Mercy Funke Salami

@unilorin.edu.ng

Lecturer, Faculty of Agriculture
University of Ilorin

RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Multidisciplinary, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, General Economics, Econometrics and Finance
191

Scholar Citations

9

Scholar h-index

8

Scholar i10-index

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Technical efficiency of honey production in North Wollo Ethiopia using an endogenous stochastic frontier approach
    AD Aragaw, MF Salami, AG Aruoriwo-oghene, AAA Ahmed
    Discover Sustainability , 2026
    2026
  • Rethinking scenario building for sustainable futures: mobilizing conscientização, social learning and knowledge co-production
    D Borja, J Daněk, JC Assis, A Gorosábel, C Lundquist, I Rosa, ...
    Ecosystems and People 21 (1), 2507247 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 4
  • Digital Financial Inclusion and Innovation among Informal Food Vendors in Lagos, Nigeria: Bridging the Digital Gap
    AO Fayemi, KK Osasona, MF Salami, KY Belewu, EE Marcus
    2025
  • Economic Analysis of Climate-smart Adaptation Strategies Adoption among Sugarcane Farmers in Niger State: Implications for Sustainable Agriculture
    MF Salami, KK Osasona, AO Fayemi, RO Aloga
    2025
  • Consumers’ Understanding and Usage of Food Labels in Purchasing Decisions in Kwara State, Nigeria
    TB Ajibade, KY Belewu, MF Salami, DO Opaleke, ET Ajibade, ...
    Agrosearch 23 (1), 1-16 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • The role of wild baobab in addressing food insecurity among indigenous people in Northwestern Nigeria
    MF Salami, RO Babatunde, KK Osasona, MD Ayeni, AD Aragaw, ...
    Discover Sustainability 6 (1), 113 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • Economic Assessment of Non-conventional Feed Alternatives’ Usage and its Willingness-to-pay Among Poultry Farmers in Nigeria
    TB Ajibade, ET Ajibade, MF Salami, KY Belewu, HO Badmos
    2025
  • Economics of Solar Energy Usage among Poultry Farmers in Nigeria
    K Osasona, M Salami, A Fayemi, A Opakunle, P Owolabi
    GLOBAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY Учредители … , 2025
    2025
  • Financial literacy, food security, and farmers’ mental health in rural Nigeria: insights from the cashless policy enactment
    S Mercy Funke, I David Akanbi, O Kehinde Kikelomo, L Temilehin Faruq, ...
    Sage Open 14 (4), 21582440241301828 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 8
  • Credit assess and welfare status of smallholder: evidence from farmers in Kwara state, Nigeria
    KK Osasona, MF Salami, OF Rotimi, KY Belewu, JO Bonire
    Perspectivas Rurales Nueva Época 22 (44), 1-21 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 1
  • Western Balkan Journal of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development Vol 6 (1)
    MF Salami, J Bello, KK Osasona, RO Ibrahim, AO Kayode, SA Adebayo, ...
    Western Balkan Journal of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development … , 2024
    2024
  • Analysis of Risks and Constraints Face by Cashew Farmers in Ogbomosho, Oyo State, Nigeria
    MF Salami, J Bello, KK Osasona, RO Ibrahim
    Western Balkan Journal of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development … , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 1
  • Gender gaps in agro-based income generating enterprises among rural households in Ogun state, Nigeria
    AO Kayode, SA Adebayo, MF Salami, ST Odeleye
    SVU-International Journal of Agricultural Sciences 6 (2), 110-120 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 3
  • Evaluación del crédito y estado del bienestar de los pequeños productores: evidencia de agricultores en el estado de Kwara, Nigeria
    KK Osasona, MF Salami, OF Rotimi, KY Belewu, JO Bonire
    2024
  • Effect of Change in Climate on Food Security of Catfish Farmers in Ondo State, Nigeria
    MO Adio, RB Oloniyo, WO Ashaye, TA Olaoye, MD Ayeni, MF Salami
    Nigerian Journal of Agricultural Economics 13 (1), 21-30 , 2023
    2023
  • Assessment of food price hike on the nutritional wellbeing of residents in Ilorin West local Government, Kwara State, Nigeria
    AO Awoyemi, SO Adigun, S Ibrahim-Olesin, OO Ayegbusi, MF Salami
    SVU-International Journal of Agricultural Sciences 5 (4), 1-8 , 2023
    2023
  • Contribution of African indigenous plants to human and animal nutrition security: Insight from the use of baobab in Northwestern Nigeria
    M Salami, R Babatunde, G Akinsola
    Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesi Tarım Bilimleri Dergisi 28 (2), 454-466 , 2023
    2023
  • Optimizando el uso del Biocarbón en la producción de Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.) en Nigeria
    MF Salami, M Mark, O Ibitomi, KK Osasona, V Adeniyi, S Salami, ...
    Peruvian Journal of Agronomy 7 (1), 20-26 , 2023
    2023
  • Covid-19 Vaccination Compliance Among Rural Farming Households in Kwara State: Characteristics and Drivers
    MF Salami
    Journal of Agriculture, Food and Environment| ISSN (Online Version): 2708 … , 2023
    2023
  • Indigenous people and the forest-food nexus: Use of Baobab among Hausa Fulani households in Nigeria
    MF Salami, RO Babatunde, OE Ayinde, KK Osasona
    2023

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • A conceptual model to understand the drivers of change in tropical wetlands: a comparative assessment in India and Brazil
    P Sarkar, M Salami, Y Githiora, R Vieira, A Navarro, D Clavijo, ...
    Biota Neotropica 20 (suppl. 1), e20190913 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 39
  • Effect of yam storage techniques usage on farm income in Kwara State, Nigeria
    A Falola, MF Salami, AA Bello, TA Olaoye
    Agrosearch 17 (1), 54-65 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 19
  • Vulnerability analysis of maize farmers to climate risk in Kwara State, Nigeria
    OE Ayinde, OO Ajewole, UT Adeyemi, MF Salami
    Agrosearch 18 (1), 25-39 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 17
  • Determinants of poverty among local rice processors in Kwara state, Nigeria
    MF Salami, RO Babatunde, OE Ayinde, EI Adeoti
    Journal of Sciences 15 (4), 386-391 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 16
  • Determinants of yield gap in rainfed and irrigated rice production systems-evidence from household survey in Kwara State, Nigeria
    RO Babatunde, MF Salami, BA Muhammed
    Journal of Agribusiness and Rural Development 43 (1), 25-33 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 13
  • Effect of vertical integration on multidimensional well‑being of fish farmers in lagos state fish‑hub, Nigeria
    OE Ayinde, HK Ibrahim, MF Salami, LE Ajibola
    Agricultura Tropica et Subtropica 50 (2), 81-87 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 10
  • Determinants of Yield Gap in Rain fed and Irrigated Rice Production: Evidence from Household Survey in Kwara State.
    RO Babatunde, MF Salami, BA Mohammed
    2016
    Citations: 10
  • Comparative Poverty Status of Users and Non-Users of Micro Credit in Kwara State, Nigeria
    A Falola, O Ayinde, M Mark, I Ezekiel
    2015
    Citations: 10
  • Poverty Among Cassava Farmers in Oyo State, Nigeria-Characteristics and Drivers
    R Babatunde, M Salami, A Adeboje
    Journal of Agribusiness and Rural Development 41 (3), 249-254 , 2016
    2016
    Citations: 9
  • Financial literacy, food security, and farmers’ mental health in rural Nigeria: insights from the cashless policy enactment
    S Mercy Funke, I David Akanbi, O Kehinde Kikelomo, L Temilehin Faruq, ...
    Sage Open 14 (4), 21582440241301828 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 8
  • Economic assessment of plantain marketing in Ilorin metropolis, Kwara state, Nigeria
    MF Salami, KK Osasona, M Mark, A Falola, MB Subair
    Western Balkan Journal of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development … , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 5
  • Effect of market participation on food security among smallholder sorghum farmers in Kwara State, Nigeria
    MF Salami, KK Osasona, GO Akinsola, SUO Akanbi, MT Durosaye
    " Ion Ionescu de la Brad" University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary … , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 5
  • Rethinking scenario building for sustainable futures: mobilizing conscientização, social learning and knowledge co-production
    D Borja, J Daněk, JC Assis, A Gorosábel, C Lundquist, I Rosa, ...
    Ecosystems and People 21 (1), 2507247 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 4
  • Gender analysis of maize production in Asa Local Government area of Kwara State, Nigeria.
    M Salami, B Fateru, K Osasona, N Abdulsalam
    2020
    Citations: 4
  • Gender gaps in agro-based income generating enterprises among rural households in Ogun state, Nigeria
    AO Kayode, SA Adebayo, MF Salami, ST Odeleye
    SVU-International Journal of Agricultural Sciences 6 (2), 110-120 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 3
  • Optimizing the use of biochar in okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.) production in Nigeria
    MF Salami, M Mark, O Ibitomi, KK Osasona, V Adeniyi, S Salami, ...
    Peruvian Journal of Agronom 7 (1), 20-26 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 2
  • Groundnut Value Chain in Nigeria: Positioning to alleviate Supply Chain Crisis in Global Edible Oil Markets
    TB Ajibade, ET Ajibade, MF Salami, AM Balogun
    2023
    Citations: 2
  • Effect of water sources on the health of rural children: evidence from household survey in Kwara State, Nigeria
    RO Babatunde, MF Salami, JO Aroke
    " Ion Ionescu de la Brad" University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary … , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 2
  • ECONOMICS ANALYSIS OF PESTICIDE USE IN FRUIT VEGETABLE PRODUCTION AMONG FARMING HOUSEHOLD IN KWARA STATE
    KK Osasona, IL Olaghere, MF Salami, OA Awoyemi
    Equity Journal of Science and Technology 6 (1), 42-42 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 2
  • Effect of Quality Attributes On Meat Demand in Ilorin Metropolis, Kwara State, Nigeria
    OA Omotesho, M Azeez, MF Salamı, NO Oko
    Journal of Agricultural Faculty of Gaziosmanpaşa University 34 (3), 11-17 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 2