Dr. Ifeoma Quinette Anugwa is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Agricultural Extension, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, and a Research Fellow at the Resource and Environmental Policy Research Centre, University of Nigeria Nsukka. She graduated with a First Class Honors in Agricultural Extension. She has a Ph.D. in Agricultural Communication with focus on climate change, food security and gender. She has about fifteen years of teaching and research interests at the intersection of agriculture, nutrition, environment, and sustainable development, with a particular focus on building resilient food systems through inclusive, gender-responsive, and climate-smart approaches. Her work bridges theory, policy, and practice to strengthen the capacities of agricultural stakeholders, educators, and communities to address emerging challenges in food security, digital transformation, and environmental sustainability. She has published widely in reputable international journals and made presentations at numerous international conferences.

Research Interests

Ifeoma’s research interests are climate change vulnerability and resilience, environmental policy, environmental economics, food security, food system transformation, gender dynamics in agricultural innovation, sustainable consumption and production, and digital tools for climate-smart agriculture. Her research applies community-based and gender-focused approaches to analyzing and developing innovative strategies for addressing climate change challenges in sustainable food systems.

Mentoring (Ph.D. students and Masters)

She has supervised and mentored two Master's students and co-supervised one Ph.D. student. Her academic reputation extends beyond her home institution, as evidenced by her appointment as an external examiner for Master's students at Makerere University, Uganda, and the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, as well as for a Ph.D. student at the University of Pretoria, South Africa. These engagements demonstrate her growing contribution to postgraduate training, mentorship, and quality assurance within the African higher education community.

Some Grants and Consultancy

‘E-waste and textile waste challenges in the Global South: Laying the ground work for an evidence-based, policy-relevant research agenda’ funded by SIDA through the Environment for Development Initiative, 2026 - 2027.
‘Strengthening the interdisciplinary teaching capacities of agricultural extension lecturers on agriculture-nutrition-health nexus in Nigerian universities’ funded by the Agriculture, Nutrition, and Health (ANH) Academy of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom, 2026.
Consultant to the ‘Accelerating inclusive green growth through agri-based digital innovation in West Africa Project’ funded by European Union, June – September, 2025.
‘Developing and implementing climate smart decision support system for women and youth-run MSMEs to enhance rice production and improve livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa’, funded by the Gates Foundation Grand Challenges grant, 2024 - 2026.
‘Gender, structural change, small and medium scale food enterprises performance, and access to nutritious foods in households: Evidence from the World Bank and the Demographic and Health Survey data’ funded by the African Economic Research Council (AERC) grant under the Policy Analysis for Sustainable and Healthy Foods in African Retail Markets (PASHFARM) project, 2023 - 2025.
‘Strengthening the capacity of agricultural extension lecturers in teaching competency-based undergraduate curriculum in Nigerian Universities’ funded by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TetFund) National Research Fund grant, 2023 - 2025.
‘Strengthening agricultural extension training in MSU-Alliance for African Partnership Consortium in Africa’. Consortium involves seven (7) institutions across USA, India, Nigeria, Malawi, Kenya, South Africa and Uganda. Partnership for Innovative Research in Africa (PIRA) grant awarded by Alliance for Africa Partnership at Michigan State University, USA, 2021 - 2023.
‘Climate change vulnerability and adaptation in riverine communities of Southern Nigeria’ funded by Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TetFund) Institution Based Research Fund grant, 2015 - 2017.
‘Gender-specific livelihood strategies for coping with climate change-induced food insecurity in Southeast Nigeria’ funded by the United States Agency for International Development, 2014 - 2015.

Awards

Spring Fellow of the Norman Borlaug Leadership Enhancement in Agricultural Program (LEAP) awarded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
Best Graduating Student in the Faculty of Agriculture for the 2008/2009 Session awarded by the University of Nigeria, Nsukka.
Best Graduating Student in the Department of Agricultural Extension, University of Nigeria, Nsukka for the 2008/2009 Session awarded by the University of Nigeria, Nsukka
Editorial Board Member, Journal of Agricultural Extension