato as well as the propagation of the shea tree in the Upper East Region.

Prior to the assumption of duty as a Lecturer, Dr. Augustus Dery Ninfaa worked the Agribusiness Systems International (ASI), a subsidiary of ACDI/VOCA-Ghana on the Arizakinmu Project, which operated in the three Northern Regions of Ghana and the Volta Region as a Warehouse Liaison Officer. Augustus carried out training sessions on post-harvest storage of grains for smallholder farmers in several communities in the Northern, Upper East and West Regions of Ghana.

Augustus has also consulted for AGRA, USAID-METTS, ADVANCE, WFP/METTS and NATHAN ASSOCIATES (under the MADE program in Ghana). Dr. Augustus Dery Ninfaa holds a PhD in Horticulture, MSc. in Postharvest Technology and a BSc. in Agriculture Technology from the University of the Philippines Los Banos (UPLB), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) and the University for Development Studies (UDS), respectively.

1. Oppong Sekyere D., Akromah R., Nyamah E. Y., Ninfaa A.D., M Braimah, M. M., Akpalu M.M., and Salifu A-R. S (2020). Production Challenges and Postharvest Practices of Groundnut in Northern Ghana. The participatory rural Appraisal Approach in AL-Naggar A.M.M. (ed). New Perspective in Agriculture and Crop Science. India. Book publisher international, 39-69
2. Ninfaa A.D. (2016) Different Farm Business Modules for Small Holder Farmers’ Access to Agricultural Services and Technologies; the Case of Upper East and West Regions of Ghana. IOSR Journal of Agriculture and Veterinary Science. 9(12) :12-20
3. Ninfaa A.D, Oppong-Sekyere, A-R.S. Salifu, B.B. Yintii and F.L. Manamzor (2016). An Assessment of the Performance of Some Vegetable Markets and End Users in the Upper East Region of Ghana. International Journal of Current Research and Academic Review. 4(11): 87-98.
4. Akurugu, G. K, Olympio, N. S, A. D, Karbo, E.Y. (2016). Evaluation of Postharvest Handling and Marketing of Mango (Mangifera Indica) in Ghana; A Case Study of Northern Region. Journal of Research in Agriculture and Animal Science. 4(5):4-9.
5. Oppong-Sekyere D, R. Akromah, E. Y. Nyamah, Ninfaa A.D, M. Braimah, M. M. Akpalu1 and A. R. S. Salifu. (2016). Assessment of Postharvest Practices of Groundnuts in Northern Ghana Based on the Participatory Rural Appraisal Technique. Journal of Scientific Research & Reports. 10(5):1-17.
6. Oppong-Sekyere, D., Akromah, R, Akpalu, M. M., Ninfaa A.D, Nyamah, E. Y., Braimah, M. M and Salifu A-R. S. (2015). Participatory Rural Appraisal of Constraints to Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) Production in Northern Ghana. International Journal of Current Research and Academic review. 3(10): 54-76.
7. Mohammed H. I, Appiah F and Ninfaa A. D. (2015) Effects of parboiling on the quality of processed Degan Rice (Oriza Spp). International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research. 24(3):153-163.
8. Salifu A.R. S, Ninfaa A.D, Anama K and Birteeb P.T. (2015). Effects of Different Processing Methods of False Yam (Icacina oliviformis) Seeds on Growth Performance of Albino Rats. Journal of Scientific Research & Reports. 8(4): 1-8.
9. Ninfaa A.D, Maalekuu B.K and Akurugu G. K, (2014). Postharvest handling of the edible parts of the desert date (Balanites aegyptiaca). A case study of the Jirapa and Nadowli Districts of the Upper West Region of Ghana. International journal of Plant, Animal and Environmental Sciences. 4(2): 573-583.

1. USAID – METTS, Agriculture Production Survey in the Bulsa North District. Team Member
2. USAID – ADVANCE II Knowledgement Management & Learning Research Project on the “Impact of grant activities on OBS and SHFs in the Upper East Region” Lead Consultant
3. WFP/METTS on a Joint case study on the economic benefits and sustainability of maize smallholder farmers in the Upper East and West Regions of Ghana. Team Member
4. Nathan Associates under the MADE program in Ghana, on Market assessment of onion and other vegetables in the Upper East Region. Lead Consultant