Forestry Research Institute of Ghana

Dr. Mrs. Beatrice Darko Obiri

Dr. Mrs. Beatrice Darko Obiri

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Position: Research Scientist

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Professional background

2003 PhD Agricultural Ecology (Economics), Bangor, Wales,UK

1995 MSc. Agroforestry, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK

1992 BSc. (Hons) Agriculture (Economics), KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana

Professional fields of interest

Forest product markets, farming systems, sustainable land use, ethnobotany, agricultural ecological economics, livelihood and gender analyses


Research Projects

  • Tropical forests for poverty alleviation: From household data to global analysis. PEN-CIFOR Project Funded by Danish Government
  • Economics and development of Integrated mahogany farm plantations. ITTO funded
  • Ethno botanical studies on medicinal plants in Ghana. Afornet funded
  • Socio-economics and development


Other positions

Head of Division, Forest Products and Marketing Division, Forestry Research Institute of Ghana
Project coordinator, Danida-PEN Ghana

Publications


Obiri, D. B., Bright, G.