Festus O Amadu

Festus Amadu applies state-of-the art econometric approaches like instrumental variable techniques, spatial econometrics, and social networks with some component of machine learning to understand the adoption, impacts, and pathways of climate adaptation, resilience, and mitigation approaches at various spatial scales across diverse contexts. He is a teacher-scholar with publications in high-impact field and transdisciplinary journals like Climate Policy, World Development, Ecological Economics, Food Policy, and Agricultural Systems. Dr. Amadu has extensive research, teaching, and project management skills and experience related to sustainable agriculture, food security, natural resource management, and international development in African countries such as Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Malawi.