Dr. Elias Danyi Kuusaana

Country of current residence

Ghana

Current position

Senior Lecturer

Current institute employer

West African Centre for Sustainable Rural Transformation (WAC-SRT)

Since

2016

Website current institute
Office address

Post Office Box UPW3, Wa-U/W/R
Ghana

Office phone

00233243955047 / 002335072225

Profession

Agricultural Economist

Degrees / expertise

M.Sc. Land Management and Land Tenure, TUM, Germany

 

B.Sc. Land Economy, KNUST, Ghana

Professional experience

August 2007 - August 2008 Teaching and Research Assistant, Department of Land Economy, KNUST, Kumasi - Ghana.

 

December 2008 - July 2011 Senior Research Assistant (SRA), Department of Real Estate and Land Management, University for Development Studies (UDS) - Wa Campus, Ghana.

 

August 2011 to Date Lecturer, Department of Real Estate and Land Management, University for Development Studies, Wa Campus, Ghana

Supervisors of
doctoral work

Prof. Joachim von Braun (ZEF)

Advisor at ZEF

Dr. Nicolas Gerber (ZEF)

2016

Kuusaana, E..  2016.  Large-scale Agricultural Investments in West Africa - Implications for Land Markets and Smallholder Farmers.  Doctoral thesis at  Faculty of Agriculture, University of Bonn.  Further Information
Obeng M.K., Kuusaana, E.D and Kidido, J.K.  2016.  Legal Implications of Allocation Papers in Land Transactions in Ghana- A Case Study of the Kumasi Traditional Area.  Land Use Policy, 50   : 148-155   . (Open Access)   Further Information

2014

Kidido, J. K and Kuusaana, E. D.  2014.  Large-Scale Investment in Biofuel Feedstock Production and Emerging Land Issues in Ghana.  Journal of Social Science Studies , 1 (2)   : 14   .

2013

Ayitey, J.Z., Kuusaana, E.D & Kidido, J.K.  2013.  Potential and Hurdles in Property Rating in Ghana: Evidence from the Wa Municipality.  The Ghana Surveyor , Vol. 5, No. 1   : 13   .
Kidido, J.K and Kuusaana, E.D.  2013.  Access to Land Resources under Customary Arrangement: Emerging Issues among the Bassaris of North-Eastern Ghana.  Journal of Environmental Management and Sustainable Development, 3 (1)   : 20   . Further Information
Kuusaana, E. D.  2013.  Adopting the Core Cadastral Domain Model (CCDM) Will Change the Effectiveness of Land Information Infrastructure Positively.  The Ghana Surveyor , Vol. 5, No. 1   : 14   .
Kuusaana, E.D; Kidido, J.K; Appiah, M.N; & Mireku, K.O.  2013.  Alternative Dispute Resolution by Chiefs and Tendamba: A Case Study Of Kumasi and Wa Traditional Areas.  The Ghana Surveyor , Vol 5. No. 1   : 14   .

2012

Kuusaana, E.D; Kidido, J.K and Jo.  2012.  Property Rate Revenue Mobilisation and Good Governance in Ghana – Evidence from the Wa Municipality.  Ghana Journal of Local Government Vol 4 No 1, : 17   .

2011

Elias Danyi Kuusaana.  2011.  Property Rating in Ghana: Procedures, Practices, Challenges and Prospects in the Framework of Good Governance. Case of Wa Municipality.  Master Thesis at  Technical University of Munich (TUM).  Further Information

Forthcoming

Eledi, J.A & Kuusaana, E.D.  Urbanisation and Land Allocation Strategies: A Concern for Food Systems in the Wa Municipality of Ghana.  Developing Country Studies, 2014   : 27   .
Kidido, J.K; Ayitey, J.Z; Gavu, E.K.& Kuusaana, E.D.  Who Is The Rightful Recipient Of Compensation For Land Use Deprivation? The Case Of Newmont Gold Ghana Limited.  Resources Policy, 2014   : 21   .
Kuusaana, E.D; Kidido, J.K. & Halidu-Adam, E..  Land Ownership and Gender Disparity in Ghana; Evidence from the Wa Municipality.  Ghana Journal of Development Studies, 2013   : 18   . Download [PDF | 193.00KB]

Additionals, Curriculum Vitae
and Downloads
Research themes
  • Science Policy
  • Institutions
Research countries
  • Ghana
Additional information

Department of Real Estate and Land Management, University for Development Studies, Wa Campus, Postal UPW 3, Wa Upper West Region, Ghana

Professional experience
August 2007 - August 2008 Teaching and Research Assistant, Department of Land Economy, KNUST, Kumasi - Ghana. December 2008 - July 2011 Senior Research Assistant (SRA), Department of Real Estate and Land Management, University for Development Studies (UDS) - Wa Campus, Ghana. August 2011 to Date Lecturer, Department of Real Estate and Land Management, University for Development Studies, Wa Campus, Ghana
Degrees

M.Sc. Land Management and Land Tenure, TUM, Germany

 

B.Sc. Land Economy, KNUST, Ghana

Funding institutions

BMZ via KAAD

Thesis title

Land Dispute Resolution: The Role of Chiefs and Temdamba in the Wa Municipality

Doctoral research funded by

Dr. Hermann Eiselen Doctoral Programm of the Foundation fiat panis

Supervisors of
doctoral work

Prof. Joachim von Braun (ZEF)

Advisor at ZEF

Dr. Nicolas Gerber (ZEF)

Elias Danyi Kuusaana

Former Junior Researcher

Former Division/Group:
Economic and Technological Change

Office E-Mail:
ekuusaana(at)uds.edu.gh

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