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		| Job N Nmadu | 
	
		| Federal University of Technology, Minna, Nigeria | 
	
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		| Dept of Agric Econ and Farm Mgt | 
	
		| Federal University of Technology | 
	
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		| Minna, Nigeria 920102 | 
	
		| Nigeria | 
	
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		| job.nmadu@gmail.com | 
	
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		| www.jobnmadu.com | 
	
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		| Biographical Sketch: 
 Job Nmadu, a full professor at the Federal University of Technology, Minna, Nigeria, Professor of Econometric Modelling, Data Science and Machine Learning at Kubu Science and Technology Institute, South Africa and International Adjunct Faculty, Marwadi University, Rajkot, India. He received PhD in Agricultural Economics from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria in 2002. Over time, he has built impressive skills in Econometric modelling, Data Science, Machine Learning and computable general equilibrium using various software, particularly, R. He must credit an open-source Dyn4cast package in R which is adaptable to various machine learning applications. He has supervised and mentored over 100 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students during his career; many of them are currently employed by academic institutions, policy organisations, and businesses. His research focusses on data-driven transformation of complex data into actionable economic, policy and welfare effects | 
	
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		| Primary Research Focus: 
 econometric modelling, farm-household efficiency, credit/technology uptake, sustainability in agriculture | 
	
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		| JEL Areas: Q : Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics
 C1 : Econometric and Statistical Methods: General
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