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Osayanmon Wellington Osawe

Research Officer - Sustainable Livestock Production Systems

Research Interests

My research focuses on agri-environmental economics and policy analysis, with core expertise in micro-econometrics and farm systems modelling to inform evidence-based policy and sustainable agri-food transitions. I specialise in analysing environmental externalities, the impacts of climate and water quality policies, farm management and farmer behaviour, and technological adoption and innovation using large-scale farm microdata, spatial data integration, and advanced econometric methods. My work aims to support sustainable intensification, resilience, and competitiveness in agri-food systems, contributing to policy design, evaluation, and foresight analysis at national and EU levels.

Current Projects

2024-2028: STEP UP – Sustainable Livestock Systems Transition and Evidence Platform for Upgrading Policies. EU Horizon Europe funded project.

Education

  • 2019: Certificate, Agricultural, Food and Resources Economics, Michigan State University, USA
  • 2018: PhD in Agricultural Economics, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
  • 2013: MA Agriculture and Rural Development, University of East Anglia, UK
  • 2008: B.AgricSc Agricultural Economics, University of Ibadan, Nigeria

Professional Membership

  • Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA), USA
  • Agricultural Economics Society (AES), Ireland
  • Agricultural Economics Society (AES), UK
  • Nigeria Institute of Management (NIM-Chartered)

View Dr. Osayanmon Wellington Osawe’s publications on Google Scholar

  1. Läpple, D. and Osawe, O.W. (2023) Concern for Animals, other Farmers or Oneself? Investigating Farmers’ Motivation to Support a Policy to Improve Animal Welfare. American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 105(3): 836-860. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajae.12347
  2. Osawe, O.W., Curtis, J. and O’Donoghue, C. (2024) Agriculture and water quality in Ireland: new ideas for policy. Biology and Environment: Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, 124 (1): 1-15 https://doi.org/10.1353/bae.2024.a930314
  3. Osawe, O.W. and Curtis, J. (2024) An assessment of farmers’ knowledge, attitudes and intentions towards water quality and pollution risk mitigation actions. Social Sciences & Humanities Open, 9(2024)100858. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssaho.2024.100858
  4. Osawe, O.W., Grilli, G. and Curtis, J. (2023) Community-funded behavioural change initiatives: water quality in Ireland. Environmental Development, 47, 100869. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envdev.2023.100869
  5. Osawe, O.W., Grilli, G. and Curtis, J. (2023) Food preferences of Irish consumers in the face of environmental pressures. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 11, 100476. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafr.2022.100476
  6. Osawe, O.W., Läpple, D. and Mee, J. (2022) Economic impact of biosecurity provision in dairy farming: Evidence from Ireland. Journal of Animal Science, 100 (9): 1-10 https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skac218
  7. Osawe, O.W., D. Läpple, A. Hanlon and L. Boyle (2021). “Exploring farmers’ attitudes and determinants of dairy calf welfare in an expanding dairy sector”, Journal of Dairy Science, 104 (9): 9967-9980. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2020-19550