Prof. Christopher Uwanu Ibekwe

Prof. Christopher Uwanu Ibekwe


Professor

BSc., MSc., PhD
Email:  Christopher.ibekwe@futo.edu.ng, dribekwe12@yahoo.co.uk

Biography

Dr Christopher Uwanu Ibekwe had his undergraduate studies at the Premier University of Ibadan, Ibadan Nigeria where he obtained a Bachelor of Science degree (B.Sc.) in Agricultural Economics in 1983. Thereafter he proceeded for a Master of Science degree also in another Nigerian premier University, the University of Nigeria Nsukka where be obtained an M.Sc degree in Agricultural Economics in 1994. To crown it all as a lover of academics, he immediately proceeded for a Doctor of Philosophy degree in the same university and completed that in 2001. Dr U.C. Ibekwe then joined the services of the Federal University of Technology and is one of the practising academics in the Department of Agricultural Economics.

 
 

Academic Qualification

  • PhD Farm Management and Production Economics    (2001)
  • M.Sc Agricultural Economics                             (1994)
  • B.Sc Agricultural Economics                              (1983)
  • West African School Certificate                         (1974)
  • FirstSchool Leaving Certificate                           (1970)

Membership of Professional Bodies

  • National Association of Agricultural Economics.
  • Farm Management Association of Nigeria.

Course Taught Since Joining University

  1. AEC 201:  –   Introduction to Micro Economics
  2. AEC 202:  –  Principles of Micro and Macro Economics
  3. AEC 301:   –  Farm Management and Production Economics
  4. AEC 405:  –  Agricultural Finance
  5. AEC 411:   –  Operational Research
  6. AEC 501:  –  Macro Economics Analysis
  7. AEC 507:  –  Farm Accounting
  8. AEC 504:  –  Agricultural Finance
  9. AEC 516:   –  Research Techniques in Agricultural Economics  
  10. AEC 600:  –  M.Sc Dissertation
  11. AEC 605:   –  Farm Business Management
  12. AEC 601:   –  Advanced Macro Economics Analysis
  13. AEC 702:  –  Advanced Production Economics
  14. AEC 711:   –  Advanced Agric Business Management

Research Interest

Farm Production, Farming System and Farm Management.

Research Interest

Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship

Publications

PUBLICATIONS AND OTHER PRODUCTIVE WORKS

PUBLISHED PAPERS IN REFERRED JOURNALS

  1. Eze C.C. and C.U. Ibekwe (2004). Income and consumption Pattern among inhabitants of rural communities of Ideato Area of ImoState.Nigeria Journal of Technology and Education in Nigeria. Vol. 9 No 22 PP. 25 – 29
  2. Ibekwe, U.C and C.C. Eze (2005). The size distribution of income and poverty among rural farm households in Orlu Agricultural Zone of Imo State Nigeria.Journal of Applied Sciences Vol 8 No. 1 March 2005         
  3. Ibekwe, U.C (2005). Structural distribution of income among Farm Households in Orlu Agricultural Zone of Imo State Nigeria.  Journal of Science, Engineering and Technology Volume 12, No 1, March 2005 Pp. 6034- 6042.
  4. C.C. Eze, U.C Ibekwe, Peter Ono, C.U. Nwajiuba  (2006). Determinants of Adoption of Improved Cassava Production Technologies among Farmers in the Enugu State of Nigeria. Global Approaches to extension practices  (GAEP) Vol 2 No. 1  2006
  5. C.C. Eze, Peter Onoh, U.C. Ibekwe(2006). Costs and returns analysis of improved and Alternative Cassava Production Technologies in Enugu State Nigeria International Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development  7 (1), 67 – 71 (2006).
  6. D.O. Ohajianya, S.U. Onyeagocha and C.U. Ibekwe(2006). Assessment of the fish demand pattern of Households in Imo State Nigeria.  Animal Production Research Advances 2 (1) 23 – 27 2006
  7. Ibekwe, U.C (2007). Cost and returns of Recommended Cassava /Maize Technology and Farmers Indigenous Practices in Rivers  State of Nigeria  Journal of Agricultural and Social Research Vol 7 No. 1  (2007).
  8. U.C. Ibekwe (2007). Determinants of Small Scale Fish Farming in  Owerri Agricultural Zone of Imo State Nigeria.  Journal of Applied Sciences 2 (7) 839 – 841.  Med well Journals 2007 Ansinet Building  308 Lasani Town, Sargodha Road Faisalabad, Pakistan
  9. U.C. Ibekwe (2007). Income transfer and inequality among farm households in Orlu Agricultural Zone of Imo State Nigeria Agricultural Journal/2(5). 574 – 576 (2007). Ancient Building 308 LasaniTown, Sargodha Road Faisalabad Pakistan
  10. Ibekwe, U.C. (2007). Marketing of Local Spices in Owerri Municipal of Imo State Journal of Agriculture and Social Research (JASR) Vol. 7 No, 1 (2007)
  11. C.C. Eze and Ibekwe U.C. (2007). Determinants of loan repayment under the indigenous financial system in the southeast, Nigeria.  The Social Sciences 2 (2) 116 – 120 (2007) Med well Journals (2007), Ancient Building  308 LasaniTown, Sargodha RoadFaisalabad, Pakistan.
  12. Nwosu, F.O., Oguoma, N.N.O., Ohajianya, D.O., Ibekwe, U.C.(2007). Factors influencing  Output of fish in ImoState.  International Journal of Agriculture and  Rural Development  10:37 – 40, 207
  13. Ibekwe, U.C (2007). Rural Women’s Attitude towards Adoption practices in Aguta Agricultural  Zone, Anambra State Nigeria Global Approaches to Extension Practices (GAEP) Vol 3 No. 2, PP 50  – 54 2007
  14. Korie, O.C., Eze CC, Lemchi, J.I, Ibekwe, U.C(2007). Poverty Alleviation through Rural-Urban Linkages – Lessons and implication for Development in Nigeria Global Approaches to extension practices (GAEP) Vol 3, No 2. (2007).
  15. U.C. Ibekwe, N.N. Oguoma, G.N. Ben – Chendo and F.O. Nwosu (2007) Evaluation of repayment performance of informal Loans beneficiaries in Okigwe Agricultural Zone of Imo State. International Journal of Tropical Agriculture and Food System 1 (4) 329 – 329 (2007).
  16. U.C. Ibekwe (2008). Role of Women in oil Palm Processing and marketing in Imo State Nigeria.  The Social Sciences  (3) 1: 61 – 65, Medwell Journals, (2008) Ancient Building 303–Lasani Town Sargodha Road, Faisalabad, Pakistan
  17. C.S. Onyemauwa, M.A.C.A. Odii, J.I. Lemchi, C.C. Eze, U.C. Ibekwe and  C.A.  Emenyonu (2008). Analysis of Household  Consumption of cereals in Owerri Municipality Imo State Nigeria.  International Journal of Research 3 (4) 273 – 280.
  18. Ibekwe, U.C. Korie, O.C. Onini, M.T. and Nwosu, F.O. (2008). Fish Marketing in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State Journal of  Research in Agriculture  Vol 5 No. 1 (2008)
  19. Anyanwu, S.O. and Ibekwe, U.C (2009). Farm Labour and its Productivity in Low and High External Input Technology  Agriculture in Nigeria. Journal of Applied Research (JFAR) Vol 1 No. 1 (2009)
  20. Offodile, P.O. Ohajianya, D.O., Osuagwu C.O., Echetama, J.A, Henry-Ukoha, A, Okereke – Ejiogu, N, Anyaoha, N.O., Ibekwe, U.C. (2010). Gender and Resource, Productivity in Rice Production in Ebonyi State Nigeria. Report and Opinion Marsland Press 102 – 3492 Avenue. Queens NY -11418 USA
  21. Ibekwe, U.C. and O.M Adesope (2010). Analysis of Dry Season Vegetable Production in Owerri West Local Government  Area of ImoState.Report and Opinion.  Marsland Press 102 -3492 Avenue Queens NY. 11418 USADeterminants of Income among Farm Households in Orlu Agricultural Zone of Imo State Nigeria.  Report and Opinion Marshland Press. 102 – 3492 Avenue Queens NY 11418 USA.
  22. Ibekwe, U.C,  Eze CC, Ohajianya, D.O. Orebiyi, J.S, Onyemauwa, C.S and O.C Korie (2010). Determinants of non Farm income among Farm Household in South-East Nigeria.  The Researcher.  Marsland Press 102 – 3492 Avenue. Queen, New York. 11418 USA.
  23. Anyanwu Sixtus, Ibekwe, U.C and  Adesope Olufemi M (2010). Agricultural share of the Gross Domestic Product and its implications for  Rural Development.  Report and Opinion, Marshland Press 102 – 3492 Avenue. QueenN.Y. 11 418 USA.
  24. Nwaiwu Innocent, Odii Marshal, Ohajianya Donatus, Eze Chiedozie, Oguoma Nicholas, Ibekwe Christopher, Henri Adanna, Kadiri Fausat, Amaechi Clifford, Ogu Joy (2010). Comparative Analysis of the Productivity of sustainable  Cassava Farming under  External and Internal Input use in Imo State Nigeria –New York Science Journal 2,3 (10) New York. USA.
  25. Ibekwe, U.C, Eze C.C. C.S. Onyemauwa A Henri – Ukoha O.C. Ikorie and I.U. Nwaiwu (2010). Determinants of Farm and off Farm income among Farm Households in South-East Nigeria.  Academic Arena Volume 2 Number 10 Oct 2, 2010, Marshland Press BrooklynNew York, U.S.A.
  26. Chikezie, C. Ibekwe, U.C. Ohajianya, D.O. Orebiyi, J.S Oguoma N.N. Obasi, P.C. Henry – Ukoha A, Emenyeonu, C.A Nwaiwu, I.U (2011). Size Distribution of Income Among Rice-based Farming Households in the South-Eastern states of Nigeria. International Journal of Agricultural Management and Development (IJAMAD) Iran.
  27. Korie O.C.,  C.C Eze, J.I. Lenchi, U.C. Ibekwe, J.S. Orebiyi, P.C. Obasi, D.O. Ohajianya and  E.U. Eze (2011). An overview of Organic Agriculture as a climate change Adaption and Mitigation strategy for Nigeria.  International Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development Volume 14 (2) 638 -643 2011.Henri – Ukoha, A Orebiyi, J.S: Obasi, P.C. Oguoma N.N. Ohajianya D.O., U.C. Ibekwe and Ukoha, I.I (2011), Determinants of Loan Acquisition from the financial institutions by small –scale farmers in Ohafia  Agricultural Zone of Abia State. South-East Nigeria.  Journal of Development and  Agricultural Economics.Vol 3 (2) PP 69 – 74 – 2011; Academic Journals, USA.
  28. A. Henri – Ukoha, J.S Orebiyi, J.I. Lemchi, U.C. Ibekwe, S.U. O Onyeagocha G.N. Ben-Chendo (2011), Comparative Analysis of Agricultural Credit Users and Non-Credit Users among  Cassava Farmers in Ohafia Local Government Area of Abia State, South-East Nigeria. Marshland Press P.O. Box  2126. Lansing Michigan, 48909. USA
  29. A. Henri – Ukoha, J.S Orebiyi D.O. Ohajianya, U.C. Ibekwe, S.U.O. Onyeagocha, F.O. Nwosu, U.I. Nwaiwu (2011), Gender and Net Farming income of CassavaFarmers under Individual land.  Tenure  System in AbiaState International Journal of Science Research and Technology (IJASRT) Volume 1, Issue 2 Sept. 2011 Pp 47 – 54. Marsland Press USA.
  30. A. Henri –Ukoha  J.S Orebiyi, D.O Ohajianya, U.C. Ibekwe (2011), The level of  Food Security/Insecurity by Gender in Selected Land Tenure Systems Among Cassava –Based Farmers in AbiaState, South-East Nigeria. A Comparative Analysis. International Journal of Agriculture and Food Science. 1 (4): 66 – 74. Universal Research Publication India.
  31. **Korie, O.C; Ibekwe, U. C and Henri-Ukoha, A (2012), Analysis of Income Diversity of Rural Farm Households in Imo State, Nigeria. International Journal of Applied Research and Technology, 1 (4): 3 – 8, August 2012. Esxon Publishers, USA.
  32. **Ibekwe, U.C; Chikezie, C; Obasi, P.C; Eze, C.C and Henri-Ukoha, A. (2012) Profitability of Garri Processing in Owerri North Local Government Area of Imo State. ARPN Journal of Science and Technology – Iran, Vol. 2 (4): 340 – 343, May 2012.
  33. **I.U. Nwaiwu, P. C. Obasi, U. C. Ibekwe, O.C. Korie, A. Henri-Ukoha, E.C.C. Amaechi and C.O. Osuagwu (2012), Comparative Analysis of Productivity of Cassava Based Crop Mixture under Modern and Indigenous Technologies in Anambra State, Nigeria. International Journal of Applied Research and Technology. Esxon Publishers, USA.
  34. **Nwaiwu, I.U; Ohajianya, D.O; Orebiyi, J.S; Obasi, P.C; Lemchi, J.I; Ibekwe, U.C; Onyeagocha, S.U.O; Ukoha, I.I; Osuji, M.N and Kadiri, F.A (2012), Socioeconomic Determinants of the Productivity of Garden Egg (solanum melongena) Farmers in ImoState, Southeast Nigeria. International Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development, 15 (2).
  35. **Korie, O.C; Okorji, E.C; Nwagbo, E.C; Eze, C.C; Lemchi, J.I; Ibekwe, U.C; Ohajianya, D.O; Onyeagocha, S.U.O; Nwaiwu, I.U and Osugiri, I. I (2012), Determinants of Farm Income Generating Strategies among the Rural Farm Households in Imo State, Nigeria. International Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development (IJARD), 15 (3).
  36. **Nwaiwu, I.U; Eze, C.C; Onyeagocha, S.U.O; Ibekwe, U.C; Korie, O.C; Ben-Chendo, N.G; Henri-Ukoha, A; Osuji, M.N; Kadiri, F.A and Ukoha, I.I (2012), Determinants of Net Returns from Garden Egg (solanum melongena) Production in Imo State, Nigeria. International Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development (IJARD), 15 (3).
  37. **Ibekwe, U.C; E.C. Okorji; O. C. Nwagbo; C. C. Eze; A. Henri-Ukoha; M.N. Osuji and C.O. Enyia (2012), Determinants of Income Generating Activities in Ohaji-Egbema L.G.A. of ImoState, Southeast Nigeria. International Journal of Agriculture and Food Science, 2(4); 143 – 145, Spain.
  38. **Henri-Ukoha, A; Orebiyi, J.S; Eze, C.C; Lemchi, J.I; Ohajianya, D.O. and Ibekwe, U.C.(2012), Determinants of Food Security/Insecurity by Gender in a Communal Land Tenure System among Cassava-based Farmers in AbiaState, Southeast Nigeria: A Comparative Approach. International Journal of Applied Research and Technology 1(6): 63 – 71, United States of America.
  39. **U.C. Ibekwe; J.S. Orebiyi; A. Henri-Ukoha; E.C. Okorji; E.C. Nwagbo and M.N. Chidiebere-Mark (2012), Resource Use Efficiency in Cassava Production in Southeast Nigeria. Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics and Sociology 1(1): 16 – 21; Article No. AJAEES 2012.002, Netherlands.
  40. **S.O. Anyanwu; H.A. Manila and U.C. Ibekwe(2012), Econometric Analysis of Demand for Beef and Fish in Rivers State, Nigeria. Journal of Vocational Education and Technology, 9 (2): 137 – 145.
  41. **O.C. Korie, C.C. Eze; U.C. Ibekwe; J.I. Lemchi; P.C. Obasi and D.O. Ohajianya (2012), Influence of Social Capital on Rural Livelihood Income Generating Strategies of Farm Households in ImoState, Southeast Nigeria. International Journal of Tropical Agriculture and Food Systems 6(1): 1 – 7.
  42. **I.U. O. Nwaiwu; D.O. Ohajianya; J.S. Orebiyi; U.C. Ibekwe and C.C. Eze (2013) Effects of Climate Change on Labour Time Allocation to Food Crop Production: A Case Study of Southeast Nigeria. Global Journal of Current Research 1(4): 108 – 115.
  43. **Enyia, C.O; Ibekwe, U.C; Eze, C.C; Obasi, P.C. and Ohajianya, D.O. (2013) Determinants of Participation in Farm and Off-farm Income Activities among Farm Households in Ohaji-Egbema L.G.A. of Imo State, Nigeria. International Journal of Applied Research and Technology (ESXON Publishers), 2(5): 9 – 14.
  44. **Anyanwu, S.O; Offor, U.S; Adesope, O.M. and Ibekwe, U.C. (2013), Structure and Growth of the Gross Domestic Product (1960 – 2008): Implications for Small-scale Enterprises in Nigeria. Global Advanced Research Journal of Management and Business Studies 2(6): 342 – 348.
  45. **I. U. O. Nwaiwu; D. O. Ohajianya; J. S. Orebiyi; C. C. Eze and U. C. Ibekwe (2013) Determinants of Agricultural Sustainability in Southeast Nigeria: The Climate Change Debacle. Global Journal of Agricultural Research, Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 1 – 13.
  46. **Chidiebere-Mark, M. N; Oguoma, N. N. O; Ibekwe, U. C; Nwosu, F. O. and Henri-Ukoha, A. (2013), Comparative Analysis of Net Returns of Agro-based Small and Medium Scale Enterprises in Owerri Zone, ImoState. International Journal of Applied Research and Technology, 2(7), 3 – 9.
  47. **Ohajianya, D. O; Orebiyi, J. S; Osuji, M. N; Ugwu, J. N; Korie, O.  C; Ukpongson, M. A; Ibekwe, U. C. and Nwaiwu, I.U.(2013), Discriminant Analysis of Food Secure Farm Households in Imo State, Nigeria. Asia Academic Research Journal of Multidiscipline, 1(3).
  48. **I.U. O. Nwaiwu; D. O. Ohajianya; J. S. Orebiyi and U. C. Ibekwe(2013), Effects of Climate Change on Labour Use Efficiency in Southeast Nigeria. Research Journal of Agriculture and Management, 2(9), 233 – 242.
  49. **Korie, O. C; B. Ezeomah; E. C. Okorji; J. S. Orebiyi; C. C. Eze; D. O. Ohajianya; U. C. Ibekwe and I. U. Nwaiwu (2013), The Effect of Agricultural Credit Guarantee Scheme Fund on Financing Agriculture in Ikwuano Local Government Area of Abia State, Nigeria. International Journal of Agricultural Economics, Management and Development, Vol. 3.
  50. **Henri-Ukoha, A; Ibekwe, U. C; N. M. Chidiebere-Mark; Ejike, R. and Okparadim, G. (2013), Determinants of Food Security in Female-headed Households involved in Individual Tenure System in AbiaState, Southeast Nigeria. European Centre for Research, Training and Development (UK), 1(2) 38 – 47.
  51. **D. O. Ohajianya; J. O. Otitolaiye; O. J. Saliu; S. J. Ibitoye; U. C. Ibekwe; F. C. Anaeto; O. S. Ukwuteno and S. I. Audu (2014), Technical Efficiency of Sweet Potato Farmers in Okene Local Government Area of Kogi State, Nigeria. Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics and Sociology, 3(2), 108 – 117.
  52. **I. U. O. Nwaiwu; D. O. Ohajianya; J. S. Orebiyi and U. C. Ibekwe J. I. Lemchi; S. U. O. Onyeagocha; B. Odoemena; C. O. Utazi; C. O. Osuagwu and C. M. Tasie (2014) Labour Time Allocation and Efficiency in Food Crop Production: Experience From Southeast Nigeria. American Journal of Sustainable Cities and Society, 3(1).
  53. **I. U. O. Nwaiwu; J. S. Orebiyi; D. O. Ohajianya; U. C. Ibekwe; S. U. O. Onyeagocha; M. N. Osuji and C. M. Tasie (2014), The Effects of Climate Change on Agricultural Sustainability in Southeast Nigeria: Implications for Food Security. Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics and Sociology, 3(1), 23 – 36.
  54. **Henri-Ukoha, A; O. C. Korie, U. C. Ibekwe, N. M. Chidiebere-Mark, R. D. Ejike and G. I. Okparadim (2014), Determinants of Access to Landholding in Female-Headed Cassava Farming Households in AbiaState, Southeast Nigeria. Journal of Biology, Agriculture and Healthcare, 4(4): 39 – 44.
  55. **D. O. Ohajianya; O. C. Korie; F. C. Anaeto; U. C. Ibekwe; M. A. Ukpongson; Henri-Ukoha, A; S. U. O. Onyeagocha and Okereke-Ejiogu, N. (2014), Applications of Data Envelopment Analysis on Measurement of Technical Efficiency of Cassava Farmers in Imo State, Nigeria. International Journal of Agricultural Innovations and Research, 2(4).
  56. **Nwosu, F. O; E. C. Okorji; N. J. Nweze; J. S. Orebiyi; M. O. Nwachukwu and U. C. Ibekwe(2014), Loan Accessibility and Repayment Performance of Livestock Farmers under the Agricultural Credit Guarantee Scheme Fund in Southeast Nigeria. Developing Countries Studies, 4(6).
  57. **I. U. O. Nwaiwu; D. O. Ohajianya; J. S. Orebiyi; U. C. Ibekwe; J. I. Lemchi; S. U. O. Onyeagocha; B. Odoemena; C. O. Utazi; C. O. Osuagwu and C. M. Tasie (2014), Climate Change Trend and Appropriate Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies in Southeast Nigeria. Global Journal of Biology, Agriculture and Health Sciences, 3(1), 120 – 125.