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IDACHABA FOUNDATION GRANTS FOR RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP, 2006

IDACHABA FOUNDATION Board of Trustees approves N2.5 million research grants in 2006
The Board of Trustees of the F. S. Idachaba Foundation for Research and Scholarship (IFRES) at its Third Board Meeting of 14 January 2006 considered and approved the second cycle of research grants to 9 of the 15 shortlisted applicants purely on merit regardless of ethnic or geo-political origin, sex, religion, academic discipline or mother tongue, with a combined grant value not exceeding N2.5 million. Projects approved for IFRES funding range from N223, 000 for “Rural Infrastructure and Household Income: An Analysis of farming households in Kwara State . ” by A.G. Ibrahim to a maximum grant of N270, 600 for “Health Nutrition and Labour Productivity among Female Farmers in Imo State Nigeria . ” by F.T Agulanna, with a median (middle) grant value of N255, 500 with the actual total value of N2, 269,500

IDACHABA FOUNDATION 2005 RESEARCH GRANT RECIPIENTS click for details

IDACHABA FOUNDATION 2006 RESEARCH GRANT RECIPIENTS

S/No	NAMES	POSITION	INSTITUTION	PROJECT TITLE	AMOUNT APPROVED
1	Miss A. O. Awoniyi	PhD candidate	Department of Agricultural Economics University of Ibadan, Ibadan	Gender Inequality and Effect on Poverty and Household Food Security Level among Rural Households in Oyo State, Nigeria	N264,000
2	Mrs. F.T. Agulanna	PhD candidate	Department of Agricultural Economics University of Ibadan, Ibadan	Health Nutrition and Labour Productivity among Female Farmers in Imo State Nigeria.	N 270,600
3	Mr. Y.A. Awoyinka	PhD candidate	Department of Agricultural Economics University of Ibadan, Ibadan	Land Degradation and Adoption of Soil Conservation Technologies among Farmers in Kwara State.	N 255,500
4	Mr. B. T Adesina	PhD candidate	Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Management. University of Ibadan, Ibadan.	Household Acceptability of Moringa Oleifera Lam Seed as an Alternative New Water Treatment Technology in Southwestern Nigeria.	N 239,500
5	Mr. I.B. Oluwatayo	Lecturer II/PhD candidate	Department of Agric Economics University of Ado-Ekiti, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State/ Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Ibadan, Ibadan.	Gender Considerations in Decision Making Among Rural Households: Implications on Food Security in Ekiti State, Nigeria	N 269,300
6	Mr. A.G. Ibrahim	Assistant Lecturer/PhD candidate	Federal College of Animal Health and Production Technology, IAR&T Apata Ibadan/ Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Ibadan, Ibadan.	Rural Infrastructure and Household Income: An Analysis of farming household in Kwara State.	N 223,000
7	Mrs. O.B. Okuwa	Junior Research Fellow,/PhD candidate	Nigerian Institute for Social and Economic Research (NISER) / Department of Economics University of Ibadan, Ibadan.	Quality of Education Output in Oyo State Secondary Schools.	N 245,000
8	Mr. O.T. Yekinni	Assistant Lecturer/PhD candidate	Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, Ladoke Akintola University, Ogbomoso, Oyo State/Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, University of Ibadan, Ibadan.	Political Economy of Agricultural Policy Implementation in Nigeria: Oyo State as a case study.	N 242,600
9	Dr. (Mrs.) C.G Ajala.	Lecturer II	Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development University of Ibadan, Ibadan	Livelihood Strategies and Household Food Security of Rural Dwellers in South Western Nigeria.	N 260,000
10	TOTAL IDACHABA FOUNDATION 2006 RESEARCH GRANTS				N 2,269,500

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