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Protensia Hadunka

PhD Student, UIUC

About

I am interested in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics. My current work focuses on looking at the effects of the FISP Program on Charcoal productions and/marketing in Zambia. I am also part of the team that is currently doing a systematic review of Agroforestry studies that have been all over the world and mapping the studies to understand the study gaps.

Education

PhD in Agricultural and Consumer Economics Department, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (2019 – Present)

MSc in Agricultural and Consumer Economics Department, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (2017 – 2019)

BSc in Agricultural Economics, University of Zambia (2010-2015)

Publications

Mulenga, B. P., Hadunka, P., & Richardson, R. B. (2017). Rural households’ participation in charcoal production in Zambia: Does agricultural productivity play a role?. Journal of Forest Economics, 26, 56-62.

Working Papers

Hadunka, P., Baylis, K., & Okada, V. (2023) .“Staple crop pest damage and natural resources exploitation: fall armyworm infestation and charcoal production in Zambia” August 2022 draft.

Hadunka, P., & Baylis, K. (2023) “The effects of invasive pests on food security. Evidence from Zambia”August 2023 - draft.

Hadunka, P., & Mulenga, B.P. (2023) “Does minimum tillage mitigate the effects of rainfall variability on maize yield? The case of smallholder maize farmers in Zambia” August 2023 - draft.

Hadunka, P., Baylis, K., & Thornton, R. (2022) “Does the providing efficient transportation improve the price knowledge among rural households? Evidence from Malawi”. March draft 2022 - draft.

Sullivan, J., Baylis, K., Konar, M., Hadunka, P., & Boser, A. (2023) “Food systems across rural to urban gradients”. August draft 2023 - draft.

Wang, J., Konar, M., Anderson, P., & Hadunka, P., (2023).“Trends and determinants of crop- land allocation household decisions in Zambia: A spatio-temporal analysis”

Work Experience

2017 - To date Research and Teaching Assistant, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, IL

2021 - 2021 Teaching Assistant (Part-time) - Machine Learning for Applied Economists, Uni- versity of Bonn, Germany

2019 - 2019 Data Quality Controller, Musika Development Initiative, World Food Program and Business Development Services Africa-SME, Zambia

2016 - 2017 Intern, Musika Development Initiative, Zambia

2013 - 2015 Field Supervisor, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CYMMIT)