James Adewuyi AKINWUMI

Biographical record

Title

Prof.

Surname

AKINWUMI

First Name

James

Other Names

Adewuyi

Gender

Male

Source of Publication

Achiever's Who's Who

Date of Birth

February 25,1942

Status

Alive

State of Origin

Osun

Place of Birth

Gbongan

Father's Status

N/A

Mother's Status

N/A

Marital Status

Married

Name of Spouse

Eniola Eyiowuawi Falode, 1969

Number of Children (Male)

2

Number of Children ( Female)

3

Profession

agricultural economist
Lecturer
Administrator

Education Level

Tertiary

Schools Attended with Dates

St Paul's School,Gbongan, 1948-54; Kings College, Lagos, 1956-62; Universityof Ibadan, 1963-66; 1967-71; Cornell Universiry, Ithaca, New York, USA.

Educational Qualification

B.Sc, M.Sc, Ph.D;

Membership of Professional Bodies/Professional Qualifications

Task Force on Food, Beverages,Tobacco, Raw Materials Research, 1988-89, PresidentialTask Force onAlternativeSource ofLivestock Feed Formulation,' 1988-93; consultant BEC Associates International, 1989-91; consultant, Nigeria-EEC Cooperative Education Project 1990-91; consultant Federal DepartmentofCooperatives/UNDP; 1996; mm: International Association of Agricultural Economists, Nigerian Association ofAgricultural Economists, ScienceSociety ofNigeria, Society for International DevelopmentAssociation forthe Reduction ofPoverty,

Previous Appointments

Lecturer, UniversityofIbadan, 1975-79; snr. Lecturer, 1979-84; mgr. University ofIbadan Petrol Station, 1979-85; Reader, Agricultural Business, 1984-90; prof.Agric Economics, University oflbadan, since 1990; dep. v-c University oflbadan, 2001; presd. University oflbadan Consumer Cooperative, 1979- 91; mm. Presidential Task Force, Green Revolution Technical Committee, 1981; consultant West African Milk Company, Ikeja, Lagos, 1985;

Have you ever been a member of any political party?

N/A

Creative Work/Major Exhibitions

Mobilisation ofRuralCooperativeSavings byInstitutes anditsImpact on Local Development inAfrican countries. ILO Sectoral Activities Programme, Cooperative Branch, Geneva, pp.127-147,1985; The SuccessesandShortcomingsofLendinglnstitutionsinNigerianAgriculture andAgro-alliedBusinesses, Workshop on Development ofAgricultureand Agro-allied Business in Nigeria, pp. 115-118,1985; co-author, The role of Farm RecordsandAccounts in AgriculturalBusiness, CBN, Lagos, pp.22- 34,1988.

Outstanding Achievements

Federal Government Scholarship, Kings College, Lagos, 1956-62;NigerianTobaccoCompanyScholarship, University oflbadan, 1963-66; Ford Foundation Fellowship, Cornell University, Ithaca, USA, 1971-75;

Hobbies

hockey, squash, swimming, scouting,

Social Clubs

presd. University oflbadan Cooperative Society, 1979-91; Anglican Youth Fellowship, St. Paul's Cathedral, Gbongan, since 1993^

Official Address

Faculty ofAgriculture, UniversityofIbadan, OyoState; res: 2,Oduduwa Road. University ofIbadan] Ibadan.