Felix Kwame Yeboah
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Dr. Kwame Yeboah is a fixed-term assistant professor of International Development and a member of the Food Security Group. He joined the department in December 2014 under the Guiding Investments in Sustainable Agricultural Intensification in Africa - GISAIA grant. Dr. Yeboah has expertise in multiple areas of social policy, including agricultural and food system transformation, natural resource management, and youth livelihood issues in Africa.
For the past decade, he has provided critical analysis to inform a range of social policies both in the US and in Africa. Notably, his research informed The MasterCard Foundation’s strategies promoting youth employment in Africa’s agri-food system; the State of Michigan’s effort to reduce non-point source pollution in the Great Lakes; and strategic change initiatives advancing solid waste recycling and energy conservation at Michigan State University. More recently, he served as the lead author for the 2018 Global Food Security Report commissioned by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs to advise the US Government’s strategies addressing youth employment challenges in developing countries. His research was also featured in the 2016 Africa’s Agriculture Status Report, a flagship report of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa. In 2012, he was recognized as a Milton H. Steinmueller scholar of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and a George and Nancy Axinn fellow of International Development.
Dr. Yeboah holds a Masters and Ph.D. in Environmental Policy and International Development, with specializations in Environment and Resource Economics from Michigan State University, USA and a Bachelor’s in Natural Resource Management from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana, West Africa. He was also a John M. Gunn Exchange Scholar at Washington and Lee University, Virginia.
Research and Outreach interest
- Agrifood system transformation and youth livelihoods
- Poverty reduction strategies
- Environmental and natural resource management
- Stakeholder perception and decision-making
- Survey design and research methods
- Program development and evaluation
Related Work
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Changing Farm Size Distributions and Agricultural Transformation in Sub-Saharan Africa
Published on March 17, 2022
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Degrees of formalization of agricultural entrepreneurs: going beyond registration
Published on October 4, 2021
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The future of work in African agriculture: Trends and drivers of change
Published on May 18, 2020
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Are Medium-Scale Farms Driving Agricultural Transformation in Africa?
Published on December 4, 2018
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Africa’s Transforming Agrifood System: Implications for Youth Skills Development
Published on November 28, 2018
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Kwame Yeboah Becomes Nonresident Fellow on Global Food and Agriculture
Published on November 26, 2018
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The Changing Farm Structure in Africa: Causes, Consequences and Policy Implications
Published on November 23, 2018
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The Intersection of Youth Access to Land, Migration and Employment Opportunities: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa
Published on November 9, 2018
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Megatrends Shaping Rural Transformation in Africa
Published on September 25, 2018