Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension

BSc, MSc (UWI)

INSTRUCTOR II

BIO:

I have a passion for environmental studies which started with my associate degree in Environmental Management and further enhanced in my undergraduate experience at UWI studying a major in Environmental and Natural Management with a minor in Communication and Extension. During my undergraduate studies, I also realized I had an affinity to environmental economics and this ultimately influenced my decision to pursue post graduate studies in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension. I am currently pursuing a doctoral degree in Agricultural Economics specializing in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics. 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Instructor 2 in Agricultural Economics and Environmental and Natural Resource Management responsible for teaching and supervision of under graduate research projects in agribusiness, agriculture economics and agriculture extension. 

QUALIFICATIONS:

Masters of Science in Agricultural Economics from the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus. 

EXPERTISE:

• Environmental and Natural Resource Management and Economics
• Marketing and Agribusiness
• Quantitative methods in Agriculture Economics
• Extension Programming

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

• Valuing ecosystem and environmental assets within Small Island Developing States.
• Developing the appropriate policy and management frameworks for conserving ecosystems in Small Island Development States.
• Assessing Sustainability pathways for Small Island Developing States.
• Assessing the Effectiveness of extension systems on agribusiness development in Small Island Developing States. 

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

• Academic Conference Presentations 

  • Estimating the Economic Impacts of the Lionfish in Jamaica by Stephan Moonsammy, Govind Seepersad and Dayne Buddo, presented at the 64th Proceedings of the Gulf Caribbean Fisheries Institute in Puerto Morelos Mexico, 31st October – 4th November 2011.   
  • Assessing the Potential Spread and Economic Impacts of Fouling Organisms Transmitted via Ballast Water: A Case Study of the Spread of Perna Verdis in the Caribbean Region by Jonathan Bossenbroek and Stephan Moonsammy. Paper presented at the Regional Invasive Species Closing Seminar hosted by the Centre of Agriculture and Biosciences International, held in the Radisson Hotel, Trinidad and Tobago on the 31st March 2014.   
  • Assessing the Perception of the Current Issues in Extension amongst Agriculture Professionals Gathered at an International Agriculture Conference by David Dolly, Stephan Moonsammy, Donna – Marie Renn – Moonsammy and Tessa Barry. Paper presented at the Association of International Agriculture Education and Extension (AIAEE), held in Miami on the 29th of April – 4th of May 2014.  
  • Farmers’ Willingness to Pay for A Privatized Extension Service in Trinidad & Tobago: An Economic Approach by Stephan Moonsammy, Lendel Narine, Alpha Sennon and Donna – Marie Renn- Moonsammy. Paper presented at the Association of International Agriculture Education and Extension (AIAEE), held in Wageningen Holland on the 29th of April – 4th of May 2015
  • Productivity in Reproducible and Non-Renewable Capital Stock In An Energy Dependent Economy: Sustainability In Trinidad & Tobago by Lendel Narine, Mattias Boman, Amanda Ali and Stephan Moonsammy. Presented at the 21st Annual Conference of the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists in Helsinki Finland, June 24-27 2015.   
  • Welfare effects of resource depreciation: An econometric study of the Americas by Lendel Narine, Mattias Boman, and Stephan Moonsammy. Presented at the 21st Annual Conference of the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists in Helsinki Finland, June 24-27 2015. 

• Academic Poster Presentations 

  • A Determination of the Relationship between the Operational Problems of Small Scale Farms and Selected Farmer Characteristics in the Southern Region of Trinidad by Alpha Sennon, Stephan Moonsammy and Wayne Ganpat. Winning poster at the Association of International Agriculture Education and Extension (AIAEE), held in Miami on the 29th of April – 4th of May 2014.  
  • An Evaluation of Hicksian Sustainability in A Rapidly Developing Economy: Is Trinidad And Tobago’s Economic Growth Sustainable? By Lendel Narine, Mattias Boman, Amanda Ali and Stephan Moonsammy. Presented at the World Congress of Environmental Economics, held in Istanbul Turkey. 

• Journal Papers Published 

  • Consumers in Trinidad and Tobago: Value Seekers or Quality Seekers? The Case of Fresh Tomato. Written by Lendel Narine, Wayne Ganpat, Ardon Iton, and Stephan Moonsammy. Published in the Journal of Agriculture and Sustainability (2015).   
  • Choice of Retail Outlet for Fish: An Exploratory Study of Shoppers in Trinidad and Tobago. Written by Ardon Iton, Stephan Moonsammy and Lendel Narine. Published in the American Journal of Business and Management (2015).   

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Email: stephan.moonsammy@sta.uwi.edu

Telephone number(s): 662-2002 ext 83200

Office hours: Tuesday 11 am – 1 pm & Friday 10 am – 12 pm 

Postal Address: c/o Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension

                         Faculty of Food and Agriculture

                         The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine

                         Trinidad and Tobago, W.I.