Dr Daniel Nyadanu inducted into Institute of Directors-Ghana

Dr Daniel Nyadanu, Deputy Executive Director of the Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana (CRIG), has been inducted into the prestigious Institute of Directors–Ghana (IoD–Ghana), a member of the African Corporate Governance Network (ACGN).

Dr Nyadanu, who also serves as Deputy Director in charge of Cocoa and Kola Research at CRIG, is an accomplished research scientist and academic with an extensive career in agricultural research.

His work has focused on developing resistance to black pod disease in cocoa and promoting the conservation, value chain enhancement and utilization of neglected and underutilized crops across Africa.

His research contributions have significantly influenced policy decisions on cocoa disease management and the promotion of minor crops, with a strong emphasis on improving farmer incomes, livelihoods, and food and nutrition security in Ghana and beyond.

Prior to joining CRIG, a subsidiary of Ghana COCOBOD, Dr Nyadanu was a Senior Lecturer in Genetics and Plant Breeding at the Department of Crop Science, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST).

In that role, he mentored and trained the next generation of plant breeding professionals within the sub-region.

Dr Nyadanu holds a PhD in Genetics and Plant Breeding from KNUST, an MPhil in Crop Science and a BSc in Agriculture from the University of Cape Coast, an MBA in Project Management from the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) and a Postgraduate Diploma in Education (Teaching and Learning in Higher Education) from the University of Education, Winneba.

He has also undertaken several advanced short courses in plant breeding, statistics, scientific communication, leadership and management at institutions including the African Plant Breeding Academy, the University of California, Davis, and the Tucson Plant Breeding Institute at the University of Arizona.

With more than 100 scientific publications in high-impact, peer-reviewed journals, Dr Nyadanu has presented and communicated his research findings at seminars and conferences around the world.

He is a Fellow of the Climate Impact Research Capacity and Leadership for Sub-Saharan Africa (CIRCLE) and a member of the Ghana Science Association, the Ghana Institute of Horticulturists and the African Plant Breeders Association.

The induction ceremony took place during the Institute of Directors–Ghana’s annual solemn event in December, following the successful completion of a professional course in Corporate Governance.

The ceremony underscored the importance of cross-disciplinary learning, particularly the integration of natural sciences and management sciences, in addressing complex challenges within modern corporate organisations.

A key highlight of the event was the swearing-in ceremony, during which Dr Nyadanu and other inductees pledged to uphold the constitution and by-laws of IoD–Ghana.

They committed to practising the five core pillars of good corporate governance—accountability, responsibility, transparency, independence and fairness—in their professional lives, and to safeguarding the reputation of the Institute at all times.