Dr. Shaibu Abdul-Fatawu - Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Consumer Sciences

DR. SHAIBU ABDUL-FATAWU SENIOR LECTURER DEPARTMENT OF AGRIBUSINESS FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND CONSUMER SCIENCES NYANKPALA Campus

Background

Dr. Abdul-Fatawu Shaibu is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Agribusiness, Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Consumer Sciences at the University for Development Studies (UDS), Tamale, Ghana. He holds a PhD and MPhil in Agribusiness from the University of Ghana and a BA in Economics and Management from the same institution.

Dr. Shaibu's research focuses on agribusiness development, climate-smart agriculture, agricultural policy, climate information services, rural livelihoods, agricultural markets, and digital technologies in agriculture. His doctoral research examined the use of climate information and the adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices among maize-producing households in Northern Ghana. He has published extensively in reputable international journals on topics including climate-smart agriculture, agricultural markets, agricultural aid, rural communication, and digital transformation in rural economies.

Before joining academia full-time, Dr. Shaibu accumulated over two decades of experience in education, serving as a teacher, examiner, and instructor. He has participated in several national and international research projects and currently serves as a Research Fellow at the Center for Agricultural Productivity and Policy Studies (CAPPS), UDS.

At UDS, he serves as the Departmental Examination Officer and Seminar Coordinator for the Department of Agribusiness. He is actively involved in student mentorship, community engagement, and policy-oriented research aimed at promoting sustainable agricultural development and improving rural livelihoods in Ghana and beyond.

His current research interests include climate-smart agriculture, agricultural productivity, agribusiness management, food systems transformation, agricultural value chains, rural development, and the application of digital technologies in agriculture.

Email address: afshaibu@uds.edu.gh
Phone: 0245735525

Shaibu, A. F., Anaman, K. A., Osei-Asare, Y. B., & Adaku, A. A. (2025). The influence of climate information services on climate-smart agricultural investment decisions among smallholder maize farmers in Northern Ghana. AGRIS on-line Papers in Economics and Informatics, 17(1), 113–132.
Anaman, K. A., & Shaibu, A. F. (2024). Development of regional input-output tables for Northern Ghana: An analysis using location quotient methods. Cogent Social Sciences, 10(1), 2340429.
Shaibu, A. F. (2023). Use of Climate Information and the Adoption of Climate-Smart Agricultural Practices Among Maize-Producing Households in Northern Ghana (Doctoral dissertation, University of Ghana).
Musah, A., Yakubu, I. N., & Shaibu, A. F. (2023). Making a digital and financial leap towards sustainable tourism in Ghana. IIMBG Journal of Sustainable Business and Innovation, 1(2), 98–113.
Shaibu, A.-F. and Shaibu, M. H. (2022) “Agricultural Aid and Growth in Sub Saharan Africa: a Review of Empirical Evidence", AGRIS on-line Papers in Economics and Informatics, Vol. 13, No., pp. ISSN 1804-1930. DOI 10.7160/aol.2021.13xxxx. (Due for publication in March, 2022)
Shaibu A.F., Alhassan A. and Mohammed AR (2021). Rural Communication Channels and Rice Market Participation among Smallholder Farmers in Tolon District of Ghana. International Journal of Agricultural Marketing, 8(1): 244-252.
Alhassan, A., Odartey-Wellington, F., & Shaibu, A. F. (2019). Media under Siege: When Civil Society Actors Use Violence to Gag the Media in Ghana’s Northern Region. Review of Journalism and Mass Communication. June 2018, Vol. 7, No. 1 pp 1-11 ISSN 233-5742
Shaibu, A-F, Hudu, Z. and Israel, M. (2018) “Digital Technology and Rural Livelihood - A Study of Peasant Communities in Pru District", AGRIS on-line Papers in Economics and Informatics, Vol. 10, No. 4, pp. 71-78. ISSN 1804-1930. DOI 10.7160/aol.2018.100408.
Shaibu, A-F, and Al-Hassan R.M (2015). Accessibility of Rice Farmers to the Ghana School Feeding Programme and its Effect on Output. Agris-online Papers in Economics and Informatics. ISSN 1804-1930 Volume VII, 2015. Prague 30th of September 2015,
Shaibu, A-F, and Al-Hassan, R.M (2014). Analysis of Factors Influencing Caterers of the Ghana School Feeding Programme to Purchase Rice from Local Farmers in the Tamale Metropolis, Tolon-Kumbungu and Karaga Districts” Agris-online Papers in Economics and Informatics. Volume VI, 2014, 30th of June 2014 ISSN 1804-1930