Prof. (Mrs.)
Prof Dorcas Adetokunbo ADEGBITE is a seasoned Agricultural Economist. She had her PhD, MSc. And BSc in Agricultural Economics from the University of Ibadan in the year 2002, 1989 and 1984 respectively. She also had Professional Diplomas in Cooperative Studies from Cooperative College, Ijeja (Affiliate of Olabisi Onabanjo University) and Education from Federal College of Education Osiele, Abeokuta in the year 2014 and 2019 respectively.
Prof. Adegbite had an excellent background in Cooperatives and Finance and a strong passion for transforming agricultural systems for food security and improved livelihood of rural households. Prof Dorcas Adegbite commenced her academic career as an Extension Fellow II at the Agricultural Media Resources and Extension Centre and anchored in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, in 1995 and rose through the ranks to be a Professor of Agricultural Finance & Policy Issues in 2015
She has served in various capacities at the University being the immediate past Director of Agricultural Media Resources and Extension Centre, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta. She teaches Agricultural Finance, Production Economics and Agricultural Cooperatives courses at the University's Undergraduate and Postgraduate levels with extension activities in rural livelihood and welfare improvement to eradicate hunger, malnutrition, food insecurity and poverty.
Prof. Adegbite has successfully supervised over 60 undergraduate, seven M.Agric and three PhD students. She has fifty publications in national and international journals and seven conference proceedings. She has also presented eighteen technical reports. She is happily married and blessed with wonderful children.
Professional Diploma in Education
Professional Diploma in Cooperative Studies
Ph.D. Agricultural Economics – University of Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
MSc. Agricultural Economics – University of Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
B.Sc. Agricultural Economics – University of Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
Ordinary National Diploma in Agriculture (O.N.D Agric.)
West African School Certificate
Agricultural Finance & Policy Issues, Agroforestry Practices
(i) The Best Student Award for the 1976/78 Set in the School of Agriculture, Ikorodu, during the 1st Graduation Ceremony of the Lagos State Polytechnic 1978 (ii) Award of Fellowship of Strategic Finance and Administration 2005
(iii) Award for Excellent Service given by the Sacred Heart Catholic College Abeokuta, Ogun State 2006
(iv) Best Student Award for the 2013 /2014 Set in Cooperative College, Ijeja, Abeokuta in collaboration with Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, Nigeria 2015
(v) Distinction and best Student Award for the 2018/2019 Set of the Professional Diploma ln Education Set at the Federal College of Education, Abeokuta, Ogun State Nigeria 2019
COLAMRUD presentative, on Promotion Assessment Panel COLPLANT,
Director of Agricultural Media Resources and Extension Centre, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta
(a) Nigerian Association of Agricultural Economists (NAAE)
(b) Farm Management Association of Nigeria (FAMAN)
(c) African Farm Management Association (AFAMA)
(d) Agricultural Society of Nigeria (ASN)
(e) Nigerian Soya beans Association
(f) Science Teachers’ Association of Nigeria (STAN)
(g) Children and Youth -In-Agriculture Programme Network (CYIAP)
(h) Agricultural Extension Society of Nigeria (AESON)
(i) Rural Sociological Association of Nigeria (RuSAN)
(j) Teachers’ Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN)
(k) Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM)
(l) Strategic Finance and Administration
1. 33rd National Conference of the Farm Management Association of Nigeria (FAMAN), 2019 held at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta between 7th and 10th, 2019).
2. 27th Annual National Congress of Rural Sociological Association of Nigeria (RUSAN), held at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. (October 8-11, 2018)
3. 14th National CYIAP Network Conference and meetings organised by the National Research and Development Network of Children and Youth in Agriculture Programme (CYIAP Network in Nigeria),held at Tai Solarin University of Education , Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State from 8th – 11th July ,2018.
4. 21st Annual Conference of the Agricultural Extension Society of Nigeria (AESON) held at the University of Ibadan. (November 9 -13, 2016)
5. 49th Annual Conference of the Agricultural Society of Nigeria, held at Delta State University, Asaba Campus, Anwai, Asaba, Delta State, ( 9th -13th November, 2016)
6. 18th Annual Symposium of International Association of Research Scholars and Fellow (IARSAF) held at the Conference Centre of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, (March 23-24, 2015)
7. 24th Annual National Congress of Rural Sociological Association (NRSA), held at University of Benin, Benin, Nigeria. (October11-15, 2015)
8. Agricultural Extension Society of Nigeria (AESON) Conference 2015 Theme: “Agricultural productivity for sustainable farm family development” held at the National Agricultural Extension Research Liaison Services Office, Zaria (May, 2015)
9. National Symposium on Sustaining Agricultural Development in Nigeria (SLIDEN) held at Oyo State College of Agriculture, Igbo-Ora, Oyo State, Nigeria. (November 10-14, 2014)
10. 23rd Annual National Congress of Nigerian Rural Sociological Association of Nigeria (RUSAN), held at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria (October12-15,2014)
11. 28th Annual Conference of the Farm Management Association of Nigeria (FAMAN), held at the Delta State University, Abraka., Delta State, Nigeria (14-16 October, 2014)
12. 21st Annual National Congress of Rural Sociological Association of Nigeria (RuSAN), held at University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria. October11-15,2014)
12. 28th Annual Conference of the Farm Management Association of Nigeria (FAMAN), held at the Delta State University, Abraka., Delta State, Nigeria. (26–30 August, 2014)
(1) Adekola O.A, Adegbite D.A,,Adetara O and Ojebiyi W.G, (2021): Livelihood Diversification and Settlement Pattern of Agro-Pastoralists in Ibadan/ Ibarapa Agricultural zone of Oyo State, Nigeri in The Nigerian Agricultural Journal (NAJ),Vol.52(2), http//www.ajol.info/index.php/naj., August. 2021
(2) Oke F.O. Dipeolu A.O., Adegbite D.A., Kareem I.A.(2019)Urban-Rural Differences in prevalence of and Determinants of Overweight and Obesity : A Case Study of Ogun State, Nigeria., FAMAN Journal , 19(2):23-36
(3) Kareem I.A., Adekunle M.F., Adegbite D.A., Soaga J.A.,(2017): Evaluation of selected Agroforestry practices and Farmers’ Perception of Climate Change in Ogun State, Nigeria. MedCrave, Published by Forestry Research and Engineering International Journal, 1(1) DOI: 10.15406/FREIJ, 2017
(4) Kareem I.A., Adekunle M.F., Adegbite D.A., Soaga J.A., and Kolade V.O (2016): Economic Evaluation of Agro-forestry practices in Ogun State, Nigeria. Federal University of Mato Grosso, Culuba, Published by Advances in Forestry Science, Mato Grosso, Brazil, September 2016, 3 (3), pp39-44.
(5) Kolade V.O., Adekunle M.F., Adegbite D.A., Soaga J.A., and Kareem I.A., (2016): Technical Efficiency of Agroforestry Farmers in Ogun State, Nigeria. Published by Journal of Agricultural Economics and Extension Reserch Studies(AGEERS), Faculty of Agriculture, University of Port Harcourt , Rivers State, Nigeria, October, 2015, 4(1)Pp50-62
(6) Adegbite D.A, Momoh S, Oyeyinka, R.A, Abolude R.A and (2015) : Determinants of Loan Repayment among Beneficiaries of Government-Guarantee Agricultural Loan Scheme (GGALS), Osun State, Nigeria, published by Journal of Applied Tropical Agriculture, vol. 6(1) : 54-61(Federal University of Technology, Akure, (FUTA) Ondo State, Nigeria.
(7) Adegbite D.A,Ashaolu A.F, Y. Akegbejo-Samson, Olaoye and Phillips A.A (2015): Comparative Economic Analysis of Production Efficiency of Fadama II Catfish Beneficiaries and Non-Beneficiaries, Ogun state, Nigeria . Published in Journal of Biology, Agriculture and Health Care,U.S.A, ISSN 2224 -3208(Paper), Vol. 6 (25): 63-71, 2015.
(8) Adegbite D.A, Olaoye, O.J, Oyeyinka, R.A, Abolude R.A and Momoh S. (2014) Loan Supply and Recovery among Small-holder Farmers: A Case of the Government- Guarantee Agricultural loan Scheme, Osun State, Nigeria .Publication of the Journal of Agricultural Management and Rural Development (JAMARD), 5(1): 116-124, May 2014, Department of Agricultural Management , Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State , Nigeria.
(9) Adegbite D.A, O.I. Afolabi, O.F. Ashaolu, S.O. Akinbode and T.O Olanrewaju (2014): Non-Parametric Estimation of the production Efficiency of Poultry Eggs farming in Ogun State, Nigeria. American Journal of Agriculture, 4(12), 1660-1680, July 27, 2014, Publishedby SCIENCE DOMAIN international. www.sciencedomain.org.
(10) Afolabi I.O, Adegbite, D. A , Akinbode S.O Ashaolu O. F and A.M Shittu (2014):Credit Constraints :Its Existence and Determinants among Poultry (Egg) Farmers in Nigeria , British Journal of Management and trade 4(2),1834-1848 SCIENCE DOMAIN international www.science domaim.org
(11) Afolabi O.I, Adegbite, D. A , Ashaolu O. F and Akinbode S.O (2013): Profitability and Resource- Use Efficiency in Poultry (eggs) farming in Ogun state , Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Farm Management, 14(2):53-59, September 2013. ISBN -978-2607-002,© Farm Management of Nigeria. Available at http//nigerianjfarmmanagement.blogspot.com.
(12) Olaoye O.J, Adegbite D.A,OluwalanaE.O.A.,VaughanI.O,Odebiyi, C.O and Adedeji A.P (2014) Comparative Evaluation of Economic benefits of Earthen fish ponds and Concrete tanks in Aquaculture enterprises in Oyo State, Nigeria. Croatian Journal of Fisheries, 72, 67-86, On Line first, original Scientific Paper, Coden Ribaeg ISSN 1330-061X. Published by Universityof Zagreb, Faculty of Forestry and Agriculture, Zagreb, Croatia, South-Eastern Europe. http:/ribarstro.agr.hr/
(13) Ambali, O.I, Adegbite, D. A, Ayinde and Idowu O.A. (2012): Comparative Analysis of Technical Efficiency of crop farmers of the Bank of Agriculture (BOA) Loan Scheme in Ogun State, Nigeria. Asian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 4(6): 383-389 © 2012.Published by the Asian Research Publishing Network(ARPN).Available at http://www.arpnjournal.com.
(14) Ambali, O.I, Adegbite, D. A, Ayinde, I. A. Awotide D.O. (2012): Comparative Analysis of Production Efficiency Of Food crop Farmers in Ogun State, Nigeria, ARPN Journal of Agriculture and Biological Sciences,7(19): 680-688, September, 2012, ©2012.Published by the Asian Research Publishing Network(ARPN) Available at http://www.arpnjournal.com.
(15) Ambali, O.I, Adegbite, D. A, Ayinde, I. A. Oyeyinka, R.A. (2012): Comparative Analysis of Technical Efficiency Of Loan Beneficiary and Non-Beneficiary Cassava-based Crop Farmers in Ogun State, Nigeria, ARPN Journal of Agriculture and Biological Sciences, 7(12):1038-1047 ©2012.Published by the Asian Research Publishing Network(ARPN) Available at http://www.arpnjournal.com.
(16) Olaoye, O.J, Adegbite, D. A, Ashaolu, O. F. Godwin A., Omoyinmi K and Odebiyi F.M. (2012). Socio-economic determinants of the Demand for the Ogun State Multi-purpose Credit Agency (OSAMCA Loan among Fish farmers in Remo zone of Ogun State ,Nigeria. Journal of Sustainable Development in Africa, 14(2),ISSN: 1520-5509 Published Clarion University of Pensylvania, USA.
(17) Adekunle A, Adegbite D.A and Fakayode S.B (2012): Rural Financial Services and Poverty Alleviation:The Roles of the Nigerian Agricultural Cooperative and Rural Development Bank (NACRDB) in Oyo State, Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Agriculture, Food and Environment 8(1):1-9,ISSN0331-0787, Publication of the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Uyo, Uyo, Akwa-Ibom State, Nigeria, www.njafe.org.
(18) Adegbite, D. A , S. Momoh, K.O. Adubi, W.M. Ogunniyi (2011): Analysis of Informal Credit Operations among Farmers in ATISBO Local Government Area of Oyo State, Nigeria Journal of Agricultural Research and Development (JARD)Vols. 7&, 8, 2008&2009, Pp 10-26, Publication of the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria
(19) Adubi K.O and Adegbite D.A (2011): Improving Rural Women’s role for family sustainable development in Osun State, Nigeria. Journal of Agricultural and Rural Development, 7(5): Publication of the University of Swaziland, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Education and Extension, South Africa.
(20) Adegbite D.A and Olumide A. Adeleye (2011): Determinants of Access to Micro credit in Oyo State, Nigeria. Journal of Agricultural Research and Development (JARD)Vols. 7&, 8, 2008 & 2009 10-26Pp, Publication of the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria
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