Samuel Kofi Sefa-Dedeh

Background

Sefa-Dedeh, Samuel Kofi was born on July 29, 1949 in Suhum, Ghana. Son of Kwasi and Afua (Serwaa) Nyarko.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University Ghana, Legon, 1972. Bachelor of Science (honorary), University Ghana, Legon, 1973. Master of Science, University Guelph, Canada, 1975.

Doctor of Philosophy, University Guelph, Canada, 1978.

Career

Postdoctoral fellow, U. Guelph, 1978; assistant scientist, Ralston Purina, St. Louis, 1979; lecturer, U. Ghana, Accra, 1980-1985; senior lecturer, U. Ghana, Accra, 1985-1990; associate professor, U. Ghana, Accra, since 1990; head department nutrition and food science, U. Ghana, Accra, 1990-1995; country director hunger project, since 1996. Chairman Ghana food Distribution Corporation, Accra, since 1995. Consultant Association African Universities, Accra, 1994.

Science adviser International Foundation for Science, Sweden, since 1992.

Achievements

• Samuel Kofi Sefa-Dedeh has been listed as a noteworthy Food technologist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Presiding elder Legon Interdenominational Church, Legon, Ghana, 1994. Member International Council of Scientific Unions (committee science for food security), Institute Food Technologists, American Association Cereal Chemists, Ghana Institute Nutrition and Food Technology (president since 1990), New York Academy of Sciences.

Interests

• Avocations: gardening, tailoring, music.

Connections

Married Araba Dankwa Walton, July 1, 1978. Children: Kwaku N., Amma S., Afua A.