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Christiana O. AFOLABI

Assistant Lecturer
college of AGRICULTURE, ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE (COAES)
Agriculture Programme

Researched on the determinants of participation of local groups in rural community development activities in South-Western Nigeria.

Education
  • Ph.D (2022 till date) University of Ibadan, Ibadan (Agric. Extension and Rural Development)
  • M. Phil.(2021). University of Ibadan, Ibadan (Agric. Extension and Rural Development)
  • M.Sc (2006) University of Ibadan, Ibadan (Agric. Economics)
  • B.Tech (2002) Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso (Agricultural Economics and Extension)
Research

M. Sc. research is titled “Determinants of Participation of local groups in rural community development activities in South-Western Nigeria”

Poor participation and lack of cooperative action of local groups in Community Development (CD) lead to inequitable resource distribution and do not guarantee peoples’ ownership of projects. Despite the national prominence given to participatory development process, the concept is yet to be institutionalised in many rural societies. Previous studies on group participation in CD activities have focused on how to promote group participations in communities, with little evidence on what drives participation in such activities. Therefore, determinants of local group participation in CD activities in southwestern Nigeria were investigated.

A four-stage sampling procedure was used to select 303 local group members from Osun and Ekiti state. Interview schedule was used to collect data on respondents’ personal and enterprise characteristics, local groups’ characteristics, perception of participation in CD activities, benefits derived from participation, constraints faced and extent of participation in CD activities. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics, Chi-square, Pearson Product Moment Correlation, t-test and Ordinary Least Square regression at α 0.05.

The study reveals that most respondents had an appreciable years of formal education and years of experience. However, it is pathetic that a higher proportion of local group members did not participate in some of the community development activities in the group, most especially in project monitoring and evaluation. 

Years of experience, benefits derived and constraints to groups’ participation in community development activities were the major predictors of the extent of groups’ participation in community development activities. “Cultural rules prohibit women participation” was a major constraint to groups’ participation in community development activities.

The study concludes that for effective transformation to take place in our rural areas, rural group members must participate actively and have a positive perception towards rural development programmes. Enabling environment that will reduce constraints to participation in community development activities should be put in place by the government.

Findings from this research is useful to local, state and the federal government planning unit in assessing and planning for rural development in most of Nigeria’s rural areas.

Institutional Service
  • Member, Programme Curriculum committee
  • Member, Programme Enrollment committee
  • Coordinator, weekend/ top-up programme (Agric. Extension Unit )
  • Member, Quality assurance committee
  • Member, Programme Investment committee
  • Coordinator, Home Economics laboratory
  • Level adviser, Agriculture 200L students
  • Chairperson, Programme welfare committee
Professional Service
  • Member, Rural Sociological Association of Nigeria (RuSAN)
  • Member, Agricultural Extension Society of Nigeria (AESON)
  • Member, Graduate Women International (GWI)
  • Member, Data Science Nigeria (DSN)
Selected Publications
  1. C O Afolabi, M S Bright-Oridami and I Nwanchukwu (2023). Performance Evaluation of Bowen Milk Collection Centre Iwo Osun State Nigeria. IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci. 1219 012014 doi:10.1088/1755-1315/1219/1/012014
  2. Ogunbode, T. O., Owoeye, M. O., Afolabi C. O. and Oyebamiji V. O. (2022). Impact of Domestic Water provision on Women in their educational attainment: A case of Iwo, Nigeria. Bahria University Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences (BUJHSS) Vol. 5(1). Pp 14-30. DOI: https://doi.org/10.58800/bujhss.v5i1.77
  3. Ayandiji, A., Afolabi, C.O. and Olaojo (2021): Use of Social media in sourcing Agricultural Information among Farmers in Oyo Central, Senatorial District, Oyo State. Nigerian Journal of Rural Sociology Vol.21, No. 1, Pp 42-45 
  4. Ayandiji, A., Afolabi, C.O. and Alamu, S. I. (2021): Cassava Value Chain Analysis in Ogbomoso Metropolis of Oyo State. Journal of Sustainable Development Vol. 19 No. 1Pp 1-13. 
  5. Omotoso O. Ogunmola, Christiana O. Afolabi, Charles A. Adesina and Kelechi A. IleChukwu (2021): A Comparative analysis of the Profitability and Technical Efficiency of Vegetable Production under two farming systems in Nigeria. Journal of Agricultural Sciences (Belgrade) Vol. 66 No. 1 Pp 87-104. DOI:10.2298/JAS2101087O
  6. Ayandiji, A., Afolabi, C. O. and Oluranti, D. E. (2021): Assessment of Farmers willingness to pay for Extension Services on Livestock Production Production in Lagos State. International African Conference on Current Studies. Pp. 393-404. 
  7. Yekinni, O. T. and Afolabi, C. O. (2019): Farmers’ Assessment of the Effectiveness of Extension Communication Methods Used in Ogbomoso Agricultural Zone of Oyo-State, Nigeria. Journal of Agricultural Extension. Vol. 23, No. 3. Pp. 126-134 DOI:10.4314/JAE.V23I3.11
  8. Ayandiji, A. Afolabi, C.O. and Thomas, S.O. (2019): Determinants of food Security status of Urban Farmers in Lagos State Nigeria. International Journal of Agriculture and Development studies (IJDS). Vol 4. No.1 Pp 78 – 86
  9. Ayandiji, A., Ogunmola, O.O., Afolabi, C.O. and Olajide, E.A. (2019): Effects of farmers’ field School Participation on adoption of New Technologies in Maize Production in Selected Areas of Oyo State, Nigeria. The Nigeria Journal of Agricultural Extension Vol. 20 No. 2 Pp 1- 13
  10. Yekinni, O. T. and Oladapo, C. O. (2016): Coping strategies of farmers to climatic change in Ibarapa Central local government of Oyo State. Nigerian Journal of Rural Sociology Vol.16, No. 3, Pp 20-28