Isaac Akinyele

About the Researcher


Isaac Akinyele

Country: Nigeria
Nationality: Nigeria
Region of Coverage: Africa
Language(s): French, English
Telephone: 234 2 8105859 or 2348023517157
Email: olu_akins@yahoo.com
Organization: University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Job Title: Professor
Last Updated: Sunday, 18 May 2008



Organization
Research Interests



University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Nigeria
Offering undergraduate, post-graduate and doctoral research and training in Nigeria

Expertise:
I have over the years been involved with Research in human nutrition,poverty reduction monitoring ad evaluation as well as studieds on sustainable livelihood systems to empower women.i have skills for policy analysis ,progrsm development and implementation,leadership skills for effective coordination of development activities,amongst other skills.

Professional/ Work Experience:
worked with the University of Ibadan from 1976 to the present teaching ,research and mentoring students,worked as a Consultant for the Nutrition Division of FAO Rome and Regional Office in Accra in many countries of Africa from 1986 to the present,worked for UNICEF nigeria as a consultant 193 to present,World Bank Nigeria and Washington as a consultant,from 1993,IFAD Rome as aconsultant in nigeria since 1996,UNDP nigeria from 1993 .i have published extensively on food security and Nutrition issues and produced technical reports on poverty reduction,participatory monitoring and evaluation among others

GDN Subject Interest:

Agriculture and Rural Development
Food Policy and Food Security
Poverty
Education and Training
Early Child Development
Poverty Reduction
Health and Nutrition
Gender and Development
Nutrition
Poverty and Health
Gender Poverty and Economic Policy
checkbox
Information and Communications Technology
Research dissemination

Affiliation:
President, Nutrition society of Nigeria,President Food basket Foundation International1988 -Present,President Society for International development Ibadan Nigeria chapter 1988-1998,member International governing council of the Society for International Development HQ inRome 1991-2000,

Geo Interest:
Sub saharan Africa,North America,and Asia