Agricultural and Applied Economics

OKUDUWOR, ADIBIE ADIBIE (Ph.D)

The Current Head of Department

Agricultural and Applied Economics

The Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics originally started in the then College of Science and Technology (CST) and initially offered course leading to the award of Ordinary National Diploma (OND) in 1976. It was then upgraded to a single tier Higher National Diploma. In 1980, it became a full fledged Department when courses were modified and developed to meet the reality of society.

The Department of Agricultural Economics/Extension as it was then called, offered programs such as production Economics and farm management, Agric marketing, Agricultural finance. In 1999, Department expanded with additional programmes such as International Economics and finance and Environmental Economics and policy. This expansion calumniated to change the name to – Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics/ Extension to accommodate International Economics and finance as well as environmental Economics and policy, Owing to further expansions, there was need to make the extension unit of the Department to became full fledged Department. Therefore, in 2017 the Department of Agricultural Extension was carved out from the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics/Extension Today, the Department is now known and addressed as Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics.

Staff list in the Department

NameRankArea Of SpecializationEmail
Prof. E. C. ChukuigweProfessorProduction Economics and policycdr.eleok@gmail.com
Prof. (Mrs.) D.I.EkineProfessorFarm Mgt. and Productiondataekine@yahoo.co.uk
Dr. Iboh .A.OkidimSenior LecturerAgricultural FinanceOkidim.andrew@Rsu.Edu.ng
Dr. G. L.TuanehLecturer 1Applied Statistic,Econometric,Math Economicslebarituaneh@gmail.com
Dr. Agbugba IkechiLecturer 1Agric Marketingiykeagbugba@yahoo.co.nz
Dr. Audible Audible OkoduwaLecturer 1Production Economicokoduworadibie75@yahoo.com/ adibie.okoduwor.ust.edung
Dr. C.C. Robert-AmadiLecturer 1Production Economicamadirobertconfidence@gmail.com
Dr. Rachael E. MorrisLecturer IIInternational Economic/Financerachaelmorris689@gmail.com
Mrs. A. A. WorluAssistant LecturerAgricultural Economicadedoyinworlu@gmail.com
Mrs. Better JackAssistant LecturerDevelopment Economicbetterjack@yahoo.com
Mr. Agbagwa, King SundayAssistant LecturerAgric. Economicsundayoking@gmail.com
Mr. Gospel C.AjinwoChief Conf.SecretaryAdministratorajinwo@yahoo.com
Mrs. Goodluck Boomni MSystem Analyst Programming IITechnologistboomnigoodluck732@gmail.com
Mr. Godpower B. AmadiAdmin. OfficerAdministratoramadigods@gmail.com
Mr. Otuka KingdomExecutive OfficerClerical Officerotukaking@gmail.com
Mrs. Theresa MichaelHead of CleanerCleaner

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Department is equipped with sound and experienced professional manpower dedicated to teach and train students in basic agriculture and career profession in agricultural economic with specialty in Agriculture finance, production Economics, and agricultural marketing 

The department is also committed to research development and consultancy services in various policies issues in agriculture.

The students are morally built and cultured with sound social discipline.

STRUCTURE OF THE UNIT

Vice Chancellor

Dean of Faculty

Head of Department

Administrative Staff

Academic Staff

Administrative Officer

Professor

Confidential Secretary

Readers

 

Computer Operator

Senior Lecturer

Clerical Officer

Lecturer I

Messenger

Lecturer II

Assistant Lecturers

Graduate Assistants

Deputy Vice Chancellor

PHILOSOPHY OF THE PROGRAMMES

The core philosophy is to train and award a B. Agric Degree in Agricultural Economics to Students who will address fundamental issues in the society through the application of Economic principles resolving agricultural marketing and distribution problems, Agricultural production and farm management issues, Agricultural financial policy formulation, Agricultural input demand and supply, Agricultural resources use efficiency – resources such as land, labour and capital in order to better the life of farmers and end-users of farmers product.

OBJECTIVE

The main objective of the Department is to provide practical and theoretical high breed training for  students in Agricultural Economics with six month industrial work experience training in Agro based farms and commercial establishment as well as research based Organizations and Institutions in order to meet the professional manpower requirements of the State and Nation at large.