Prof. Lateef Lawal Adefalu

Prof. Lateef Lawal Adefalu

Professor
Agric. Extension & Rural Development
University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria

Prof. Lateef Lawal Adefalu (B. Agric., M.Sc., Ph.D.) Agricultural Extension, (Ilorin); is a Professor in the Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, University of Ilorin, Nigeria. He was the Head of the Department between 2021 and 2023. He is an academic with a special interest in teaching, research, and community service, focusing on rural life extension and rural resource sustainability. He has presented scholarly articles at local, national, and international learned conferences and published in reputable and high-impact journal outlets. He is open to academic and research collaboration with colleagues in the areas of his research interest. He is currently a Visiting Researcher (Postdoctoral Fellow) in the Postgraduate Program in Management and Conservation of Natural and Agricultural Ecosystems at Universidade Federal de Vicosa, Florestal Campus, Brazil under the collaborative initiative between the Brazilian Association for International Education (FAUBAI), the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA), and the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND), a Nigerian government agency.

Qualifications

  • Ph.D. (Agricultural Extension) 2012; M.Sc. (Agricultural Extension) 2004; B.Agric. (1994) Ilorin.

Professional Affiliations

  • Agricultural Extension Society of Nigeria
  • Rural Sociological Association of Nigeria
  • Children and Youth in Agricultural Program
  • Stored Agricultural Commodities Initiative

Teaching & Research Areas

Agricultural Extension and Rural Development

Undergraduate Teaching

  • AXR 514 – Programme Planning and Evaluation (3Credits)
  • AXR 516 – Extension Programmes Administration (3Credits)
  • AXR 506 - Rural Adult Education, Principles and Practice (3Credits)
  • FRM 514 – Extension Communication Development in Renewable Natural Resources (2Credits)
  • AXR 204 – Organization of Village Community (3Credits)
  • AXR 201 - Introduction to General Sociology (2Credits)
  • AXR 206 - Principles of Rural Sociology (2Credits)
  • AXR 401 Agricultural Extension and Rural Development (2Credits)
  • AXR 402 -Practical Village Extension Activities (2 Credits)
  • ACD 302 Agricultural Value-chain (3Credits)
  • AXR 308 Research communication in Agriculture (2Credits)
  • AXR 409 Communication and development training materials (2Credits)
  • ACD 402 Introduction to action research (3Credits)

Get in Touch

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Office Address
Room 18, First Floor, Faculty of Agriculture Main Building, University of Ilorin