Dixon Torimiro

Dixon Torimiro

Country: Nigeria
Nationality: Nigeria
Region of Coverage: Africa
Language(s): English
Telephone: +234 803 3953651
Email: torimiro@oauife.edu.ng
Organization: Department of Agricultural Extension & Rural Development, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.
Job Title: Associate Professor
Last Updated: Thursday, 1 May 2008

Research Interests

Expertise:
An experienced agricultural extensionist and rural sociologist with track record of outstanding research accomplishments and development programmes in the areas of child and youth studies and empowerment in rural rural communities

Professional/ Work Experience:

Conducting Independent and Collaborative Research on Child and Youth in Rural Communities at the Local, National and International Levels (1995-date)
Teaching of courses related to agricultural extension, rural sociology and rural child /youth studies at the Undergraduate and Postgraduate Levels (1999-date)
Supervision and Examination of Students’ Research Theses at the Undergraduate and Postgraduate Levels (1999-date)
Developing Programmes for Facilitating Child and Youth Development in Rural Communities (1995-date)


GDN Subject Interest:
Community Based Rural Development Poverty Reduction Participatory Planning Child Labour

Affiliation:


Co-initiator and Vice-President, Southwest, Nigeria: National Research and Development Network of Children and Youth in Agriculture Programme (CYIAP-Network) - !998-date.
Chairman, Board of Trustees/ Director , African Centre for Rural Youth Empowerment (ACRYE), Ile-Ife, NIGERIA - 2004 to Date.
Member, National Research and Development Network of Children and Youth in Agriculture Programme (CYIAP-Network) in Nigeria: 1995 to date.
Member, Agricultural Extension Society of Nigeria (AESON): 1996 to date
Member, Nigerian Rural Sociological Association (NRSA): 2000 to date
Member, International Rural Network, University of Aberdeen, Inverness, Scotland: 2003.
Member, Council for Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA), Senegal: 2004 to date.
Member, International Rural Network, Abingdon, Virginia, USA: 2005.
Member, Research Board of Advisors, the American Biographical Institute, Raleigh, USA: 2005.
Member, Union of African Population Studies (UAPS), Tanzania: 2007.



Geo Interest:

Sub-saharan African countries and region.