Ifeonu, Chidinma Frances
Chidinma Frances Ifeonu, is a Research Fellow at the Resource and Environmental Policy Research Centre (REPRC), Environment for Development (EfD), University of Nigeria, Nsukka. She obtained her professional training at the University of Nigeria Nsukka where she graduated with a Bachelor of Agriculture in Agricultural Extension in 2015 and a Master’s degree in Agricultural Extension Development Communication in 2020. She is currently pursuing a Ph.D. degree at the University of Nigeria Nsukka.
Chidimma is currently a Research Assistant on two projects, namely, “Sustainable Management of Marine Resources Research” Project and “Coping with Water Scarcity, Preference and Willingness to Pay for Water Supply in Enugu State”, under the Resource and Environmental Policy Research Centre (REPRC), Environment for Development (EfD), Nigeria since 2019. She has facilitated research works on food safety, food security, hygiene practices, effective agricultural communication channels, and Opinion Poll Rating of the Nigerian Communications Commission.
Chidinma also facilitated the socio-economic studies and field data collection on the Resettlement Action Plans (RAPs) and Environmental and Social Management Plans (ESMPs) fordifferent Erosion Sites in Kogi State under the Kogi State-Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (KSG-NEWMAP), (IBRD/ IDA Financed Project) between 2017 and 2021.
Miss Ifeonu has attended various international training on the use of different research tools for data collection and analysis such as KoBo Toolbox, Global Open Data Management in Agriculture and Nutrition (GODAN), R programming language, Discrete Choice Analysis, STATA, NGENE, Impact Evaluation and Causal Inference for Environment and Development Interventions, among others.
Research interests
Ifeonu’s research interest is in the areas of effective agricultural communication platforms; natural resources management; rural studies, ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) / nature-based solutions (NbS) to climate change adaptation and food security. She has attended over fifteen (15) international conferences/ workshops and has nine (9) international scholarly publications to her credit. She is also a member of the Agricultural Extension Society of Nigeria (AESON) and the Nigerian Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (NIFAAS).
Gants and consultancies
- Strengthening the Capacity of Agricultural Extension Lecturers in Teaching Competency-Based Undergraduate Curriculum in Nigerian Universities - Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) National Research Fund - 2022.
- Investigating Food Safety and Hygiene Practices and the Food Safety Status in Nigeria. University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) Research Center for Global Development (C4Globe) Grant 2022
- Strengthening Agricultural Extension Training in the MSU-Alliance for African Partnership (AAP) Consortium - The Alliance for African Partnership (AAP) 2021 Partnerships for Innovative Research in Africa (PIRA) Grant.
- Conduct of Survey on Effective Communication Channels in Lagos State for Lagos State Agro-processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS) Project. 2020 –2021.
- Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) for Ogane- Aji Erosion Site in Kogi State under the Kogi State-Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (KSG-NEWMAP), (IBRD/ IDA Financed) 2020 –2021.
Publications
Journal publications
- Agwu A.E., Anugwa I.Q. and Ifeonu C.F. (2021). Stemming rural-urban migration through agricultural development: can Nigeria applythe lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic? Agro-Science, 20 (4, Special Issue), 36-45. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/as.v20i4.5
- Ifeonu, C. F., Chukwuemeka, V., Agwu, A. E (2019). Challenges of Youths involved in Fish Farming in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nigeria. Journal of Agricultural Extension, Vol. 23 (3). Pp. 157-171. https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/jae.v23i3.14
- Agwu, A. E., Ndakotsu, J. E., Ifeonu, C. F (2019). Farmers’ Perceived Effectiveness of the Growth Enhancement Support Scheme in Kogi State, Nigeria. Journal of Agricultural Extension, Vol. 23 (1). Pp. 113-129. https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/jae.v23i1.10
- Dimelu, M. U., Ifeonu, C. F., Asadu, A. N., Ayogu, C.J (2018). Challenges of Disease Management in Small Scale Fish Farms in Lagos, Nigeria. Journal of Agricultural Extension, Vol. 22 (2). Pp. 28-41.DOI: 10.4314/jae.v22i2.3
Conference papers
- Anugwa, I.Q and Ifeonu, C. F. (2021). Agricultural Extension Strategies for Communicating Climate Smart Forestry Practices:Challenges and Lessons Learnt. Conference Proceedings of the Middle EastInternational Conference on ContemporaryScientific Studies
- Anugwa, I.Q., Iwuchukwu, J.C., Udoye, C.E., Ifeonu, C.F., and Offiah, C. (2019). Farmers Groundnut Production Practices in Nsukka Agricultural Zone of Enugu State, Nigeria. Enhancing Agricultural Extension Capabilities for Improved Agricultural Value Chain in Nigeria.Conference Proceedings of the 24thAnnual National Conference of the Agricultural Extension Society of Nigeria. Pp. 28 - 34.
- Agwu, A. E., Ocheli, G. J. and Ifeonu, C. F (2016). Manpower and Institutional Constraints in the Public Extension Service of Kogi State, Nigeria. Repositioning Agricultural Extension for Sustainable Agricultural Development and National Economic Regeneration. Conference Proceedings of the 21stAnnual National Conference of the Agricultural Extension Society of Nigeria. Pp. 19 - 25.
Book Chapters
- Agwu, A.E., Ifeonu, C.F., Nwobodo, C.E., Anugwa, I.Q., and Okoro, J.C. (2022). “Digital Approaches in Agricultural Extension”. In M. C. Madukwe (Ed.), Agricultural Extension in Nigeria: Appropriate Extension Methodologies for Agricultural Development in Emerging Economies (3rd ed). (pp 331-357). Ilorin, Kwara State: The Agricultural Extension Society of Nigeria.
- Agwu, A.E., Egbule, C.L., and Ifeonu, C.F. (2022). Use of Correlation Analysis in Agricultural Extension Research. In M. C. Madukwe (Ed.), A Guide to Research in Agricultural Extension. Ilorin, Kwara State: The Agricultural Extension Society of Nigeria.
