Wendiam Sawadgo - profile information
More information about Wendiam Sawadgo
- Assistant Professor & Extension Economist
- Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology
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Education
PhD, EconomicsIowa State University2020
BS, Economic SciencesWashington State University2015
Professional Experience
- 2020-Present: Assistant Professor & Extension Economist, Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, Auburn University
Research
Dr. Sawadgo's research program covers agricultural marketing, risk management, and technology adoption. In particular, he studies marketing opportunities available to producers and analyzes the economics of conservation practices such as cover crops and conservation tillage.Extension Experience
Dr. Sawadgo's Extension program covers focuses on agricultural marketing. He provides timely updates on agricultural commodity markets and discusses research-driven marketing opportunities to producers. In addition, he provides information on the economics of conservation practices to producers, policymakers, and other organizations.Select Publications
- Plastina, A., W. Sawadgo, and E. Okonkwo. 2024. "Pervasive Disadoption Substantially Offsets New Adoption of Cover Crops and No-till.'' Choices.
- Adu, D., W. Li, and W. Sawadgo. 2024. "Trade and Development Implications of the U.S. African Growth and Opportunity Act." Applied Economics.
- Sawadgo, W. 2024. "Are Crop Insurance Discount Programs for Cover Crops Effective? Evidence from Iowa." Agricultural & Environmental Letters 9(1): 1-5.
- Adjei, E., J. Zhang, W. Sawadgo, and W. Li. 2024. "Nonlinear Effects of Conservation Reserve Program Rental Rates on Land Enrollment under Varying Crop Price Regimes." Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy 46(3):1038-1064.
- Adu, D.T., W. Li, and W. Sawadgo. 2023."Estimating the unintended impact of the North American free trade agreement on U.S. public health." Social Science and Medicine 333: 1-14.
- Awarded 2024 Best Paper Award by the Health Economics Section of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
- Sawadgo, W. and A. Plastina. 2022. "The Invisible Elephant: Disadoption of Conservation Practices in the United States." Choices 37(1): 1-13.
- Awarded Choices Outstanding Article by the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
- Sawadgo, W.P.M. and A. Plastina. 2021. "Do Cost-Share Programs Increase Cover Crop Use? Empirical Evidence from Iowa." Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems 36(6): 527-535.
- Sawadgo, W.P.M., W. Zhang, and A. Plastina. 2021. "What Drives Landowners’ Conservation Decisions? Evidence from Iowa." Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 76(3): 211-221.
- Plastina, A., F. Liu, W. Sawadgo, F.E. Miguez, S. Carlson, and G. Marcillo. 2018. "Annual Net Returns to Cover Crops in Iowa." Journal of Applied Farm Economics 2(2): 19-36.
- Aller, D., S. Archontoulis, W. Zhang, W. Sawadgo, D. Laird, and K. Moore. 2018. "Long Term Biochar Effects on Corn Yield, Soil Quality and Profitability in the US Midwest." Field Crops Research 227: 30-40.
