Dr Fidelis O. Nwosu

Dr Fidelis Okwudili Nwosu

Senior Lecturer

B.Agric-Tech. (FUTO), MSc( IMSU), PhD( Nig)
Email: fidelis.nwosu@futo.edu.ng, fidelisnwosu1508@gmail.com

Biography

 

Dr Fidelis Okwudili Nwosu is currently a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Agricultural Economics with interest in Agricultural Finance and Project Appraisal. He teaches courses in Agricultural Finance, Policy, Planning and Development and Microeconomics.
He served as Deputy Director, Centre for Continuing Education from 2016-2018, Deputy Director, Public Procurement Research Centre(2018- Jan.2020) and currently serving as Deputy Director, Centre for Human Resource Development of the university. He has attended workshops in his discipline and Public Procurement.
He is married to Dr (Mrs) Mercy Nwosu, an Assistant Director in National Orientation Agency Imo State and their marriage is blessed with four(4) children(Boys).

Academic Qualification

  • B.Agric-Tech – (AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS& EXTENSION)   –  1996
  • MSc –  (AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS)   –   2006
  • PhD – (AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS)    –  2014

Membership of Professional Bodies

  • NIGERIA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY (NIST)
  • AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF NIGERIA (ASN)
  • NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF AGRIC. ECONOMISTS

COURSES TAUGHT

  • AEC 403 – MICROECONOMICS
  • AEC503 –  AGRICULTURAL POLICY
  • AEC 504 – AGRICULTURAL PROJECT PLANNING
  • AEC 401 –  AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING
  • AGR 304 – AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS AND BIOMETRY
  • ENS 301 –  INTRODUCTION TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP

 Post Graduate Courses Taught

  • AEC 803  – RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
  • AEC 801  –  ADVANCED MICROECONOMICS
  • AEC 817  –  AGRICULTURAL PROJECT PLANNING AND EVALUATION
  • AEC 903 –  ADVANCED AGRICULTURAL POLICY, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
  • AEC 809  –  ADVANCED COOPERATIVE STUDIES

Experience

I have been in active teaching of assigned courses and supervision of assigned students’ Projects from 2006 to date.

 

Research Interest

  • Agricultural Finance
  • Agricultural Project Planning and Appraisal
  • Rural Development Studies

Publications

  1. NWOSU F.O.; OGUOMA, N.N.O; OHAJIANYA, D.O, IBEKWE U. C. (2007): Factors influencing the output of fish farming in Imo State, Nigeria. International Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development (IJARD) Vol 10.Pp 37-40
  2. N.N. O. OGUOMA, F.O. NWOSU; C.S. ONYEMAUWA, I.I. OSUGIRI AND N. G. BEN-CHENDO (2007): Influence of fertilizer use on smallholders food crop production in Imo State. International Journal of Tropical Agriculture and Food System, 1 (3) Pp 206-213.
  3. NWOSU, F.O.; N.N.O. OGUMA; D.O. OHAJIANYA; I.I. OSUGIRI; C. CHILAKA (2009): Profitability Analysis of snail farming in Owerri Agricultural Zone of Imo State, Nigeria, International Journal of Agricultural Development (IJARD) Vol 11.Pp152-157
  4. OHAJIANYA, D.O and NWOSU, F.O(2009): Poverty Induced Characteristics And Their Effects On The Rural Development  Of Imo State. International Journal Of Tropical Agriculture And Food Systems Vol.3(1)Pp54-56.
  5. OGUOMA, N.N.O and NWOSU, F.O (2009): Resource management on cassava-based mixed cropping systems in Imo State, Nigeria.  “Journal of  Economic Theory 3(3) Pp33-40” Medwell Journals Pakistan.
  6. NWOSU, F.O; N.N.O.OGUOMA; N.G.BEN-CHENDO; A.HENRI-UKOHA(2010): The Agricultural Credit Guarantee Scheme: Its Roles, Problems and Prospects in Nigeria’s Quest For Agricultural Development. Researcher, New York, USA. Vol. 2(2) Pp 87-90.
  7. OGUOMA, N.N.O; OHAJIANYA, D.O; NWOSU, F.O (2010) Performance of   Small-Scale Fish Farm Operators In Resource- Use In Imo State, Nigeria. Researcher, New York, USA. Vol. 2(3)Pp 56-65.
  8. NWOSU, F.O; N.N.O.OGUOMA, J.I.LEMCHI; G.N.BEN-CHENDO;    A.HENRI-UKOHA; S.U.O.ONYEAGOCHA; I.I.IBEAWUCHI(2010): Output Performance Of Food Crop Farmers Under The Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Scheme In Imo State South- East, Nigeria. Academia Arena, New York, USA Vol.2(6)
  9. Nwaiwu, I.U; Ohajianya, D.O; Lemchi, J.I; Ibekwe, U.C; Nwosu, F.O; Ben-Chendo, N.G; Henri- Ukoha, A; Kadiri, F.A(2010) Economics of Organic Manure Use By Food- crop Farmers in Ecologically Vulnerable Areas of Imo State, Nigeria. Researcher, New York, U.S.A Vol. 2(11)
  10. Ben-Chendo, G.N; J.I Lemchi; F.O. Nwosu; A. Henri-Ukoha; I.U. Nwaiwu(2011).Combating Agricultural Child Labour for National Development: Implications for the Millennium Development Goals in Nigeria. International Journal of Agricultural Science, Research and Technology  (IJASRT) IranVol. 1(2)pp 61-66
  11. A.Henri-Ukoha; D.O.Ohajianya; F.O.Nwosu; S.U.O. Onyeagocha and U.E Nwankwo (2011): Effect of world Bank Assisted Fadama II Project on The Performance of Fish Farming in Imo State, South-East Nigeria: A  Comparative Evaluation. American Journal of Experimental Agriculture vol. 1(4) Pp 450-457
  12. Chidiebere-Mark, N.M; Oguoma, N.N.O, Ibekwe, U.C; Nwosu, F.O; Henri-          Ukoha, A (2013)  Comparative Analysis of Net Returns of Agro-based small and medium scale enterprises in Owerri Zone, Imo State, Nigeria. Int. Jour. of Applied Research and TechnologyPennyslavania, U.S.A.Vol. 2(7)
  13. Nwosu, F.O; Okorji, E.C; Nweze, N.J (2013) Effects of Formal Credit on Livestock farmers’ output in Ebonyi state, Nigeria (A Cobb Douglas Approach). Int. Jour. Of Applied Research and Technology Pennsylvania USA Vol. 2 (10)
  14. Nwosu, F O; E.C.Okorji; N.J.Nweze; J.S. Orebiyi; M.O.Nwachukwu, U.C.Ibekwe (2014) Loan Accessibility and Repayment Performance of Livestock Farmers under the Agricultural Credit Guarantee Scheme Fund in Southeast, Nigeria. Developing country studies New York, USAvol 4(6)
  15. Onwuagba, I.J; Oguoma, N N O; Onyeagocha, SUO; Nwosu, F O; Henri- Ukoha, A. ( 2016): Effects of the European union micro Project Programme on the Poverty Status of Food crop farmers in Imo State, Nigeria. Journal of Agriculture and Social Research. Vol. 16 No 2 Pp 42-47
  16. Nwosu, F.O; I.J. Uhuegbulem; GN Ben- Chendo (2015) Green Economy: A Tool for achieving Sustainable Development and Poverty Reduction in Nigeria. European      Journal of Academic Essays Lisbon, Portugal Vol 2( 5) Pp 1-4
  17. M.O. Okwara; J .I. Lemchi; D .O .Ohajianya; F. O. Nwosu (2016) Factors affecting  Microfinance banks Credit Supply to Farmers in Imo state.  Developing Country  studies vol. 6 (5 )
  18. Nwosu, F O; Gbolagun, AO; Uhuegbulem, IJ; Orebiyi JS (2017)  Child Labour Participation and Educational attainment among Cassava Farm Households in Southwest, Nigeria. FUTO Journal series vol 3 ( 1) Pp 27-37
  19. Ben-Chendo, G. N; Nwosu, F.O; Nwaiwu, I.U; Igwe, S.M (2018) Estimation of Rural Households’ Demand for Selected Staple Foods in Enugu State. Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences in Owerri, Nigeria.

Technical/Technological reports:

  1. Impact Analysis of Modern and indigenous Agricultural Technologies on household food Security and Environmental sustainability in Imo State, Nigeria. A research study conducted with FUTO Research Grant in 2002.
  2. Intermediate Evaluation of Micro-projects Implementation in Imo State. Consultancy work is done under MARIVIT NIGERIA LIMITED  for Imo State LEEMP in March 2009.  (Served as a Socio-Economist)
  3. Outcome Study of completed CSDP Micro-Projects in Imo State in 2012. (Served as a Socio-Economist)
  4. Baseline Survey of 13 LGAs and Production of Digital Poverty Map of Imo State in 2013.(Served as a Socio-Economist/ Data Analyst under Kindred Technologies)
  5. Admission Competitiveness of Agricultural Programmes of Public Universities in Niger Delta states, Nigeria.  A Research Report submitted to TETFUND Through FUT Owerri