CURRICULUM VITAE. Ihitte/Uboma L.G.A. Imo State. Department Agricultural Economics, Federal University Of Technology, Owerri.

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1 CURRICULUM VITAE NAME: Eze Christopher Chiedozie SEX: Male PLACE OF BIRTH: Kano City, Kano State DATE OF BIRTH: 26 th February, 1961 NATIONALITY: Nigerian MARITAL STATUS: Married NAME OF WIFE: Victoria Chinedum Eze NAME AND AGE OF CHILDREN: (i) Master Nmerichukwuka, Chibuikem Eze (1998) (Physically Challenged) (ii) Miss Chimunanu Chinedum Eze (2004) (ii) Master Godswill chukwunonyerem Eze (2006) STATE OF ORIGIN: PERMANENT ADDRESS: CURRENT ADDRESS: Imo State Community school Nkwumeato Ihitte, Ihitte/Uboma L.G.A. Imo State. Department Agricultural Economics, Federal University Of Technology, Owerri. EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS WITH DATES: 1. B.L. Barrister at Law L.L. B Ph. D Agricultural Economics M Sc. Agricultural Economics Bachelor of Agriculture (Agricultural Economics) WASC, Division First School Leaving Certificate (Credit Level) 1975

2 INSTITUTIONS ATTENDED WITH DATES: 1 Nigerian Law School Abuja University of Nigeria Enugu Campus University of Nigeria, Nsukka Campus University of Nigeria, Nsukka Campus University of Nigeria, Nsukka Campus Boys High School Ihitte, Ihitte/Uboma L.G.A Community School Atonaerim Ihitte, PUBLICATIONS 1 Eze C.C. (2002): Food Insecurity, Poverty and Investment Dimensions Journal of farming and Rural Systems Economics Volume 46 Pp Margraf Verlag. Germany. 2 Eze C.C. (1999): Community Banking and Rural Development in Nigeria. In Agricultural Transformation in Nigeria proceedings of National Conference in Honour of Professor Martin O. Ijere held at Federal University of Agricultural Umudike Abia State, Nigeria August. Nwosu A.C, C.U. Nwajiuba and J.A. Mbanasor (ed). 3 Eze C.C. (1999): The structure and conduct of community Development Associations (CDAS) in Imo State, Nigeria. ESUT Journal of Development Management Vol. 1 No. 1 Pp 2 13.ESUT Press. 4 Eze C.C. and E.C.Okorji (1997): Community Development Associations and Rural Development in Imo State: Implications for sustainable Agricultural Investment in Nigeria. Proceedings of the 13 th Annual Conference of farm Management Association of Nigeria (FAMAN) held at Federal University of Agriculture Umudike Abia State, 12 th 15 th, October, ( A. C. Nwosu and J.A. Mbanasor, eds). 5 Eze C.C. and S.A. Olaoye (2003): Income and Expenditure sources of male and female farmers in Abakaliki L.G.A. of Ebonyi State, Nigeria. Journal of Science,

3 Engineering and Technology Vol 10 Number, March. Pp NAU Press Awka 6 Okorji, E.C, C.C. Eze and V.C. Eze (2003): Efficiency of cassava processing Techniques Among Rural Women in Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria Journal of Agricultural and social Research Vol. 3 N0 2 pp Eze C.C. and E. C. Okorji (2002): Fund Mobilization, Sources and members Patronage of Community Development Association Activities the Nigeria. Journal of finance Vol. 1 No2 October. Pp EUST Press Enugu. 8 Eze C.C. (2003): Resource Use Efficiency in Cocoyam Production in Ihitte/Uboma Area of Imo State, Nigeria. Journal of Applied Science Vol. 6, No 3 pp October 9 Eze C.C. and E.C.Okorji (2004): Cocoyam Production by women farmers under Improved and Local Technologies in Imo State, Nigeria.A Cost Returns Approach. African Journal of Science Vol5 No1 PP , August. 10 Eze C.C. and E.C. Anumihe (2003): Constraints of Small Farm Holders to Cassava Production and Consumption. In Agriculture the bedrock of an Enduring democracy. Proceedings of the 37 th Annual Conference of the Agricultural Society of Nigeria held at University of Calabar, Nigeria Nov ed Esu, I.E, Amalu, U.C, Oko B.F.D. and Asumugha. G. N. pp Eze C.C. (2002): The concept and Design of Community Banking. An approach to Financial Institution Building. ESUT Journal of Development Management (Special edition) Vol. 4 Nos. 1 and 2 pp Anumihe E.C. and C.C. Eze (2002): Costs Returns Analysis of Onion Marketing in Owerri Urban market of Imo State, Nigeria in Agriculture a basis for Poverty Eradication and Conflict Resolution. Proceeding of the 36 th Annual Conference of the Agricultural society of Nigeria held at the Federal university of

4 Technology Owerri, Nigeria Oct ed lloeje, M.U; Osuji G.E., U. Herbert and Asumugha G. N. pp Eze C.C. and A. I. Ugochukwu (2004): Evaluation of women Access to Agricultural Credit in Imo State, Nigeria. A.M.S.E Modeling Organization France. Vol.25 No.3 pp61. w.w.w.amsemodelling.org. 14 Ibekwe, U.C. and C.C. Eze (2005): Size Distribution of Income and Poverty among Rural Farm Households in Orlu Agricultural Zone of Imo State, Nigeria. Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol.6, No1, pp Uwazie I., C.Eze.and C.Nwajiuba (2005): Some Micro- Level Issues in Migration and Livelihood.Migration and Livelihood in Southeast Nigeria. Chinedum Nwajiuba (ed) Farming and Rural System Economics Vol.67 Margraf Verlag, Germany. pp Eze, C.C and J. S. Orebiyi (2005): Profitability of Pineapple Marketing in Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria. Journal of Agriculture and Food Science.Vol.3 (2).pp Orebiyi, J.S. and C.C.Eze (2005): Economic Survey of Rice Marketing in Anambra State, Nigeria. International Journal of Natural and Applied Sciences.vol.1 (2).pp Eze, C.C and E. Anumihe (2006): Efficiency of Onions Marketing in Ikeduru Rural Markets of Owerri Area, Imo State, Nigeria. International Journal of Natural and Applied Sciences. Vol. 2(1) pp Eze,C.C,Peter Onoh and U.C.Ibekwe(2006) Costs and Returns Analysis of Improved and Alternative Cassava Production Technologies in Enugu State,Nigeria.International Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development.Vol. 7(1) pp67-71.

5 20 Eze, C.C. (2006) Determinants of Women s Access to Credit from selected Commercial Banks in Imo State,Nigeria.International Journal of Natural and Applied Sciences,2(2),pp Korie, O. C.; Eze, C.C and A.I. Ugochukwu (2006), Pattern of Land Tenure Systems and Crop Production Practices in Imo State, Nigeria. International Journal of Natural and Applied Sciences, 2(2).Pp Ohajianya,D.O and C.C. Eze,(2006) Labour Productivity in rural Farm Households of Imo State.African Journal of Sciences,7(1).Pp Eze C.C.; U.C. Ibekwe, Peter Onoh and C. U. Nwajiuba (2006). Determinants of Adoption of Improved Cassava Production Technology among Farmers in Enugu State of Nigeria. Global Approaches to Extension Practice.2(1) Pp Eze,C.C.; D.O. Ohajianya and N. N.O. Oguoma (2006) Analysis of Land Snail Marketing in Owerri Agricultural Zone of Imo State,Nigeria.Animal Production Research Advances,2(2),Pp Eze, C.C. and U.C. Ibekwe, (2007) Determinants of Loan Repayment under the Indigenous Financial System in Southeast, Nigeria. Medwell Journals of the Social Sciences, Pakistan. Vol. 2 no.2 pp Eze C. C. (2006) Agricultural Credit Provisioning among Indigenous Financial Institutions in Southeast Nigeria.African online International journal. U.K.Vol. 1, no 2, PP Eze C.C. (2007) Marketing Margin and Determinants of net Returns of Beef Marketing in Southeast Nigeria. Tropical Science Journal, U.K Vol. 47 no 2 28 Onyemauwa C.S ;M.A.C.A Odii; J.I.Lemchi ;C.C. Eze; U.C. Ibekwe and C.A Emenyeonu (2008 ) Analysis of Household consumption of cereals in Owerri Municipality,Imo State,Nigeria. International Journal of Agricultural Research, Academic journal Inc.U.S.A 3(4) PP

6 29 Korie O.C., Eze C.C. and E.U Eze (2007) Issues in Rural development timeline in Nigeria.International Journal of Tropical Agriculture and Food Systems 1(3) pp Eze C.C 2007 Evaluation of selected commercial Bank financing of Agro Based enterprises in Ikot Ekpene LGA OF Akwa Ibom State,Nigeria. International journal of Agriculture and Rural Development 9(1) pp Eze C.C. ;PC Obasi and O.C. Korie 2007 Financing Agricultural Enterprises by Cooperative Societies in Mbaise Area of Imo State, Nigeria.Global Approaches to Extension Practices 3(1) pp Onyemauwa C.S.; Eze C.C ; Oguoma N.N.O.; Ehirim N.C. and Osugiri II 2007 Allocative Efficiency and output Elasticity of crop mixture farmers by Gender in Nwangele Imo State,Nigeria.International journal of Agriculture and Rural Development.10(2) pp Eze CC, OC Korie and JI Lemchi 2007 Comparative Economic Analysis of Snail Production Systems in Owerri Agricultural Zone, Imo State, Nigeria. Animal Production Research Advances 3(4) pp Eze CC ; JS Orebiyi ; VC Eze 2008 Economic evaluation of processed and unprocessed oil palm fruits in Imo State,Nigeria. In Prospects and Challenges of adding value to Agricultural products. Proceeding of 22 nd Annual Conference of farm management association of Nigeria (FAMAN) held at University Auditorium North Core, University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria 8-11 Sept Eze C; V. Eze; O. Korie ;J. Orebiyi; S. Onyemuwa; E. Mathews-Njoku; P. Onoh and C. Asiabaka (2008) Climate Change, Crop Production and Adaptation Strategies. In: Nwajiuba C. (ed) Climate Change and Adaptation in Nigeria W. Doppler and S. Bauer(ed). Farming and Rural Systems Economics, Vol. 95 Margraf Verlag. Germany pp

7 36 Eze, C. C; C.U., Ibekwe and C.O.Korie (2009), Women s Accessibility to credit from selected commercial banks for poverty reduction in South east, Nigeria. Proceedings of the International Farm Management Association biannual conference held at Illinois State University, Normal / Bloomington, Illinois, USA Vol. 1 pp Eze, C.C and V.C, (2009) The Economic value of Garcinia kolanut marketing in Enugu State, Nigeria. Journal of Agriculture, Forestry and Social Science Vol.5 no 2. pp Eze Christopher C., J.I. Lemchi1, A.I. Ugochukwu1, V.C. Eze, C.A.O Awulonu and A.X. Okon (2010) Agricultural Financing Policies And Rural Development In Nigeria.In the proceedings of The 84th Annual Conference of the Agricultural Economics Society at Edinburgh, Scotland,U.K Tues. 30th March and Wed. 31st March 2010 ( ) 39 EZE C. C., J. S Orebiyi, C.O. Korie, D. O. Ohajianya, C.S. Onyemuwa, S.U.O. Onyeagocha, A.I. Ugochukwu 1,V.C. Eze 2 and Awulonu C.A.O (2010) FOOD PRODUCTION, AGRO-BIODIVERSITY AND SUSTAINABLE RURAL DEVELOPMENT: N IGERIA IN PERSPECTIVE..In the proceedings of The 84th Annual Conference of the Agricultural Economics Society at Edinburgh, Scotland,U.K Tues. 30th March and Wed. 31st March 2010 ( ) THESIS AND DISSERTATION 1. Eze C.C. (1986) Problems and Prospects of Cocoa Production in Imo State. A Case Study of Etiti Local Government Area. B. Agriculture Thesis. Dept. of Agric Econs. U.N.N. 2. Eze C.C. (1991) Economics of Cocoyam Production by Small holder Farmers in Ihitte/Uboma Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria. M.Sc. Thesis, Dept. of Agric Econs, University of Nigeria Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria. 3. Eze C.C Community Development Associations and Fund Mobilization for Rural Development Projects in Imo State, Nigeria. PhD Dissertation, Dept of Agric. Econs. University of Nigeria Nsukka, Enugu State Nigeria.

8 4. Eze C.C. (2006) Environmental Impact Assessment of Izombe Oil Field. A case study. Bachelor of Law degree. Thesis, Faculty of Law, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus, Enugu State Nigeria. PROFESSIONAL AND WORKING EXPERIENCES 1. Associate. Professor.Department of Agricultural Economics, Federal University of Technology, Owerri (current place of work) Date 2 Senior lecturer Department of Agricultural Economics, FUTO Lecturer 1 Department of Agricultural Economics FUTO Visiting/ adjunct Professor Dept of Agric Econs Imo State University, Owerri Part - time Lecturer, Dept. Of Agric Economics, U.N.N Senior Training/Appraisal Officer, National Board for Community Banks, Abuja, Nigeria Chief Training and Appraisal Officer, National Board for Community Banks, Abuja, Nigeria Lecturer, Dept. of Agric. Econs, U.N.N June August Lecturer, Dept. of Agric. Econs, Abia State University Jan. 2 nd - June Assistant Lecturer - College of Education, Benin N.Y.S.C, Primary Assignment at College of Education Ekeadolor, Benin (former Bendel State) Industrial Trainee at University of Nigeria, Nsukka Commercial Farm Industrial Trainee at Obudu Cattle Ranch Cross River State, Clerical Officer, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital Enugu Feb Dec.1981 ACADEMIC HONOURS AND AWARDS 1. Elder Dempster Agencies Nigeria Limited Scholarship Award CODESRIA Laureate for Small Grants for M.Sc. Thesis Writing in African Universities, 1991

9 3. Social Science Council of Nigeria Research grants on Development Issues, Best M.Sc. Student Merit Award as Secretary General Post Graduate Students Union UNN Nigeria Institute for Social and Economic Research Population Research Grant FUT Owerri senate research on Food Insecurity, Poverty and Investment FUT Owerri Senate Research grant on women s accessibility to institutional credit in south east Nigeria Support Africa International award on Ecology(Germany) European Commission Erasmus Munds IMRD Fellowship in Agriculture and RuralDevelopment 2008/ Agricultural Economics Society of U.K Conference attendance Support Bursary 2010 COURSES/ WORKSHOPS ATTENDED TO IMPROVE SELF 1. Participant to the Bank Lending and Credit Administration Course for Community Banks Organized by Afribank PLC at Modotels, Owerri. 17 th - 10 th June, Participant to a National Workshop on Impact of Community Banks on Investment Patterns at the Local Level. Organized by the Research Group on Local Institutions in Nigeria held at Benue Hotels, Markurdi, 14 th 15 th July, Participant as Research Assistant (Community Site Survey Stage) on the UNN/DAE Kul/C.I.E. Linkage project on water Resources Development for Domestic use and small - scale Irrigation schemes in south Eastern Nigeria (April, 1991). 4. Participant to a Share Registration Workshop Organized by National Board for Community banks and Business Innovators Ltd., Enugu 8 th November, 1995.

10 5 Participant to AFRACA / NBCB International workshop on Community Banks and Self Help Linkage Train the trainer workshop. 12 th - 16 th May, Participant in the I.I.T.A Cassava Project Nigeria: Invitation to Training on Baseline Survey Community driven development approach in project planning and implementation, the world bank country office, Nigeria Training in COMPUTER skills Acquisition- Word processing, excel and lotus (spreadsheet), power point,project management tools (SAP), COSTAB, SPSS, PROBIT, DEA, at AFRIHUB UNN Agricultural projects Planning, management and Appraisal Techniques at Agricultural Research Management and Training Institute ARMTI, Ilorin, Kwara State.. Nigeria Strategic Analysis and knowledge support system for Rural Development held at IITA, Ibadan, Nigeria Albrecht Daniel Thaer kolloqium 2009: Exploring the nexus of Science, Development and the quest for Africa. Humboldt university of Berlin Germany 2009 UNIVERSITY TEACHING AND PROJECT SUPERVISION Courses Taught Since Joining the University 1. AEC 201 Introduction to Microeconomics AEC 403 Microeconomic Theory AEC 413 Statistics and Research Methods 2008 date 4. AEC 504 Agricultural Projects Analysis and Evaluation 2004 date 5. AEC 601 Advanced Microeconomics Theory AEC 515 Agric Business Management 2008 date 7. AEC 605 Advanced Agric Business Management 2006 date 8. AEC 703 Agricultural Policy and Rural Development AEC 602 Advanced Macroeconomics AEC 610 Agricultural Finance and Rural Development AEC 609 Agric Planning and Development

11 12. AEC 611 Statistical Techniques in Social Research 2004 date 13. AEC 618 Agricultural Environmental Economics & Law 2007 date 14. AEC 722 Advanced Econometrics AEC 708 Selected Topics in Agric. Econs 2007 date 16. AEC 706 Advanced Financial Management 2006 date Undergraduate Project Supervision 1. Eze, C.C Undergraduates 2. Eze, C.C Undergraduates 3. Eze, C.C Undergraduates 4. Eze, C.C Undergraduates 5. Eze, C.C Undergraduates 6. Eze, C.C Undergraduates 7. Eze, C.C Undergraduates 8. Eze, C.C Undergraduates Postgraduate Thesis Supervision 1. Anumihe E.C. The Markets for Onions in Owerri Agricultural Zone of Imo State, Nigeria. (2002, M.Sc) 2. Oguegbuchulam M. N. Factors affecting agricultural marketable surplus of Maize in Imo State (2003, M.Sc) 3. Ugwo R.A. Indigenous Financial Institutions and agricultural financing in Orlu L.G.A. of Imo State, Nigeria (2005, M.Sc) 4. Anumkua F.I. Pricing and Volume of Sales of selected commercial farms in Imo State, Nigeria (2005, M.Sc) 5. Ibigweh I.N. Socio economic analysis of Farmland Management practices of small holder farmers in Imo State, Nigeria (2005, M.Sc) 6. Nnadi F. N. Access and use of improved poultry production Technologies by urban and peri-urban farmers in Imo State, Nigeria (2007, PhD) 7. Nwankwo O.O. Marketing and export of selected industrial cassava products in South East, Nigeria (2009, PhD).

12 8 Resource use efficiency among smallholder farmers in Owerri Agricultural Zone of Imo State ( 2009 M.Sc.) 9 Enyia C.O. Income Generating Activities among farm households in Ohaji/Egbema L.G.A. of Imo State, (2009, M.Sc) MEMBERSHIP OF ORGANIZATIONS: 1. Member Nigerian Association of Agricultural Economists (NAAE) 1987 date 2. Member Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (C. I.B.N.) Member - Farm Management Association of Nigeria date 4. Member - Full Gospel Business Mens Fellowship International date 5. Member, Agricultural Society of Nigeria 1997 date 6. Member, Association of Professional Negotiators and Mediators 2007 date 7. Member, Nigerian Bar Association 2008 date 8. Member, West African Research and Innovation Management Association 2008 date 9 International Farm Management Association 2008-date 10 Agricultural Economics Society U.K Agricultural Projects and Rural Development Appraisers Association of Belgium 2009 UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION/MEMBERSHIP OF UNIVERSITY/SCHOOL/DEPARTMENTAL COMMITTEES 1. Secretary General, Nigerian Association of Agricultural Students, University of Nigeria, Secretary General, Post Graduate Students Union University of Nigeria, Nsukka Committee on HIV/AIDS Post Graduate Students Representative in the University of Nigeria, Nsukka Committee on HIV/AIDS Acting HOD Agric Econs Federal University of Technology Associate Dean Post Graduate School FUTO 2008 date 6. Member, school of Agriculture and Agricultural

13 Technology (SAAT) Board of Studies 2002 date 7. Member SAAT welfare Committee Chairman SAAT Seminar and Workshop Committee Member Agricultural Economics Department Examination Committee Chairman, Agricultural Economics Department Examinations Committee Member Agricultural Economics Consultancy Committee Member Departmental Postgraduate Board of Studies 2002 date 13. Member School of Sciences Board of Studies (Representative of SAAT) Member SAAT Senior Staff Training Committee Member Department Research and Development Committee Member Department Welfare Committee 2002 date 17. Member SAAT Postgraduate Board of Studies 2002 date 18. Chairman Agricultural Economics Examination Malpractices Committee Member SAAT Examination Malpractices Committee 20. Member SAAT and Agric. Econs Dept Academic Staff Appraised and Promotion Committee 2002 date 21. Member Senate of the Federal University of Technology 2007 date 22 Chairman SAAT Committee on university farm project 2007-date 23 ASSOCIATE DEAN Post Graduate School FUTO 2008-Date 23. Member Postgraduate School Board Committee on Review of Postgraduate fees Member SAAT Committee on harmonization of Courses in Line with National Universities commission benchmark Member Panel on Review of University Examination Malpractices Committee Report CONSULTANCY SERVICES

14 Provided leadership, preparing, appraisal, monitoring and evaluation as well as writing the report, preparing detailed cost tables, work schedule, logical framework analysis, procurements and financing on the following States, Federal and international projects. 1 Rural Credit expert/ Rural Institutions specialist in the verification of loan disbursement and recovery for community banks in Nigeria Member in the Commercial services impact evaluation of the National Agricultural Technology Support Project (NATSP) facility in Enugu state Nigeria for Enugu State Agricultural Development Programme Consultant to Imo State Songhai farm project where we used integrated farming techniques to produce food for the State and training young school leavers and ensured their resettlement between Supervising, monitoring and Appraisal of the National Special programme on food Security pilot project in Imo State and reporting back to FMANR Monitoring and Appraisal of Promoting sustainable agricultural Development in Imo State project,a project co-financed by Imo State Government and International Institute for Tropical Agriculture for the establishment of integrated Modern cassava processing plant at Umuagwo, Imo State, Nigeria Country Assessment of Nigeria s Competitiveness in the Global market sponsored by UNDP 2006/ Agricultural Economist in the IITA cassava mosaic disease in Nigeria covering the south east and South west States of Imo, Enugu, Abia, Ebonyi, Anambra, ogun, oyo, ondo and Ekiti States in Nigeria Economist in the IITA Cassava post harvest and infrastructural needs assessment covering Kwara, Ebonyi, Anambra, Enugu, Benue and Nasarawa States in Nigeria Supervision, monitoring and Appraisal of Promoting Sustainable Agricultural Development in Borno State (PROSAB) Project. A project Funded by CIDA and Executed by IITA with team of Monitors Canada providing some Technical backing 2005/2006

15 10 Agricultural Economist and financial Analyst in the Enhancement of Food Security in Northern Guinea Savanna of Nigeria through the identification and Deployment of Drought Tolerant Maize Varieties. A project executed under CIDA S Canada Climate Change Capacity Development Fund (CCCCDF) Agricultural Economist/ financial expert in the Das International Crops Research Institute for the Semi Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) and Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research(CGIAR) Mission to Lilongwe in Malawi on the Forestry rehabilitation and sustenance project and submission of the project Completion report to the organization in Germany 2007/ Agricultural Economist for Imo State on National fadama agricultural development projects in the state. National fadama is a world bank / FGN/ ADB Assisted projects in some states in Nigeria to enhance food production, productivity and value addition for small scale and rural entrepreneurs in fadama areas of the state Monitoring, and evaluation of the EU Slovakia Ministry of Agriculture sponsored Special Accession Programme for Agriculture and Rural Development Technical Assistance Projects (SAPARDTAP) in the Slovakia Region of Teplicka( comprising of trecianske Teplice, Trencianske Teplice, Omsenie and DolnaPoruba) under the EU chief Consultant Collaborator in the UNSAID / IFPRI Global Food Security Response (GFSR) Project : Structure of small scale private irrigation (SPRI) Sector in Nigeria covering ten states (Kano, Nasarawa, )in northern Nigeria LANGUAGE ABILITY Language speaking Reading Writing English Excellent Excellent Excellent French Fair Good Fair (still learning ) Pigeon English Excellent Excellent Excellent

16 COMMUNITY SERVICE 1. Member University of Nigeria Alumni Association Imo State Branch 2. Chairman St. Peters Anglican Church Men s Fellowship Nkwumeato 3. Patron Ihitte/Uboma Local Government Area Students Associations F.U.T.O 4. Chairman Nkwumeato Electricity Committee 5. Special Marshal Federal Road Safety Corps Enugu Member All Saints Anglican Church Federal University of Technology Owerri. 7. Member Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) FUTO Branch 8. Coordinator Rainbow Salvation Imo State. 9 Chairman Diocese of Okigwe South Education Board REFEREES 1. Prof. J.E. Njoku Professor of Agricultural Economics and Former Vice Chancellor Federal University of Technology Owerri FUTO 2. Professor J.S. Orebiyi Professor of Agricultural Economics Former HOD Agric Econs Federal University of Technology Owerri FUTO 3. Prof. E.C. OKORJI Professor of Agricultural Economics Department of agricultural Economics University of Nigeria, Nsukka Campus Enugu State, Nigeria.