Titus O. Awokuse
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Red Cedar Professor, Vice Provost and Dean, International Studies and Programs
Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics
Phone:
517-355-4567
Email:
awokuset@msu.edu
Degrees:
Ph.D., Texas A&M University
M.S., Murray State University
B.S., Berea College
Publications on Google Scholar
Professor Titus Awokuse is the Red Cedar Professor, Vice Provost and Dean of International Studies and Programs. He previously served as Associate Dean for Research and Strategic Partnerships at MSU’s International Studies and Programs (ISP) from 2021 - 2025 and from 2015-2021 as Chairperson in the Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics at Michigan State University (MSU). Prior to joining MSU, he was Chairperson and Professor in the Department of Applied Economics and Statistics at the University of Delaware. His research interests and activities examine how international trade and food market liberalization policies enhance economic growth, improve food supply chains, and promote food security in developing countries. He has published his scholarly research papers in leading professional journals and his works have been cited in the popular press, including the Canadian Journal of Economics, Economic Letters, European Review of Agricultural Economics, Global Food Security, Journal of Comparative Economics, and World Development, the Economist, LA Times.
He is an internationally respected scholar who has consulted for national governments, international development agencies, non-governmental organizations, and private businesses. Professor Awokuse also made notable contributions to the agricultural and applied economics profession through his leadership roles and service on various committees, advisory boards, and professional associations. He currently serves as an elected member of the Agricultural and Applied Economic Association (AAEA) and is on the Executive Board of the International Agricultural Trade Research Consortium. He served as journal editor of Agricultural and Resource Economics Review (from 2007-2010) and served as member of editorial board of several academic journals. He was a former Chair of the National Association of Agricultural Economics Administrators (NAAEA) section of the AAEA. He earned a Ph.D. in in applied and agricultural economics from Texas A&M University.
Research and Outreach Interests
- Agricultural markets and price analysis
- International economics
- Economic growth and development
- Food security and supply chain issues
Teaching Experience
- Global agricultural trade and marketing
- International trade and special topics
- Agricultural and natural resource policy
- Statistical research methods
Related Work
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Can medium-scale farms support smallholder commercialisation and improve welfare? Evidence from Nigeria
Published on April 19, 2022
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Explaining transhumance-related violence: Fulani Ethnic Militia in rural Nigeria
Published on January 1, 2022
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A revisit of farm size and productivity: Empirical evidence from a wide range of farm sizes in Nigeria
Published on October 1, 2021
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Consumption of processed food & food away from home in big cities, small towns, and rural areas of Tanzania
Published on July 10, 2021
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Update from the Chair Spring 2021
Published on March 30, 2021
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Terrorist attacks, land resource competition and violent farmer-herder conflicts
Published on March 1, 2021
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