Meet Dr. Anna Saakwor Batsa, food systems researcher and GRAIN Japan's Entrepreneurship Lead
A PhD graduate of UNU-IAS, Anna supported Ghanaian students and researchers in Japan as Entrepreneurship Lead for GRAIN Japan and helped organise research symposiums and workshops. She is now a postdoctoral researcher at McGill University.
By GSU-Japan
Part of the team behind the 10th Anniversary Symposium · ProtocolMeet the whole teamDr. Anna Saakwor Batsa is a researcher whose work brings together food systems, climate change, nutrition and community-based interventions. She holds a PhD in Sustainability Science from the United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS) in Japan.
Supporting Ghanaian students and researchers in Japan
During her time in Japan, Anna took an active part in initiatives for Ghanaian students and researchers. She served as Entrepreneurship Lead for GRAIN Japan, the Japan chapter of the Global Research and Innovation Network (What is GRAIN?), and helped organise research symposiums and workshops that promote academic exchange, innovation and collaboration.
She was also part of the protocol team at GSU-Japan's 10th Anniversary Symposium (the team behind the Symposium).
From Japan to Canada
Anna is now a Postdoctoral Researcher at McGill University in Canada, where her work focuses on food systems, nutrition and sustainable rural development.
Looking ahead, she aims to become an independent interdisciplinary researcher, to mentor emerging scholars, and to strengthen international research collaborations that contribute to sustainable development.
