Mrs. Freda Asem graduated from University of Ghana in 2001 with a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Economics. After her Bachelor she continued her study at the University of Alberta (Canada), where she finished her Master of Science with focus on Agricultural and Resource Economics in 2006. She is currently working as Agricultural Business Manager at the Ghana Society for Development Dialogue. Her PhD proposal topic is: Effect of value chain on the performance of Ghanaian horticulture farmers.