Gideon Darko
- MPhil in Crop Science Postgraduate Student
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Gideon Darko is MPhil in Crop Science Postgraduate Student at the Crop Science Centre as part of the Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge.
Previous Positions
2024 to 2025 - Research and Teaching Assistant - Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana
Qualifications
2024 - BSc in Agriculture – Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana
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Awards
2025 to 2026 - Mastercard Foundation Scholarship
Outreach
Project Lead - AgriYouth Network
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Research Overview
Gideon’s research focuses on plant pathology and sustainable crop protection, with a particular emphasis on exploring biological and technological approaches to managing plant diseases. His work has examined the use of microbial agents such as Bacillus subtilis in controlling storage rot of seed yams, as well as exploring the dangers associated with the consumption of aflatoxin-contaminated crops and food products sold in Ghana’s major markets and how to mitigate this challenge using Aflasafe GH01 and GHO2, to promote eco-friendly farming systems.