Impact of electronic-wallet system on farmer’s welfare in Oyo State, Nigeria

Nneji Ifeyinwa Umeokeke is a Research Assistant in Agricultural Economics at the University of Ibadan. She was born on May 26, 1987, and is married to Chibuzor Clement Umeokeke. She graduated from the Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, University of Maiduguri, with a second class upper division and obtained her Master’s Degree from the Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Ibadan, graduating with MPhil PhD. She is a Student who has found interest in production economics.

Victor Olusegun Okoruwa is a Professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Ibadan, Nigeria. His field of interest includes production economics, agricultural policy and quantitative methods. He was once a Research Fellow with ILRI, Nigeria (1991-1993) and a Visiting Scientist to the same organization in 2003. He is a regular Visiting Lecturer to the Shared Facility for Specialization and Electives (SFSE) for Collaborative Masters in Applied Agricultural Economics (CMAAE) in the University of Pretoria, South Africa. He has to his credit several journals articles and he is member to several associations including, IAAE, AAAE, FARA, AAUN, IFMA and NAAE.

Temitayo Adenike Adeyemo is a Doctoral Student in the Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Ibadan. She obtained her Bachelor’s Degree in Agricultural Economics with a first class Honor Degree. She is a recipient of various awards including the Zard Scholarship, 2004, and KPMG Honor's Award (2006), University of Ibadan Postgraduate Scholarship (2012), Rockefeller grant for the 2016 ICAAE Conference. Temitayo has worked on different policy topics including welfare cost of risk and risk management in Nigeria. Her research interests are in the areas of development and welfare economics. She is currently a Research Assistant to Professor Victor O. Okoruwa.