Water Conservation Agricultural

MARTINS ADEYEMO

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Telephone: (+234) 070******** Email: martinsadeyemo@ g mail.com EDUCATION

B.Sc Public Administration 2010 - 2014

Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife, Nigeria,

Thesis: An Assessment of Implementation of Environmental Sanitation Policy/Program of Federal Government of Nigeria.

Supervisor: Dr. Waliu Shiyanbade

WORK AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Agricultural Extension Officer 2018-Present

Irritech Nigeria Limited, Nigeria.

Trained and encouraged smallholder farmers to adopt new and improved farming methods using variety of methods such as study groups, demonstration sites and lectures.

Encouraged farm managers to adopt ICT technologies for proper farm management by providing exposure to new knowledge, information, skills, inputs and processes.

Provided soalr-powered irrigation and water management services such as Sprinkler, Drip, Furrow, and installation of Mist irrigation for farmers Agricultural Extension and Education Officer 2016-2018 Formworks Farms Limited, Lagos, Nigeria

Served as an intermediary between researchers at the center for agricultural research and rural smallholder farmers.

Communicated new research findings to farmers and helped farmers in their decision-making and ensuring that appropriate knowledge is implemented to obtain the best results.

Established farming clusters and organized farmers into various coorperative groups.

Developed and led agricultural educational programs in horticultural crops, and farm management for adults and youths in the 23 communities in Nigeria. Community Development Officer 2015 – 2016

National Youths Service Corps, Kwara State, Nigeria

Communicated to farmers in the rural communities on how best to utilize the farmland, how to construct proper irrigation schemes, economic use and storage of water, how to combat animal disease, and save on the cost of farming equipment and procedures.

Trained farmers on irrigation setup and water conservation and management techniques.

Trained farmers on soil nutrient and fertility management practices. CONFERENCES

22nd Annual Conference of the Agricultural Extension Society of Nigeria. Mainstreaming Entreprenueship in Agricultural Extension Practice in Nigeria. 23rd-26 April 2017, University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria.

21st Annual Conference of the Agricultural Extension Society of Nigeria. University of Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. 17th -20th April 2016. "Repositioning Agricultural Extension for Sustainable Agricultural Development and National Economic Regeneration".

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Young African Leadership Initiative (YALI) 2019-2020 Created awareness about plastic waste management using radio stations and collaborated with private and government cleaning agencies to fight plastic menace in the society. United Nations Volunteers 2015-2017

Supported the training of farmers on the adoption of climate smart agricultural practices and agro-intensification methods.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

Agricultural Extension Society of Nigeria, AESON (Member)

Nigerian Association of Agricultural Educators (Member) OTHER SKILLS AND COMPETENCES

Great Oral and Written Communication skills

Proficient with Data Management and Analysis progarms such as Excel, Spss.

Great ability to work effectively in a team and alone.

Ability to take initiative.

LANGUAGES

English: Native Language, Distinguished Levels in Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing.

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