Olawale Emmanuel Olayide
Country (Nationality)
Nigeria
Grantee Title
Area of research: Agricultural production, climate impacts, rural and welfare economics, sustainable development.
Grantee Description
Host institution: Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana.
Area of research: Agricultural production, climate impacts, rural and welfare economics, sustainable development.
Research focus: The study is on the impact of climate-induced production risks and mitigation measures on agricultural production in Nigeria. It seeks to provide answers to the following research questions:
(i) What are the trends, level of variability of weather variables and agricultural production indices in the last four to five decades?
(ii) What is the impact of climate-induced production risks (flooding incidences) on agricultural production at aggregate and sub-sectoral level?
(iii) What is the impact of mitigation measures (irrigation infrastructure) on agricultural production at aggregate and sub-sectoral levels?
(iv) What are the policy implications (short-term, medium-term and long-term) for sustainable agricultural production and food security in Nigeria?