Prof. Gbolagade Benjamin Adesiji

Prof. Gbolagade Benjamin Adesiji

Professor
Agric. Extension & Rural Development
University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria
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Gbolagade Benjamin ADESIJI is a Professor in the Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ilorin with 19 years of university teaching, research, and administrative experience.

He has served as Head of the Department, Ag. Dean of the Faculty and Director of Unilorin Sugar Research Institute. His research interests are in the areas of training and human development, climate change, gender issues, entrepreneurship, and youths and children in agriculture.

He has served as an External Examiner to numerous Universities and member of the National University Commission Accreditation Team to many universities in Nigeria. He is an astute teacher who has successfully supervised thirty Masters Projects and ten Ph.D. theses. He has to his credit one hundred and six (106) published journal articles and chapters in edited books. He has equally won several research grants. Professor Adesiji is a member of many professional bodies within and outside Nigeria.

Qualifications

  • B.Sc, MSc, Ph.D.(UI)- Agricultural Extension and Rural Development.

Professional Affiliations

  • Nigerian Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (NIFAAS); International Association of Agricultural Extension; Member, Child & Youth In-Agriculture Programme in Nigeria (CYIAP); Member, Agricultural Extension Society of Nigeria (AESON) ; Member, Rural Sociological Association of Nigeria (RuSAN)

Teaching & Research Areas

Agricultural Extension and Rural Development.

Undergraduate Teaching

  • 1.AXR 201: Introduction to General Sociology 2.AXR 206: Principles of Rural Sociology 3.AXR 301: Introduction to Agricultural Extension. 4.GSE 301: Graduate Self Employment 5.AXR 302: Introduction to Rural Development. 6.AXR 401: Agricultural Extension and Rural Development. 7.AXR 403: Extension Research Method 8.AGR 499: Students Farm Practical Training 9.AXR 502: Sociology of Rural Life 10.AXR 503: Principles & Perspectives of Rural Dev. 11.AXR 504: Adoption and Diffusion of Innovation 12.AXR 505: Planning Theory and Application. 13.AXR 506: Rural Adult Education 14.AXR 507: Agricultural Extension and Administration. 15.AEF 406: Farm Management & Agric. Extension for Engineers 16.AXR 514: Planning theory and Application 17.AXR 510: Extension principles and methods 18.AXR 508: Agricultural Journalism.

Postgraduate Teaching

  • 1.AXR801: Communication and Teaching Methods in Extension Education. 2.AXR 803: Rural Community Organization. 3.AXR 805: Seminar:. 4.AXR 807: Application of Sociology to Rural Problems. 5.AXR 811: Administration and Supervision in Extension. 6.AXR 806: Agricultural Extension Planning and Evaluation. 7.AXR 808: Process and Effects of Mass Communication in Extension. 8.AXR 810: Research Methods and Their Application in Extension Education. 9.AXR 822: Contemporary Issues in Global Agriculture and Rural Development. 10.AXR 899: Research Project.

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Email
adesiji.g@unilorin.edu.ng
Office Address
Room 7, First Floor, Professorial Suite Building, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ilorin.
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