Okorie Amah
Director/Principal Investigator
Okorie Amah is a rural sociologist and environmental scientist whose research integrates ethnography and geospatial analysis to investigate the intersections of cultural heritage, agriculture, and land use in Africa. His work examines how rural communities adapt to climate change and negotiate land use transformations, with particular attention to the role of traditions, local knowledge, and socio-cultural practices in shaping environmental responses. By combining community-centered inquiry with spatial technologies such as GIS and remote sensing, he explores pathways toward sustainable livelihoods and resilient landscapes. Currently, he is working on Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) and Climate-Smart Agriculture.
Peace Odoh
Co-Investigator/Researcher
Peace Odoh is an agricultural extension administrator and researcher whose research explores the intersections of sustainable agriculture, digital innovation, and rural development. Her work focuses on how farmers adopt sustainable land management practices to enhance productivity while protecting the environment. She explores how artificial intelligence (AI) tools can strengthen agricultural education and research. She is broadly interested in integrating technology-driven solutions and sustainability practices to improve food security, extension systems, and the resilience of rural communities.
Kalu Amah
Editor
Kalu Amah is a literary scholar, archivist, and sociocultural critic of African and African American cultural and literary studies. He has held teaching positions at Duke University's Department of African and African American Studies and at the University of Tulsa’s Department of English, where he works on his PhD in 20th-century Black literature.
