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Dr. Ayoyinka Nurudeen Jatto

Lecturer II

Faculty of Agriculture · Department of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management

Specialization Agricultural finance, Food Security, Agricultural Risk and Insurance, and Agricultural Value Chain Development

Office: Department of Agricultural Economics

Phone: 08058759883

Email: ayoyinka.jatto@fuoye.edu.ng

Biography

Jatto, Ayoyinka Nurudeen is a Nigerian academic and agricultural economist currently serving as a Lecturer in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management, Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), Nigeria. He holds a PhD and Master’s degree in Agricultural Economics from Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, and a Bachelor of Agriculture (B.Agric) from the University of Ilorin. He is also a Graduate Member of the Nigeria Institute of Management (NIM) and a qualified member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN).

His research interests span agricultural finance, rural development, food security, agricultural insurance, efficiency analysis, and value chain development in Nigeria. He has extensive field and consultancy experience in agricultural development programs, including roles with IFAD, IFPRI, NIRSAL, and state-level agricultural transformation initiatives.

His methodological expertise includes advanced econometrics and applied quantitative techniques such as Structural Equation Modelling (SEM), Endogenous Switching Regression (ESR), Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA), binary logit models, and other advanced econometric approaches used in impact evaluation and agricultural policy analysis.

Dr. Jatto has participated in several capacity-building and agribusiness training programmes across Nigeria, where he has served as a facilitator and trainer in value chain development, agribusiness improvement, and agricultural competitiveness initiatives.

He has published widely in reputable national and international journals, with research focusing on agricultural efficiency, credit access, loan repayment behavior, agricultural insurance adoption, gender participation in agriculture, and food security outcomes among smallholder farmers.

He is married and of Nigerian nationality.

Research Interests

Agricultural Finance and Rural Credit; Financial Constraints and Farm Efficiency; Agricultural Insurance and Risk Management; Credit Repayment Burden and Loan Default Analysis; Food Security and Dietary Diversity; Farmers’ Health Outcomes and Wellbeing; Household Welfare and Livelihood Resilience.

Qualifications

Selected Publications

  1. An Assessment of Growth and Trend on Credit Guaranteed by the CBN under ACGSF in Nigeria: 1981 – 2021.
    Authors: Jatto, N.A., Lawal A.D., Isa A.E. and Abubakar M.
    International Journal of Economics & Development Policy (2023)
  2. An Assessment of Technical efficiency on rice Farmers in Zamfara State, Nigeria: A data Envelopment Analysis Approach.
    Authors: Jatto, N.A., Lawal, A.D., Isa, A.E., Abubakar, M. and Abdullahi, M.
    Journal of Smart Agriculture and Extension Services (2023)
  3. Assessment of farmer’s awareness of agricultural insurance packages: evidence from “farming is our pride” communities of Zamfara state, Nigeria.
    Agricultura tropica et subtropica, (2019)
  4. Reasons for Delay in Repayment of Agricultural Loan by Farmers in Kwara State, Nigeria.
    Authors: Jatto N.A., Obalola T.O., Shettima B.A., Okebiorun E.O.
    Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology (2019)
  5. Assessment of loan default trend on the amount of loan granted to farmers in Kwara state, Nigeria 1984-2014.
    Authors: Jatto N.A., Obalola T.O., Shettima B.A., Okebiorun E.O. and Gunu U.I.
    International journal of Environment, Agriculture and Biotechnology (2017)
  6. Factors Influencing Food Security among Loan default Farmers in Kwara State, Nigeria.
    Authors: Jatto N.A., Shettima B.A., Ibrahim Z.G., Gunu U.I., and Obalola T.O.
    International Journal of Agricultural Research, Sustainability, and Food Sufficiency (2017)
  7. Value Addition in Cassava Processing: Evidence from Women in Ilesa West Local Government Area of Osun State.
    Authors: Okebiorun E.O. and Jatto, N.A.
    Agriculture and Food Sciences Research, (2017)
  8. Determinants of sugarcane price and revenue in Sokoto metropolis, Sokoto state Nigeria,
    Authors: Maikasuwa M.A., Jatto N. A, Maryam, M. Abbas A.Y. and Abdullahi, Y.T.
    American journal of experimental agriculture (2014)
  9. Determinants of women interest in agriculture: evidence from Sokoto State, Nigeria
    Authors: Jatto, N. A., Galadima, Z. I., Maikasuwa, M.A., Jabo, M.S.M. and Ala, A. L.
    Russian Journal of Agricultural and Socio-Economic Sciences (2013)
  10. Assessing the Returns to Scale: Evidence from Fish Farmers in Ilorin, Kwara State,
    Authors: Jatto, N.A.
    Russian Journal of Agricultural and Socio-Economic Sciences (2013)
  11. Determining Women Interest in Poultry egg Farming in Ilorin, Kwara State,
    Authors: Jatto, N.A., Gunu, U.I. and Alkali, A
    International Journal of Current Research (2013)
  12. Estimating the Factors Influencing Cat Fish Farmers’ Interest in Fish Production in Ilorin, Kwara State,
    Authors: Jatto, N.A., Alkali, A., Galadima Z. I., Gunu, U.I. and Maikasuwa, M.A.
    European Scientific Journal (2013)
  13. Economics and Social Characteristics of Registered Poultry Egg Producers in Ilorin, Kwara State,
    Authors: Jatto, N.A.
    Russian Journal of Agricultural and Socio-Economic Sciences (2012)
  14. Assessing the Technical Efficiency level of Poultry Egg Producers in Ilorin, Kwara State: A Data Envelopment Analysis Approach
    Authors: Jatto, N.A., M.A. Maikasuwa, M.S.M. Jabo, U.I. Gunu
    , European Scientific Journal (2012)
  15. Evaluating the Factors Influencing Poultry Farmers’ Participation in Egg Production: A Binary Logit Regression Model,
    Authors: Jatto, N.A., M.A. Maikasuwa, U.B. Kyiogwom, I. Muhammad
    European Scientific Journal (2012)
  16. Assessment of Farmers' Understanding of the Information Displayed on Pesticide Product labels in Ilorin Metropolis of Kwara State.
    Authors: Jatto, N.A., M.A. Maikasuwa, A. Audu and A. Alkali
    Agro search journal (2012)

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