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Assistant Professor
Rural Development Center
P.O. Box 1209
Tifton, GA 31793
Phone: 229-386-3512
Fax: 229-386-3440
E-mail: gfonsah@uga.edu
UGA Tifton Campus
Academic Background
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B.S. Management & Executive Secretarial, Berea College,
Berea, KY, 1983
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M.B.A. Business Administration/Management, Morehead State
University, Morehead, KY 1985
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M. S. Agricultural Economics; University of Kentucky,
Lexington, KY 1987
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Ph.D. Agricultural Economics, University of Nigeria,
Nsukka, Nigeria, 1993
Research Interests
My primary research area is Fruit and Vegetable Economics. I am
interested in the following aspects of this area:
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Agricultural Marketing and Consumer Demand
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Agribusiness Management
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Production Economics and Policy
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International Trade and Policy
I also have a special interest in economic development-related
issues.
Extension/Outreach Activities
My ongoing and planned extension educational programs are focused
on production marketing, trade and policy for fruits and vegetables.
I provide an update of marketing and price information needed to
penetrate existing and new markets either locally, regionally or
internationally. I work hand in hand with other specialists, county
agents, financial institutions, growers and the fruit and vegetable
industry to disseminate the badly needed information. My extension/outreach
activities are centered in the following areas:
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. Formulating and Implementing strategies on how to improve/penetrate
domestic /local marketing outlets for fruits and vegetables growers
and/or industry.
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Investigating new strategies which will enable fruits
and vegetable growers/ industry take advantage of NAFTA and CAFTA-6
agreements and facilitate exports to the NAFTA and CAFTA member
countries.
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Study EU import and export regulations such as ISO 9000,
ISO 14000, Europe GAP, Ethical Training Initiatives (ETI), Sanitary
and phytosanitary (SPS) regulations, Hazard Analysis Critical
Control Points (HACCP), Best Management Practicies (BMPs) and
other Technical Trade Barriers such as effect of mandatory Traceability
and Country of Origin (COOL) policies that are hindering U.S.
export of fruits and vegetables into the European markets.
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Develop enterprise cost analysis for all the fruits
and vegetables produced in Georgia to enable and/or guide growers
on their daily decision making process and activities in respect
to profit margins before investing into any crop production.
- Provide price trend analysis to growers in particular and fruits
and vegetable industry at large.
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