Mr. Emmanuel Minkah is the Scientific Secretary of Council for Scientific and Industrial Research-Forestry Research Institute of Ghana (CSIR-FORIG). He holds a MSc. in Food and Postharvest Engineering from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.

Emmanuel is a practicing agriculturist with over 23 years of working experience. He has taught over 1000 students in postharvest technology at both Kwadaso Agricultural College and Ejura Agricultural College and has supervised over 100 students in Postharvest Technology on their research project/thesis.

He has been providing training services to farmers in rice, maize and cowpea (cultivation and processing) and has developed training manuals. He has also trained over 500 farmers and 150 Agric extension agents at Adaklu, Hohoe, Agotime, Ho, Bawjiase Aframso, Nkoranza and Nnobewam on Good Agricultural Practices (GAP).

Emmanuel also has over 10 years of working experience in feed formulation and has worked with Darko Farm and Company Limited as Feedmill manager and Nakoff Farm as Farm manager respectively.

He has also developed feed formulation software called MaxMinSoft and has trained over 25 poultry farmers including Jilly farms, Ocads farms, Topman farms, Kumah farms and Nakoff farms on practical ways of formulating feed.

Currently his research focuses on food processing engineering, Dry of Tree Seeds and Crops (Fruits, Vegetables, Cereal and Grains), Agroforestry and Forest Ecology.

Refered journal publications

1. Mensah, P., Owusu, F. W., Adzigodie, J. K., Boakye, F., and Minkah, E. (2024). Anatomical and Physico-Mechanical Properties of Ficus exasperata Vahl Wood. Discoveries in Agriculture and Food Sciences, 12(2). 27-46. DOI: https://doi.org/10.14738/dafs.122.16904
2. Amponsah, S.K., Asare, H., Okyere, H., Owusu-Asante, O.J., Minkah, E. and Ketemepi, K.H. (2022). Performance characterization of a locally developed fish smoke-drying kiln for charcoal and briquette, Journal of Agricultural Science, vol. 14, No. 11. URL:https://doi.org/10.5539/jas.v14n11p43 https://ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/jas/article/view/0/47872.
3. Owusu-Asante, O. J., Mensah, P. 1 Duah-Gyamfi, A., Owusu, J., Minkah, E., Wumbeidow, H., Ibrahim, S., Ofori, E., Nyarko, D. E. (2022). Assessment of arsenic, cadmium and lead in snuff in the Ashanti region of Ghana, African Journal of Chemical Education, vol. 12(2) P41-59. https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajce/article/view/229354.
4. Owusu-Asante O. J., Minkah E, Nyarko D. E. and Kwarteng R. (2021). The Green Heritage: Galamsey as an enemy to our forest resources. Everyday Science for Schools Magazine, Ghana Science Association. Vol. 8, No. 2, P23-25. https://www.ghanascience.org.gh/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/ESS-Magazine-Vol-8-No.-2-2021-3.pdf#page=27.

Conference paper

1. Minkah, E., Addo, A, and Dartey, K. (2022). Effects of varietal difference and drying temperature on milling quality of selected rice (Oryza Sativa) varieties grown in Ghana. Proceedings of 3rd CSIR RSA Scientific Conference. Accra, Ghana. Omari R. and Andoh H. (Eds). P1-20 https://library.faraafrica.org/2022/12/17/effects-of-varietal-difference-and-drying-temperature-on-milling-quality-of-selected-rice-oryza-sativa-varieties-grown-in-ghana/

Conference Abstract

1. Minkah, E., Addo, A. and Dartey, K. (2022). Varietal Difference and Drying Temperature Effects on Milling Quality of Selected Rice (Oryza sativa) Varieties Grown in Ghana. In: Omari, R., Hagen, E., Andoh, H. and Onumah, J.A. (Eds.). Programme and book of abstracts of the 32nd Annual General Meeting of the CSIR-RSA and the 3rd Scientific Conference. October 19-21, 2021. Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences, Accra, Ghana. Pp 78. https://library.faraafrica.org/2022/08/02/csir-ghana-32nd-rsa-annual-general-meeting-2021-book-of-abstracts-jan-2022/

MSc Food and Postharvest Engineering (Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana (2004 – 2006)

BSc Agriculture (Agric Mechanisation) Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana (1997 – 2001)

Food Engineering, Postharvest Engineering and Drying of tree seeds and Crops (Fruits, Vegetables, Cereal and Grains)

Food Processing, Forest Ecology, Agroforestry and Dry of Tree Seeds and Crops (Fruits, Vegetables, Cereal and Grains).

April 2019 - Present Scientific Secretary, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research - Forestry Research Institute of Ghana.

July 2014 - March 2019 - Lecturer, Ejura Agricultural College

September 2009 - July 2014 Lecturer, Kwadaso Agricultural College

April 2008 - August 2009 Food Safety Consultant, Prime Cube Consult

May 2007- March 2008 Assistant Postharvest and Marketing Specialist, Inland Valley Rice Development Project, MOFA.

March 2005 - April 2007 Poultry Farm Manager, Nakoff Farm Limited

December 2002 - February 2005 Feedmill Manager, Darko Farms & Co. Ltd.

November 2001 - August 2002 Service Personnel, Food Crops Development Project, MOFA

January 2016 – September 2019 - Lecturer, Kumasi Institute of Tropical Agriculture (Part-Time)

July 2014 - March 2019 - Lecturer, Ejura Agricultural College

September 2009 - July 2014 Lecturer, Kwadaso Agricultural College

Jan 2024- Dec 2024 Head of Section, Information and Communication, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research -Forestry Research Institute of Ghana.

Jan 2021- Dec 2021 Head of Section, Information and Communication, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research -Forestry Research Institute of Ghana.

August 2011 – July 2014 Coordinator, Top-Up Programmes, Kwadaso Agricultural College

Mastercard Foundation/WUSC/SE Ghana-CSIR-FORIG. Accelerating Change Through InnoVation in Agricultural TVET (ACTIVATE) Project

GSDF-CSIR-FORIG. Towards sustainable small-scale woodlot management for bioenergy and rural livelihood improvement

CORAF-CSIR-FORIG. Introduction of superior accessions of local fruit trees within the intervention zones of the West African Food System Resilience Programme (FSRP) using the grafting technique

Royal Society-CSIR-FORIG. Understanding environmental influences on SAPFLOW in a moist forest in Ghana.

CSIR-FORIG. Effects of herbicides usage on biodiversity in different landuse systems (plantations and farms).

CSIR-CRI-CSIR-FORIG. Smoked cat fish drying kiln project at CSIR-Crops Research Institute

CSIR-FORIG. Testing of solar drying kiln at the CSIR-Forestry Research Institute of Ghana.

No achievement posted.

Research Staff Association of CSIR

Ghana Science Association (GSA)

Ghana Institute of Foresters

Ghana Society of Agricultural Engineering