Leatitia Ugochinyere Igwe


Leatitia Ugochinyere Igwe


Graduate Assistant

B. Agric Tech., Msc.
Email: leatitia.igwe@futo.edu.ng

Biography

Mrs Leatitia Igwe is a dedicated Agricultural Economist with a strong passion for Agribusiness management and cooperative development. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Economics from the Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO) and a Master’s degree in Agribusiness management and cooperative from Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike.

Currently, she serves as a Graduate Assistant in the Department of Agribusiness, FUTO, where she contributes to academic research activities. With a strong academic background and a commitment to the agricultural sector, she poised to make a meaningful impact in agribusiness and cooperative development in Nigeria.

Academic Qualification

  • B.Agric.Tech, Agricultural Economics, Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO) 2015
  • Msc, Agricultural Economics (Agribusiness management and cooperative) Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike. 2024
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Affiliations

Member, Nigerian Association of Agricultural Economists

Courses Assigned to Teach

 

Experience

  • Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Imo State. November 2019- Date

Position held: Graduate Assistant

 

  • Delta Institute of Advanced Studies, 49 Egbu road, Owerri. 2022

Position held: Part time lecturer

 

  • Datamat Nigeria Limited, Owerri, Imo State. February 2018 – August 2019

Position held: Administrative Secretary

 

  • Government Technical Training School, Zing L.G.A Taraba State.

Position held: Subject Teacher

Research Interest

  • Market analysis and consumer behavior in agribusiness
  • Agricultural marketing and branding
  • Agricultural value addition
  • Agricultural finance and risk management

Publications

  1. Igwe, L. U., Igwe, K. C., Ibeagwa, O. B., Anyiam, K. H., and Enoch, O. C. (2024). Analysis of the determinants of savings among cassava processors in Imo state. Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences Volume 22, Number 1, April 2024, pp 41-57.
  2. Anyiam, K.H1., Obinna-Nwandikom, C.O., Okoro, F.N., Isaiah, I.G., Igwe, L.U., Obasi, A.C. Enoch, O.C., Anyanwu, A.U.T., Madu, J.A., and Ojika, A.M. (2024). Profitability Analysis of Plantain Marketing in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area, Imo State, Nigeria. International Journal of Research and Innovation in Applied Science. ISSN No. 2454-6194 | DOI: 10.51584/IJRIAS |Volume IX Issue III. Pp. 415-422
  3. Anyiam, K.H., Ben-Chendo, G.N., Ibeagwa, O.B., Obi-Nwandikom, C.O., Isaiah, G.I., Igwe, L.U., Obasi,  A.C and Odii, C.J. (2023). Analysis of income inequality amongst rice farmers in Ohaozara Local Government Area, Ebonyi State. The International Journal of Agriculture, Management and Technology, Vol 7, No. 1, 2023 IJAMT ISBN: 978-978-54468-2-7

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