ADIGUN Grace

ADIGUN Grace, PhD

Lecturer I

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Biography

I am presently teaching in Economics and Agricultural Economics programmes, Bowen University Iwo, Osun State, Nigeria with the primary responsibility of teaching courses in Economics/Agricultural Economics.

Undergraduate level courses :  Macroeconomic and Microeconomic theories, Theories of Human Resources, Agricultural Economics, Labour economic, Industrial economics, Consumer economics, Government, Society and Economy (GST 224) among others.

Postgraduate level courses: Qualitative Research Methods, Agricultural Economics.

Students Projects Superssvision: Supervision of students’ projects at graduate and post graduate levels and research into various aspects of Economic Development at the University and community levels.

Other Responsibilities: Post Graduate Programme Coordinator (Agricultural Economics Programme). Staff Adviser, Nigerian Economics Students Association.

Fields of Interest: Policy Analysis, Development Economics and Welfare economics

Work experience: Seven years of work experience at tertiary institutions. Previous work experiences include Lecturing at Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Nigeria and part time work with University of Ado-Ekiti (UNAD) in affiliation with Emmanuel Alayande College of Education, Oyo and with Bridge-Link Programme in Science and Technology, Distance Learning Center, University of Ibadan. Previously as a research assistant at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan with the responsibility of Collection and Analysis of Agricultural data using various statistical packages such as STATA, SPSS and EVIEWS, SAS and proposal writing for on-farm research and research reports.

Education

  • PhD, Agricultural Economics, University of Ibadan, 2012
  • MSc, Agricultural Economics, University of Ibadan, 1996.
  • B.Agric., Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, 1989

Publications

  • Adeyonu, A. G., Ajala, A. O., Adigun, G. T., Ajiboye, B. O., and Gbotosho, O. O 2016. Determinants of Sweet Potato Value Addition among Smallholder Farming Households in Kwara State, Nigeria. Journal of Tropical Agriculture, Food, Environment and Extension. Vol. 15 No. 1.
  • Adigun G. T, Awoyemi T. T and Fabiyi E. F 2015. Analysing Poverty Situation in Rural Nigeria. Journal of Agricultural Science and Engineering. American Institute of Science 1(4), pp. 178-188
  • Otunaiya Abiodun Olanrewaju, Ologbon Olugbenga A. Chris, Adigun Grace Toyin. 2015. Rural Households Willingness to Pay for Small Ruminant Meat in South-Western Nigeria. Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. Science PG 4(3): 117-122.Published online May 25, 2015) doi: 10.11648/j.aff.20150403.17 ISSN:2328-563X (Print); ISSN:2328-5648 (Online).
  • Adigun G.T, Awoyemi T.T and Ajala A.O. 2015. Explaining Poverty and Inequality Changes in Rural Nigeria. Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension Economics & Sociology, 5(4): 227-23, 2015; Article no. AJAEES. 2015.055. DOI: 10.9734/AJAEES/2015/15656.
  • Adedeji I.A, Fabiyi E. F, Adigun G.T and Oyetunde T.O. 2015. Data Envelopment Analysis Approach as a compliment to Resource –Use Efficiency among Rice Farmers in Ogbomoso Agricultural Zone of Oyo State, Nigeria. Journal of World Economic Research. 4(2): 23-31, 2015. e-ISSN: 2328-7748, p-ISSN: 2328-773X. DOI: 10.11648/j.jwer.20150402.11
  • Adigun G.T and Awoyemi T.T. 2014. Economic Growth, Income Redistribution and Poverty Reduction: Experiences from Rural Nigeria. Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology (IJAEES) 3(6): 638-653.
  • Adigun G.T., Bamiro O.M and Oyetoki A. 2017. Youths Participation in Agricultural Production in Oyo State: Panacea to Agribusiness Development in Nigeria: 18th Annual National Conference of the Nigerian Association of Agricultural Economists held at Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta. Monday, 16th-Thursday, 19th October, 2017

Skills

Business Planning90%
Business Law70%
Lecture Skill100%