Raphael Olanrewaju Babatunde
University of Ilorin
Biography
Raphael Olanrewaju Babatunde is a Professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management, University of Ilorin. He has over 20 years of University administrative, teaching and research for development experience. He has served as Head of Department and members of several other University committees. He is the Chairman of the Faculty of Agriculture committee on Quality Assurance. His areas of research include development economics and rural development policy; poverty, food security, nutrition and health economics; impact evaluation and sustainable food systems and climate change, adaptation and resilience. He has supervised 30 Master and 8 Doctoral students. He has published more than 100 articles in peer-reviewed outlets and has won several research grants. He was formerly Visiting Research Fellow and scholar at the University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany; University of Pavia, Italy; Nordic Africa Institute (NAI), Uppsala, Sweden; African Studies Centre (ASC),
Education
Education and Academic Degrees 2005–2009 Ph.D. Agricultural Economics (magna cum laude), University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany. Dissertation Title: Off-farm Income Diversification among Rural Households in Nigeria: Impact on Income, Food Security and Nutrition (Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Matin Qaim) 2000–2004 M. Sc. Agricultural Economics (Distinction), University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria. Specialization: Agricultural Production Economics 1992–1998 B. Agric., Agricultural Economics (First class honours), University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria. Specialization: Agricultural Marketing
Recent Scopus Publications
- Biomass-based value webs and food security in Africa: The case of maize value web in Nigeria
- The role of wild baobab in addressing food insecurity among indigenous people in Northwestern Nigeria
- Assessment of the Effects of Climate-related Shocks on Farming Households’ Food Security in Niger State, Nigeria
- Prevalence and exposure to ergonomic risk factors among crop farmers in Nigeria
- Agrochemical Health Risks Exposure and Its Determinants: Empirical Evidence among Cassava Farmers in Nigeria
Links
- ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3438-1054
- Google Scholar https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=MxS3Vo0AAAAJ
- Scopus https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=55404827800
- Personal Weblink http://agriculture.unilorin.edu.ng/dr-ro-babatunde