Anthony Antwi-Wiredu

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Agriculture, plant genetics and breeding, plant genetic resource conservation, plant domestication, and agroforestry
• Project manager for Paulownia, Pomegranate, and Garcinia Projects
• Forest tree improvement research at the National Tree Seed Centre (NTSC) researcher
• Work on the plant propagation of forest tree species
• Supervise and train students and interns, record and analysis scientific data, and work on some projects
• Work successfully with diverse groups of co-workers to accomplish goals and address related issues

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

• Propagation and conservation of introduced Pomegranate varieties to ensure the domestication of the plants in Ghana (2018 - still running) sponsored by Northstone Investment Ltd ($6,000)
• Vegetative propagation technologies using stem and root cuttings of Paulownia tree species for mass production (2019-2020) sponsored by F/C industries ($2,000)
• Conservation of Paulownia tree species in three different ecological zones since 2019 (section of a bigger project sponsored by F/C industries)
• Cost-effective plant propagation technologies of Garcinia tree species (self financing)
• The use of microsatellite markers in genetic variation analysis of Para-rubber clones in Ghana
• Successfully developed both in-vitro and ex-vitro propagation technologies for Para-rubber
• Soil, biomass and carbon measurement and estimation, and tree density and diversity studies.
• Enormous experience in cocoa, cassava, plantain, orange, and cocoyam production for the past 21 years
• Certified reviewer for renowned journals and also involved in some publications

• Facilitated the screening and selection of beneficiaries in the district for skills training in the chosen trades
• Monitored, supervised and kept track of programme for effective project implementation; maintained accurate and timely records of services and assets
• Exercised overall managerial and supervisory control over all district staff and managed staff-related issues
• Planned and managed operations to achieve objectives within budgets
• Organised teams and resources to optimise timely deliverables
• Developed work schedules according to budgets and workloads, covering priority tasks

• Planned and organised training workshops, writing reports and proposals
• Prepared handouts on alternative livelihood projects for workshops
• Assisted the Regional Agriculture Directors in discharging their duties
• Involved in research, data collection and analysis, extension delivery services, and other duties