Biography
Chukwuma Ume is a lecturer at the Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nigeria. He holds a Master of Science from the Sustainability Research Institute, University of Leeds, and a bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Economics (First Class and overall best graduating student of the University, 2013/2014 session). He is currently doing his PhD at the department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nigeria. He is a recipient of several grants and fellowships including the prestigious Commonwealth scholarship and the Oxford University African Initiative for governance fellowship. He is also an Economic consultant for the Food and Agricultural Organisation. He was awarded the Right Livelihood Junior Research Scientist Award in Environmental and resource management by the Centre for Environment and Development Research/ Zentrum für Entwicklungsforschung (ZEF) at the UN-Campus University of Bonn. He is versed in using forward-thinking transdisciplinary research techniques. His current research focuses on Agroecology and sustainable food systems.
Email: chukwuma.ume@unn.edu.ng