Name: N’SOUVI KODJO
Gender: Male
Country of Origin: Togo
Title / Position: Assistant Professor
Email address: victornkodj@yahoo.com / kodjo@shou.edu.cn
Mobile: 18621828775
Address: Room 433B, fourth Floor, Collegeof Economics and Management, Shanghai Ocean University, Lingnan new citycampus: No 999, Hucheng ring road, Pudong new area, Shanghai
Personal profile:
Dr Kodjo N’Souvi iscurrently an Assistant Professor in Fisheries and Aquaculture Economics &Management at Shanghai Ocean University in China. He completed his PhD fromShanghai Ocean University where he further worked as Postdoc research fellowfor two years. Prior to that, he completed a BSc, an M.A, and MSc in Economicsfrom University of Lome in Togo. His major areas of research include but notlimited to Economic analysis of technology adoption in shrimp aquaculture,socioeconomic analysis of small-scale fisheries, and the sociodemographic ofsmall-scale fishermen technical efficiency. In addition, his research focuseson sustainable agricultural production and consumption, Rice-crayfishintegrated system, climate change, and adaptations by aquafarmers andfishermen. Dr N’Souvi has broad expertise in EconomicAnalysis & Policy, and also applied to the ecological and sustainablefisheries & aquaculture development.
Research interests
Sustainable Agricultural production &Consumption; Rice-crayfish coculture. Economics of Ecological technologyadoption in Shrimp aquaculture; Small-scale fisheries; Sustainable aquaculture& food systems; Climate change.
Referee/Reviewer:
Aquaculture International, PloS one,Environmental science and pollution research international, Environmentaldevelopment, Regional studies in marine science, Journal for natureconservation, Marine Policy
Teaching:
• Postgraduate Level (Masterstudents): Microeconomics and Econometrics, focusing on advanced analytical frameworks and empirical methods.
• Undergraduate Level: Delivers Principlesof Economics (Introductory Economics), providing foundational knowledge ofmarket mechanics and economic theory to first-year students.
Conference and Workshop Engagements:
1. January 5-10, 2026: 2026 SuReFoodAlliance Symposium and winter training (Workwhop) in Wuhan, China.
2. Nov 29 to Dec.2nd, 2023: Oralpresentation at the 7th International Symposium on Cage Aquaculture in Asia(CAA7) in Haikou (Hainan, China);
2. September 26-29, 2023: Oral presentationat the 2023 Annual Meeting of Chinese Fisheries Society for Young Scholars inWuhan, China.
3. August 11-13,2023: Oral presentation atthe Annual Meeting of China Society of Forestry, Animal Husbandry and FisheriesEconomics in Peking, China.
4. September, 20-22, 2018: haveparticipated in the annual Conference of Fishery Economics Committee of ChinaForestry, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Economics Association at SANMENZHEJIANG (China).
Publications:
1. N’Souvi, K.,Sun, J., Si, Y., Sun, C. 2025. Assessing the influence of sociodemographicfactors on biofloc technology adoption for sustainable water management inaquaculture: the case of shrimp farmers in Jiangsu and Shandong provinces,China. Aquacult Int 33, 148 (2025).https://doi.org/10.1007/s10499-024-01790-z
2. N’Souvi, K.,Sun, C. 2025. Do exports and domestic prices influence aquaculture shrimpproduction: Evidence from the key South and Southeast Asian countries. AquacultInt 33, 42. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10499-024-01693-z (SCIE /Q2)
3. N’Souvi K., SunC, Che B and Vodounon A .2024. Shrimp industry in China: overview of the trendsin the production, imports and exports during the last two decades, challenges,and outlook. Front. Sustain. Food Syst. 7:1287034.https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2023.1287034 (SCI/Q2)
4. Ayisi C.L, N’souviK., Baidoo K., Asare-Nuamah P., Larbi I., Asiamah T.A., Alhassan E.H., AyehS.O. 2024. Perception of climate change and adoption of climate-smart fisheriesamong artisanal fishers. Sustainable Technology and Entrepreneurship 3, 100072.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stae.2024.100072
5. N’Souvi K.,Adjakpenou A.,Sun C., Ayisi C.A.2024. Climate change perceptions, impacts onthe catches, and adaptation practices of the small-scale fishermen in Togo’s coastal area. EnvironmentalDevelopment 49, 100957. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envdev.2023.100957 (SCI/Q2)
6. RA Akolaa, AK Ayisi-Addo, VK N'Souvi, GDMensah, CL Ayisi. 2024. Determinants of adoption of food safety practices amongclam sellers in Kpong and Atimpoku, Ghana. Measurement: Food 15, 100186.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meafoo.2024.100186
7. K.N’Souvi,C.Sun, Y.M. Rivero Rivero. 2023. Development of marine small-scale fisheries inTogo: An examination of the efficiency of fishermen at the new fishing port ofLomé and the necessity of fisheries comanagement.Aquaculture and Fisheries. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aaf.2023.07.009 .
8. CL Ayisi, G Sienso, GD Mensah, KN'Souvi, K Baidoo, EH Alhassan. S.A Osei. 2023. Examining the socio-economiccharacteristics, fishing patterns and challenges of fishermen at James Town inGhana. Social Sciences & Humanities Open 8 (1), 100591.
9. Che B., N’SouviK., Sun C., Leibrecht M., Nantob B. 2022. Between Tradition, Strategies andTaste: Understanding Fish Consumption Habits in Togo.https://doi.org/10.3390/su141811475
10. Kudzai S. T., Shou J.M., N’Souvi K. 2022. Study on import and export-led economic growth: Casesof Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe in Southern Africa. OpenJournal of Business and Management. 10 (2), 670-700.
11. K. N’Souvi, C.Sun & B. Che. 2021. Aquaculture technology adoption and profitability ofthe polyculture system practiced by prawn and crab farmers: Case study of AnhuiProvince in China. Aquaculture Reports, (21)
100896.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aqrep.2021.100896 (SCI/Q1)
12. N’Souvi K., SunC., Zhang H., Broohm D.A., Okey M.K.N. 2021. Fisheries and aquaculture in Togo:Overview, performance, fisheries policy, challenges and comparative study withGhana, Mali, Niger and Senegal fisheries and aquaculture. Marine Policy, (132)104681. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2021.104681 (SCI/Q1)
13. N’Souvi K, SunC, Dissani B.M. & Yovodevi F.D.2021. Impact of Chinese Foreign Direct Investment on the growth of West AfricanEconomic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) countries. Journal of Scientific Reports,3(1), 9-25. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4672465
14. Dissani B.M., Ayenagbo K. & N’Souvi K. 2021. The impact of Deforestation on CO2 Emissions:Evidence from WAEMU. International Journal of Science and Business, 5(5),75-87. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4625558
15. N’Souvi K., SunC., Egbendewe-Mondzozo A., Tchakah K.K., Alabi-Doku B.N. 2020. Analysis of theimpacts of socioeconomic factors on hiring an external labor force in tilapiafarming in Southern Togo,
Aquaculture and Fisheries.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aaf.2020.07.010
16. N’Souvi K., SunC., Egbendewe-Mondzozo A. 2018. Analysis of Local Rice Supply in Togo from Datain Cross Sections. International Journal of Agricultural Economics andManagement 8 (1), 21-41.
