Ahmadu Bello Unniversity, Zaria, Nigeria
FUOYE Academic Staff Profile
Prof. Segun Bamidele FAKAYODE
Professor
Department of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management, Faculty of Agriculture
Area of Specialization: Agricultural Economics
Biography
Prof. Segun Bamidele FAKAYODE is a Professor of Agricultural Economics. He joined the University system in 1999 at the University of Ilorin, Nigeria and thereafter joined Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), Nigeria in 2013. He has published several research papers in the local, national and international journals and conference proceedings, and attended many trainings, workshops and symposia locally and internationally. He has also been involved in some AGRODEP, JPAL and CEGA-funded projects in Africa. Prof Fakayode has also served as support consultant under various International researches including those of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), West African Agriculture Productivity Programme (WAAPP), Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (ARCN), National Fadama Development Project, Survey of production sites/Development Intervention Sites under the vision 20-20-20 of the Federal Government of Nigeria in the year, 2009 among others. He is also an Awardee of J-PAL initiative grants, North-west South Africa Phd hub promoter, Mentor under the Gender Equality and Labor Markets in Low-Income Countries, G²LM|LIC and Reviewer under 50x2030 Data Use Initiative and the Japanese Award for Outstanding Research on Development (ORD) category of the Global Development Awards Competition (GDN)
Prof. Fakayode is the former Director-Institute for Food Security and Commercial Agriculture (IFSCA) at FUOYE.and the current Dean-Faculty of Agriculture, Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria.
Research Interests
Agricultural Economics, Development Economics, Grassroot, Gender, Inclusion, Health and Environmental Economics, Food Security, Market Access, Digital and Smart Policies
Qualifications
| Degree | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Agriculture | Ahmadu Bello Unniversity, Zaria, Nigeria | 1997 |
| Masters of Science-Agricultural Economics | University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria | 2006 |
| Doctor of Philosophy | University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria | 2009 |
| Certificate Short course in Market Access for Sustainable Development | Wageningen University of Agriculture and Research Center; Center for Development Innovation, (WURCDI) | 2012 |
Awards
Ahmadu Bello Unniversity, Zaria, Nigeria
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Global Development NNetwork
Grants
,JPAL Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Learning for All Initiative (LAI)
,JPAL Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). /DAISI on behalf of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Center for Effective Global Action’s Digital Credit Observatory (DCO), University of California, Berkeley
Abdul-Jamel latif Poverty Action Lab Africa-JPAL, DIGIFI
Center for Effective Global Action’s Digital Credit Observatory (DCO)
African Growth and Development Policy Modeling Consortium (AGRODEP).International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
JPALMassachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Learning for All Initiative (LAI),
JPALMassachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Jobs and Opportunities Initiatives (JOI)
Total Grant: UNSPECIFIED 226,639.00
Scholarship
Wageningen University and Research Centre for Development Innovation. WURCDI, Netherlands./ to partake in a Short Course - Market access for sustainable development'
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