Publications:
David Kwaw-Mensah, Mike Laker and A. Belete. (2000). Contribution of
farming systems to sustainable agriculture in Africa: An example
from Zambia. The Land, 4(1): 3-14.

David Kwaw-Mensah and Mahdi Al-Kaisi. (2006). Tillage and Nitrogen
Source and Rate Effects on Corn Response in Corn-Soybean Rotation
Agron J. 98:507-513.

Brief Statement (Why you choose Iowa State University and AgEdS): I chose ISU because of the universities international reputation and excellence in graduate education and research.

Brief Informational Statement About Home: Ghana is my home country. My hometown is Half Assini, which is located in the South-western part of Ghana on the Gulf of Guinea of Atlantic ocean. Ghana is a former British Colony in West Africa, which was the first sub-Saharan African country to be independent from British rule. Ghana has a total area of 239 611 square kilometers (approximately the size of Oregon State) and a population of approximately 22 million people. Ghana's climate is tropical, characterized by heavy rainfall in May-June (during the major rainfall season) and September-October (during the minor rainfall season). Ghana's economy is based on agriculture. However, the production of gold and other minerals such diamonds, bauxite and manganese also contribute to Ghana's economy. Along the coast of Ghana, the major occupation is fishing with outboard motors, farming and stock-breeding. In Ghana's northern territory, agriculture is mostly based on the production of livestock, drought-hardy cereals such as sorghum and millet as well as maize (corn). Other crops such as yam cotton groundnut (peanuts), cowpeas and other legumes are also produced in northern Ghana.  The school system of Ghana primary and elementary education followed by junior and senior secondary education and university education.