Agricultural Extension &
Rural Development
Producing thoroughly bred, skilful and self-reliant change agents committed to nation building, poverty alleviation, and zero hunger through quality agricultural extension and advisory services.
I welcome you warmly, to the Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, one of the core Departments at the Faculty of Agricultural Production and Management of College of Agriculture of Osun State University, Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria.
No doubt, agricultural extension experts are change agents and change they say, is the only permanent thing in life. And so, I implore you all to keep evolving to radiate desirable change(s) always as your best is surely yet to come. However, please endeavour to have positive disposition about life, at all times.
Head, Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development
IDRIS-ADENIYI Kaothar M.
Senior Lecturer
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE • AGRIC ECONS & EXT
OpenAlexLocation
The Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, a product of the bifurcation of the defunct Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, is housed by the College of Agriculture, Ejigbo Campus of Osun State University.
The ancient town of Ejigbo, Osun State shares border with Oyo State. The people of Ejigbo having an elite king are quite accommodating and receptive and so the indigenes pose little or no threat to the peaceful and fruitful stay of our students on and off campus, all through and even beyond the length of their study time.
Philosophy
The Philosophy of the Department is to produce thoroughly bred, skilful and self-reliant graduate and postgraduate change agents who are highly relevant to nation building particularly in the agricultural development sphere at the national and international levels.
The Department is also committed to the achievement of the two foremost sustainable development goals of No Poverty and Zero Hunger.
Vision
To be a reference point in the provision of all-inclusive world class teaching and learning experiences to spawn undergraduate and postgraduate products with unequalled global competitive advantages, across board.
Mission
To be exemplary in the uptake of global technological and professional innovations in pursuance of top-notch resourceful training in agricultural extension and all-round advisory services towards achieving the sustainable development goals.
Academic Programmes
The Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development offers academic programmes at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
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Bachelor of Agriculture (B. Agric.)Agricultural Extension and Rural Development
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Master of Science (M.Sc.)Agricultural Extension and Rural Development
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Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.)Agricultural Extension and Rural Development
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Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)Agricultural Extension and Rural Development
Physical Facilities & Development
The Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development can boast of the following functional physical facilities:
Planned Facilities (Proposed Department of Livelihood and Consumer Sciences)
Research Activities
Ongoing Research Focus
Members of academic staff in the Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development are constantly engaged in impactful basic and applied research across different aspects of agricultural production with the ultimate aim of improving the living standards of the farming folks.
Extension Outreach
The Department is engaged in quality agricultural extension and advisory outreach services targeted towards boosting the productive capabilities of local farmers across the three agricultural zones in Osun State and beyond.
Community Engagement & Partnerships
We are equally open to public private collaborations geared towards improving the livelihoods of resource-poor farm families within and outside Osun State, our primary environment.
The Department collaborates with various stakeholders to establish outreach centres and plays a major role in the development of major markets within and outside Ejigbo.
