Ifeanyi Aloysius Maduike


Ifeanyi Aloysius Maduike


Lecturer I

BSc., MSc.
Email: ifeanyi.maduike@futo.edu.ng

Biography

Academic Qualification

Ph.D. (Agricultural Economics – Agricultural Finance)  –             in view

M.Sc. (Agricultural Economics – Agricultural Finance)   –             2014

Federal University of Technology

Owerri, Imo State

  1. Agric. Tech. (Agricultural Economics) –              2005

(Second Class – Upper Division)

Federal University of Technology Owerri, Imo State.

Honours/Awards

Date/Period

 

 

Award/Assignment

Role/Activity

Organization/ Institution

2022

Determinants of growth and employment generation of SMEs in South East Nigeria. TetFund/NRF 2022

Co-Researcher

TETFund/ NRF / FUTO

 

Affiliations

Member           –             Nigeria Institute of Management (NIM) Chartered

Member           –             National Association of Agricultural Economists (NAAE)

Courses Assigned to Teach

AEC 502:          Agricultural Production Economics

AEC 504:          Agricultural Project Appraisal

AEC 505:          Agricultural Resource Economics

AEC 405:          Agricultural Finance

AEC 301:          Introduction to Farm Management and Production Economics

ENS 301:          Introduction to Entrepreneurship and Innovation

AGB 301:          Business Mathematics

AGB 305:          Management Information System

ENS 302:          Business Creation, Growth and Corporate Governance

AEC 303:          Agricultural Marketing

AGB 205:          Principles of Accounting

AGB 201:          Introduction to Business Law

AGM 101:         Introduction to Business Mathematics

Experience

FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY OWERRI                                     –              July 2012 to Date

Agribusiness Department (2020 – Date)

Agricultural Economics Department (2012 – 2020)

 

ABC TRANSPORT PLC (HAULAGE UNIT, CALABAR)      –             Feb. 2011 – July 2012

Position (Despatch Officer, UNICEM Factory Logistics)

 

ALLWORKERS MICROFINCE BANK (OWERRI)                 –             2008

Position:         Credit Officer

 

SUNIC FOODS (OWERRI)                                                              –             2006 – 2008

Positions:       Assistant Manager (2007 – 2008)

                              Waiter (2006)

 

UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION:

  • Departmental Examination Officer (Agricultural Economics) –  2019 – 2023

 

  • Class Adviser                                                           –              2013 – Date

 

  • Staff Adviser (National Association of Agribusiness Students (FUTO Chapter)                                                                                       –             2023 – Date

Professional experience:

Date from –

Date to

Location

 

Company & Reference person(name & contact details)

Position

 

Description

 

2019 – 2023

Imo State, Nigeria

Federal Ministry of Finance- You-Win Programme

Trainer

YouWin Trainer on Entrepreneurship Development for NYSC Corps members

 

Research Interest

Agricultural Financing and Rural Development; Youth and Women Empowerment; Agribusiness Value Chain; Economic Policy and Development

Publications

  1. i) Participant at the ICBE/TRUST AFRICA Research Findings Dissemination Workshop on “Funding Youth Entrepreneurship in SMEs: A Panacea for Youth Unemployment in the Niger Delta” on 27th August, 2013 at City Global Hotels, Owerri.
  2. ii) Participant at the Training Workshop on “Pathway from Subsistence to Commercial Farming” organized by Centre for Women, Gender and Development Studies (CWGDS), Federal University of Technology, Owerri, 2nd – 4th July, 2014.

iii)        Participant at a 3-day Workshop on “Strategic Grant Proposal Writing” organized by the Centre for Research and International Development (CRID), Federal University of Technology, Owerri, 8th – 10th October, 2014.

  1. iv) Participant at a Training Workshop on “The Nigerian Universities Electronic Teaching and Learning Platform” organized by Spectrum Engineering Limited, at the ICT Centre, Federal University of Technology Owerri, 11th December, 2015.
  2. v) Participant at the 1st International Conference on Skill Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development, organized by The Centre for Entrepreneurial Studies (CES), Federal University of Technology, Owerri, 30th May – 3rd June, 2016.
  3. vi) Participant at the 17th Annual Conference of Nigerian Association of Agricultural Economists, held at Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Imo State on 17th – 20th

vii)       Participant at a Training Workshop on “Access and Utilization of E-Resources/ Databases” organized by The Centre for Human Resource Development (CHRD), Federal University of Technology, Owerri, 6th December, 2016.

viii)      Participant at a Training Workshop on “Examination Management Systems” organized by The Centre for Human Resource Development (CHRD), Federal University of Technology, Owerri, 8th December, 2016.

 

Publications:

  1. Eze, C. C; J. C. Okere; I. Maduike and G. N. Ben-Chendo (2013): “Allocative Efficiency and Returns to Scale among Fadama II Broiler Farmers in Imo State, Nigeria”. Developing Country Studies, 3 (10): 122 – 129.
  2. Ukoha, I. I., Orebiyi, J. S., Eze, C. C., Henri-Ukoha, A., Nwaiwu, I. O. U and Maduike, I. A. (2013): “Loan Default by Smallholder Farmers in Imo State: Review Process, Recovery Strategies and Preventive Measures”. International Journal of Applied Research and Technology, 2 (8): 34 – 41.
  3. Maduike, I. A; Adesope, O. M; Eze, C. C; Njoku, J. E; Nwaiwu, I. U and Korie, O. C. (2013): “Determinants of Livelihood Opportunities for Rural Youths in Owerri North Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria”. International Journal of Agricultural Economics, Management and Development, Vol. 3: 112 – 121.
  4. Ehirim, N. C; E. E. Osuji, I. O. Obasi, I. I. Ukoha, A. Maduike, R. D. Ejike and M. N. Oguegbuchulam (2014): “Profitability of Okra Production and Marketing in Imo State”. International Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development, 17 (1): 1587 – 1593.
  5. Maduike, I. A; Adesope, O. M; Eze, C. C; Nwaiwu, I. U and Ukoha, I. I. (2014): “Sustainability and Interest Assessment of Rural Youths’ Livelihood in Owerri North Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria”. American Journal of Sustainable Cities and Society, 1 (3): 119 – 131.
  6. Osuji, E. E; Maduike, I. A; Oguegbuchulam, M. N. and Eze, E. U. (2014): “Effects of Farm Inputs on Productivity of Farmers in Imo State, Nigeria”. International Journal of Applied Research and Technology, 3 (1), 4 – 9.
  7. Okere, R. A., I. O. Uwubanmwen, I. D. Garba, L.I.Oisakede, D. C. Akparanta and I. Maduike (2015): “Economic Analysis of Intercropping Oil Palm with Food Crops by Small Holder Farmers in Edo State”. Journal of Agricultural Research and Policy,10 (1).
  8. Maduike, I. A; Orebiyi, J. S; Ohajianya, D. O. and Eze, C. C. (2017): “Institutional Credit Utilization by Rural Youth Enterprises in Imo State, Nigeria”. FUTO International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Development Studies (FIJEDS), 1 (3):170 – 181.
  9. Eze, E. U., Effiong, J. A. L, Osuji E. E. and Maduike I. A. (2017): “Evaluation of Consumer Behaviour on Retail Prices of Rice in Imo State”. International Journal of Management Studies, Business & Entrepreneurship Research, 2 (2): 183 – 195.
  10. Onyemauwa, C. S; N.C. Ehirim; O.C. Korie; I.J. Uhuegbulam; A. Maduike and U.G.Anyanwu (2017): “Gender Differentials in Food Output and Food Security in Anambra State Southeast Nigeria”. International Journal of Agricultural and Food Science, 7 (1): 17 – 22.
  11. Emenyonu, C.A., Maduike, I.A., Ejike, O.U., Oshaji, I.O. and Eyo, E.A. (2018): “Credit Management Techniques and Effect on Agricultural Loan Repayment Performance: The Case of Prospect Microfinance Bank, Akwa- Ibom State, Nigeria”. Nigerian Agricultural Journal, 49(2): 88-93.
  12. Ibeagwa, O. B; N. C. Ehirim; G. N. Ben-Chendo; I. I. Ukoha; E. C. Osuji; A. Maduike; M. O. Okwara and S. E. Martins (2019): “Assessment of the Risk Management Strategies Among Arable Crop Farmers in Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria”. Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics and Sociology, 33(3): 1 – 10.
  13. Chikezie, C., Chidiebere-Mark, N.M., Maduike, I. A., Ibeagwa, O. B. and Onyekachi E. U. (2019): Determinants of Risk Management Strategies among Rice Farmers in Ebonyi State, Nigeria. The International Journal of Agriculture, Management and Technology, 3(1): 84 – 88.
  14. Ukoha, I. I., Mejeha, R., Nwaru, J., Ibeagwa, O. and Maduike, I. (2020): Explicating the Prevalence of Women Farmers’ Deterrence from Microfinance Banks Loans in South-East Nigeria: A Censored Tobit Regression Model of Analysis. International Journal of Applied Economics, Finance and Accounting 7 (2): 82-89.
  15. Nwaiwu, I.U.O., Obasi, P.C., Maduike, I.A. and Iwejuo, R.I. (2020): Cutting Edge Technology: A Risk Management Stratgegy in Poultry Production in Imo State. Agricultural Economics and Extension Research Studies 8 (2): 107 – 118.
  16. Osuji E. E.1, Opaluwa H. I., Ben-Chendo G. N., Ukoha I. I., Nwachukwu E. U., Osuji M. N., Ibeagwa O. B., Iroegbu C. S., Orji J. E., Anyanwu U. G., Okpara B. O., Ahamefule B. A., Nse-Nelson F. A., Nzeakor F. C., Offor E. I., Iwezor-Magnus D. N., Maduike I. A., Obi-Nwandikom C. O. (2023) Rethinking Solid Waste Disposal, Ecosystem Upsetting: Impacts on Soil Productivity in Southeast, Nigeria. Environment and Ecology Research 11(6): 949-962.

 

Published Papers in Conference Proceedings:

1)          Eze, C. C; Orebiyi, J. S; Ohajianya, D. O. and Maduike, I. A. (2014): Assessment of Population Dynamics and Green Economic Growth: The Nigerian Perspective. Proceedings of the 15th Annual Conference of Nigerian Association of Agricultural Economists, 13th – 17th October, Pages 4 – 10.