Emmanuel Kossy Okonkwo

Emmanuel Kossy Okonkwo

  • Ag Economics & Rural Sociology GRA
  • Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology
eko0013@auburn.edu
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I am an Applied Economics PhD candidate and a graduate research/teaching assistant in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology at Auburn University, where I joined in August 2022. Prior to coming to Auburn, I completed my master’s degree in Economics at Poznan University of Life Sciences in Poland. My research primarily focuses on ag-environmental economics, specifically the economics of soil conservation practices, the Conservation Reserve Program, and carbon credits.

Education

  • Ph.D., Applied EconomicsAuburn University2026

  • M.S., EconomicsPoznan University of Life Sciences, Poland2022

  • B. Tech., Ag. EconomicsFederal University of Technology Owerri, Nigeria2018

Research

Refereed Journal Articles.
  • Plastina, A., W. Sawadgo, and E. Okonkwo. 2024. “Pervasive Disadoption Substantially Offsets New Adoption of Cover Crops and No-till.” Choices 39(2): 1-14.
Peer-Reviewed Extension Publications
  • Sawadgo, W., E. Okonkwo, and A. Plastina. “Adoption and Disadoption of Cover Crops and No-Till in Alabama 2017–2022.” ANR-2891. Alabama Cooperative Extension System. July 2024.
  • Okonkwo, E., W. Sawadgo, and A. Plastina. “Cover-crop Acres up in Texas, Stagnant Across Rest of the South.” Southern Ag Today. May 2024.
Articles (Non-peer-reviewed)
  • Plastina, A., W. Sawadgo, and E. Okonkwo. “Cover Crop Adoption Decelerates and No-till Area Stagnates in the I-States.” Agricultural Policy Review. Center for Agricultural and Rural Development, Iowa State University, Ames, IA. Winter 2024.
  • Sawadgo, W. and E. Okonkwo. “Where Were Cover Crops and No-till Used in Alabama in 2022?” Alabama Cooperative Extension System. March 2024.