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 vice-chancellor (commonly called a VC) serves as the chief executive of a university in the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Australia, Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Kenya, other Commonwealth countr ...

Adekunle Ajasin University Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA) is a public university owned and operated by the government of Ondo State, Nigeria. The university is located in Akungba Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria. History Adekunle Ajasin University was esta ...

. He is the fifth substantive Vice Chancellor of Adekunle Ajasin. Commissioner for education Ondo state (July 2025-till date

Early life

Ajibefun was born in

Irele Irele is a local government area in Ondo State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Ode-Irele. It was originally part of the old Ikale LGA, which was split into Irele and Okitipupa LGAs. It has an area of and had a population of 14 ...

, local government area of

Ondo State Ondo () is a States of Nigeria, state in Points of the compass, southwestern Nigeria. It was created on 3 February 1976 from the former Western State (Nigeria), Western State. Ondo borders Ekiti State to the north, Kogi State to the northeast fo ...

, 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 in the year 1983 before he proceeded to the

Federal University of Technology Akure The Federal University of Technology Akure (also known as FUT Akure or simply FUTA) is a federal government-owned university located in Akure, Ondo State, southwestern Nigeria. It was established in 1981 by the Nigerian federal government, the ...

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 university located in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. Initially founded as the University College Ibadan in 1948, it maintained its affiliation with the University of London. In 1962, it became an independe ...

where he obtained a master's degree in Agricultural economics in the year 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 (also known as FUT Akure or simply FUTA) is a federal government-owned university located in Akure, Ondo State, southwestern Nigeria. It was established in 1981 by the Nigerian federal government, the ...

in the year 1993 as assistant lecturer and was appointed as 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 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 Nigerian agriculturalists Rufus Giwa Polytechnic people Academic staff of Adekunle Ajasin University