Prof. (Mrs.) Sidiqat Adeyemi Aderinoye-Abdulwahab

Prof. (Mrs.) Sidiqat Adeyemi Aderinoye-Abdulwahab

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

Professor Sidiqat Aderinoye-Abdulwahab (B. Agriculture, Ilorin; Dip. in Education, ABU, Zaria; M.Sc. Agricultural Extension, UDUS, Sokoto; Ph.D. Livelihoods (International Development), Reading, UK), is a Professor of Rural Livelihoods in the Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, University of Ilorin, Nigeria. She conducts research, broadly, in agricultural extension and rural sociology, gendered livelihoods, climate change impacts. More specifically, she has focused on livelihood vulnerabilities for rural communities, agricultural and environmental sustainability; climate change impacts on agriculture and farmers’ livelihoods; time budgeting and allocation for women and rural youth engagements with a vision to alleviate hunger, poverty and livelihood insecurity as well as mitigate rural youth migration, gender discrimination and imbalance. She has published in various reputable journals..

Qualifications

  • B. Agriculture (Ilorin, Nigeria)
  • M.Sc. Agricultural Extension (UDUS, Sokoto, Nigeria)
  • Dip. in Education (ABU, Zaria, Nigeria)
  • Ph.D. Livelihoods (International Development) (Reading, UK)

Professional Affiliations

  • Agricultural Society of Nigeria (AESON)
  • Rural Sociological Association of Nigeria (RuSAN)
  • Association of International Agricultural and Extension Education (AIAEE)

Teaching & Research Areas

Agricultural Extension: Rural Livelihoods and Development

Undergraduate Teaching

  • Introduction to Rural Sociology
  • Principles of Agricultural Extension
  • Extension Teaching, Learning Processes and Methods
  • Principles of Action Research
  • Agricultural Value Chain
  • Entrepreneurship

Postgraduate Teaching

  • Administration and Programme Planning in Extension
  • Rural Adult Education
  • Planning Theory and Application
  • Principles of Rural Sociology
  • Contemporary Issues in Agricultural Extension and Rural Development

Get in Touch

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Office Address
Room 16, First Floor, Faculty of Agriculture Building, University of Ilorin