David Awolala
@futa.edu.ng
Senior Lecturer, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, School of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology
Federal University of Technology Akure, Nigeria
Dr David Olufemi Awolala is a climate change economist, agricultural economist, and adaptation finance expert. He holds a Ph.D Economic Sciences in climate change economics of the Department of Economics, Universite Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar, Senegal and the ZEF Centre for Development Research, Universität Bonn, Bonn, Germany under the initiative of the West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL) doctoral programme in Ghana. He had background in agricultural and resource economics at both Master and Bachelor degrees with First Class Honours at the Federal University of Technology Akure, Nigeria. He joined the services of the Federal University of Technology Akure, Nigeria in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics with 15 years cumulative teaching, research and consulting experiences. His key qualifications focus on environmental economics, agricultural economics, and development policy in agriculture, water, and land use management
EDUCATION
Feb., 2013 – April, 2016 Ph.D in Economic Sciences (Climate Change Economics)
Universite Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar, Senegal West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change & Adapted Land Use (WASCAL) in collaboration with Universitat Bonn, Bonn, Germany
Specialization: (Weather and Climate Risk Insurance)
Mar., 2004 – Nov., 2006 Master of Agricultural Technology in Agricultural Economics
Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA) Nigeria
Specialization: Production & Resource Economics
Oct., 1997 – Dec., 2002 Bachelor of Agricultural Technology, Agricultural Economics & Extension (First Class Honours)
Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA) Nigeria
Specialization: Production & Resource Economics
RESEARCH INTERESTS
agricultural production and resource use economics; value chain analysis; agribusiness management; financial and business modelling; climate risk management; vulnerability assessment; adaptation science policy; climate change adaptation finance; weather and climate services; impact evaluation