Professor Dr. Isaac Abunyuwah is a disciplined and interdisciplinary academic with a balanced mix of multi-socio-cultural exposure, emotional intelligence and analytical rigour. He has over 20 years of research, teaching, management, governance and consultancy experiences in the academia.
Professor Abunyuwah boasts of eighteen (18) years of post-qualification lectureship engagement; and holds two terminal degrees, PhD in Applied Statistics & Empirical Methods, and Dr.sc. agrar. (Agricultural Economics) from the Institute of Mathematics Stochastics (2004-2008) and Institute of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development (2005-2008) respectively, from University of Goettingen, Germany. Isaac also obtained his MSc. degree in International Agriculture with specialization in Agric. Economics & Socio-Economics of Rural Development, in
2004; from same University of Goettingen, Germany. Professor Abunyuwah has in addition acquired specialized training and expertise in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, Development and Project management in International Context, International Development Financing & Politics, Church and Missionary Values, Conflicts Management, and Competency-Based Training, from National and International institutions.
Prior to his full appointment as lecturer in Ghana, Isaac worked as Scientific and Research Assistant at the Agricultural Policy Chair and as Student Assistant at the Zentrum fur Statistics of University of Gottingen between 2005-2008. He was seconded to International Centre for Enterprise and Sustainable Development (ICED) as Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (EED) Expert Volunteer where he headed the Research and Training directorate for three years. He has also worked with GIMPA, UEW-Kumasi Campus and Presbyterian University College- Ghana Business schools as Visiting lecturer in Financial Econometrics, Quantitative Methods and Business Economics at the graduate levels.
Professor Abunyuwah’s research interests and expertise cut across applied time series econometric modelling, multiple market equilibria dynamics, technical and economic efficiency analysis, financial econometrics and investment appraisal, food safety, price transmission and market integration analysis; and applied statistics in management and environmental sciences. He is a distinguished scholar who in addition to empirical studies, has published theoretical and methodological papers in market integration, price transmission modelling and market equilibrium analysis in international journals, academic terrains that require strong analytical competency to delve.
He has participated in several local and international conferences and seminars. Notable among them are Renewable Energy Seminar, Glücksburg, Germany; Seminar on Stochastic Processes (SSP), Princeton University, USA; Bayesian Econometrics in UCL, London, UK; Object Data Bases Conference, Berlin, Germany; and Applied Statistics Tour Conference, Quadriburg, Germany.
Isaac has very rich experience in teaching and supervision of students’ theses at both graduate and undergraduate levels. Having found himself in Teaching Universities, he has taught over eighteen thousand (18,000) students over the past eighteen years at both graduate and undergraduate levels; and has over the years served as external assessor and examiner for over Fifty (50) postgraduate students for local and international universities.
Professor Abunyuwah is well vested in university governance and administration, and has contributed immensely in developing university policies, regulations and academic programmes. He has been a member or lead officer of many grantsmanship teams where he served as project coordinator, director or member of the implementation team.
Prof. Abunyuwah has served on over 50 university panels, committees, boards and councils for which he has chaired about thirty 30 of them, for the past eighteen years. As Principal of the Asante Mampong Campus, he is a member of all Governing Council and Academic Board sub-committees of the University; and represents the Vice-Chancellor at all major programmes and activities in and
around the Asante Mampong Campus as Chair or Special Guest.
Prof. Abunyuwah, has since 2011 served in management and leadership capacities of the University, including University Governing councils. Prior to his appointment as the Principal of the Asante Mampong Campus of AAMUSTED, he was the Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture Education. Isaac had previously served as the Vice Dean of Student Affairs, Head of Department, Coordinator for Externally Funded Projects, Departmental Exams Officer, Academic Counsellor; Patron of Students’ Associations,
and Welfare Chair of UTAG – UEW/AAMUSTED, Asante Mampong Campus. He currently represents the
Vice-Chancellor as the Academic and Administrative head of the campus; and provides leadershipfor, manages and monitors the overall development of the campus.

1. Abunyuwah, I., Boakye, R. and Mensah, D. K. D. (2024). Explaining Self-rated Performance of Nurse Educators at Nursing and Midwifery Training College in Asante Mampong, Ghana: The role of Leader-subordinate Relationship. International Journal of Business and Management, 19 (4), 92-105. https://doi.org/10.5539/ijbm.v19n4p92.Page 11 of 15
2. Amoah Osei, A-A., Etuah, S., Nimoh, F., Asante, B. O., Abunyuwah, I. & Nicholas Mensah, N. O. (2024). Nature and performance of smoked marine fish markets. Evidence from Ghana. Cogent Food & Agriculture OAFA. https://doi.org/10.1080/23311932.2024.2367376.
3. Blay, J. K. & Abunyuwah, I. (2024). Implications of Land Use and Land Cover Change in Mampong Municipality, Ghana. Sustainable Environment, 10 (1), 2345442.
https://doi.org/10.1080/27658511.2024.2345442
4. Abunyuwah, I. (2024). Assessing Market Participation of Smallholder Cassava Farmers in Sekyere Central District of Ghana using Vector Generalized Additive Ordered Models. Economics, 13 (3), 76-87. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.eco.20241303.12
5. Amoah Osei, A-A., Etuah, S., Nimoh, F., Asante, B. O., Abunyuwah, I. & Nicholas Mensah, N. O. (2024). Does fuel price volatility induce price instability in agricultural commodity supply chain? Empirical evidence from Ghana. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 17, 101216.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafr.2024.101216.
6. Blay, J. K., Lokesha, H. & Abunyuwah, I. (2024). Effect of Input Subsidy Reduction on Greenhouse Emission Reduction Potential in Paddy Production Systems in Karnataka State of India. American Journal of Biological and Environmental Statistics, (2), 1018-27.
https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajbes.20241002.11.
7. Blay, J. K., Nayak, A., Abunyuwah, I., Lokesha, H, and Gracy, C. P. (2024). Asymmetric and Threshold Price Transmission Dynamics in Onion Markets in India. Cogent Economics and Finance 12, No 1. https://doi.org/10.1080/23322039.2024.2402557.
8. Abunyuwah, I., Blay, J. K. & Ahiale, E. D. (2024). Environmental Efficiency and Greenhouse Gas Emission Abatement Potential in Paddy Production System. Journal of Sustainable Agricultural Sciences, 50 (2), 37-46. https://doi.org/10.21608/JSAS.2024.301574.1467
9. Abunyuwah, I., Ahiale, E. D. & Blay, J. K. (2024). Farmers’ Willingness to Accept for Attributes of Soil and Water Conservation Technologies in Northern Ghana. Journal of Natural Sciences Research 15 (2), . https://doi.org/ 10.7176/JNSR/15-2-01.
10. Etuah, S., Amoah Osei, A-A., Asante, B. O., Abunyuwah, I., Mensah, N. O., Adams, F and Nimoh, F. (2024). Vertical price transmission in agricultural markets in Ghana. Scientific African 26, e02409.
11. Sarfo, B., Abunyuwah, I. and Asiedu, C. Y. (2024). Profit Efficiency and Constraints Analysis of
Guinea Fowl Production in Binduri District, Ghana.
12. Muumin, S., Bonsu, F., Abunyuwah, I. & Annor, S. Y.(2020). Relative economic value estimates of Guinea fowl (Numida meleagris) production traits. World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews. 7. 273-281. https://doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2020.7.1.0265
13. Abunyuwah, I. (2020). Partial Proportional Odds Analysis of Consumer Packaged Food Safety Precautionary Actions in Nsuta-Mampong, Ghana. J. Economics and Devt. Studies, 8 (3), 44-53.
14. Abunyuwah, I. (2020). Modeling spatial asymmetric price transmission dynamics of yam markets in Ghana. J. Economics and Behavioural Studies 12 (3), 23-30.
15. Abunyuwah, I. (2020). Partial ordered logit analysis of confidence levels of people in the financial institutions in Ghana: The case of Asante Mampong municipality. Int. J. Economics and Finance, 12 (7), 21-30.Page 12 of 15
16. Abunyuwah, I., Blay, J. K. & Ahiale, D. E. (2020). Determinants of farmers’ pesticide usage patterns in tomato production in Ghana. A case study of Akomadan. Int. J. Agr. Econs. & Ext. 8 (5), pp. 1-7.
17. Yenibehit, N., Abunyuwah, I. & Ahiale, E. D. (2020). Measurement of economic efficiency of irrigated tomato production in the Upper East Region of Ghana: A data envelopment analysis approach. J. Devt. Agr. Eco.12 (1), pp, 1-8.
18. Abunyuwah, I., Yenibehit, N. & Ahiale, E. D. (2019). Technical efficiency of carrot production in the Asante-Mampong municipality using stochastic frontier analysis. Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences 8 (2), pp. 14-21.
19. Ahiale, E. D., Abunyuwah, I. & Yenibehit, N. (2019). Technical efficiency analysis of broiler production in the Mampong Municipality of Ghana. J. Econ. & Sust. Devt. 10 (14), pp. 152-158.
20. Ahiale, E. D., Dartey, E., Abunyuwah, I. (2019). Artisans’ Willingness-to-Pay for Safe Collection and
Recycling of Used Automobile Lead-Acid Batteries in Kumasi, Ghana. Int. Journal of Environmental Protection and Policy. 7(1) pp. 1-8. doi: 10.11648/j.ijepp.20190701.11
21. Abunyuwah, I. and Awuah, R. T. (2014). Concerns about unwholesome packaged food in Ghana: the case of Mampong municipality. Int. J. Food Safety, Nutrition and Public Health 5(1) pp. 7-15.
22. Abunyuwah, I. (2013). Implications of Conceptual and Data Complexities on Time-Series Econometric Applications in Market Integration Analysis. Studies in Agric Economics 115(1) pp 33-3823.                                      23. Abunyuwah, I. & Blay, J. K. (2013). Accessibility constraints of small-scale fish farmers to formal
credit in the Nzema East Municipality. J. Economics and Sustainable Development 4 (1) 128-132
24. Abunyuwah, I. Onumah, E. E. & Acquah, H. D-G. (2013). Modelling non-linear spatial market integration and equilibrium processes in hidden Markov framework. J. Economics and Behavioural Studies 5 (8) 535-545.
25. Abunyuwah I. (2012). Modelling and econometric frontiers in market integration and price transmission analysis. Cont. J. Agric Economics 6(1) pp 28-39,
26. Acquah, H. d-G. & Abunyuwah, I. (2011). A logit analysis of socio-economic factors influencing people to become fishermen in the central region of Ghana. J. Agricultural Sciences 56(1) pp 55-64.
27. Abunyuwah, I. (2008). Market Integration Analysis and Time-series Econometrics- Conceptual
Insights from Markov-switching Models. Göttingen, Germany: SUB. http://dx.doi.org/10.53846/goediss-3452
28. Abunyuwah, I. (2004). The diversities and complexities in explaining vertical price transmission and asymmetric processes: overview and review of equilibria displacement models. GöttingenGermany: IAERD Bibliothec.
29. Abunyuwah, I. (2022). Multi-chain Markov-switching equilibrium conceptualisation in market integration modelling (WP22001)
30. Abunyuwah, I. (2022). Comparative assessment of packaged and unpackaged food safety
concerns by consumers in Ghana (WP2202)

i) Dr. sc. (Agricultural Economics). Institute of Agric. Economics and Rural Devt, GeorgAugust Universität Göttingen, 2005-2008.
ii) PhD in Applied Statistics and Empirical Methods. Institute of Mathematics Stochastics, Georg-August Universität Göttingen, 2004-2008.
iii) MSc. Int. Agriculture (First Class). Institute of Agric. Economics and Rural Devt, GeorgAugust Universität Göttingen, 2002-2004. Specialisation: Agric Economics & SocioEconomics of Rural Development.
iv) B.Sc. Planning (Second Class Upper Div). Dept. of Planning, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi-Ghana, 1996-2000.

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

vii) Post Graduate Diploma in Higher Education. University of Education, Winneba, Ghana. 2011-2013.
viii) Competency-Based Training (CBT) – CBT Facilitation and Verification, AAMUSTED, KumasiGhana, July 2022.
ix) Re-integration Preparatory Training- Church and Missionary Values (Ausreisekurs AK 01-08), and Development & Project Management in International Context. Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (EED), Rottgen; MDF & Inwent, Bad Honnef Bonn, Germany, January 2008 – April 2008.
x) Senior Academic Leadership Training (SALT)– National Council for Tertiary Education, Legon, Accra- Ghana, March 2013.

• Market Integration, Efficiency and Equilibrium analysis.
•  Food and Market Policy; Production efficiency;
• Finance & Investment appraisal.
• Applied Time-series Econometrics.
• Work Place Relationship.
• Post-harvest Losses Management Analysis.
• Environmental Economics

i) Agricultural Policy, Market Analysis & Applied Econometrics.
ii) Applied Statistics and Empirical Methods- Non-linear time series and multiple equilibria analysis.
iii) Agricultural Economics & Socio-Economics of Rural Development.
iv) Development/Strategic Planning & Policy.    v) Project Management and Investment Appraisal: Financial Econometrics

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