Mrs. O. V. Oyerinde
Mrs. O. V. Oyerinde
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Contact Information:
Department of Forestry and Wood Technology,
Federal University of Technology,
P. M. B. 704, Akure, Nigeria.
Postal Code 340001.
Phone: +234-803-579-8633
Email: voyerinde@yahoo.com
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Mrs. O. V. Oyerinde
Forest Economics

Education

  • M.Agric.Tech. Forest Economics, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria. 1999.
  • B.Agric.Tech. Forestry and Wood Technology, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria. 1994.

Research Interests

  • Forest Economics and Management
  • Forest Products Marketing
  • Non-Timber Forest Products
  • Agroforestry
  • Social  / Environmental Forestry

Current Research

  • Evaluation of the Contribution of Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) to household Economy of rural dwellers in Southwestern Nigeria.
  • Investigation of production, marketing and chemical composition indigenous fruits in Nigeria.
  • Prevalence, Occurrence and Distribution of selected edible fruit trees in Ondo State, Nigeria.

Courses Taught

  • Forest Products Marketing
  • Forest Economics and Management
  • Plant introduction and Seed Quarantine 
  • Forest Biometrics

Professional Affiliations

  • Forestry Association of Nigeria
  • National Association of Women Academics
  • Global Association of Online Foresters

Recent Professional Meetings attended

  • International Conference on Science and Technology held at the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria. 14 – 19 August 2005.
  • 29th Annual Conference of Forestry Association of Nigeria held in Calabar, Nigeria. 6 – 10 October 2003.
  • 8th Annual Conference of Forestry Association of Nigeria held in Akure, Nigeria. 4 – 8 November 2002.

Publications

Thesis/Dissertation

  • Oyerinde, O.V. (1999). Economic Analysis of Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs): A case Study of Locust Bean (Parkia biglobosa) Jack: B. Br. Ex Don. Production in Oyo State, Nigeria. Master’s degree thesis in the Department of Forestry and Wood Technology, Akure, Nigeria.

  • Ayodele, O.V. (1994). Biomass Equations for Leucaena leucocephala Trees in FUTA Forestry Plantation Site, Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria. Bachelor’s degree Project Report in the Department of Forestry and Wood Technology, Akure, Nigeria.

Refereed Journal Articles

  • Oyerinde, O.V (In Press): Above-ground biomass equations for young Leucacena leucocephala woodlots in humid forest zone of Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Forestry.

  • Oyerinde, O.V. and Daramola, A.G. (2004): Socio-Economic Characteristics of African Locust Bean Producers in South – West Nigeria. Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences 2(4): 291-294.

  • Oyerinde, O.V. and Akindele, S.O. (2004): Spacing Effects on the Productivity of Young Leucacena leucocephala Woodlots. Journal of Sustainable Tropical Agricultural Research, Volume 9: 1-4.

  • Adekunle, V.A.J. and   Oyerinde, O.V. (2004): Food Potentials of some Indigenous Wild Fruits in lowland Rainforest Ecosystem of South West Nigeria. Journal of Food Technology 2 (3): 114-119.

  • Oyerinde, A.S, Adekola, A.S., and Ayodele O.V., 2001:  Numerical Modelling of Dynamic Response of Water Absorption in Soaked Legume Grains. Journal of Nigerian   Association of Mathematical Physics, Volume 5: 233-238.

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Papers in National and International Conference Proceedings

  • Oyerinde, O.V. and   Fuwape, J. A. (2004). Utilization Potentials of Parkia biglobosa tree species in   South West Nigeria. In Book of Abstract of Ist World Agroforestry Congress, Orlando, USA. 488pp.

  • Oyerinde, O.V. (2003) Enhancing the role of women in community forestry development in Nigeria. In Proceedings of the 29thAnnual Conference of the Forestry Association of Nigeria, Calabar, Cross-River State, pp.166– 173.

  • Onyekwelu, J.C. and O.V. Ayodele (1997). Financing small scale Non-Wood Forest Product enterprise in Ondo and Ekiti States through the Agricultural Credit Guarantee Scheme Fund. Proceedings of Annual conference of the Forestry Association of Nigeria, Ibadan, Oyo State, pp. 118- 129.