Chukwuma, Ume Otum

Chukwuma Ume is a lecturer at the department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nigeria. He is currently doing his PhD  at the Center for International Development and Environmental Research, Justus Liebig University, Germany. He holds a master's degree in Environment and Development from the sustainability research institute, University of Leeds, and bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Economics (First Class and overall best graduating student of the University, 2013/2014 session). He was awarded the Right Livelihood Junior Research Scientist Award in Environmental and resource management by the Centre for Environment and Development Research/ Zentrum für Entwicklungsforschung (ZEF) UN-Campus University of Bonn. His current research focuses on Agroecology and modeling of Socio-Ecological Systems.