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Sample Publications

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"Equity begins when we listen to those too often unheard."

Dr. Suleyman Demi, University of Sussex

Edited Books

  • Dei, G. J. S. & Demi, S. M. (eds) (2021). Theorizing the ‘anti-colonial. New York, NY: Dio Press Inc.

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  • Dei, J. G. S., Darko, I. N., MacDonell, J., Demi, S. M. & Akanmori, H. (eds) (2018). African proverbs as epistemologies of decolonization. New York, NY: Peter Lang.

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  • Demi, S.M. & Wane, N (2026). Food, Culture, Identity and Environment: A Global Perspective. Springer Nature. In Press

Book Chapters Peer-Reviewed

  • Demi, S. M, & Hettmann, S. (2025). Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Well-being and Mental Health of the Black Population in Scarborough. In Zangeneh, M, & Nyaga, D. (eds)Critical Ethics on Mental Health and Madness. Springer.

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  • Demi, S. M. (2024). Black People in Scarborough's Experiences with Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic. In Nyaga, D. & Torres, R.A (eds). Reimagining Mental Health and Addiction Under the COVID-19 Pandemic. Springer Nature

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  • Demi, S. M. (2021). Local Ghanaians’ Resistance Against GM Crops. G. J. S. Dei, & Demi, S. M. (eds), Theorizing the ‘anti-colonial (pp.126-139). New York, NY: Dio Press Inc.

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  • Dei, G. J. S. & Demi, S. M. (eds) (2021). Reframing the “Anti-Colonial” for New Futures: An Introduction. In G. J. S. Dei, & Demi, S. M. (eds), Theorizing the ‘anti-colonial (pp.1-13). New York, NY: Dio Press Inc.

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  • Demi, S. M. (2019). Reclaiming cultural identity through decolonization of food habits. In Wane, N, Todorova, M. & Todd, K. L. (Eds), Decolonizing the spirit in education and beyond: Resistance Solidarity Indigenous pedagogies and cultural resistance in education (Pp.117-136). Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan.

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  • Demi, S. M. (2017). Using African Indigenous Food Crops as local remedy against chronic diseases: Implications for healthcare systems in Ghana. In Kapalanga, J. & Fymat, A. L. (eds), Science research and education in Africa: Proceedings of a conference on science advancement (pp 198-226). Cambridge Scholars Publishing.

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  • Demi, S. M. (2016). Black Africans and Aboriginals coalition for decolonization struggles: The missing links. In Dei, G. J. S. & Lordan, M. (Eds). Anti-colonial theory and decolonial praxis (Pp.143-162). New York, NY: Peter Lang.

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  • Kuwornu, J. K. M., Demi, S. M & Amagashie, D. P. K (2014). Food security status and coping strategies of farming households: Evidence from the Central Region of Ghana. In Seini, A. W., Egyir, I. S. & Kuwornu, J. K. M. (Eds), Developments in agricultural economics and contemporary issues in Ghana (p.101-115). University of Ghana Readers, Agricultural Science Series, Volume 2. Tema, Ghana: Digi Books.

Journal Articles Peer-Reviewed

  • Demi, S. M.; Ahmed, T.A. (2025). Effects of Climate Change on Indigenous Food Systems and Smallholder Farmers in the Tolon District of the Northern Region of Ghana. Green Health, 1, 0. https://doi.org/10.3390/greenhealth1030000
    Mark, A. & Demi, S. M. (2025). Factors Affecting Farmers with Disabilities towards Access to Extension and Advisory Services in Ghana. Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology Vol. 46 (6), 1-6. DOI: https://doi.org/10.9734/ajaees/2025/v43i62757

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  • Demi, S. M. (2025). “Tete Wo Bi Ka, Tete Wo Bi Kyere” – The Past Has Something to Say, The Past Has Something to Show: Ghanaian Indigenous Farmers’ Practices as a Research Methodology. Journal of Critical Research Methodologies, 1(2), 48-63.
     

  • Cabral, L., Ranta, R., Demi, S., Dominque. I., May, J., Neel C., Nkomo, G., Vieira, Walser, M. (2025). Grass-roots Innovation for Justice in Urban Food Provisioning. IDS Working Paper 619. Brighton: Institute of Development Studies. https://doi.org/10.19088/IDS.2025.015

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  • Demi, S. M., Sicchia, S. R., Dei, G. J.S., Gebremikael, L., Shasw, T. & Gebreyesus, A. (2024). “The Higher You Go the Whiter It Gets”: Experiences of Black Healthcare Providers and Users in the Canadian Healthcare System. Journal of Concurrent Disorder. 1-25. DOI: doi.org/10.54127/YMIP1887.
     

  • Ezazeki, O., Amposah-Dacosta, E., Demi, S. M., et al. (2024). A protocol for modelling the factors influencing the deployment of the COVID-19 vaccine across African countries. PLoS ONE 19(11): e0311800. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal. pone.0311800

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  • Demi, S. M., Sicchia, S. R., Dei, G, J.S., Gebremikael, L, Shawn, T. (2024). Resiliency Against Food Insecurity Among the Black Population in Scarborough during the COVID‑19 Pandemic. Agriculture & Food Security (2024) 13(26), 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40066-024-00474-4

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  • Gebremikael, L., Sicchia, S., Demi, S. M., & Rhoden, J. (2022). Afrocentric approaches to disrupting anti-Black racism in health care and promoting Black health in Canada. Canadian Medical Journal, Vol. 194 (46), E1448-E1450. https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.220456

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  • Asirvatham, R. Demi, S. M., Ezezika., O. (2022). Are Sub-Saharan African National Food and Agriculture Policies Nutrition-Sensitive? A case study of Ethiopia, Ghana, Malawi, Nigeria, and South Africa. Agriculture & Food Security (2022) 11(60), 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40066-022-00398-x

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  • Demi, M, S. & Sicchia, S. R. (2021). Agrochemicals use practices and health challenges of Smallholder farmers in Ghana. Environmental Health Insights. 15: 1-11. DOI: 10.1177/11786302211043033

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  • Demi, M, S. (2016). Traditional ecological knowledge: Implications for natural resource management. Journal of Management and Applied Sciences, Vol. 2(3), 103-109.

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  • Demi, S. M & Kuwornu. J.K.M. (2013). Assessing the degree of food insecurity among farming households: Evidence from the Central Region of Ghana. Research on Humanities and Social Sciences. Vol. 3(3), 51-61.

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  • Kuwornu, J.K.M., Demi. S. M & Amagashie, D.P.K. (2013). Comparative analysis of the food security status of farming households in the coastal and the forest communities of the Central Region of Ghana. Asian Journal of Empirical Research 3(1), 39-61.

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  • Kuwornu, J.K.M., Demi, S. M, & Amagashie, D.P.K. (2013). Analysis of food security status of farming households in the forest belt of the Central Region of Ghana. Russian Journal of Agricultural and Socio-Economic Sciences, 1(13), 26-42.

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Non-Referee Puclications

  • Demi, S. M. (2016). Indigenous food cultures: Pedagogical implications for environmental education. Under review. An international colloquium on Global governance/politics, climate justice & agrarian/social justice: Linkages and challenges. Colloquium Paper No. 2.

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