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Full Name: AIKA O. AKU Physical address: P.O.BOX3007
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Personal statement:
Aika O. Aku is an academician at Sokoine University of Agriculture, School of Agricultural Economics and Business Studies, Department of Food and Resource Economics. She has more than 5-years experience in performing researches and consultancies in the area of Gender dynamics, agro-processing, international food standards, value chain development and agricultural marketing
Academic and Professional Qualifications
Education
Msc. Agricultural Economics, Egerton University
Bsc. Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA)
Research focus (interest) and Specialization
Ms. Aika is an agricultural economist specializing in agricultural marketing especially in market accessibility and market information. Her research is based on both qualitative and quantitative methodologies. Ms. Aika is also peer reviewer and advisor editor in Agrekon and Cogent food and agriculture journals respectively. Her research interests include the economic and environmental sustainability of agriculture, gender dynamics, global food and agricultural markets, natural resource economics, and climate change adaptation and mitigation.
Teaching
Module Code Module Title Role
AEA 101 Introduction to Agricultural Economics and Development (Year 1 Undergraduate)
AEA 202 Agricultural Marketing Management (Year 2 Undergraduate)
AEA 310 Agricultural Policy (Year 3 Undergraduate)
AEA 206 Macro Economics (Year 2 Undergraduate)
MBB 633 Retailing, supply chain and management
Major Achievement
• Awarded with Certificate of Masters degree of Agricultural Economicsfrom Egerton University.
• Publish a journal article about Effect of market access provided by farmer organizations on smallholder vegetable farmer’s income in Tanzania.
• Participated in International Training Course on Organic Agriculture through student program and awarded with ITCOA Certificate.
• Awarded with Certificate of Scientific Data Management on short course under RUFORUM program
• Co-author and presented a poster paper in 5th African Higher Education week Biennial Conference
• Cogent food and Agricultural journal as an advisory editor.
Research publication and Books
Journal article
• Aku, A., Mshenga, P., Afari-Sefa, V., & Ochieng, J. (2018). Effect of market access provided by farmer organizations on smallholder vegetable farmer’s income in Tanzania. Cogent Food & Agriculture, 4(1), 1560596.
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