Member Profile
Membership type: full
Abena Boakye
Country of origin: Ghana Currently in: Ghana, Kumasi General field of specialization: Agricultural Sciences-
Degrees
2017 Doctorate Agricultural Sciences2013 Master Agricultural Sciences -
Current Research Activities
Agricultural Sciences
Underutilised Crops for Food and Nutrition Security amidst Climate Change Influences
Publications resulting from Research:
1. Boakye, A.A., Gudjonsdottir, M., Wireko-Manu, F.D., Oduro, I., Ellis, W. O. and Chronakis, I. (2018). Water-starch interactions of red and white cocoyam (Xanthosoma sagittifolium). Starch/ Starke. DOI: 10.1002/star.201800128
2. Boakye, A.A., Wireko-Manu, F.D., Oduro, I., Ellis, W. O., Gudjonsdottir, M. and Chronakis, I. (2018). Utilising cocoyam (Xanthosoma sagittifolium) for food and nutrition security: A review. Food Science and Nutrition. 00:1–11. https://doi.org/10.1002/fsn3.602
3. Boakye, A.A., Gudjonsdottir, M., Skytte, J. L., Chronakis, I., Wireko-Manu, F.D., and Oduro, I. (2017). Characteristics of red and white varieties of Xanthosoma sagittifolium roots during cooking, using physicochemical analysis, uniaxial compression, multispectral imaging and low field NMR spectroscopy. Journal of Food Science and Technology. DOI: 10.1007/s13197-017-2704-7
4. Guðjónsdóttir, M., Boakye, A.A., Wireko-Manu, F.D., Chronakis, I., and Oduro, I. (2016). Characterization of red and white cocoyam roots, flours and starches during heating by low field NMR In: Proceedings of the XIII International Conference on the Applications of Magnetic Resonance in Food Science, Publisher: IM Publications, pp.49-53 DOI: 10.1255/mrfs.10
5. Boakye, A.A., Wireko-Manu, F.D., Agbenorhevi, J.K., and Oduro, I. (2015). Antioxidant activity, total phenols and phytochemical constituents of four underutilised tropical fruits. International Food Research Journal, 22(1): 262-268
6. Boakye, A.A., Wireko-Manu, F.D., Agbenorhevi, J.K. and Oduro, I. (2014). Dietary fibre, ascorbic acid and proximate composition of tropical underutilised fruits. African Journal of Food Science, 8 (6): 305-310
Current profession
Current professional activities type:OtherAcademia: University Teaching and Research
Affiliations
Ghana Science Association2. International Society for Tropical Root and Tuber CropsConvention of Biomedical Research Ghana -
Other Awards
Mar 2018Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA) Alumni Activity GrantSeminar series to encourage more females into Science, Technology, Engineering and MathematicsAug 2013Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA) scholarship for PhD StudiesPhD Studies on, "Strengthening Root and Tuber Value Chains in Ghana Project"
