Reader
"B.Sc. Agric Econs & Extension, MSc Agric Economics, PhD Agric Economics, RSUST, Post Doctoral Fellowship, UK "
mercy.onu@uniport.edu.ng
+2348037061372
Agriculture
Agricultural Economics & Extension
"Teaching, Research and Community service. Some of the courses taught at undergraduate and graduate levels include; AGE 301.1 Introduction to Farm Management: AGE 402 Farm Accounting and Management AGE 502.1 Agricultural Marketing and Product Price Analysis AGE 504.2 Farm Management & Accounting: AGE 505.2 Agribusiness Management & Finance AGE 507.2 Principles of Cooperative Practice Courses taught at graduate level AEE 710.2 for Post Graduate Diploma in Agribusiness Management: MSc AGES 814.2 Agribusiness Management AGE 825.1 Strategic Human Resource Management for Agribusiness AGE 815.2: Farm Accounting and Financial Management AGE 819.2 Agricultural Production Economics Administrative work include Head of Department 2020- date Leadership and mentor ship of younger colleagues.
My research interest is focused on agri business and value chain addition development studies in Nigeria. Farm productivity studies centered on efficient and optimum use of farm resources for higher productivity aimed at solving problems offood security. Investigating farmers well-being especially how women access to and utilization of health care services could improve farm productivity.
"1 African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) grant award 2010 at Nairobi, Kenya
2 Post- Doctoral Commonwealth Academic Fellowship Award 2017-2018 at Cranfield University, UK