The Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development (AERD) was created out of the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics/Extension in November 2017. It is one of the Departments in Faculty of Agriculture. The Department runs a five (5) year undergraduate programme that leads to the award of Bachelor of Agriculture (B. Agric.) degree in Agricultural Extension and Rural Development.
Besides, the Department also runs Postgraduate Programmes in Agricultural Extension Administration, Agricultural Extension Communication, Community and Rural Development and Rural Sociology. The Department started with forty-five year one undergraduate students, five pioneer academic staff and three non-academic staff. It currently has quiet over three hundred students from years one to five.
NAMES OF STAFF | RANK | AREA OF SPECIALIZATION | |
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Elenwa, Caroline Obinedo | Reader | Agricultural Extension, Youth and Women Development, Entrepreneurship, Rural Sociology, Rural and Community Development, Environmental Education and ICT. | carobinedo@yahoo.com, caroline.albert@ust.edu.ng |
Isife, Benjamin Ifeanyichukwu | Professor | Agricultural Extension and Administration, Environmental Education, Rural and Community Development, Agricultural technology transfer and development | benisife@yahoo.com; Isife61@gmail.com |
Nlerum, Franklin Eziho | Professor | Agricultural Extension and Administration, Environmental Education, Rural and Community Development, Agricultural technology transfer and development. | nlerum.franklin@ust.edu.ng; frankezi@yahoo.com |
Emah, George Nwimene | Professor | Rural Sociology, Rural Development, Agricultural Extension, Rural Poverty Alleviation. | emahgeorge01@gmail.com |
Harry, Ariamebo Tobin | Senior Lecturer | Agricultural Extension and Administration, Technology Transfer | harryariamebo@yahoo.com /harry.ariamebo@ust.edu.ng |
Leton De-Great, Kasi Blessing | Lecturer ll | Agricultural Extension and Communication | blessingcwaayii@yahoo.com |
Adolphus, Gold (Mrs) | Assistant Lecturer | Youth Development and Rehabilitation | gold.adolphus1@ust.edu.ng |
Manoa, Eveth Arthur | Assistant Lecturer | Rural Sociology and Youth Development | ishikakueveth922@gmail.com |
Otto, Chisa Bridget (Mrs) | Assistant Lecturer | Rural Sociology | chisa.otto@ust.edu.ng |
Assor, Gloria Wigo | Senior Confidential Secretary | Secretarial Administration | assorwigogloria@gmail.com |
Iwedi, Kelechi John | Administrative Officer ll | Management | kelechiwedi5@gmail.com |
Elenwo, Waku Peggy | Higher Executive Officer | Accounting | peggy4elenwo@yahoo.com |
Agwor, Monica Odiche | Assistant Executive Officer | Administration Officer | monica.agwor@ust.edu.ng |
Nwaokoro, Peace | Senior Clerical Officer | Clerk |