Dr. Isaac GK Ansah

Isaac is a senior lecturer in the Department of Economics, with an interest in analyzing smallholder food systems and food security issues. With a quantitative background, Isaac applies econometric methods and multivariate techniques to analyze the distribution of income and sustainable use of scarce resources. Currently, Isaac focuses on modeling the resilience of food systems in developing countries, using simulation techniques to generate policy advice on how poor households can become more resilient to food security shocks. Follow  the link  https://scholar.google.nl/citations?user=XhzdxuwAAAAJ&hl=en to learn more about my research.  

Tamale, Ghana

Current professional activity

  • Senior Lecturer – University for Development Studies
  • Coordinator of academic programmes – WAC-SRT
  • Senior Hall Tutor, Jeddah Hall and Graduate Hostel – University for Development Studies, Nyankpala Campus

Slogan about myself

A persevering spirit thrives in a successful being

CONTACT

PROFESSIONAL

Bungalow Number SM 12
UDS Staff Bungalows, Nyankpala Campus
Tamale

Ghana

Phone: +233244393855
Mobile: +233201514763

agershon@uds.edu.gh
https://scholar.google.nl/citations?user=XhzdxuwAAAAJ&hl=en

PRIVATE

Bungalow Number SM12
UDS Staff Bungalows, Nyankpala Campus
Tamale

Ghana

Phone: +233244393855
Mobile: +233201514763

isaacgershons@live.co.uk
https://point5datalytics.org/

Mobile: +233200330551

Mobile: +233277658507

Languages Rating 1-10

English
speaking: mother tongue (10)
writing: 10
Akan
speaking: mother tongue (10)
writing: 10

Skills and Interests in Keywords

Food systems • Food security • Econometric analysis • Resilience • Farming or production • Consumption •

Publications and Projects

Publications

Starchy staples production shortfalls in Ghana: technical inefficiency effects outweigh technological differences across ecologies

Starchy staples are a major source of livelihood support for farmers, traders, and processors who participate in these crops’ value chains, while also providing staple food to many people, especially the less affluent in society. Despite this position, the productivity...

Mediation and moderation roles of resilience capacity in the shock–food-security nexus in northern Ghana

This paper examines how resilience capacity mediates or moderates the relationship between weather shocks and household food security based on two waves of farm household survey and satellite-based weather data in northern Ghana and applying econometric models. Results show that...