Member Profile
Membership type: full
PhD Fellowship Alumna
Portia Adade Williams
Country of origin: Ghana Currently in: Ghana, Accra General field of specialization: Agricultural SciencesPhD Fellowship Alumna
- Academic Background
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Degrees
2011 Master Social and Economic Sciences2006 Undergraduate Agricultural Sciences2020 Doctorate Agricultural Sciences - Research and Profession
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Current Research Activities
Agricultural Sciences
My current research looks at “Impact of climate variability on pineapple productivity in Ghana”. From 2012 to present, I have also been involved in a number of CSIR – STEPRI’s collaborative research works. These include • Rain Water Harvesting for resilience to climate change impact on water availability in Ghana • Multi National Enterprises in Emerging Markets (MNEmerge) - Exploring the role of multinational enterprises in addressing global development challenges • African Science, Technology and Innovation Indicator (ASTII) Survey, Phase II • Diffusion of Innovation in Low Income Countries (DILIC) study • Rural Enterprises Programme: Business Opportunities Identification Study(BOIS)Phases I&IIResearch Keywords:climate changeRain Water Harvestingclimate variabilityInnovation
Publications resulting from Research:
Onumah, J. A., Williams, P. A., Quaye, W., Akuffobea, M. and Onumah, E. E. (2014): Smallholder Cocoa Farmers Access to On/Off Farm Support Services and its Effect on Production. Asian Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development, 4(10): 484-495
Akuffobea M., Williams, P. A., Asare R. and Essegbey G. O. (2015). Implications of Agricultural Knowledge and Information Systems on Technology Development and Dissemination in Ghana: A Review. International Journal for Agriculture Research and Innovation (IJARI). Volume 1, pp1-9
Book:
Amisigo, B., Asare, R., Azrague, K., Bjorkvoll, T., Damman, S., Helness, H., Ofori, D., Adade, P. and Akuffobea, M. (2014): Sustainability Assessment of Selected Rain Water Harvesting Designs. Report from Activity 1, ISBN: 978-9988-1-9350-8
Current profession
Current professional activities type:ResearchI am a Research Scientist with the Science and Technology Policy Research Institute (STEPRI) of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in Ghana for the past three years. My research interests focus on climate impact and adaptation in agricultural systems as well as socio economic and innovation studies.
Workshop and Conference Attended
2016 Brown University Providence, Rhode Island - USA Brown International Advanced Research Institutes (BIARI) “Climate Change and Its Impacts: Connecting Local Variability and Knowledge in a Global System”2016 Namibia University of Science and Technology, Windhoek-Namibia Ecological statistical analysis training on "Introduction to Statistical Modelling - A Data Based Approach"2015 Beijing, P. R. China International training on “Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Policy Research and Method: Reinforcing National Capacity on STI Assessment” under the auspices of UNESCO2016 La Palm Royal Beach Hotel, Accra-Ghana. Innovation Conference Ghana 20162016 University of Ibadan, Ibadan-Nigeria 7th Ibadan Sustainable Development Summit2016 African Academy of Sciences (AAS) Headquarters, Nairobi- Kenya Induction workshop for Climate Impact Research Capacity and Leadership Enhancement (CIRCLE) Programme2015 CSIR-STEPRI, Accra-Ghana Multinational Enterprises in Emerging Markets (MNEmerge) regional workshop2014 CSIR-STEPRI, Accra – Ghana Innovation and African Development conference2014 Accra Institute of Technology (AIT), Accra-Ghana International Research Initiative Conference (IRIC)Affiliations
Ghana Science AssociationPresentation given
2016Undertaking Innovation Activities among Firms in Ghana: Challenges and OpportunitiesLa Palm Royal Beach Hotel, Accra-GhanaEvent: Innovation Conference Ghana 20162016Climate Variability Impact on Pineapple Productivity in GhanaUniversity of Ibadan, Ibadan-NigeriaEvent: 7th Annual Ibadan Sustainable Development Summit (ISDS) 20162015Ghana’s Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) OutlookChinese Academy of Science and Technology, Beijing-ChinaEvent: International Training Program on STI Policies 20152014Collecting Innovation Data in Low Income Countries: Challenges and OpportunitiesCSIR-STEPRI, Accra-GhanaEvent: Innovation and African Development Conference - Prizes, Grants and Awards
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Other Awards
Feb 2016Brown International Advanced Research Institute AwardReceived a full travel award from Brown University and Santander Universities to participate in 2016 BIARI, USASep 2015CIRCLE Cohort 2Awarded a Post Master’s Research Fellowship by Department for International Development (DfID), United Kingdom under the Climate Impact Research Capacity and Leadership Enhancement (CIRCLE) Programme in Sub Saharan Africa for one year research study on “Climate variability impact on pineapple production in Ghana”Nov 2014Silver Award, IRIC 2014 ConferenceReceived Silver Award for the paper “Implications of Agricultural Knowledge and Information Systems on Technology Development and Dissemination in Ghana: A Review” at International Research Initiative Conference 2014 in Ghana under Engineering, Science, Technology and Innovation category of the conference. - Fellowship with OWSD
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Fellowship with OWSD
Fellowship with OWSD
Fellowship awarded 2016
PHD Graduation 2020
ThesisAn Integrated Approach to Climate Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment of Smallholder Production Systems: Evidence from Horticultural Production in Ghana
