Igbekele Amos Ajibefun (born 28 July 1964) is a Nigerian professor of

Agricultural economics Agricultural economics is an applied field of economics concerned with the application of economic theory in optimizing the production and distribution of food and fiber products. Agricultural economics began as a branch of economics that specif ...

, former Rector of

Rufus Giwa Polytechnic Rufus Giwa Polytechnic is a tertiary learning institution in Owo, Ondo State, Nigeria. The National Board for Technical Education has approved it as a state-owned polytechnic. It is also accredited by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nig ...

and former

Vice chancellor A chancellor is a leader of a college or university, usually either the executive or ceremonial head of the university or of a university campus within a university system. In most Commonwealth and former Commonwealth nations, the chancellor is ...

Adekunle Ajasin University Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA) is a state government owned and operated Nigerian university. The university is located in Akungba Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria. History Adekunle Ajasin University was first established as Obaf ...

. He is the fifth substantive Vice Chancellor of Adekunle Ajasin.

Early life

Ajibefun was born in

Irele Ikale or old Ikale local government is Yoruba tribes in Ondo state Nigeria.It originally included what is now irele Local government. Which was split into Irele and Okitipupa local government. Irele is a Local Government Area in Ondo State, Nige ...

, local government area of

Ondo State Ondo State ( yo, Ìpínlẹ̀ Oǹdó) is a state in southwestern Nigeria. It was created on 3 February 1976 from the former Western State. It borders Ekiti State to the north, Kogi State to the northeast, Edo State to the east, Delta State to t ...

, southwestern

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on 28 July 1964. He had his secondary education at United Grammar School, Ode-Irele in Ondo State, where he obtained the west African School Certificate 1983 before he proceeded to the

Federal University of Technology Akure The Federal University of Technology Akure (informally FUT Akure or simply FUTA) is a federal government-owned university located in Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria. It was founded in 1981 under a drive by the government of Nigeria to create univers ...

where he received a bachelor's degree in Farm Management and Extension in 1990. He later attended the

University of Ibadan The University of Ibadan (UI) is a public research university in Ibadan, Nigeria. The university was founded in 1948 as University College Ibadan, one of many colleges within the University of London. It became an independent university in 196 ...

where he obtained a master's degree in Agricultural economics in 1992 before he returned to his alma mater where he was awarded a doctorate (Ph.D.) degree in Agricultural economics.

Career

He joined the services of

Federal University of Technology, Akure The Federal University of Technology Akure (informally FUT Akure or simply FUTA) is a federal government-owned university located in Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria. It was founded in 1981 under a drive by the government of Nigeria to create univers ...

in 1993 as assistant lecturer and was appointed a professor on 1 October 2009. In November 2010, he was appointed Rector of Rufus Giwa Polytechnic. He held this position until he was appointed as Vice chancellor of Adekunle Ajasin University, to succeed professor

Nahzeem Olufemi Mimiko Nahzeem Olufemi "Femi" Mimiko (born 1 May 1960) is a Nigerian educational administrator and former vice chancellor of Adekunle Ajasin University, a state-owned university named after the former governor of Ondo State, Nigeria, Adekunle Ajasin. The ...

whose tenure elapsed in January 2015.

Membership

*Member, European Society for Soil Conservation (ESSC) *International Association for Agricultural Economists (IAAE) *African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) Network *Asian Society of Agricultural Economists (ASAE) *Nigerian Economic Society *Nigerian Participatory Rural Appraisal Network (NIPRANET) and Conference of Heads of Polytechnics in Nigeria.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ajibefun, Igbekele Amos Academic staff of Rufus Giwa Polytechnic Living people 1964 births People from Ondo State Federal University of Technology Akure alumni University of Ibadan alumni Academic staff of the Federal University of Technology Akure Yoruba agriculturalists Nigerian agriculturalists Rufus Giwa Polytechnic people Academic staff of Adekunle Ajasin University