DR. SHU-AIB JAKPA SUMAILASenior LecturerDEPARTMENT OF HORTICULTUREFACULTY OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND CONSUMER SCIENCESNYANKPALA Campus
Background
Shu-aib Jakpa Sumaila (PhD) is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Horticulture. He did his BSc. degree programme in Agriculture Technology at the º£½ÇÂÒÂ×ÉçÇø (1997), Master’s degree programme at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (2002) and PhD at the University of Twente in the Netherlands and graduated in 2016. He has served in several capacities such as Teaching Assistant and Senior Research Assistant on completion of his undergraduate degree programme and later after the Master’s and PhD programmes as the Coordinator for Quality Assurance, Seminar Coordinator, Coordinator for Sandwich Postgraduate Degree Programmes, Coordinator for the Third Trimester Practical Training Programme as well as the Field Coordinator for the INNOVKAR Project in the Department of Horticulture. He has also served at the faculty level on the Examination Malpractices Committee, Faculty of Agriculture Physic Nut Project and other committees and research projects. He is currently the Faculty/Campus Coordinator for Quality Assurance. Dr. Shu-aib Jakpa has over 20 years professional experience with the UDS. He has handled the Apiculture (Beekeeping) course at the Diploma level. At the undergraduate level, he has taught a number of courses including Introduction to Agriculture, Plant Propagation, Introduction to Agriculture, Agricultural Botany, Seed and Seed Production, Mushroom and Snail Culture as well as Apiculture. At the postgraduate level, he has provided instruction in Seed and Seed Production, Tropical and Subtropical Fruit Trees, Plant Growth Regulators as well as Research Methods and Biostatistics. He also assisted in teaching a number of courses as a Demonstrator (Assistant Lecturer) at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana and University of Twente in the Netherlands. He supervised postgraduate students in Europe in their theses and other research projects and assisted a number of foreign students (mostly from European countries) to do their internships in Ghana. Dr Shu-aib Jakpa has undertaken wide-ranging series of research on the propagation of Shea and other agricultural crops, and on climate change. policy, finance, mitigation and adaptation across Ghana. His present research areas of focus are Agriculture and Sustainable Agriculture/Food Production, Shea Production, Climate Change Policy, Adaptation and Mitigation, Production/Propagation of Fruit and Industrial Trees/Crops, Beekeeping, Mushroom and Snail Farming, Agroforestry, Research Methods, Statistics/Field Experimentation/Biostatistics. He has served in several other capacities, including as a member of the National Selection Committee for the nomination of farmers for the District, Regional and National Best Farmers’ Awards. He has worked on numerous funded projects within and outside the university in Ghana and abroad, together with other organizations such as the World Bank, JICA, JIRCAS, SNV, CEDEP, GoG/VIP, GETFUND, OIC, DfID/GOAN, ASIP, AgSSIP, CBUD, ACDEP and INNOVKAR.
Research Gate:
Email address: sjakpa@uds.edu.gh
Nyarko, G. and Shu-aib Jakpa, S. (2021). Beekeeping in Ghana. Reformers Company Ltd. Tamale, Ghana. 50 pp.
Shu-aib Jakpa, S. (2021). Apiculture - Apiculture. Institute for Distance and Continuing Education (IDCE), º£½ÇÂÒÂ×ÉçÇø, Tamale, Ghana. 54 pp.
Shu-aib Jakpa, S. (2021). Plant Propagation. Institute for Distance and Continuing Education (IDCE), º£½ÇÂÒÂ×ÉçÇø, Tamale, Ghana. 37 pp.
Shu-aib Jakpa, S. (2021). Mushroom and Snail Culture. Institute for Distance and Continuing Education (IDCE), º£½ÇÂÒÂ×ÉçÇø, Tamale, Ghana. 85 pp.
Nyarko, G. and Shu-aib Jakpa, S. (2009). Handbook for Beekeeping in Ghana. Reformers Co. Ltd, Ghana. 62 pp.
Shu-aib Jakpa, S. Boamah, C. P. and Kitogo, A. S., 2023. Prospects of Shea Trees (Vitellaria paradoxa) in Climate Change Mitigation-A Case Study in Cheyohi in the Kumbungu District of Ghana. Ghana Journal of Science, Technology and Development, 9(1), pp.141-159.
Shu-aib Jakpa, S., Mahadi, A. & Abubakari A-H. (2023). Effect of Irrigation Frequency on Growth Parameters, Yield, Quality and Storability of Onion (Allium cepa L.) in the Guinea Savannah Zone. Ghana Journal of Horticulture. 16(1), pp. 98 -114
Shu-aib Jakpa, S. and Hardi, A. N. (2021). Effects of hardening off on Growth, Yield and Quality of some Pepper (Capsicum annuum) Cultivars. Ghana Journal of Science, Technology and Development, 7(3), 48-63.
Shu-aib Jakpa, S., Nyarko, G. and Aidoo, A.E. (2020). The Effect of Decomposed Rice Hull and Sawdust as Growth Media on the Growth and Yield of Corchorus olitorius. º£½ÇÂÒÂ×ÉçÇøInternational Journal of Development. 7(1). 236–245.
Shu-aib Jakpa, S., Lovett, J.C. and Donkoh, S.A. (2019). The Effect of Land and Tree Tenure on the Management of Shea Trees (Vitellaria paradoxa) in Ghana. West Africa Journal of Peace Research and Practice. 45-55
Shu-aib Jakpa, S., Nyarko, G. and Keglo, H. K. (2019). Effect of Pre-germination Seed Treatments on Germination of Seeds and Initial Growth of Mango (Mangifera indica L). Ghana Journal of Science, Technology and Development. 6(2). 60–67.
Shu-aib Jakpa, S., Owusu, F. and Gandaa, B. Z. (2019). Climate Change and its Impact on Agricultural Production – A Case Study in the Tolon District of Ghana. º£½ÇÂÒÂ×ÉçÇøInternational Journal of Development. 6(3). 175–184.
Shu-aib Jakpa, S., Lovett, J. C. and Donkoh, S.A. (2018). Management of Shea (Vitellaria paradoxa) Parklands in the West African Savannah. º£½ÇÂÒÂ×ÉçÇøInternational Journal of Development, 5(1). 20–31.
Shu-aib Jakpa, S., Nyarko, G. and Owusu, F. (2018). An Assessment of the Impact of Climate Change on Pepper (Capsicum annuum) production in Sabegu in the Tolon District of the Northern Region of Ghana. Everyday Science for Schools Magazine 7(1). 11-12.
Shu-aib Jakpa, S. (2016). Global to Local Sustainability: International Climate Change Agreements and Shea (Vitellaria paradoxa) Production in Ghana. Book from PhD Thesis Research, University of Twente, Faculty BMS/CSTM, Enschede, Netherlands. Ipskamp Printing Press, Enschede, Netherlands. DOI:10.3990/1.9789036540940.
Shu-aib Jakpa, S., Yidana, J.A. and Musah, M. (2006). Potential of vegetable cultivation in the Tamale metropolis. The Savannah Farmer - ACDEP, 7(2). 13-15
Shu-aib Jakpa, S., Yidana, J. A., and Awonong H. W. (2006). An assessment of the role of organizations in beekeeping in the Kassena-Nankana District. The Savannah Farmer - ACDEP 7(1). 15-16.
Yidana, J.A., Adda, C.Y., Shu-aib Jakpa, S., Addo-Kwafo, A., Apiiga, S., and Djang-Fordjour, K.T. (2006). Ethno-veterinary Survey in Northern Ghana. ACDEP and CHF. 25 pp.