Mr. Adedayo Omolade Atoun

Assistant Lecturer

Faculty of Agriculture · Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development

Specialization Rural Sociology

Office: Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, Faculty of Agriculture, Federal University Oye

Phone: 08066618443

Email: adedayo.atoun@fuoye.edu.ng

Biography

Atoun, Adedayo Omolade is an Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, Faculty of Agriculture, Federal University Oye-Ekiti (Ikole Campus), Nigeria. He holds a Bachelor of Agriculture degree from the University of Ilorin, a Postgraduate Diploma in Agricultural Extension and Rural Sociology from the Federal University Oye-Ekiti, and a Master of Science in Agricultural Extension and Rural Sociology from the same institution.
His teaching experience includes facilitating Farm Practical Year (FPY 415) courses at the Institute of Part-Time Studies, Federal University Oye-Ekiti, where he contributed to students' practical agricultural training between 2023 and 2024.
Mr. Atoun's research interests focus on agricultural extension, rural development, youth participation in agriculture, agricultural entrepreneurship, sustainable farming practices, agricultural insurance, indigenous agricultural knowledge, and rural sociology. He has authored and co-authored several scholarly publications in reputable journals and conference proceedings covering topics such as organic farming, youth entrepreneurship, indigenous management practices, and community development.
He is committed to advancing sustainable agricultural development through research, teaching, and community engagement. His long-term academic goal is to contribute to evidence-based policies and extension strategies that improve the livelihoods of rural farmers and strengthen agricultural productivity in Nigeria.
Outside academia, he enjoys reading, travelling, and watching documentaries and news programs.

Research Interests

Rural Area Development

Qualifications

• B. Agriculture, University of Ilorin (2007)
• Msc, Federal University Oye Ekiti (2025)

Selected Publications

1. Assessment of organic farming practices among arable crop farmers in Ikole-Ekiti Local Government Area, Ekiti State, Nigeria
   Authors: Fanu, A.T., Banigbe, O.I., Owoseni, K.P., Atoun, A.O., Adebimpe, A.T.
   Nigerian Journal of Rural sociology (2024)
2. Analysis of vegetable farmers’ knowledge of indigenous management practices in Kogi State, Nigeria.
   Authors: OLORUNFUNMI I. , AJALA A.O. , ADEWUNMI O.T., ATOUN A.O. , MUSTAPHA T. A.
   Fuoye Journal of Sociology (2023)

Paper Presentation - Local

• Involvement of youth in herbs selling entrepreneurship in Oyo State, Nigeria - 8th national conference on sustainable commercialization of farms and agric-food systems for national development, 1st -5th, at University of Benin, Nigeria (2024)

Paper Presentation - International

• Assessment of Rural Youth Participation in Community Infrastructural Development in Osun State, Nigeria - 1st International Conference in Faculty of Agriculture, Federal University Oye Ekiti, Nigeria. (2026)

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