Elijah Obayelu
Abiodun Elijah Obayelu is an Associate Professor in Department of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria. He started his educational career in University of Ilorin, Kwara State Nigeria where he obtained Bachelor Degree in Agriculture (Agricultural Economics and Farm Management) and Master in Business Administration (MBA). He obtained his Master of Science degree and Ph.D in Agricultural Economics from the University Ibadan, Nigeria. Dr Obayelu between 2005 and 2007 was University of Ibadan Postgraduate School Teaching and Research Assistant before he joined the Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta (FUNAAB) Ogun State, Nigeria as a Lecturer. His areas of interest include: Agricultural Development, Agricultural and Food Policy, Agricultural Innovations, Household Welfare and Consumer Economics. He has over 12 years’ experience in African Agricultural Research and Development contributing extensively to emerging issues in agriculture as part of his research and consultancies for international and national organisations. Dr Obayelu has a lot of experience in baseline survey and impact evaluation. He also has a wide experience in data collection using both quantitative and qualitative techniques, participatory rural appraisal (PRA) using information gathering tools such as questionnaire, interview schedule, focus group discussion, pair ranking and use of key informants. His research productivity is self-evident with over 100 peer-reviewed scientific publications. Dr. Obayelu has won a number of awards and international recognitions. These include PhD Doctoral Research Award by African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) and International Development Research Centre (IDRC) in August 2009, PhD Thesis Award by Postgraduate School University of Ibadan in 2009 and United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE) recognition for outstanding service in reviewing, evaluating, and providing scholarly insights for the 2012 national conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, January 2012, Certificate of celebrating peer review with ORCID, certificate of award for review contributions to African Development Review by Wiley Press in 2020, certificate of award for participation in the Peer Review process for the African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development (AJFAND) and certificate of award as a verified mentor to a student of the Publons Academy Practical Peer Review Training Course on the 31st of May 2021.
Dr Obayelu is a member of editorial board of several international journals among which are: African Journal of Economic and Management Studies (AJEMS), Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies (EEMCS), Technical Reviewer of AJFAND and an Associate Editor of the Journal of Agricultural Science published by the Canadian Centre for Science Education. Dr Obayelu is a member of many professional associations and societies. Among these are: the International Association of Agricultural Economists (IAAE), African Association of Agricultural Economists (AAAE), the Nigerian Association of Agricultural Economists (NAAE), Farm Management Association of Nigeria (FAMAN), Nigerian Association of Evaluators (NAE), African Growth and Development Policy (AGRODEP) Consortium, AGRODEP Impact Evaluation Network (AIEN), Emerald Literati Network and African Economics Research Consortium Network. He has edited two books on food systems. These are: Food Systems Sustainability and Environmental Policies in Modern Economies and Developing sustainable food systems, policies and securities.
Dr Obayelu is a member of editorial board of several international journals among which are: African Journal of Economic and Management Studies (AJEMS), Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies (EEMCS), Technical Reviewer of AJFAND and an Associate Editor of the Journal of Agricultural Science published by the Canadian Centre for Science Education. Dr Obayelu is a member of many professional associations and societies. Among these are: the International Association of Agricultural Economists (IAAE), African Association of Agricultural Economists (AAAE), the Nigerian Association of Agricultural Economists (NAAE), Farm Management Association of Nigeria (FAMAN), Nigerian Association of Evaluators (NAE), African Growth and Development Policy (AGRODEP) Consortium, AGRODEP Impact Evaluation Network (AIEN), Emerald Literati Network and African Economics Research Consortium Network. He has edited two books on food systems. These are: Food Systems Sustainability and Environmental Policies in Modern Economies and Developing sustainable food systems, policies and securities.
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