Prof. Julius Sunday Orebiyi

Prof. Julius Sunday Orebiyi

professor

BSc., MSc., PhD
Email: jsorebiyi@gmail.com

Biography

Professor Julius Sunday Orebiyi hails from Ogbe, Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi State, Nigeria. He Obtained his first school leaving certificate in 1969, West African School Certificate in 1974, A–level Cambridge Certificate in 1977, B.Sc. (Hons) 21 Agricultural Economics in 1981, M.Sc. Agric–Economics (Agric. Finance & Cooperatives) in 1985 and Ph.D Agric. Finance & Rural Development, 2000. He was appointed Graduate Assistant on 1st October 1983 by the Federal University of Technology Owerrri. He has Published over 120 articles in Peer Reviewed Journals, Proceedings, Technical Reports and attended Conferences/Organized Workshops both locally and internationally. He was Promoted to Professor of Agricultural Economics by the Governing Council of FUTO on 1st October, 2006. He was appointed Head, Department of Agricultural Economics & Extension FUTO January 2001–2003 and May 2005–September, 2006 Respectively, Head, Department of agricultural Economics & Extension, Kogi State University Anyigba November 2006–August 2008 (Leave of Absence/Sabbatical), Dean, School of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology Owerri (FUTO) July 1st, 2013–June 30th, 2015, Director, Centre for Agricultural Research and Extension, July 1st, 2016–September 9th, 2018, Deputy Vice–Chancellor (Administration), Federal University of Technology Owerri; September 10th, 2018–2021. He has supervised and Graduated over 14 Ph.D’s, 17 M.Sc’s and

over 120 first degree students. His Research Interests include;

  • Financing of Small Scale Farmers.
  • Production Economics Research.
  • Research on Risks, Uncertainties, Insurance and Food Security.
  • Technology Adoption Research and
  • Agricultural Marketing.

Prof. J.S. Orebiyi was the 29th Inaugural Lecturer of the Federal University of Technology Owerri, external Examiner at Undergraduate and Post-Graduate levels to so many Universities in Nigeria, too numerous to mention, Chairman and member of many University, School and Departmental Committees as well as many Investigative Panels, Member of many Professional Associations such as NAAE, FAMAN, ASN, STAN, NRSA etc. His hobbies include: Reading, Listening to Gospel Music, Watching Christian Movies, and Football etc. He is Married with Children and he is a devout Christian.

Academic Qualification

  • FirstSchool Leaving Certificate, (1969)

     

  • West African School Certificate  (1974)

     

  • A – level Cambridge Certificate (1977) 

     

  • B.Sc. Agric Economics 21                        (1981)

     

  • M.Sc. Agric. Economics (Agric, Finance & Cooperatives) (1985)

     

  • Ph.D Agric – Finance & Rural Development (2000)

Honours/Awards

  • (i) Federal Government Scholar University of Ibadan 1977 – 1981
  • (ii) FUTO Study Fellowship at University of Ibadan 1984 – 1985
  • (iii) FUTO Study Fellowship for Ph.D in FUTO
  • (iv) Letter of Commendation from the Vice – Chancellor for Long service award to the University (31years)
  • (v) Letter of Commendation for Excellent and quality service to the University in respect of a panel Report.
  • (vi) Letter of Commendation from the University Management for diligently and dutifully contributing to the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of the University while serving as the Dean of SAAT
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Affiliations

  • Member, European Centre for Research Training and Development UK
  • Member, American Association of Agricultural Economist
  • Member, Nigerian Association of Agricultural Economist
  • Member, Farm Management Association of Nigeria
  • Member, Agricultural Society of Nigeria
  • Member, Science Teachers Association of Nigeria
  • Member, Nigerian Rural Sociological Association
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Courses Assigned to Teach

  • AGR 102:          Farm Practice I
  • SIW 200:                       Students’ Industrial Work Experience
  • AEC 201:                       Introduction to Micro – Economics
  • AEC 202:                       Introduction to Macro – Economics
  • AGR 202:                      Farm Practice II

  • SIW 400/401                 Students Industrial Attachment

  • AEC 405:                       Agricultural Finance

  • AEC 409:                       Econometrics

  • AEC 411:                       Research Methodology

  • AEC 413:                       Statistics

  • AEC 501:                       Macro – Economics

  • AEC 504:                       Agric Project Planning, Appraisal and Evaluation

  • AEC 506:                       Agricultural Marketing

  • AEC 508:                       Economics of Agricultural Cooperatives

  • AEC 514:                       Agricultural Financial Management

  • AEC 515:                       Agric Business Management

  • AEC 517:                       Research Techniques in Social Research I (Project Thesis)

  • AEC 516:                       Research Techniques in Social Research II (Project Thesis)

  • AEC 800: M.Sc Project Thesis

  • AEC 810:                       Agricultural Finance

  • AEC 813:                       Agribusiness Management

  • AEC 817:                       Agricultural Project & Evaluation

  • AEC 900:                       Project Thesis

  • AEC 905:                       Advanced Project Planning and Evaluation

  • AEC 906:                       Advanced Agricultural Financial Management 

  • AEC 919:                       Money and Capital Market

  • United Secondary School Omi Adio (1981 – 1982) (NYSC)
  • Federal University of Technology Owerri (1983 – Date)
  • Graduate Assistant                               (1st Oct. 1983 – Sept. 1985)
  • Assistant Lecturer                                 (1st Oct. 1985 – Sept
  • Lecturer II                                             (1st Oct. 1987 – Sept. 1990)
  • Lecturer I                                              (1st Oct. 1990 – Sept. 1995)
  • Senior Lecturer                         (1st Oct. 1995 – Sept. 2003)
  • Reader                                     (1st Oct. 2003 – Sept. 2006)
  • PROFESSOR                              (1st Oct. 2006 – Till Date)
  • SABBATICAL LEAVE                   University of Ilorin (March 2003 – Feb. 2004)
  • VISITING PROFESSOR                Kogi State University, Anyigba (2008 – 2011)
  • SABBATICAL LEAVE                   Kogi State University, Anyigba (Sept 2011-August 2012)
  • VISITING PROFESSOR              Kogi State University, Anyigba (1st Jan 2013 – 31st Dec 2015)

Research Interest

  • Agricultural Finance of small scale farmers
  • Production Economics Research
  • Research on Risks, Uncertainties, Insurance and Food Security
  • Technology Adoption Research
  • Agricultural Marketing

Publications

  1. OKON XAVIER, A.; OREBIYI, J.S; OHAJIANYA, D.O; IBEKWE, U.C; UGWU, J.N; TIM – ASHAMA, A (2017)

Demand for Financial Capital by Smallholders Food Crop Farmers and Disbursement Decisions of Financial Institutions in South – East Nigeria.

IJRDO – Journal of Business Management; 3(1): 1 – 23

  1. OKON XAVIER – ITAM, A; OREBIYI, J.S; OHAJIANYA, D.O; IBEKWE, U.C; UGWU, J.N; OKWARA, M.ON (2016)

Analysis of Financial Capital inflow to smallholder Food Crop Farmers in South – East Nigeria. Asian Academic Research Journal of Social Science & Humanities; 3(9): 42 – 59

  1. CHIKEZIE, C.; IBEKWE, U.C; OHAJIANYA, D.O; OREBIYI, J.S; HENRI – UKOHA, A; UKOHA, I.I; OSUJI, M.N AND ANTHONY, G. (2016)

Climate Change and perceived climate hazards: A Trend Analysis in South – East Nigeria. International Journal of weather, Climate Change and Conservation Research ,UK  2(1): 1 – 10.

  1. TASIE, C.M; NWOSU, C.S; AND S OREBIYI (2015)

Green Economy and Agriculture in Nigeria: A Synthesis From Literature. New York Science Journal. 8(2): 41 – 47

  1. EMENYONU, C.A; OREBIYI J.S; EZE, C.C; ODII, M.A.C.A; ONYEMAUWA, C.S AND ERIRIOGU, I.H (2015)

Analysis of Land Use Cover Change in Western Niger Delta: A panacea for Agricultural Land Reduction. Nigerian Journal of Agricultural Economics (NJAE). 5(1): 92 – 99

  1. CHIKEZIE, C; IBEKWE, U.C; OHAJIANYA, D.O; OREBIYI, J.S; EHIRIM, N.C; HENRI – UKOHA, A; NWAIWU, I.U.O; AJAH, E.A; ESSIEN U.A; ANTHONY, G; AND OSHAJI, I.O (2015)

Effect of Climate Change on Food Crop Production in SouthEast, Nigeria: A Co – integration model Approach. International Journal of Weather, Climate Change and Conservation Research,UK  2(1): 47 – 56

 

  1. HENRI – UKOHA, A; S OREBIYI; I.J UHUEGBULAM; I.O OSHAJI AND A. IKENNA (2015)

Organic and Inorganic Manure use among Vegetable Farmers in Owerri Municipal of Imo State, Nigeria: A Comparative Approach. Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics and Sociology, 4(2): 166 – 170

  1. KADIRI, F; EZE, C; OREBIYI, S AND NWAIWU, I (2014)

Determinants of Sustainability of Paddy Rice Production in Niger Delta Region of Nigeria. Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development, (USA) 5(14):43-48

  1. KADIRI, F.A; EZE, C.C; OREBIYI, J.S; LEMCHI, J.I; OHAJIANYA, D.O AND NWAIWU, I.U (2014)

Technical Efficiency in Paddy Rice Production in Niger Delta Region of Nigeria. Global Journal of Agricultural Research, UK, 2(2): 33 – 43

  1. NWOSU, F.O; E.C OKORJI; N.J NWEZE; S OREBIYI; M.O NWACHUKWU AND U.C IBEKWE (2014)

Loan Accessibility and Repayment of Livestock Farmers under the Agricultural Credit Guarantee Scheme Fund in Southeast; Nigeria. Developing Country Studies Journal. 4(6):63-69

  1. EZE C.C; OREBIYI J.S; HENRI-UKOHA, A AND T.E ONYENWE (2014) Multivariate Analysis of Non – Biodegradable Waste Disposal in Imo State, Southeast, Nigeria. Journal of Environment and Earth Sciences. 4(4): 111-114
  2. U NWAIWU; J.S OREBIYI; D.O OHAJIANYA; U.C IBEKWE; J.I LEMCHI; S.U.O ONYEAGOCHA; A. HENRI-UKOHA; 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 & Sociology 3(1): 23-36

  1. U 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

 

 

  1. U.O NWAIWU; D.O; 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)

Labour Time Allocation and Efficiency in food Crop Production: Experience from Southeast Nigeria. RS Production. Pp 138-152

 

  1. KADIRI, F. A; C.C EZE; S OREBIYI; S.U.O ONYEAGOCHA.  (2014)

Resource – Use and Allocative Efficiency of Paddy Rice Production in Niger Delta Region of Nigeria: European Centre for Research Training and Development UK. (www.eajournals.org)Global Journal of Agricultural Research, Vol 2, No.4, pp. 11-18.

  1. KORIE O.C; B. EZEOMAH; E.C OKORJI; S OREBIYI; C.C EZE; D.O OHAJIANYA; U.C IBEKWE AND I.U NWAIWU (2013)

The effect of the 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. (IJAEMD) Vol. 3:1-12

  1. ONYEMAUWA, C.S; OREBIYI, J.S; S.U.O; EHIRIM, N.C; NWOSU, F.O AND N.G. BENCHENDO (2013)

Risk Aversion among Farmers of the National Program for Food Security in Imo State, Southeast Nigeria.                                                                                     Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development (USA) 4(10): 131-137                                                                                                           

  1. NWAIWU, I.U.O; D.O. OHAJIANYA; S. OREBIYI AND U.C. IBEKWE (2013)

Effect of Climate change on Labour use Efficiency in Southeast, Nigeria.

Research Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Management (India). 2(9): 233- 242

 

  1. OHAJIANYA, D.O; OREBIYI, J.S; OSUJI, M.N; UGWU, J.N; KORIE, O.C; NWOSU, F.O; UKPONGSON, M.A; U.C. IBEKWE AND I.U. NWAIWU (2013). Discriminant Analysis of Food Secure Farm Households in Imo State, Nigeria. Asian academic Research Journal of Multidisciplinary. 1(13):268-280

 

  1. OHAJIANYA, D.O; P.N. ONU; J.N. UGWU; M.N OSUJI; I.U. NWAIWU; S OREBIYI; C.C. GODSON-IBEJI AND C.O ENYIA (2013)                            

Technical Efficiency of Table Egg Production in Imo State, Nigeria. Asian journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology. (AJAEES) 2(2):118-127

 

  1. NWAIWU, I.U.O; D.O. OHAJIANYA; 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 South East Nigeria. Global Journal of Current Research (India). 1(4): 108-115

 

  1. NWAIWU, I.U.O; D.O. OHAJIANYA; S. OREBIYI; U.C IBEKWE AND C.C. EZE (2013) Determinants of Agricultural Sustainability in South East Nigeria- The Climate change debacle. Global Journal of Agricultural Research Published by the European Centre for Research, Training and Development (U.K). 1(2): 1-13

 

  1. AUDU, S.I; S. OREBIYI; AND YAHAYA, I.B (2013)

Measurement of Technical Efficiency of Yam Farmers in Ankpa Local Government Area, Kogi State; Nigeria. International Journals of Agriculture and Rural Development [IJARD]. 16(2):1456-1462

 

 

  1. BEN-CHENDO, G.N, J.I.LEMCHI, S. OREBIYI, N.C. EHIRIM and F.O. NWOSU (2013)

Child Time Allocation and Child Labour among Groundnut Traders in Ebonyi State, Nigeria, International Journal of Developing Societies,USA, 2(1): 9-13

  1. ADOFU, I;OREBIYI, J. S AND J. O TITOLAIYE (2013)

An Evaluation of the Possible Strategy for Effective Functioning of the Bank of Agriculture (BOA) in Kogi State, Nigeria: A Case Study of Food Crop Farmers Loan Beneficiaries. International Journal of Farming and Allied Sciences. (IJFAS) 2 (2): 48-52

 

  1. ADOFU, I; S OREBIYI AND J. O OTITOLAIYE (2013)

Repayment Performance and Determinants of Food Crop Farmer-loan Beneficiaries of the Nigerian Agricultural and Cooperative and Rural Development Bank (NACRDB) in Kogi State, Nigeria (2008-2010). International Journal of Farming and Allied Sciences. 2 (1): 11-17

  1. OREBIYI, J. S; HENRI-UKOHA, A; BENCHENDO, N. G; TASIE, C. M AND EKINE, D. (2012)

                     Determinants of the Credit Supplied by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) to rural farmers- Beneficiaries in Rivers State, Nigeria. International Journal of Agricultural Economics, Management and Development (IJAEMD) 2: 84-96

  1. IBEKWE, U. C; S OREBIYI; A. HENRI-UKOHA; E. C OKORJI; E. C NWAGBO AND N. M CHIDIEBERE-MARK (2012)

Resource Use Efficiency in Cassava Production in South East Nigeria. Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics and Rural Sociology 1(1): 16-21

 

  1. KORIE, O. C; EZEOMAH, B; OREBIYI, J. S; OTITOLAIYE, J. O AND SALIU, O. J (2012)

Factors Influencing the Use of Agricultural Credit: A Case Study of Agricultural Credit Guarantee Scheme Fund in Ikwuano Local Government Area, Abia State, Nigeria. International Journal of Applied Research and Technology. 1(8): 24-31

  1. ADOFU, I; OREBIYI, J. S AND OTITOLAIYE, J. O. (2012)

An Evaluation of the Major Constraints Hampering the Effective Functioning of the Nigerian Agricultural and Rural Development Bank in Kogi State, Nigeria. International Journal of Agricultural Science, Research and Technology. 2(2): 49-53

  1. UDENSI, A. I; OREBIYI, J. S; OHAJIANYA, D. O AND C. C EZE (2012)

Determinants of Macroeconomic Variables that affect Agricultural Production in Nigeria. International Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development (IJARD). 15(3): 1169-1173

  1. EZE, C. C; KONKWO, S. O; OREBIYI, J. S AND A KADIRI (2012)

Land Tenure System and Agricultural Productivity in Ihitte/Uboma area of Imo State, South-East Nigeria. Benin International Journal of Agricultural Economics and Extension Services; 2(1): 36-43

  1. HENRI-UKOHA, A; OREBIYI, J. S; EZE, C. C; LEMCHI, J. I; OHAJIANYA, D. O AND U. C IBEKWE (2012)

Determinants of Food Security/Insecurity by Gender in a Communal Land Tenure System among Cassava-based Farmers in AbiaState, South East Nigeria: A Comparative Approach. International Journal of Applied Research and Technology 1(6): 63-71

  1. EDOKA, M.H; ONUCHE, U AND OREBIYI, J.S (2012) Assessment of information needs of small holder-holder farmers in Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State, Nigeria. Agricultural Economics and Extension Research Studies (AGEERS) 1(2): 1-8
  2. NWAIWU, I.U; OHAJIANYA, D.O; OREBIYI, J.SOBASI, P.C; LEMCHI, J.I; IBEKWE, U.C; ONYEAGOCHA, S.U.O; UKOHA, I.I; OSUJI, M.N AND KADIRI, F.A (2012)

Socio- Economic Determinants of the Production of Garden Egg (Solanummelongena) Farmers in Imo State, Southeast Nigeria. International Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development [IJARD] 15(2):1147-1152

  1. IBITOYE, S. J; S.OREBIYI AND D.I EKINE (2012).

Socio-Economic variables of farmers and their profitability levels in Maize        production in Kogi State, Nigeria. International Journal of Agriculture and Rural  Development (IJARD) 15(2) : 1008-1013

  1. IBITOYE, S. J; OREBIYI, J. S& SHAIBU, U. M (2012)

                     Economic Effects of Inorganic pesticide use on Fadama II Rice Farming in Ibaji Local Government Area, Kogi State, Nigeria. International Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development (IJARD) 15 (2) : 1063-1070

  1. NWAIWU, I. U; P. C OBASI; S OREBIYI; U. C IBEKWE; O. C KORIE; A. HENRI UKOHA; E. C AMECHI 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 1(2): 10-15

  1. HENRI-UKOHA, A; S. OREBIYI; D.O OHAJIANYA AND U.C. IBEKWE (2011).

                        The level of food security/insecurity by gender in selected land tenure systems      among cassava – based farmers in Abia State, South East, Nigeria: A comparative  Analysis. International Journal of Agricultural and Food Science 1(4): 66-74

 

  1. HENRI-UKOHA, A; S. OREBIYI; D.O OHAJIANYA; U.C. IBEKWE; S.U.O.

                     ONYEAGOCHA; F.O. NWOSU AND U.I. NWAIWU. (2011).

Gender and Net Farm Income of Cassava Farmers under Individual Land Tenure System in Abia State. International Journal of Agricultural Science, Research and Technology (IJASRI) Marshland press, Lansing, Michigan U.S.A www.ijasrt.com 1(2): 47-54

 

 

 

  1. KORIE, O.C; C.C. EZE; J.I. LEMCHI; U.C IBEKWE; S. OREBIYI; P.C. OBASI; D.O. OHAJIANYA AND E.U EZE. (2011).

An Overview of the Benefits of Organic Agriculture as a climate change Adaptation and mitigation Strategy for Nigeria. International Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development (IJARD). 14(2): 638-643

  1. HENRI-UKOHA, A; S. OREBIYI; J. I. LEMCHI; U.C. IBEKWE; S. U. O. ONYEAGOCHA; G.N BENCHENDO (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. International Journal of Agricultural Science, Research and Technology (IJASRT) Marshland press, Lansing, Michigan USA. www.ijasrt.com 1(1): 7-11

  1. OREBIYI, J.S;EZE, C.C; HENRI-UKOHA, A; AKUBUDE, F. AND IBITOYE, S.J. (2011)

Demand for Institutional credit from the NACRDB by small scale farmers in Imo     State, Nigeria. International Journal of Agricultural Science, Research and

Technology (IJASRT)Marshland press, Lansing, Michigan USA. www.ijasrt.com 1(2): 83-87

  1. CHIKEZIE, C; IBEKWE, U. C; OHAJIANYA, D. O; OREBIYI, J. S; OGUOMA, N. N; OBASI, P. C; HENRI-UKOHA, A; EMENYONU, C.A AND NWAIWU, I. U            

           (2011)

Size Distribution of Income among Rice-Based Farming Households in South Eastern States of Nigeria. International Journal of Agricultural Management and Development (IJAMAD) 1 (1) : 1 – 25 Winter.

  1. HENRI – UKOHA, A; OREBIYI, J. S; OBASI, P. C; OGUOMA, N. N; OHAJIANYA, D.O; IBEKWE, U. C 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 3(2); 69 – 74

  1. HENRI – UKOHA, A; OREBIYI, J. S;OHAJIANYA, D. O; NWOSU, F. O; NWAIWU, I.U AND BEN-CHENDO, G. N (2010)

                        Economics of Dry season Vegetable Production by women farmers in Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo State, South East Nigeria: A case study of Telfaria Occidentalis. International Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development (IJARD) 13: 302 – 312

  1. NZEH, C. E. P; E. C EBOH; N. J NWEZE; B. C OKPUPARA; U. AMAKON; N. E URAMA; D. ITO; O. C UJAH; S OREBIYI, J. I LEMCHI AND P. I NWANDU (2010)

           The Economic importance of forest products in Enugu State, Nigeria. International Journal of Tropical Agriculture and food systems 4(2): 122 – 131

 

  1. IBEKWE, U.C; EZE, C.C; OHAJIANYA, D. O; OREBIYI, J. S; ONYEMAUWA, C.S AND O.C KORIE (2010).

Determinants of Non – Farm Income among Farm Households in South – East, Nigeria. Researcher, Marshland Press, Queens New York.http://www.science Pub.net2 (7):49-52.

 

  1. OLORUNSANYA, E.O; FAKAYODE, S.B; BABATUNDE, R.O; OREBIYI, J.S AND T.T ADEJUMOLU (2009)

Efficiency of Resources used in Yam Based Cropping Systems in Ekiti State; South Western Nigeria. Global Approaches to Extension Practice: A Journal of Agricultural Extension, Nigeria 5(2): 96 – 103

  1. OLORUNSANYA, E. O: BABATUNDE, R.O; OREBIYI, J. S ; AND J. O OMOTOSHO (2009).

Economic Analysis of Soybean Production in Kwara State, North Central Nigeria. Global Approaches to Extension Practice: A Journal of Agricultural Extension, Nigeria 5 (2): 45-53.

  1. OTITOLAIYE, J.O; OREBIYI, J.S.;AJAYI, O.J;MUSA, N AND OGAJI, A. (2009)

Resource-use efficiency and return to scale among small scale rice farmers in Lavun Local Government Area of Niger-State, Nigeria. International Journal of Applied Economics & Applied Econometrics, Bangalore, India. 17(1):55-63

  1. IBITOYE, S. J AND OREBIYI, J. S (2009).

Effect of Socio – Economic variables on Credit need of Farmers in Kogi State, Nigeria. Global Approaches to Extension Practice: A Journal of Agricultural Extension, Nigeria 5 (2): 54-59

 

  1. NZEH, C.E.P; NWANDU, P.I AND OREBIYI, J.S (2008)

Impact of HIV/AIDS on rural households farm productivity and Agricultural Development in Delta State, Nigeria. Global Approaches to Extension Practice (GAEP) 4(1): 114-124                

  1. EZE, C., V, EZE; O. KORIE; OREBIYI; S.ONYEMUWA, E. MATHEWS – NJOKU; P. ONOH AND C. ASIABAKA (2008)

Climate change, crop production and Adaptation strategies in Nigeria. Farming and RuralSystemsEconomics; Werner Doppler and Siegried Bauer (Ed) Germany. Vol.95: 27 – 34.

  1. EZE, C.C; S OREBIYI AND. V.C. EZE, (2008)

An Economic Evaluation of processed and unprocessed oil palm fruits in Imo State, Nigeria. Proceedings of the 22nd National conference of the Farm Management 1Association 0f Nigeria, 8th – 11th Sept, FAMAN 2008 MAKURDI: pp 293 – 299.

  1. FAKAYODE, S.B AND OREBIYI, S. (2007)

Comparative Productivity between Farmer Cooperators and Non – Cooperator Farmers in Kwara State, Nigeria. Agroresearch Journal. A journal of Agriculture Food and Development 9(1 & 2):23-32

 

 

 

  1. OREBIYI, S (2007)

The Operations, Functioning and Significance of Micro – Finance in Rural Agricultural Development in Nigeria. In Agumagu, A.C; Matthews – Njoku, E.C; Oladele, I.O; Adesope, O..M and Orebiyi, J.S (Eds): Contemporary Issues in

Agricultural Extension and Development  studies; Seriesone. MolsyfemUnitedServices: (1): 56 – 61.

  1. FAKAYODE, S.B; ADEWUMI, M.O; JENYO, G.K; EKUNDAYO, O.O AND OREBIYI,    S. (2007)

Assessment of the Performance of Community Banks in Agriculture in Kwara State, Nigeria. International Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development (IJARD),10:111– 115

 

  1. OKERENTA, S.I; OREBIYI, S. AND ADESOPE, O.M. (2007)

Perceived effects of Micro Finance Institutions Programmes on Quality of Life of Rural Households in Niger Delta Area of Nigeria. Journal of the Social Sciences: Pakistan 2 (1): 106 -110.

  1. BABATUNDE, R.O; OLORUNSANYA, E.O.; OREBIYI, S. AND FALOLA, A. (2007)

Optimal Farm Plan in sweet Potato cropping systems: The Case of Offa and Oyun Local Government Areas of Kwara State, North – Central Nigeria. AgriculturalJournal’ Pakistan 2(2): 285 – 289.

 

  1. OHAJIANYA, D.O; P.C.  OBASI AND OREBIYI, S (2006)

Technical Efficiency and its Determinants in food Crops Production in Imo State, Nigeria. Journal of Agriculture and Social Research (JASR) 6 (2): 9 – 16.

  1. OREBIYI, S; OLORUNSANYA, E.O,9 BABATUNDE, R.O. AND FATORE, E.O. .                 (2006)

Resource use efficiency in Garri Processing in some selected Local Government Areas of Ekiti State, Nigeria.  International Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development, 7(1): 105 – 111

  1. OREBIYI, J.S. AND FAKAYODE, S.B. (2005)

            Determinants of Saving Mobilization by Farmer Cooperators in Kwara State, Nigeria. International Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development, 6:66 – 73.  

  1. OREBIYI, J.S. AND C.C .EZE (2005)

           Economic Survey of Rice Marketing in Anambra State, Nigeria. International Journal of Natural  and  Applied Sciences, 1(2): 133 – 139.

  1. OREBIYI, S., BENCHENDO, N.G. AND ONYEKA, U.P. (2005)

            Determinants of the ADP Contact Farmers Adoption of improved IITA Cassava Production Technologies in Imo State, Nigeria. Agroresearch Journal, A Journal of Agriculture, Food and  Development, 7 (1 &2): 7 – 15.

  1. OREBIYI, S. AND A.I. UGOCHUKWU, (2005)

Budget and Budgetary control in Nigeria: Procedures, practices and policy issues. GlobalJournalofAgriculturalSciences. 4 (1): 69 – 73.

 

  1. OREBIYI, S.  AND BENCHENDO, N.G. (2005)

Determinants of Rural Agricultural Financing by the United Bank for Africa and the need for Extension services in Imo State, Nigeria. Global Approaches to Extension Practices, Journal  of Agricultural Extension 1 (1): 97 – 102.

 

  1. EZE, C.C AND OREBIYI, J.S., (2005)

Profitability of Pineapple Marketing in Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria. Journal of

           

                                 Agriculture and Food Science 3 (2): 133 – 139.

  1. OKERENTA, S.I. AND OREBIYI, S. (2005)

Transaction cost of borrowing among small scale farmers in Rivers State, Nigeria.

Global Approaches to Extension Practice, Journal ofAgricultural Extension1(1):109–114.

 

  1. OKERENTA, S.I. AND OREBIYI, S. (2005)

                           Determinants of Agricultural Credit supply to Farmers in Niger Delta Area of Nigeria. Journal of Agriculture and Social Research 5 (1): 67 – 72.

  1. ODEYEMI, T.J., ASIABAKA, C.C., OREBIYI, J.S. AND ODII, M.A.C.A (2005)

                     Effective Technology Development at the Grassroot: A case study of FarmerFieldSchool in  Ogun State, Nigeria. Journal of Agriculture and Social Research

5 (1): 81 – 89.

 

  1. OKERENTA, S.I., OREBIYI, S., EZEDINMA, C.I. AND M.AC.A. ODII, (2005)

Products and Services Provided by Micro Finance Institutions to Farmers in Niger Delta Region of Nigeria. Journal of Agriculture and Social Research 5 (2): 80 – 85.

 

  1. OREBIYI, S.; ONYEKA, U.P. AND OKORUWA, V.O. (2004)

Testing for Autocorrelation in the prices of some selected staple food crops in Borno State, Nigeria. Journal of Modeling, Measurement and Control AMSE, France; 25(2): 19 – 27.

  1. OREBIYI, S. (2004)

                     Credit Procurement and Utilization by rural farmers from selected Rural Credit Institutions in Imo State, Nigeria. International Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development. 5: 156 – 163  

  1. OREBIYI, S. (2004)

   A critical evaluation of the Nigerian Agricultural export financing by Central Bank of Nigeria (1999 – 2000). Journal of Agriculture, Forestry and the Social Sciences.2(2):15 -27.

  1. OREBIYI, S. AND UGOCHUKWU, A.I. (2004)

   Agribusiness co – ordination: A systems – approach to yam and cassava marketing in Bende Agricultural zone of Abia State, Nigeria. Journal of Agriculture, Forestry and the Social Sciences. 2 (1): 65 – 73.

 

  1. OREBIYI, S. AND UGOCHUKWU, A.I. (2003)

Socio – Economic characteristics of small scale palm wine Tappers in Imo State, Nigeria.     Journal of Sustainable Tropical Agricultural Research 5: 61 – 65.        

 

  1. OREBIYI, J.S. AND J. ODEYEMI (2002/2003)

   Evaluation of Tree crops seedling production and Distribution under the National        Accelerated Industrial Crop Production Programme (NAICP) in Imo State, Nigeria, 1994 – 2000. Centre point Journal. 11(1): 9 – 18.

 

 

  

  1. OREBIYI, S. (2002)

Educating the rural farmers on the policy issues involved in Agricultural credit Administration in Nigeria. In Aina, B.T. Y & J.S .Orebiyi (eds). Critical issues in Nigeria Education and Related Topics. Tunlad Prints & publishing Coy – Lagos. Pp 154 – 158.

 

 

  1. OREBIYI, S. (2002)

Agricultural loan repayment performance and its determinants in the rural credit markets of Imo State, Nigeria. International Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development.3:37-45.

  1. OREBIYI, S. AND ,J.E. NJOKU (2002)

Measuring the performance of the Rural Credit markets in Imo State through 3 postulated and Tested hypotheses. African Journal of Sciences. 3 (2): 729 – 740.

  1. OREBIYI, S. AND C.E. NZEH (2002)

Financing of Poultry Production by the Nigerian Agricultural and Cooperative Bank (NACB), in Enugu State, Nigeria. Journal of Applied Sciences. 5(1): 2390 – 2401.

 

  1. OREBIYI, S.; UGOCHUKWU, A.I. AND IROECHEONUWU, C.O. (2002)

Evaluation of the profitability of palm oil production in Umuahia South Agricultural Zone of Abia State, Nigeria. Journal of Agricultural and Social Research.

2(1): 8 – 19.

  1. OREBIYI, S. AND OKOLO, D.A. (2002)

The performance of the National Accelerated Industrial Crops Production Programme (NAICPP)  with respect to cocoa development in Nigeria; 1994 – 2000. Journal of Technology and Education  in Nigeria; 7(1); 39 – 44.

  1. OREBIYI, S. AND J.E. NJOKU (2002)

Loan procurement for Agricultural production and its determinants in rural credit markets of Imo State, Nigeria. Journal of Development Management.

4(1&2): 9 – 18.

  1. OREBIYI, S.; N.G. BENCHENDO AND S.N. ODURUKWE (2002)

Financing of Swine production in Owerri Agricultural Zone of Imo State, Nigeria: Proceedings of the Agricultural Society of Nigeria. 385 – 388.

           

 

 

  1. OREBIYI, S. AND E. C. OFIABULU (2001)

Loan Repayment Determinants under the Direct Small Holder Loan Scheme (DSHLS) of the  Nigerian Agricultural and Cooperative Bank (NACB) in Okigwe Agricultural Zone, Imo State.  Journal of Agriculture and Social Research. 1(1): 72 – 80.

  1. OREBIYI, S. (2001)

An evaluation of the Supervised Agricultural Credit Scheme (SACS) on Rural Development in Anambra State, Nigeria. Journal of Arts and Social Science.

II (3): 118 – 127.

  1. OREBIYI, S.; ONYEKA, U.P. AND ENENTA, C. (2001)

Prospects and problems of financing Farmers’ Multipurpose Co – operative Societies in Imo State, Nigeria. Journal of Technology and Education in Nigeria. 6(1): 27 – 35.

  1. OREBIYI, S. (2001)

The performance of the Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Company (NAIC) in the Livestock   Subsector of the economy of Imo State, Nigeria. International Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development. 2:43 – 51.

  1. OREBIYI, S. AND O. M. ADESOPE (2001)

Yam Minisett Technique and the influence of Credit on its Adoption by the rural farmers in the Owerri Agricultural Zone. Journal of Agriculture and Social Research. 1(1): 44 – 53.

  1. OREBIYI, S. AND O. M. ADESOPE (2001)

Loan Acquisition and Utilization by rural farmers under the Supervised Agricultural Credit Scheme (SACS) in Awka Agricultural Zone, AnambraState. Journal of Technology and    Education in Nigeria. 5(1 & 2): 47 – 52.

  1. OFIABULU, E. C.; OREBIYI, S. AND C.D. CHIMA (2000)

Evaluation of farmers performance under the Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation in ImoState. Journal of Arts and Social Science. 2(1): 74 – 83.

  1. OREBIYI, S. AND C. K. AMAGA. (1995)

Empirical Analysis of the Need to Extend Credit to Oil Palm Marketers for stimulating National Growth: A case study of Arochukwu LGA, AbiaState. In

Aham Anyanwu (Ed): Enabling Environment for Economic Growth. Barloz Publishers Inc. Benin, Nigeria: 156 – 160.

  1. OREBIYI, S. AND OJIAKU, C.C. (1992)

The effect of SAP on Rural Agricultural Financing: A study of the Direct Small Holder Loan Scheme, Okigwe, Imo State. In Anyanwu, A (ed): The Nigeria Structural Adjustment  Programme: A multi – sectoral Analysis. ABIC Publishers Enugu, 232 – 235.

 

  1. OREBIYI, S. AND D.O.ONU (1992)

The Effects of SAP on Small Scale Farming in ImoState; In Anyanwu, A (ed): The NigeriaStructural Adjustment Programme: A multi-sectoral Analysis. ABIC Publishers Enugu, 179- 183. 

  1. UMEBALI, E.E.AND OREBIYI, J.S.(1992)

Women Isusu Clubs in Mobilizing Rural Savings: A Case of Umuahia Area of Abia State,    Nigeria. Proceedings of an International Conference held at the University of Nigeria,  Nsukka V1: 343 -352.

 

  1. OREBIYI, J.S. (1991):

Sources and Problems of Farm Input Procurement through Co-operatives. In Njoku, J. E and Odii M.A.C.A (eds). A Handbook on Cooperative Management. Dept of Agric-Economics and Extension, FederalUniversity of Technology, Owerri,

93 -107.

  1. OREBIYI, J.S. (1991):

                     The Role of ADP in Rural Development through the provision of farm input for boosting food production in ImoState: A Case Study of Umuahia and Owerri

Agricultural Zones. In Igbozurike, U. M; Okpara, E.E. and Ijioma, M.A (eds) Corporate Role in Rural Development. Kartopress Owerri, 29 – 32.

  1. ONU, D.O. AND OREBIYI, J.S.(1991):

The Role Corporation can play in Nigeria Agricultural Development. In Igbozurike, U. M.,     Okpara, E.E. and Ijioma M.A (eds) Corporate Role in Rural Development. Kartopress Owerri, 60 – 66.

  1. OREBIYI, J.S. AND ONUEGBU, O.K. (1991)

Farmers’ Co-operatives and Agricultural inputs procurement for rural food production in Ngor – Okpala L.G.A. In Igbozurike, U.M; Okpara, E.E. and Ijioma, M.A. (eds) Corporate Role in Rural Development. Kartopress Owerri, 67 – 71.        

  1. OREBIYI, J.S. AND ONU, D.O. (1991)

The Performance Evaluation of the People’s Bank in Financing Small Scale Business Enterprises in ImoState. In Igbozurike, U.M Okpara E.E. and Ijoma M.A. (eds) Corporate Role in RuralDevelopment .Kartopress Owerri, 164 -167.