Prof. Raphael Olanrewaju Babatunde

Professor

Agric. Economics & Farm Management

Raphael Olanrewaju Babatunde is a Professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management at the University of Ilorin. He has over 20 years of University administrative, teaching, and research for development experience. He has served as Head of the Department and member 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’s and 8 Doctoral students. He has published more than 100 articles in peer-reviewed outlets and has won several research grants. He was formerly a Visiting Research Fellow and scholar at the University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany; the University of Pavia, Italy; Nordic Africa Institute (NAI), Uppsala, Sweden; African Studies Centre (ASC), Leiden, Netherlands and University of Passau, Germany.

Qualifications

Ph.D. Agricultural Economics 2009 (Magna cum Laude), University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany.
M.Sc. Agricultural Economics 2004 (Distinction), University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria.
B.Agric. Agricultural Economics Major 1998 (First Class Honours), University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria.

Teaching

Undergraduate

AEF 301 – Principles of Microeconomics
AEF 302 – Principles of Macroeconomics
AEF 404 – Basic Techniques in Economic Survey
AEF 522 – Agricultural Production Economics
AEF 519 – Project Planning and Implementation
AEF 512 – Agribusiness Management
AEF 520 – Agricultural Finance

Postgraduate

AEF 652 – Macroeconomics for Master Students
AEF 654 – Research Methodology for Master Students
AEF 662 – Project Appraisal and Planning for Master Students
AEF 655 – Agricultural Production Economics for Master Students
AEF 656 – Agricultural Finance for Master Students
AEF 902 – Advanced Research Methodology II for Ph.D. Students
AEF 903 – Advanced Econometrics for Ph.D. Students

Publications & Links

Get in Touch

For enquiries or collaborations, please use the contact details below.

Email

babatunde.or@unilorin.edu.ng

Office Address

Department of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management, Room 9, Faculty of Agriculture Main Building, University of Ilorin