Prince Kwadwo Amoako

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Also at Ghana Cocoa Boardfrom their recent papers

District Cocoa Officer/Principal Technical Officer, Cocoa Heath and Extension Division - Ghana Cocoa Board, since 2015per ORCID

Publishing since 2017, latest 2026

My name is Prince Kwadwo Amoako, and my research interests span climate change and its impacts on rural livelihoods, particularly within cocoa-growing communities. I focus on adaptation strategies, cocoa agronomy, social forestry, development communication, and environmental governance. My work seeks to bridge scientific knowledge and community practices to enhance sustainable agricultural development and climate resilience. I am especially passionate about supporting… More on ORCID

Horticulture
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Plant Science
Molecular Biology

Publications: 72017–2026
Citations: 22to those papers
h-index: 2i10-index 1
Field-weighted impact: 1.921.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 14%1 of 7 scored papers
Open access: 100%7 papers free to read

2 other works — preprints, datasets and the like — are listed but not counted.

By year

Papers, and the citations to them

Publications, left axisCitations to that year’s papers, right axis2026 still in progress

Citations received each year

Peerford

To all their work, old papers included. Google Scholar also counts citations from theses, books and web pages, so its line runs higher.

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

District Cocoa Officer/Principal Technical Officer, TechnicalCocoa Heath and Extension Division - Ghana Cocoa Boardsince 2015
Teaching Assistant, Forest Science DepartmentUniversity of Energy and Natural Resources2014–2015

Education

Certificate of Proficiency in Optimizing Soil Health for Enhanced Ecosystem Services through Nature-based Solutions, CIPSEM - Centre for International Postgraduate Studies of Environmental ManagementTechnische Universität Dresden2024
PhD Agricultural Extension & Development Communication/ PhD Student, Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness & ExtensionKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology2021–2025

Publications

7 in all

The impact of adoption intensity of climate change adaptation strategies on livelihood outcomes of smallholder cocoa farmers in Ghana
2026Discover EnvironmentJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.1007/s44274-026-00743-y
Gender Dynamics in Roles, Resources, Control, Decision Making and Household Welfare in Ghana: Implications for Agricultural Sustainability.

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Subfields

Horticulture571%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics343%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences343%
Plant Science343%
Molecular Biology114%

Life Sciences

Topics most written on

Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy5
Agricultural Innovations and Practices3
Climate change impacts on agriculture2
Agricultural pest management studies1
Agriculture and Rural Development Research1
Cassava research and cyanide1
Growth and nutrition in plants1
Plant tissue culture and regeneration1
Seed Germination and Physiology1

Who they write with

Their most frequent co-authors, and the papers those co-authors share

Where their co-authors are

43% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1111111Home

Most frequent partner countries

Liberia1
United States1
Zambia1
Germany1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Ghana Cocoa BoardGH3 papers
Kwame Nkrumah UniversityZM3 papers
The Forestry Commission of GhanaGH2 papers
University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial DevelopmentGH2 papers
Howard UniversityUS1 paper
University of PassauDE1 paper
Cocoa Research Institute of GhanaGH1 paper
Cuttington UniversityLR1 paper
University of Cape CoastGH1 paper

Where they publish

International Journal on Food Agriculture and Natural Resources2
Pelita Perkebunan (a Coffee and Cocoa Research Journal)2
Discover Environment1
Forest Science and Technology1
Trends in Applied Sciences Research1

How it can be read

100% free to read

Diamond 4 · 57%Free to read and to publish
Gold 2 · 29%In an open-access journal
Bronze 1 · 14%Free to read, no open licence

Who funds it

2 of 7 papers name a funder

Commission on Higher Education2

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

2Zero hunger3
13Climate action1
15Life on land1

Most cited

Effects of pre-sowing treatments on the germination and early growth performance of Pouteria campachiana
Forest Science and Technology15
201716 citationsOpen access · Gold
Cocoa Farmers and Agrochemical Safety Compliance: Empirical Insights from Ghana
Pelita Perkebunan (a Coffee and Cocoa Research Journal)2
20242 citationsOpen access · Diamond
Growth Performance of Cocoa (Theobroma cacao) Hybrid Seeds in Different Media
Trends in Applied Sciences Research2
20192 citationsOpen access · Bronze
The impact of adoption intensity of climate change adaptation strategies on livelihood outcomes of smallholder cocoa farmers in Ghana
Discover Environment13
20261 citationWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Implementation evaluation of cocoa hand pollination program in Ghana
Pelita Perkebunan (a Coffee and Cocoa Research Journal)2
20241 citationOpen access · Diamond

MPhil Social Forestry & Environmental Governance, Forest Science DepartmentUniversity of Energy and Natural Resources2016–2018

BSc Forest Resource Technology, Forest ResourcesKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology2009–2013

International Journal on Food Agriculture and Natural Resources

Perceptions of Climate Variability among Smallholder Cocoa Farmers in Ghana

2025International Journal on Food Agriculture and Natural ResourcesJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.46676/ij-fanres.v6i3.507

Cocoa Farmers and Agrochemical Safety Compliance: Empirical Insights from Ghana

2024Pelita Perkebunan (a Coffee and Cocoa Research Journal)JournalOpen accessSenior author2 citations10.22302/iccri.jur.pelitaperkebunan.v40i1.589

Implementation evaluation of cocoa hand pollination program in Ghana

2024Pelita Perkebunan (a Coffee and Cocoa Research Journal)JournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.22302/iccri.jur.pelitaperkebunan.v40i1.588

Growth Performance of Cocoa (Theobroma cacao) Hybrid Seeds in Different Media

2019Trends in Applied Sciences ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst author2 citations10.3923/tasr.2019.130.135