Dr. Abraham Falola

Reader

Agric. Economics & Farm Management

Abraham Falola is a Reader in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management of the University of Ilorin with 15 years of university teaching, research, and administrative experience. He hails from Osun State, Nigeria.
He is the current Deputy Project Manager, Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) at the University of Ilorin. He has also served as the Deputy Director (Academic) at the Centre for Open and Distance Learning, Acting Head of his department, member of the University Admissions Committee, Certificate Screening Committee, and e-learning Committee, among others. His research focuses on agricultural production and welfare economics, with interests in productivity and efficiency analyses, digital agriculture, agricultural and nutrition security programmes, and vulnerable groups.
He has published over one hundred peer-reviewed articles in journals, edited conference proceedings, and written book chapters. He has successfully supervised many Master’s dissertations and Ph.D. theses. Dr Falola is a member of many professional bodies, including the Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition Forum, the African Growth and Development Policy Modelling Consortium, the Society for Medicinal Plants and Economic Development, and the Nigerian Association of Agricultural Economists, among others. He is a consultant to many local and international agricultural development agencies.

Qualifications

Ph.D. Agricultural Economics, University of Ilorin, Nigeria (2015)
M. Sc. Agricultural Economics, University of Ilorin, Nigeria (2011)
B. Agric. Agricultural Economics Major (First Class Honours), University of Ilorin, Nigeria (2008)
IJMB A' Level Certificate, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria (2001)
West African Senior School Certificate, West African Examination Council (2000)

Teaching

Undergraduate

AEF 528 – Elements of Rural Economics (Sasakawa)
AEF 524 – Agricultural Economic Analysis
AEF 406 – Farm Management and Agricultural Extension for Engineering Students
AFS 511 - Business Management for Food Scientists
AEF 409 – Dynamics of Agribusiness
AEF 410 – Agribusiness Management
AEF 517 – Farm Management and Accounting
AEF 522 – Agricultural Production Economics
AEF 403 – Farm Record Keeping
AEF 404 – Basic Techniques of Agricultural Survey

Postgraduate

AEF 808 – Agricultural Finance
AEF 813 – Project Appraisal and Planning
AEF 804 – Computer Applications in Agriculture for Social Scientists
AEF 807 – Introduction to Quantitative Methods in Research
AEF 812 – Resource Economics
AEF 904 – Advanced Mathematical Economics
AEF 902 – Advanced Research Methodology

Publications & Links

Get in Touch

For enquiries or collaborations, please use the contact details below.

Email

falola.a@unilorin.edu.ng

Office Address

Room 5, First Floor, Faculty of Agriculture Main Building, University of Ilorin