4th Pan African Society of Agricultural Engineers International Conference in Kumasi, Ghana, 5 October 2022
Dr Emmanuel Chukwuma has been invited to present his research at the 4th Pan African Society of Agricultural Engineers (PASAE) International Conference in Kumasi, Ghana, later this month. The conference will occur at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology (KNUST).
The Emergent Researcher Resilience Lab aims to bring together doctoral and Early Career Researchers in the Field of Resilience to share knowledge and expertise. On 5 October, the Centre hosted a hybrid Emergent Resilience Researcher Lab session.
Dr Chukwuma is a lecturer in the Agricultural and Bioresources Engineering Department at Nnamdi Azikiwe University in Awka, Nigeria. His paper is Environmental Sustainability through the Adoption of Good Agronomic Practices (GAP) by Rice Farmers.
The PASAE conference is a platform for various experts in the field of Agricultural Engineering to converge and proffer solutions to the myriad challenges of food insecurity occasioned by environmental degradation and hopes to make a societal impact for improving food security, sustainable environment, and advancement of agricultural technology in the continent. Dr Chukwuma is excited that this program is geared towards keeping pace with global technology and global trends in solving human problems – but tailored to African peculiarities. He sees it as a perfect opportunity and platform to interact and network internationally with various environmental and energy stakeholders.
He says collaboration with his colleagues in Ghana is a natural fit. “Nigeria and Ghana have similar socio-economic status; they share technology and are closely connected economically. Therefore, replicating waste-to-energy technology in both countries from a socio-economic perspective will be seamless. It is expected that the conference and my collaboration visit will provide a sufficient platform to discuss problems, progress and projects on waste (majorly on plastic) to energy within the context of the socio-economic climate of the region.” Dr Chukwuma recently presented a paper on Rice Straw Management in the Anambra State Value Chain Development Programme at the 22nd International Conference Institution of Agricultural Engineers in Asaba, Delta State, Nigeria. " “I have been in contact with him and hope to strengthen research collaboration with Dr Enoch Bessah and yet another FAR-LeaF research fellow in the country, Dr Eric Tutu, head of the FAR-LeaF engineering cluster. The collaboration visit will therefore provide double benefits of interacting with experts in my field and strengthen research collaboration with the two fellows affiliated with the host institution of the international conference.” On a personal level, Dr Chukwuma envisages the end of the strike that has hindered academic activities in Nigerian universities for some months. “The timing of this visit and the conference is important. Once full academic activities resume, time for opportunities like this will be limited due to the anticipated accumulated workload,” he stresses. One of the KNUST organizers of the conference is Dr Enoch Bessah, another FAR-LeaF research fellow.
Heidi Sonnekus | FAR-LeaF Program
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