I am an astute, National Research Foundation (NRF) rated researcher with 12 years of experience gained working for the academic, national and international organisations. I hold a PhD, Masters, Honors and Bachelor degree in Agricultural Economics. I am currently working as a Senior Lecturer and researcher at the University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa. As a senior Lecturer, I present classes and supervise undergraduate, masters and PhD students. Some of the areas I focus and lecture on include; econometrics (including time series econometrics), international trade, policy and development and Disaster Risk Management. As a researcher and consultant, I work with international and local organizations as project leader and principal investigator, conduct research, contribute to publications in different fields of Agricultural Economics, and actively involved in writing of research proposals for funding. I possess strong economic research and analytical skills and have a strong pedigree in econometrics, mathematical modelling, trade and trend analysis, statistical analysis, economic and socio-economic analysis, value chain analysis and price analysis, and forecasting. In addition to my technical economic skills, I also possess good people and project management capabilities. I have published over 20 articles in peer reviewed journals, made a number of conference presentations, and have supervised more than 15 postgraduate students (MSc and PhD altogether).

1. Ogundeji A.A. Education and Knowledge Transfer: A Priority for the Future. Executive Interview: Lucas Vokurda, Research Coordinator School of Agriculture and Technology, INHOLLAND University, Netherlands. International Food and Agribusiness Management Review Volume 10, Issue 4, 2007.
2. Ogundeji A.A, Uchezuba D.I & Jooste A. Econometric Estimation of Armington Elasticities for Selected Agricultural Products in South Africa. SAJEMS Vol. 13(2), 2010.
3. Alemu Z.G and Ogundeji A.A. Price Transmission in the South African Food Market. AGREKON Vol. 49(4), 2010.
4. Tanko L., Jirgi A.J & Ogundeji A.A. Impact of Fadama II project on income of tomato farmers in Niger State, Nigeria. African Journal of Agricultural Research Vol. 5(15), 2010.
5. Ogundeji, A.A, Oyewumi O.A & Jooste A.  An error Correction Approach to Modelling Beef Supply Response in South Africa AGREKON Vol 50(2), 2011.
6. Ogundeji A.A., Viljoen M.F. Booysen H.J and De Villiers G. du T. Impact of climate change on planning and dealing with flood disasters in South Africa: A case study of Soweto on Sea. AGREKON Vol. 52 (1) 2013.
7. Mare F. & Ogundeji A.A. Price transmission in the beef value chain – The case of Bloemfontein, South Africa. IFMA 19^th Congress 2013, Poland, Vol. 1: 255-262
8. Fadeyi O.A, Bahta T.Y., Ogundeji A.A and Willemse B.J. Impacts of the SADC Free Trade Agreement on South African agricultural trade. Outlook on AGRICULTURE Vol 43(1) 2014
9. Fadeyi O.A, Ogundeji A.A and Willemse B.J. Establishing the linkages between the South African agricultural trade balance and macroeconomic indicators. AGREKON vol. 53(4) 2014.
10. Mokhethi, N.I., Bahta, Y.T. and Ogundeji, A.A. Trade structure and pattern of wool and mohair export of Lesotho. 20^th International Farm Management Congress Proceedings 1:312-319 - 2015
11. Hlophe L.C., Ogundeji A.A and Jordaan H. Analyzing the impact of EU trade policy reform on the sustainability of smallholders` sugarcane farming in Swaziland. 20^th International Farm Management Congress Proceedings 1:146-154 - 2015
12. Ogundeji A.A. Causality and Asymmetry in Price transmission mechanism: the case of Namibia mutton market. 20^th International Farm Management Congress Proceedings 1:357-364 - 2015
13. Belle J, Sithabile M and Ogundeji A.A. Assessing communal farmers’ preparedness to drought in the Umguza. District, Zimbabwe. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 2017; 22:194-203
14. Ogundeji A.A and Jordan H. A simulation study on the effect of climate change on crop water use and chill unit accumulation, S Afr J Sci. 2017;113(7/8), Art. #2016-0119, 7 pages. http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/ sajs.2017/20160119 .
15. Lubinga M.S, Ogundeji A.A., Jordaan H and Verschoor A. Impact of European Union Generalized System of Preferences scheme on fruit and vegetable exports from East Africa: A preference Margin approach. In press, outlook on Agriculture, 2017 Vol. 46(3) 213–222: https://doi.org/10.1177/0030727017728590
16. Ncube A., Mangwaya P.T and Ogundeji A.A. Assessing the vulnerability and coping capacities of rural women to drought: A case study Zvishavane district, Zimbabwe. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 2018; 28:69-79: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2018.02.023
17. Ogundeji A.A., Jordaan H and Groenewald J.  Economics of climate change adaptation: a case study of Ceres – South Africa , Climate and Development, 2018 : http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17565529.2017.1301866.
18. Donkor, E., Matthews, N. and Ogundeji, A.A. Efficiency of rice farming in Ghana: Policy implications for rice sector development. African Development Review, 2018 Vol. 30 (2) 149 – 161
19. Ogundeji A.A, Donkor E, Motsoari C and Onakuse S. Impact of access to credit on farm income: implications for rural agricultural development in Lesotho. 2018 - Agrekon, 57:2, 152-166, https://doi.org/10.1080/03031853.2018.1483251
20. Donkor E, Owusu V, Owusu-Sekyere E and Ogundeji A.A. The Adoption of Farm Innovations among Rice Producers in Northern Ghana: Implications for Sustainable Rice Supply. Agriculture 2018, 8(121): 1 – 13.
21. Owusu-Sekyere E, Owusu V, Akwetey W.Y, Jordaan H and Ogundeji A.A. Economic welfare implications of policy changes regarding food safety and quality in Ghana. African Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 2018, 13(4): 357 – 371.
22. Muchopa, C.L., Bahta, Y.T. and Ogundeji, A.A. Tariff rate quota impacts on export market access of South African fruit products into the EU market. Agrekon 2019 (in press) https://doi.org/10.1080/03031853.2019.1593865
23. Muthelo D, Owusu-Sekyere E and. Ogundeji A.A. Smallholder Farmers Adaptation to Drought: Identifying Effective Adaptive Strategies and Measures. Article accepted for publication in Water 2019, 11, 2069; doi:10.3390/w11102069

Price transmission in the food value chain

Applied time series econometrics

Climate change and adaptation

Development Economics