D. O. Torimiro

TORIMIRO, Dixon Olutade (Ph.D.), a native of Isonyin in Ijebu North East Local Government Area within Ogun East Senatorial District, Nigeria. He is Nigeria’s Federal Government Scholar, a distinguished academic, researcher, community development expert and a Professor of Agricultural Extension & Rural Sociology with more than 25 years academic experience. He is a Fellow of the Centre for Gender & Social Policy Studies and former acting Head, Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. He was Coordinator of Pre-degree Programme and member of Management, Centre for Distance Learning, Obafemi Awolowo University, Moro Campus. Professor Torimiro has held teaching and/or research positions in Ogun State University, Ago-Iwoye; Federal University of Technology, Akure; Crawford University, Igbesa; and University of Botswana’s College of Agriculture, Gaborone. He was a member of College of Research Associates, United Nations University’s Institute of Natural Resources in Africa (CRA/UNUINRA), Ghana in 2002 and Laureate of the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa’s (CODESRIA’s) Child and Youth Studies Institute-2004. He was Visiting Professor to Cape Breton University, Canada as IDRC Scientist in 2013; Visiting Professor to North West University, South Africa as ECOWAS-AAU Fellow in 2016; and Visiting International Extension Scholar-In-Residence at the Ohio State University, Columbus, USA in 2019. He was Co-initiator and former President of the National Research and Development Network of Children and Youth in Agriculture Programme (CYIAP- Network) in Nigeria. He is a pioneer member of University of Glasgow’s Strategic Network for Sustainable Future in Africa (SFA) inaugurated in the University of Botswana in 2017. His participation at the German Government’s sponsored 21st International Training for Rural Youth Leaders held in 2002, at the Bavarian Farmers’ Union Training Centre, in Herrsching, Germany under the patronship of the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) led to the initiation of the African Centre for Rural Youth Empowerment (ACRYE) - his action plan for Nigeria. He is the Chairman, Board of trustees of the Centre. He has singularly or in collaboration with colleagues won a good number of highly competitive grants from CODESRIA, OAURC, AAU/DFID, IDRC, ESRC. He has consultancy experiences with the World Bank, AAU, CCARDESA, JDPC and with Ondo State Government of Nigeria in recruiting Agricultural Extension Officers for Ondo State Civil Service Commission under the auspices of ABC Agricultural Systems Ltd. in 2008. He was appointed Returning Officer in 2011 national election for Obokun Local Government Area, Osun State by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Professor Torimiro’s research activities have positively impacted a good number of communities in Nigeria (Oye-Ekiti, Igbesa, Ipetumodu, Asawure, Edun-Abon, Gbogan) and Botswana (Mogobane and Oodi). He belongs to a good number of local and international professional associations, among which are the Agricultural Extension Society of Nigeria (AESON), Rural Sociological Association of Nigeria (RuSAN), International Rural Network (IRN), Scotland, Union for African Population Studies, Tanzania, Global Forum for Rural Advisory Services (GFRAS), Switzerland; Research Board of Advisors of the American Biographical Institute, Raleigh, USA; Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education (AIAEE), USA; and African-American Transportation Professional Networking Group, USA. He has successfully trained and mentored more than 20 postgraduate students including PhDs, and he has served as External Examiner and assessor of professorial candidates for many universities in Nigeria and abroad. Professor Torimiro is on the Editorial board of and reviewer to some local and international academic Journals. He has attended many learned conferences locally and internationally. He has published more than 130 articles related to extension and rural sociology in reputable local and international academic journals. Professor Torimiro has a very good experience in grantsmanship, academic mentorship, performance management system, guardian and counseling. He is happily married to Mrs. Mojisola Helen Torimiro and the marriage is blessed with two wonderful children.