Abiodun Elijah Obayelu

Abiodun Obayelu started his educational career in University of Ilorin, Kwara State Nigeria where he obtained Bachelor Degree in Agriculture (B. Agric) in 1995. In year 2002, he obtained a Master’s degree in Business Administration (M.B.A) and a Master of Science degree in Agricultural Economics from University of Ilorin and Ibadan, Nigeria respectively. Obayelu obtained his Ph.D degree in Agricultural Economics in August 2009 from University of Ibadan. Between 2005 and 2007, he was University of Ibadan Postgraduate School Teaching and Research Assistant and currently lectures in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management, Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta (FUNAAB) Ogun State, Nigeria. His areas of interest include: Food and Consumer Welfare Economics, Development Economics, Impact Evaluation and Agricultural Innovations. He has published extensively in both international and local journals, and has to his credit over 60 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. 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) and associate editor of the Journal of Agricultural Science published by the Canadian Centre for Science Education. He is also a member of both international and local associations including the African Association of Agricultural Economists (AAAE), Nigerian Association of Agricultural Economists (NAAE), Nigerian Association of Evaluators (NAE), African Growth and Development Policy (AGRODEP) Modeling Consortium Impact Evaluation Network (AIEN), Emerald Literati Network and African Economics Research Consortium Network.

Publications

Integrating Environment, Food Systems, and Sustainability in Feeding the Growing Population in Developing Countries
Integrating Environment, Food Systems, and Sustainability in Feeding the Growing Population in Developing Countries
Abiodun Elijah Obayelu. © 2019. 11 pages.
Food is indispensable to life. It plays an important role in the economy but what is not well known is the impact of production and consumption that food has on the environment....
Food Systems Sustainability and Environmental Policies in Modern Economies
Food Systems Sustainability and Environmental Policies in Modern Economies
Abiodun Elijah Obayelu. © 2018. 371 pages.
Food security is essential to the advancement and development of economies and societies worldwide. The promotion of viable food structures is the most effective method of...
Integrating Environment, Food Systems, and Sustainability in Feeding the Growing Population in Developing Countries
Integrating Environment, Food Systems, and Sustainability in Feeding the Growing Population in Developing Countries
Abiodun Elijah Obayelu. © 2018. 14 pages.
Food is indispensable to life. It plays an important role in the economy but what is not well known is the impact of production and consumption that food has on the environment....
Biofuel Production and Its Implications in a Transitive Low Carbon Development Country: The Case of South Africa
Biofuel Production and Its Implications in a Transitive Low Carbon Development Country: The Case of South Africa
Constant Labintan, Harald Winkler, Abiodun Elijah Obayelu. © 2018. 18 pages.
This chapter explains the implication of South Africa's transport fuel 2% blending. Using dry grain sorghum as feedstock with guaranteed food security has lower emission of...
Sustainable Consumption and Green Marketing in Developing Countries: Contemporary Perspective Using Nigeria and Kenya as Case Studies
Sustainable Consumption and Green Marketing in Developing Countries: Contemporary Perspective Using Nigeria and Kenya as Case Studies
Abiodun Elijah Obayelu. © 2016. 23 pages.
This chapter provides an insight into why Green Marketing (GM) and Sustainable Consumption (SC) of green products are subject of research and discussion in contemporary society....