Emmanuel Olatunbosun Benjamin | Urban Agriculture | Research Excellence Award

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Dr. Emmanuel Olatunbosun Benjamin | Urban Agriculture | Research Excellence Award

Technical Advisor | Aglobe Development Center | Nigeria

Emmanuel Olatunbosun Benjamin is a researcher specializing in Agricultural and Resource Economics with strong expertise in Development Economics, currently affiliated with the Technical University of Munich. His research focuses on the economics of sustainable agriculture, agroforestry systems, Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES), climate policy, and smallholder livelihood resilience, with emerging interests in gender equity, environmental incentives, and climate-smart food systems. He has held key academic and research roles through international collaborations addressing sustainability challenges in Africa and developing economies. His major contributions include influential empirical evidence on PES effectiveness, agroforestry adoption, women’s economic empowerment, and policy-relevant analyses of climate and energy transitions. Through interdisciplinary and impact-driven research, his work informs evidence-based policymaking, supports sustainable land-use strategies, and advances inclusive economic development. His impact vision centers on bridging environmental conservation with poverty alleviation by translating rigorous economic research into scalable solutions for global sustainability and climate resilience.

Featured Publications 

  1. Benjamin, E. O., Ola, O., Menapace, L., & Lang, H. (2019). Determinants of the environmental conservation and poverty alleviation objectives of payments for ecosystem services programs. Ecosystem Services, 35, 52–66.

  2. Benjamin, E. O., Ola, O., & Buchenrieder, G. (2018). Does an agroforestry scheme with payment for ecosystem services economically empower women in sub-Saharan Africa? Ecosystem Services, 31, 1–11.

  3. Benjamin, E. O., & Sauer, J. (2018). The cost effectiveness of payments for ecosystem services—Smallholders and agroforestry in Africa. Land Use Policy, 71, 293–302.

  4. Guo, Q., Ola, O., & Benjamin, E. O. (2020). Determinants of the adoption of sustainable intensification in southern African farming systems: A meta-analysis. Sustainability, 12(8), 3276.

  5. Ola, O., & Benjamin, E. O. (2019). Preserving biodiversity and ecosystem services in West African forest, watersheds, and wetlands: A review of incentives. Forests, 10(6), 479.