Prof. Irene Egyir is an Agricultural Economist with 29 years of experience teaching and engaging in research and consultancies in resource use, gender, and policy evaluation. She has built a strong background in micro-finance practice. She is currently the Lead Researcher of two projects that aim at understanding the productivity, profitability, and sustainability of organic and conventional farming systems.
Prof. Irene has a major research interest in sustainable agricultural resource management, markets analysis, and in recent times using experimental design to investigate new product development, innovation, and entrepreneurship.
She is currently the project lead for Building Resilient Agribusiness Practitioners through Design Thinking Approach (BRADeTA).
