Ayoade ABIDOGUN

Biographical record

Title

Dr

Surname

ABIDOGUN

First Name

Ayoade

Gender

Male

Source of Publication

NIBC Who's Who (3rd Edition)

Date of Birth

Tuesday, October 5, 1937

Status

Alive

State of Origin

Oyo State

Place of Birth

Ogbomoso

Father's Status

N/A

Mother's Status

N/A

Marital Status

Married

Profession

Agricultural economist

Education Level

Tertiary

Membership of Professional Bodies/Professional Qualifications

Life mem., Society for International Development;

Previous Appointments

Agricultural Officer, Ijebu Province, Western Region, 1962-63; Egbado Province, Western Region, 1965-67; Officer-in-Charge, Western State Special Cocoa Development Scheme, 1967-68; Officer-in-Charge, Farm Settlement Scheme, Ibadan, Oyo Circle, 1968; Agricultural Officer, School of Agricultural Research, Moor Plantation, Ibadan 1969-70; Lecturer, A.R.C of Nigeria, 1970-72; Head/Principal Scientific Officer, Economics Division of the Council, 1972-75; Chief Scientific Officer, Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria, 1976-79; Chief Planning Officer, National Science and Technology Development Agency, 1977; Asst. dir. National Cereals Research Institute, 1977-85; Head, Planning Section, Federal Agricultural Co-ordinating Unit, Ibadan, since 1986; mm: Steering Committee, Home Economic Programme, Federal Department of Agriculture, Oyo State, 1975-78; ch. Committee on Research Projects Progress-Reporting System, Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria, 1976; secretary, Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria, 1976; secretary. Agricultural Research Institutes Directors' Meeting, 1972-77; sec, Research Institute Review Panel, 1977; mm: Niger River Basin Development Authority Advisory Committee; National Universities Commission Committee 1979; Executive Committee, Nigerian Chapter of International Development Society, since 1980; Agricultural Society of Nigeria; Nigerian Economic Society; Science Association of Nigeria; Nigerian Association of Agricultural Economists; Association for the Advancement of Agricultural Sciences in Africa; Agricultural Economics Society of Great Britain;

Have you ever been a member of any political party?

N/A

Hobbies

Table tennis, Photography, Gardening, Creative writing;

Official Address

Federal Agricultural Coordinating Unit, 12-16, Ilaro Street, Bodija, Ibadan, P.M.B 5517, Oyo State.