Patrick Opoku

Forest Resources Technology

About

Dr. Patrick Opoku is a Lecturer at the Department of Forest Resources Technology of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi. He is a graduate of KNUST (BSc), University of Copenhagen, Denmark (Diploma) and the Dresden University of Technology in Germany (PhD). His current research interests are in the areas of forest policy, urban forestry and greening, climate change and agroforestry adoption. In addition, his teaching activities cover aspects of land and forest governance, statistics, forest business planning and appraisal, entrepreneurship, business management, socioeconomics and policy of tropical forestry.He has over 12 years work experience in natural resource management and has worked for several organizations in Ghana and abroad including the Dutch Organization for Development Cooperation (Tropenbos International), the German Development Cooperation (GIZ) and the Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development (IOER) in Germany. He supported the African Land Policy Centre (ALPC) in setting up the Network of Excellence on Land Governance in Africa (NELGA) to improve training and capacities in the fields of land management and land policy in Africa, as well as to promote needs-based research in Africa and measures for monitoring, evaluation and knowledge exchange in this area. Under the NELGA programme, Dr. Opoku assisted the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) in the implementation of the In-country In-region scholarship program in Africa that has granted over 82 scholarships to students in Africa. He has been instrumental in the development of training programs and curricula on land governance in KNUST, University of Liberia, University of Makeni in Sierra Leone and the Federal University of Technology in Minna State, Nigeria.He is a recipient of several grants and awards including the Climate Africa Scholarship Award, Alexander von Humboldt Climate Protection Fellowship Award and the Dresden Leibniz Graduate Scholarship Award. He is a member of the Ghana Science Association and a Fellow of the Ghana Institute of Foresters. Patrick is also a Visiting Research Associate at the Chair of Forest Policy and Resource Economics, Dresden University of Technology, Germany.

Research Summary

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The researcher has extensively explored innovative approaches in banking, health systems, and education, while focusing on equity, sustainability, and gender equality. Their work emphasizes the role of firm innovation and policy interventions in addressing challenges such as maternal health, poverty, and health disparities in Sub-Saharan Africa. The research underscores the importance of sustainable development strategies and Islamic finance in supporting communities, particularly in rural and urban settings.

Research Themes

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Financial Inclusion in Sub-Saharan Africa: Recent Trends and Determinants(2018)

Productivity Losses and Firm Responses to Electricity Shortages: Evidence from Ghana(2019)

Perceptions and trends in the use of community pharmacies in Ghana(2019)

Determinants of community pharmacy utilization in Ghana(2020)

Out-of-pocket payment for primary healthcare in the era of national health insurance: Evidence from northern Ghana(2019)

Long-run Consequences of Health Insurance Promotion When Mandates are\n Not Enforceable: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Ghana(2018)

Selection and Behavioral Responses of Health Insurance Subsidies in the Long Run: Evidence from A Field Experiment in Ghana(2022)

Selection and behavioral responses of health insurance subsidies in the long run: Evidence from a field experiment in Ghana(2024)

Long-Run Consequences of Health Insurance Promotion: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Ghana(2017)

Long-run Consequences of Health Insurance Promotion When Mandates are Not Enforceable: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Ghana(2018)

Selection and Treatment Effects of Health Insurance Subsidies in the Long Run: Evidence from a Randomized Control Trial in Ghana(2018)

Selection and Behavioral Responses of Health Insurance Subsidies in the Long Run: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Ghana(2021)

What do you do with success? The science of scaling up a health systems strengthening intervention in Ghana(2018)

The child survival impact of the Ghana Essential Health Interventions Program: A health systems strengthening plausibility trial in Northern Ghana(2019)

Contraceptive use intentions and unmet need for family planning among reproductive-aged women in the Upper East Region of Ghana(2019)

Evaluating health service coverage in Ghana’s Volta Region using a modified Tanahashi model(2020)

Contraceptive method use, discontinuation and failure rates among women aged 15–49 years: evidence from selected low income settings in Kumasi, Ghana(2021)

Partner support and women's contraceptive use: insight from urban poor communities in Accra, Ghana(2022)

Impact of community health interventions on maternal and child health indicators in the upper east region of Ghana(2023)

Cost of implementing a community-based primary health care strengthening program: The case of the Ghana Essential Health Interventions Program in northern Ghana(2019)

Does the provision of community health services offset the effects of poverty and low maternal educational attainment on childhood mortality? An analysis of the equity effect of the Navrongo experiment in Northern Ghana(2018)

Impact of Covid‐19 on Maternal Health Seeking in Ghana(2022)

The impact of a personalized, community-based counselling and referral programme on modern contraceptive use in urban Ghana: a retrospective evaluation(2020)

Dynamics of Emergency Contraceptive Use in Accra, Ghana(2021)

Postpartum contraceptive initiation and use: Evidence from Accra, Ghana(2022)

How different incentives influence reported motivation and perceptions of performance in Ghanaian community-based health planning and services zones(2023)

Child Wanted and When? Fertility Intentions, Wantedness, and Child Survival in Rural Northern Ghana(2016)

The fertility impact of achieving universal health coverage in an impoverished rural region of Northern Ghana(2019)

Does expanding community-based primary health care coverage also address unmet need for family planning and improve program impact? Findings from a plausibility trial in northern Ghana(2020)

Impact of Community Health Interventions on Maternal and Child Health Indicators in the Upper East Region of Ghana(2021)

Can Community Health Services Offset the Effect of Poverty and Low Maternal Educational Attainment on Childhood Mortality? Evidence from the Navrongo Experiment in Northern Ghana.(2012)

The impact of a health systems strengthening initiative on child morbidity: The case of the Ghana Essential Health Interventions Program in rural northern Ghana(2022)

Postpartum contraceptive use among low-income urban women: insights from Accra, Ghana(2022)

Impact of health system strengthening interventions on child survival in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review protocol(2024)

The Impacts of Extreme Weather Events on Inflation and the Implications for Monetary Policy in Africa(2021)

Do weather events affect income inequality in Africa(2021)

Do Weather Events affect Income Inequality in Africa(2021)

Risk attitudes and asset diversification: Evidence from Ghana(2022)

The effect of mass vaccination campaigns against polio on the utilization of routine immunization services: A regression discontinuity design(2016)

Supplementary polio immunization activities and prior use of routine immunization services in non-polio-endemic sub-Saharan Africa(2012)

Methods women use for induced abortion and sources of services: insights from poor urban settlements of Accra, Ghana(2021)

Medical abortion in Ghana: A non-randomized, non-inferiority study of access through pharmacies compared with clinics(2024)

Contraception before and after induced abortion: Trajectories of women in selected urban-poor settlements of Accra, Ghana.(2021)

Who pays more? Exploring cost disparities in medication abortion access across socio-demographic groups in Ghana(2025)

Assessing Information and Counselling Provision for Medical Abortion Care in Pharmacies Versus Clinics: Secondary Analysis of Two Non‐Inferiority Cohort Studies(2025)

Fiscal rules, fiscal performance and economic growth in Sub‐Saharan Africa(2021)

The effects of fiscal governance on fiscal performance in Sub‐Saharan Africa(2020)

The implications of climate change and extreme weather events for fiscal balance and fiscal policy in Africa(2022)

The distributional effects of fiscal and monetary policies in Africa(2022)

Digital Innovation in Ghana - Interventions Targeted at Addressing Leakage (DIGITAL)(2023)

Risk attitudes and demand for insurance: micro evidence from Ghana(2022)

Duration of High School Education and Youth Labour Market Outcomes: Evidence from a Policy Experiment in Ghana(2019)

Conducting a household survey in poor urban settlements in Ghana: challenges and strategic adaptations for fieldwork(2021)

Does the contribution of women to household expenditure explain contraceptive use? An assessment of the relevance of bargaining theory to Africa(2013)

Does banking consolidation improve bank stability? Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa(2024)

Bank mergers and acquisitions and the post-merger and acquisition performance of combined banks: evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa(2024)

Cost-benefit analysis of water source improvements through borehole drilling or rehabilitation: an empirical study based on a cluster randomized controlled trial in the Volta Region, Ghana(2018)

Three Essays on the Economics of Health in Developing Countries(2013)

Gender Gaps in Total Factor Productivity: The Case of Manufacturing SMEs in Ghana(2021)

Gender Gaps in Total Factor Productivity: The Case of Manufacturing SMEs in Ghana(2025)

The impact of an additional year in high school on academic performance at university: Evidence from a policy experiment in Ghana(2022)

Polygamy and Welfare Implications for Women: Evidence from 12 West African Countries(2017)

Experiences of COVID-19 in Africa(2021)

Data-driven quality improvement in low-and middle-income country health systems: lessons from seven years of implementation experience across Mozambique, Rwanda, and Zambia(2020)

Research capacity building integrated into PHIT projects: leveraging research and research funding to build national capacity(2020)

Automating Public Distribution Programs - Experimental Evidence from Ghana's PREMIX(2023)

Risk Attitudes and Sources of Finance: Evidence from Non-Farm Household Enterprises in Ghana(2024)

Training and Entrepreneurship: Evidence from Ghana(2024)

Payments to Resolve Inequalities and Climate Change (PRICE) -- Pilot(2024)

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