Agricultural Economics & Food Security
Temidayo Gabriel Apata, PhD
Professor of Agricultural Economics · Federal University Oye-Ekiti
Agricultural economist with extensive publication, supervision and consulting experience across climate adaptation, food security and rural development.
Akure, Nigeria
Academic profiles
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Research biography
Temidayo Gabriel Apata holds a PhD in Agricultural Economics from the University of Ibadan and works across quantitative economics, climate adaptation, value chains, livelihoods and agricultural entrepreneurship. His NSRI submission reports 115 academic publications, supervision of 6 PhDs, 12 master's students and 38 undergraduates, alongside consulting involving IFAD, the Economic Research Service, USDA-related work, the Central Bank of Nigeria and multiple governments.
Project with NSRI
Proposed research directionPredicting Household Transitions Into and Out of Food Insecurity Under Climate and Market Shocks
This direction is designed to become a focused, student-executable research project. The final question, method, and deliverable are refined with the advisor and NSRI research team.
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How they will advise
Academic standing
- PhD Agricultural Economics
- Professor of Agricultural Economics · Federal University Oye-Ekiti
- Akure, Nigeria
Open to advising
- Mixed high school & undergraduate teams
Advisor role
- Suggest a specific research project or question
- Suggest extensions of my existing research
- Provide occasional high-level scientific guidance
- Consider deeper collaboration when a project becomes sufficiently strong
Potential outputs
- Evidence map or literature review
- Dataset or database
- Statistical analysis or research report
- Policy or technical brief
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Selected research
Publication and scholarly profile links supplied by the researcher or their public academic record.
Analysis of food insufficiency transition and determinants in rural Nigeria: Evidence from farming households in Southwestern Nigeria. British Food Journal. 119 (4): 934-951 Journal Impact factor 4.2 SJR 0.817 H-Index 111
Doggedness of small farms and productivity among smallholder farmers in Nigeria: Empirical linkage and policy implications for poverty reduction. Business Strategy and Development, 3 (1), 1-15 Journal Impact factor 3.423 SJR 0.827 Q1,…
Effect of public spending on agricultural productivity in Nigeria, (1981-2018). Revista Galega de Economia,, 30 (2), 1-21 SJR 2024 0.21 Q1 H-Index 11
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