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↗Market Distance and Post-Harvest Labour in Nigeria
A measurement-aware descriptive analysis of work arrangements in Nigerian farm households.
Research · Policy · Public service
Ajíbọ́lá Ọládìípọ̀
Food. Households.
Markets. & Institutions
Constituent, Ibadan North West, Oyo State
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01 / About
The questions are economic.
The consequences
are human.
I study how markets and institutions transmit economic shocks, and what this means for household food security in Nigeria.
My work connects agricultural and development economics research with policy design and practical delivery. I am Executive Director of the Nigeria Food Security Project, working across research, policy and stakeholder engagement.
More about my work01
Food & households
Food access, household welfare and resilience under economic shocks.
02
Markets & evidence
Agricultural markets, price dynamics and careful measurement.
03
Institutions & delivery
State capacity, policy implementation and public decision-making.
02 / Research
Evidence for
the decisions that matter.
Google ScholarWriting sample
↗Food Price Monitoring in Nigeria
A source-audited baseline of spatial dispersion and persistence.
03 / Policy & Practice
From understanding systems
to working within them.
Selected work connecting analysis, institutions and implementation.
04 / Writing
Ideas worth
thinking through.
Essays, reading notes and public commentary on food, households, markets, institutions, public service and leadership.
Why Markets Fail Farmers
The farmer feeds the market. The market does not feed the farmer. This imbalance is not accidental. It is structural. The Chain That Was…
Read the essay10 July 2026
Smallholders as Economic Actors
Read essay9 July 2026Walking the Fields: Small Interventions, Big Lessons
Read essay
Books & public dialogue
Rising Together
Essays on the Nigerian Struggle and Our Path to Growth.
Explore the book05 / Speaking & Conversations
A public conversation.
A practical purpose.
Food systems. Public policy. Institutions. Community participation.
Invite me to speak