Prof. Saa Dittoh - University for Development Studies

PROF. SAA DITTOH Associate Professor DEPARTMENT OF FOOD SECURITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND CONSUMER SCIENCES NYANKPALA Campus

Background

Saa Dittoh (PhD) Professor Saa Dittoh is an Agricultural Development and Food Systems Economist and an Adjunct Professor at the West African Centre for Water, Irrigation and Sustainable Agriculture (WACWISA) of the University for Development Studies (UDS), Tamale, Ghana. WACWISA is one of the World Bank-assisted African Centres of Excellence (ACE) for Development Impact. He lectures and supervises mainly graduate students, in the Faculties of Agriculture, Food and Consumer Sciences (FAFCS), Natural Resources and Environment (FNRE) and the School of Engineering (SoE) of the University. He has been lecturing and undertaking research and consultancy services mainly in the West African sub-region for over 40 years. He has special interests in the promotion of smallholder agriculture for food and nutrition security, sustainable food systems, sustainable natural resources management and the empowerment of rural women. He is a Distinguished Fellow of the African Association of Agricultural Economists (AAAE) and the Editor-in-Chief of the Ghana Journal of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness (GJAEAB). He is also an Affiliate Professor of Mohamed IV Polytechnic University (UM6P) in the Kingdom of Morocco. Professor Dittoh has been a Head of Department, Dean of Faculty, Dean of Students and Pro-Vice-Chancellor at the UDS at various times.

Professor Dittoh has collaborated with many knowledge institutions and organizations in research and training. They include several Universities in Africa, Europe and North America, and several international research institutions such as IITA, IWMI, IFPRI, CIAT, GDN, UNU, World Vegetable Center and others. He has also over the years been a consultant to several national and international organizations such as the Federal and State Governments of Nigeria; the Ghana Ministries of Food and Agriculture, Lands and Forestry and Trade and Industries; the World Bank, AfDB, EU, GTZ/GIZ, DFID, CIDA/Global Affairs Canada, USAID, AFD, UNICEF, WFP, FAO, IFAD, NEPAD, AGRA, World Vision and others. He is currently one of the Principal Investigators of an EU-funded agroecology project, CIRAWA – Agroecological Solutions for Resilient Farming in West Africa, covering four West African countries: Cape Verde, Ghana, Senegal and the Gambia.

Email address: saaditt@gmail.com

Dittoh, S. 2020. Assessment of Farmer-Led Irrigation Development in Ghana. World Bank, Washington, DC. vii+ 38 pp.
Mudhura, M., Critchley, W., Di Prima, S., Dittoh, S. and Sessay, M. (Editors). 2016. Community Innovations in Sustainable Land Management: Lessons from the Field in Africa. Earthscan Studies in Natural Resource Management. University of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa and Routledge (Taylor and Francis Group), London.
Adegeye, A.J. and Dittoh, J. S. 1985. Essentials of Agricultural Economics, Ibadan: Impact Publishers Ltd.iii + 251 pp.
Chimsah, F., Dittoh, S. and Dzomeku, I.K. 2018. “Climate Change and Tree Species Population and Dispersion Pattern within Household Farmlands and Open Parklands in the Talensi Area of Northern Ghana” In: Kazuhiko Takeuchi, Osamu Saito, Edwin Gyasi and Gordana Kranjac-Berisavljevic (Eds). Strategies for Building Resilience against Climate and Ecosystem Changes in Sub-Saharan Africa. Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. Chapter 8.
Dittoh, S., Mudhara, M., Weobong, C.A., Muwaya, S. and Mahdi, M. 2016. “Contributing to Global Environmental Benefits”. In: Maxwell Mudhara et. al. Community Innovations in Sustainable Land Management: Lessons from the Field in Africa. Earthscan Studies in Natural Resource Management. University of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa and Routledge (Taylor and Francis Group), London. Chapter 10.
Dittoh, S., Weobong, C. A., Akuriba, M. A., and Nabilse, C.K. 2016. “Community Innovations in Sustainable Land Management –Lessons from Northern Ghana” In: Maxwell Mudhara et. al. Community Innovations in Sustainable Land Management: Lessons from the Field in Africa. Earthscan Studies in Natural Resource Management. University of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa and Routledge (Taylor and Francis Group), London. Chapter 5.
Dittoh, S., Bhattarai, M. and Akuriba, M. A. 2013. “Micro Irrigation-Based Vegetable Farming for Income, Employment and Food Security in West Africa” In: Munir A. Hanjra (Ed.) Global Food Security. NOVA Science Publishers; Inc. Chapter 7 pp. 178 – 199.
Tanzubil, P. B., Dittoh, J.S. and Kranjac-Berisavljecvic, G. 2004. “Conservation of Indigenous Rice Varieties by Women of Gore in the Northern Savanna Zone, Ghana”. In: Gyasi, E.A., Kranjac-Berisavljecvic, G., Blay, E.T., and Oduro, W.(Eds.) Managing Agrodiversity the Traditional Way: Lessons from West Africa in Sustainable Use of Biodiversity and Related Natural Resources. United Nations University Press. Chapter 9. pp. 97 – 105.
Dittoh, S. 2003. “Improving Availability of Nutritionally Adequate and Affordable Food Supplies at Community Levels in West Africa”. In: Inge D. Brouwer, Alfred S. Traore and Serge Treche (Eds) Food-Based Approaches for a Healthy Nutrition in West Africa Proceedings of Second International Workshop. Univ. Ouagadougou/IRD/Wagenningen University/FAO. University of Ouagadougou Press; pp. 51- 62.
Dittoh, S. 1994. "Market Integration: The Case of Dry Season Vegetables in Nigeria" In: S. A. Breth (Ed.) Issues in African Rural Development 2. African Rural Social Sciences Research Networks. Winrock International Institute for Agricultural Development, Arlington, VA, U.S.A. pp. 89-101. (A Second Prize Article).
Dittoh, S. and Akatugba, D. 1988. "The Politics and Economics of Food Policy Planning and Implementation in Nigeria". In: Sanda A.O. (Ed.) Corporate Strategy for Agricultural and Rural Development in Nigeria, Faculty of Administration, Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife, Chapter 25, pp.355-373.