Professor (Engr.) Ernest Teye — Distinguished Speaker at the 2nd Edition of the FATAS Conference, November 2026.
Professor (Engr.) Ernest Teye is a Professor of Agri-Food Integrity Engineering at the University of Cape Coast (UCC), Ghana, where he serves as Vice Dean of the School of Agriculture, Founder of the Africa Centre for Food Integrity at UCC, and Chief Scientific Investigator and Principal Investigator for several international research programmes.
He is also the Executive Director of AfriProduct Integrity Group Ltd, a research and innovation organisation dedicated to advancing product authenticity, food integrity, quality assurance, traceability, and regulatory compliance across Africa through cutting-edge analytical technologies and artificial intelligence.
In addition, Professor Teye serves as Executive Secretary of Food Fraud Prevention Clube, Head of the Seed and Seedling Unit of the African Agribusiness Consortium, and is a Board Member of the Agribusiness Cluster of the Jospong Group of Companies, where he provides strategic leadership on agricultural innovation, value chain development, seed systems, agro-processing, commercialisation, and sustainable agribusiness development.
He is internationally recognised for pioneering the application of artificial intelligence, portable spectroscopy, chemometrics, and digital technologies to enhance food integrity, food safety, quality assurance, agricultural sustainability, and climate-resilient food systems.
Professor Teye obtained his PhD in Food Science and Engineering from Jiangsu University, China, after completing postgraduate studies in Postharvest Technology, Research Methodology, Food Safety, and Educational Psychology. Over nearly two decades of academic and research experience, he has developed an internationally respected research portfolio focused on rapid, non-destructive technologies to detect food fraud, verify authenticity, improve traceability, and strengthen agricultural value chains.
Professor Teye's research has secured competitive funding from major international organisations:
He currently leads multiple multinational projects across Africa on food authentication, portable sensing technologies, artificial intelligence, digital traceability, and sustainable agri-food systems.
Professor Teye's professional vision is to harness science, engineering, artificial intelligence, and innovative analytical technologies to build transparent, safe, sustainable, and climate-smart food systems that:
Through his leadership in academia and in international research collaborations, including the Africa Centre for Food Integrity, AfriProduct Integrity Group Ltd, the African Agribusiness Consortium, and the Jospong Agribusiness Cluster, he continues to bridge scientific innovation and practical solutions that strengthen food systems, support regulatory agencies, empower industry, and build resilient agricultural economies across the continent.
November 2026
Professor (Engr.) Ernest Teye has been invited as one of the distinguished speakers for the 2nd FATAS Conference in November 2026. He will be sharing his expertise on food integrity, artificial intelligence, and sustainable agri-food systems.
Proposed Topic: Food Integrity & AI — Building Climate-Resilient Agri-Food Systems
