Prof. (Mrs.) Opeyemi Eyitayo Ayinde

Prof. (Mrs.) Opeyemi Eyitayo Ayinde

Professor

Agric. Economics & Farm Management

Prof. Opeyemi E. Ayinde, an Applied and agricultural Economists and Behavioral Analyst, got her PhD in Agricultural Economics at the University of Ilorin, had her postdoctoral training in Innovation Economics at SARChI Chair on Innovation Studies, Tshwane University of Technology Pretoria, South Africa, and was Fulbright Visiting Senior researcher to The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. Prof. Ayinde is currently the Vice-President of the Africa Association of Agricultural Economists, and a board member of the African Network for Economics of Learning, Innovation, and Competence Building Systems (ARICALICS). Her key research Interest presently has been in the economics of innovation in agricultural productivity exploring themes such as the agricultural producers’ behavior to risk, especially climate risk and as well to innovation; determinants of diffusion of new technology, Agricultural Management strategies, Effect of Climate change on Agricultural production and gender issues. She has supervised more than 100 undergraduate projects, 30 Masters, and 8 doctoral students.

Qualifications

  • Certificate, Data Science Essential, Cornell University, USA, 2023
  • Ph.D. Agricultural Economics, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria. 2008
  • M.S. Agricultural Economics, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria. 2004
  • B.S. Agriculture, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria. 1999

Teaching

Undergraduate
  • Basic Mathematics and Statistics for Students of Agriculture
  • Basic Techniques for Agricultural Economics Survey
  • Farm Practical Training
  • Agricultural Marketing
  • Econometrics
  • Farm Management Analysis
  • Introduction to Research Methods
Postgraduate
  • Agricultural Marketing
  • Research Methodology
  • Operational Research
  • Micro-Economic Theory
  • Farm Management
  • Mathematical Economics

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Office Address

Room 1 Faculty of Agriculture building, University of Ilorin