Professor David Uromimhemen Okoedo-Okojie

Name: Professor David Uromimhemen Okoedo-Okojie, Ph.D

Marital Status: Married (4 children)

Present Appointment: Professor, University of Benin

Languages: Yoruba, English, Pidgin English

Date of Birth: 2 April 1973, Uromi, Edo State

Nationality: Nigerian · Esan North East LGA, Edo State

Department: Agricultural Extension & Rural Development

Home: No 2 Johnbull Uhumwangho Street, Off Benin-Lagos Express Road, Oviogie, Ovia North East LGA, Benin City

Ph.D Agricultural Extension

Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma

M.Sc. Agricultural Extension

University of Benin, Benin City

B.Agric Hons (Agricultural Economics)

University of Benin, Benin City

Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE)

Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma

Professor — University of Benin

Associate Professor — University of Benin

Senior Lecturer → Lecturer I → Lecturer II — University of Benin

Visiting Lecturer — Adekunle Ajasin University; Benson Idahosa University; Ambrose Alli University (Sabbatical)

Facilitator — National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Benin Study Centre

Areas of Focus

Postgraduate Supervision

Ag. Head of Department — Agricultural Economics & Extension Services, University of Benin

Postgraduate Coordinator — Department of Agricultural Economics & Extension Services

Chairman, Programme for Development of Local 30% of CCMAS

Best 400-level student, Agricultural Economics & Extension Services (1996/97)
Most Motivating Lecturer Award — National Association of Agriculture Students, UNIBEN (2015)
Letter of Commendation — Dean, Faculty of Agriculture (2017)
External Examiner (M.Sc & Ph.D) — OAU, Delta State University, Ambrose Alli University, Benson Idahosa University

Book

Selected Journal Articles (Local, National & Foreign)

Okoedo-Okojie, D.U. & Onemolease, E.A. (2009). Factors Affecting Adoption of Yam Storage Technologies… Journal of Human Ecology, 27(2), 155–160.
Onemolease, E.A. & Okoedo-Okojie, D.U. (2007). Influence of Information Channels on Maize Farmers Adoption… South African Journal of Agricultural Extension, 36(1), 28–38.
Okoedo-Okojie, D.U. & Koyenikan, M.J. (2012). Extension Workers’ Cocoa Production Technology Dissemination Constraints… OIDA International Journal of Sustainable Development, 5(8), 33–40.
Kenneth, A.I., Okoedo-Okojie, D.U. & Igbinosa, F.O. (2019). Competence and Internet Usage among Agricultural Extension Workers… Scientific Papers Series Management, 19(4), 133–139.
Okoedo-Okojie, D.U. (2015). Determinants of Constraints to Information Sources Utilization among Maize Farmers… British Journal of Applied Science and Technology, 9(2), 182–190.
+ 60 additional journal articles and conference papers spanning 2001–2021.

Prof. F.E. Orhue

Dean, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Benin · 0805 524 3968

Prof. J.A. Imasuen

Department of Animal Science, University of Benin · 0803 886 4473

Prof. K.E. Law-Ogbomo

Department of Crop Science, University of Benin · 0805 511 2208

Curriculum Vitae — Professor David Uromimhemen Okoedo-Okojie, Ph.D · University of Benin