Adesoji O. Adelaja (born February 20, 1956) is an economist and John A. Hannah Distinguished Professor in Land Policy at Michigan State University.
degrees and his Ph.D.[1] Upon completing his doctorate, Adelaja taught at Idaho State University for a year, then joined the faculty of Rutgers University in 1986, later becoming department chair of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics, Director of the Ecopolicy Center, Director of the Food Policy Institute, Founder of the Food Innovation Center, Cook College Dean of Research, Dean of Cook College, and Executive Dean of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
[2] He became John A. Hannah Distinguished Professor in Land Policy at Michigan State University in 2004.
[3] In 2002, he was inducted into the Roll of Outstanding Alumnus at the College of Agriculture at the Pennsylvania State University.
In 2018, the West Virginia University School of Business inducted Adelaja into its Roll of Distinguished Alumni.
[2] In 1985, Adelaja joined the faculty at Idaho State University as an Assistant Professor in Economics.
He served as an economic adviser to the Shoshone Bannock Native American tribe at the Fort Hall reservation.
[2] As an economic adviser he played a large part in increasing grazing revenues, defining their water rights and developing tribal enterprises and tax ordinances.
[2] In 1986, Adelaja joined the faculty as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics (AFRE) at Rutgers University.
He was appointed to many state boards and commissions as well as serving as an adviser to the offices of Governors McGreevey and Whitman.
In 1999, Soji was appointed as the Dean of Research of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES).
In 2004, Soji was honored as the George Hammell Cook Emeritus Executive Dean and Professor in recognition of his service to the university and the state.".
He is a Global Fellow of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington DC.
“Stepping-Up: Impacts of armed conflicts on land expansion”, Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, vol.
S. Hiablie, D. Uyeh, A. Adelaja, K. Gebremedhin, A. Srivastava, K. Ileleji, M. Gitau, Y. Ha, T. Park.
“An outlook on harnessing technological innovative competence in sustainably transforming African agriculture”, Global Challenges, Perspective, No.
“Endogenous policy responses to COVID-19, resilience factors, and the impacts of the pandemic on farm performance”, World Development, vol.
“Determinants of farmer’s decision to transit to medium/larger farm through expansion of land area under commercial tree crop plantation in Nigeria”.
"The Next Global Crisis: Africa's Renewable Energy Financing Gap", Climate and Development.
“Time-to-Completion for Mergers and Acquisitions in the Food and Agri-Business Industry” Agribusiness, An International Journal, Vol 38, Issue 3, January 2022, https://doi.org/10.1002/agr.21734.
“Shocks, Resilience and Structural Transformation in Sub-Saharan Africa” Sustainability, vol 13, issue 24, 13620, December 2021, https://doi.org/10.3390/su132413620.
“Food and Agricultural Security: An Introduction to the Special Issue”, Sustainability, vol 13, no (21), 12129; November 2021, https://doi.org/10.3390/su132112129.
“Forced Displacement and Agriculture: Implications for Host Communities”, Sustainability, vol 13, no 5728, May 2021. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13105728 16.
“Armed Conflict and Food Insecurity: Evidence from Boko Haram’s Attacks”, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Vol 102, No.
“Grievances, Latent Anger and Unrest in Africa, African Security, Volume 12, Issue 1, 111-140, April 2019.
“Effects of Conflict on Agriculture: Evidence from the Boko Haram Insurgency”, World Development.