Judith-Frimpong-Manso Profile

 

Brief Description

  • Development of projects with Oil Palm Research Institute to address problems associated with farming systems in oil palm production in the semi deciduous ecozone

  • Dissemination of new farming method and provision of technical support and guidance to small holder farmers in Oil palm production, cashew production, Agro forestry systems, cocoa production and Maize and cowpea intercropping system.

  • Helped farmers in the cultivation of rice in inland valleys of Ashanti Region

  • Report writing

  • Proposal writing

Education

MPhil. Soil and Water Conservation and Management, University for Development Studies, Tamale -Nyankpala

Postgraduate Diploma, Natural Resource Management, University of Twente – (ITC) Geo-Information and Earth Observation, Enschede- Netherlands

Bachelor of Agricultural Education, University of Education-Winneba Mampong-Ashanti-

Certificate University of Twente – Geo-Information and Earth Observation, Enschede- The Netherlands

Certificate, General Agriculture, Kwadaso Agricultural College, Kwadaso-Kumasi –Ghana

Work Experience

From 1998- 2019 

Principal Technologist 2019

  • Residual Effect of Biochar Use in a Rice-Legume Intercrop System on Biophysico-chemical Properties, Growth and Yield of Rice in the Guinea Savannah Agro-ecological Zone of Ghana

  • Influence of Biochar, Organic Liquid and Inorganic Fertilizer on Nutrient Characteristic of Soil Growth and Yield of Maize and Okra Intercrop (Parallel Cropping)

  • Member of the Integrated Soil Fertility and Inland Valley Watershed Management Team

Chief Technical Officer 2016

  • Development of projects with Oil Palm Research Institute on Oil Palm production

  • Extension Scientist on SRI-MOFA-JIRCAS (Japan NGO) Team developing smallholder farmers in inland valleys Ashanti and Brong Ahafo Regions of Ghana

  • Agronomist Consultant for Genebiz Consult a private Nursery Company that was contracted by the Government of Ghana under the Presidential special initiative in Oil palm to raise One hundred thousand (100,000) oil palm seedlings per year at Wioso in the Ashanti Region of Ghana to support the out-grower unit in the catchment area of the project.

 

Principal Technical Officer 2009

  • Development of projects with Oil Palm Research Institute to address problems associated with farming systems in oil palm production in the semi deciduous ecozone

  • Dissemination of new farming method and provision of technical support and guidance to small holder farmers in Oil palm production, cashew production, Agro forestry systems, cocoa production and Maize and cowpea intercropping system.

  • Helped farmers in the cultivation of rice in inland valleys of Ashanti Region

Senior Technical Officer 2006

  • Conducting field trial and data collection

  • Collection of samples and compilation of results

Technical Officer 2004

  • Conducting field trial, data collection and management of labourers

  • Collection of samples and compilation of results

Senior Technical Officer 2002

  • Conducting field trial and data collection

  • Collection of samples and compilation of results

Field Technician  1997-1998

Dissemination of new farming methods and provision of technical support and guidance to smaller farmers in the outstation (Bunso, Kade, Kpong-Farms, Offinso) of the Cocoa Services Division, CSIR-Crop and Soil Research Institute and University of Ghana Research Station                                                                                   

Research Overview / Output / Interest

  • Biochar and Inorganic Fertilizer on Soil Properties on maize

  • Tree Growth and NDVI of Oil palm Plantation

  • Biochar Amendment on Soil Properties Crop on both upland and low rice

Selected Publications

  1. Amoakwa, E., Frimpong-Manso, J., Essumang, D.K. (2013) Assessing the Efficacy of Imidacloprid 20% SL as an Insecticide against Aphids in Cultivated Okra Plants in a Tropical Ecosystem: A Case Study of Mamponteng – Kumasi, Ghana for the 2011 and 2012 Cropping Period, (ARPN Journal of Science and Technology) vol.3, N. 4, 390-395

  1. Amoakwah E, Manso FJ, Essumang KD, Islam KR, 2020. Weed control by glyphosate associated with maize production. J. Bot. Res. App. 2020(1): 10.35495/jbra.2020.01.04.

  1. Frimpong-Manso, J., and Abdul Ganiyu, S., A. (2021). Assessing upland rice, biochar and soil nutrient modules in the Guinean savanna zone (Nyankpala) Ghana Proceedings of the International Conference on Agriculture, Vol.3, Issue 1, 2021, pp. 44-67 ISSN 2682-7018online DOI: https://doi.org/10.17501/26827018.2019.6104

  1. Frimpong-Manso, J., and Abdul Ganiyu, S., A. (2021). Simulate plant growth response to biochar on upland rice-cowpea intercrop in a ferric luvisols soil in Ghana. Proceedings of the International Conference on Agriculture, Vol.2, Issue 1, 2021, pp. 1-21 ISSN 2682-7018 online DOI: https://doi.org/10.17501/26827018.2021.6101

  1. Frimpong-Manso J., Abdul Ganiyu S., and Kugbe Xorse, J. (2022). Effect of biochar on water retension and leaching of nutrients in a sandy loam soil. Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Climate Change 2022 (ICCC 2022) Proceedings of the International Conference on Climate Change, Vol. 6, Issue 1, 2022, pp. 1-30 ISSN 2513-258X online DOI: https://doi.org/10.17501/2513258X.2022.6101

  1. Frimpong-Manso J., Abdul Ganiyu S., and Kugbe Xorse, J. (2022). Influence of biochar and inorganic fertilizer on upland rice-cowpea intercrop competitive indices. This manuscript is under review in Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Climate Change 2022 (ICCC 2022) Vol. 6, Issue 1, 2022, pp. 31-55 ISSN 2513-258X onlineDOI: https://doi.org/10.17501/2513258X.2022.6102

Contacts

Email Address: judithfrimpong177@gmail.com

Inst Email: jfmanso@csir.org.gh

Mobile: +233 504180483 WhatsApp

+233 270315839

Social Media (LinkedIn, Twitter): https://www.linkedin.com/in/judith-frimpong-manso