Staff

Dr. Olufemi Bolarin

Dr. Olufemi Bolarin

Post
Reader
Department
Agric. Extension & Rural Development
Email
obolarin@unilorin.edu.ng drfemibolarin@gmail.com
Office Address
Room 12, First Floor, Faculty of Agriculture Building, University of Ilorin
Teaching and Research Area
Agricultural Communication, Agricultural Journalism and Participatory Approach Methodologies (PRA/PLA)

Biography

Dr. Olufemi BOLARIN is an Associate Professor in the Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ilorin, Nigeria. He graduated from the University of Ife, Nigeria with B. Agriculture and had M.Sc. in Agricultural Communication from the same University with PhD in Agricultural Extension from the University of Ilorin.
Dr. Bolarin is a scholar of the Association of African Universities in Research Methodology at the Institute of Development Studies in Gaborone, Botswana. He is a practitioner and a trainer on PRA/PLA Methodologies. He has published in reputable International Journals and attended several academic and professional conferences within and outside Nigeria.
Dr. Bolarin headed the Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, University of Ilorin between 2019 and 2020. He is a member of the Federal Government National Livestock Transformation Plan, and also a duty bearer as Honorable Commissioner for Agriculture in Kogi State, Nigeria between 2012 and 2014.