Khadijat Amolegbe

@unilorin.edu.ng

Lecturer, Faculty of Agriculture
University of Ilorin



                          

https://researchid.co/busolatinwol

RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

General Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Development

6

Scopus Publications

342

Scholar Citations

11

Scholar h-index

11

Scholar i10-index

Scopus Publications

  • CONSUMERS' WILLINGNESS TO PAY (WTP) FOR PROCESSED FLUTED PUMPKIN BASED ON SENSORY ATTRIBUTES IN NORTH-CENTRAL, NIGERIA
    KB Amolegbe, , IK Biodun, S Danilola, and
    African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development
    Although there are diverse kinds of leafy vegetables in Nigeria, fluted pumpkin is one of the most consumed. However, the high perishability of its leaves has been a source of concern, of which mild processing has been suggested in the literature as a way out. Several studies have been done on the production and profitability of fluted pumpkins. However, none exist on consumers' willingness to pay (WTP) for processed fluted pumpkins based on sensory/organoleptic attributes in Nigeria. This study, therefore, fills this gap by investigating consumers' perception of processed fluted pumpkin leaves, their WTP for processed fluted pumpkin leaves and the amount they are willing to pay, and the factors affecting their WTP. Data used in the study were obtained using a set of pretested structured questionnaires in an interview schedule, and it was administered to 120 consumers in Ilorin, North-central Nigeria. Descriptive statistics and logistic regression analysis were used to analyse the data. The logistics regression checked the factors affecting the WTP for the processed leaves. The study found evidence that consumers have a high perception of the sensory/organoleptic attributes – general acceptability, texture, colour, general appearance, and aroma - of the processed fluted pumpkin leaves; with 92.3% of them willing to pay for the processed fluted pumpkin leaves while 34.2% of the consumers were willing to pay a premium which was more than the conventional price of fresh fluted pumpkin leaves. The study also revealed that the perception of consumers about the sensory attributes of the processed pumpkins and their preferences for the processed leaves positively influence their willingness to pay. This shows that there could be a market for this product. Based on the study's findings, it is therefore recommended that further studies be carried out on processed fluted pumpkins to ascertain their suitability for scaling their production for the market. Key words: Willingness to pay, Perception, Sensory Attributes, Vegetables, Logistics Regression

  • Agribusiness Firms and Rural Dairy Development. A Case of FrieslandCampina Dairy Development Programme in Nigeria
    Khadijat Busola Amolegbe and Matthew Olaniyi Adewumi
    Ceska zemedelska univerzita v Praze
    Rural development interventions funded by private agribusiness firms may positively or negatively affect rural farmers' welfare. A positive effect is that such interventions may provide farmers with market access. The negative effect could be that such firms may be solely motivated by profit and may exploit the farmers. In this paper, we explore the role of FrieslandCampina Dairy Development Programme, a multinational firm with headquarters in Europe, in improving the welfare of rural dairy farmers in Nigeria. We use a two-wave panel survey of 122 programme participants and 95 non-participants. We focus on two outcome measures – annual dairy income and daily milk yield - and use a pooled ordinary least squares method to understand the programme effect. We also explore the mechanism of effect by assessing the programme effects on farmers' sustainable dairy management practices using a negative binomial regression method. Our results suggest that the programme has positive welfare effects on farmers. We attribute these effects to farmers' access to reliable markets offered by the programme and the informal business arrangement between the farmers and the agribusiness firm. Potential policy implications include that governments should encourage other private agribusiness firms to set up similar development programmes.

  • Food price volatility and household food security: Evidence from Nigeria
    Khadijat B. Amolegbe, Joanna Upton, Elizabeth Bageant, and Sylvia Blom
    Elsevier BV


  • Economics of quail production in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria
    Abdulazeez Muhammad-Lawal, Khadijat Busola Amolegbe, and Oladimeji Abdulrasheed Abdulsalam
    African Journals Online (AJOL)
    This study assesses the economics of quail production in Ilorin, Kwara state. Structured questionnaires were used to elicit information from 56 farmers that were selected with the use of a snow-ball sampling technique. Major tools of analysis for the study included descriptive statistic, gross margin analysis, Stochastic Production Frontier Model and 4 points Likert-type. The results of the findings revealed that both male and female are actively involved in the production i.e. 54.7% and 45.3% respectively with about 83% of the respondents in their active age range of 31-50 years and 66% have tertiary education. Also, results from the gross margin analysis show that an average farmer incurred a sum of ₦212,850 on variable costs with feed carrying the highest percentage (73%) and had an average net profit of ₦172,830. Feed, stock size, experience and farmer’s educational level are statistically significant to the production efficiency at different levels of probability as shown by the stochastic frontier result and farmers have a mean technical efficiency of 60.53%. The research therefore recommended that efforts should be made to reduce production cost through reduction in feed cost via establishment of more feed mills which are to be monitored by the Standard Organization of Nigeria (SON) to maintain standard.

  • Economic analysis and constraints of traditional processing of African locust bean in Kwara state, Nigeria


RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Gendered Effects of Crop Diversification and Climate Shocks on Household Food Security Status in Nigeria
    KB Amolegbe, ER Fontep, BGC Ahodode, EDM Pagal, A Ardelkrim
     2023

  • Economic Shocks and Welfare of Nigerian Households
    KB Amolegbe, EL Wirba, GQ Kane
    Socioeconomic Shocks and Africa’s Development Agenda, 199-213 2022

  • Agribusiness Firms and Rural Dairy Development. A Case of FrieslandCampina Dairy Development Programme in Nigeria
    KB Amolegbe, MO Adewumi
    AGRIS on-line Papers in Economics and Informatics 14 (1), 3-18 2022

  • Consumers' willingness to pay (WTP) for processed fluted pumpkin based on sensory attributes in North-Central, Nigeria
    KB Amolegbe, S Danilola, IK Biodun
    African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development 22 (6 2022

  • Comparative analysis of the profitability of rice production systems in Kwara State, Nigeria
    WO Oloyede, A Muhammad-Lawal, KB Amolegbe, IL Olaghere, IA Joseph
    Agrosearch 20 (2), 82-101 2021

  • Food price volatility and household food security: Evidence from Nigeria
    KB Amolegbe, J Upton, E Bageant, S Blom
    Food Policy 102, 102061 2021

  • Hungry birds do not sing: Coronavirus and the school feeding program
    KB Amolegbe
    World development 136, 105169 2020

  • Assessment of adoption of improved rice production technologies among rice farmers in Nasarawa State, Nigeria
    WO Oloyede, A Muhammad-Lawal, SO Bakare, KB Amolegbe, TB Ajibade
    Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, University of Port Harcourt 2019

  • Food price shocks and household food security status
    KB Amolegbe, J Upton, E Bageant, S Blom
     2019

  • Value Chain Analysis Of Groundnut Sub Sector In Kwara State, North-Central, Nigeria
    KB Amolegbe, NA Abubakar
     2018

  • Pattern and determinants of consumers demand for canned food in Ilorin metropolis of Kwara state, Nigeria
    RO Babatunde, KB Amolegbe, IT Akingbohungbe
    Equity J Sci Technol 5, 23-34 2018

  • -Empirical Assessment of Environmental and Health Risks in Intensive Poultry Production in Kwara State, Nigeria
    بوسلا آمولگبه خدیجت, آبیمبولا عثمان موتیات, اولاینکا آنیماشون جوبریل
    International Journal of Agricultural Management and Development 7 (1), 59-70 2017

  • Assessment of climate change adaptation strategies among sorghum farmers in Kwara State, Nigeria
    ML Abdulazeez, AK Busola, YS Obalowu
    Bulletin of the Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Kyushu University 40, 27-49 2017

  • Assessment of dry season garden egg production among small-scale farmers in Edu Local Government Area of Kwara State, Nigeria
    OA Omotesho, A Muhammad-Lawal, KB Amolegbe, TA Abubakar
    Journal of Agricultural Sciences, Belgrade 62 (1), 89-103 2017

  • Economics of quail production in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria
    A Muhammad-Lawal, KB Amolegbe, OA Abdulsalam
    Journal of Agricultural Extension 21 (2), 44-53 2017

  • Assessment of Technical Efficiency of Watermelon Production in Federal Capital territory, Nigeria
    OA Omotesho, A Muhammad-Lawal, KB Amolegbe, AJ Udoh
    Taraba Journal of Agricultural Research.. Published by Taraba State 2016

  • Economic Analysis of the Marketing of Plantain Snacks (Dodo Ikire) in Ikire, Osun State
    KB Amolegbe, A Muhammad-Lawal, KA Fayemo
    Department of Marketing, Faculty of Management Sciences, University of 2016

  • Assessment of Consumption of Stimulating Foods among Rural Households in Kwara State, Nigeria
    OA Omotesho, A Muhamad-Lawal, KB Amolegbe, MA Ojibara, ...
    International Journal of Moringa and Nutraceutical Research (IJMNR 2016

  • Value chain analysis of the rice industry in Nasarawa state, Nigeria
    KB Amolegbe, MO Adewumi
    Gashua Journal of Irrigation and Desertification Studies 2 (1), 1-20 2016

  • Economics of Leafy Vegetable Production among Pastoralists in Kwara State, Nigeria
    O Omotesho, A Muhammed-Lawal, A Abdulganiyu, K Amolegbe
    International Journal of Agricultural Science, Research and Technology in 2015

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Food price volatility and household food security: Evidence from Nigeria
    KB Amolegbe, J Upton, E Bageant, S Blom
    Food Policy 102, 102061 2021
    Citations: 107

  • Assessment of commercialization of food crops among farming households in Southwestern, Nigeria
    A Muhammad-Lawal, KB Amolegbe, WO Oloyede, OM Lawal
    Ethiopian journal of environmental studies and management 7 (5), 520–531-520–531 2014
    Citations: 31

  • Comparative analysis of the profitability of rice production systems in Kwara State, Nigeria
    WO Oloyede, A Muhammad-Lawal, KB Amolegbe, IL Olaghere, IA Joseph
    Agrosearch 20 (2), 82-101 2021
    Citations: 23

  • Energy consumption of rural farming households in Kwara State, Nigeria
    KB Olatinwo, MO Adewumi
    Journal of Sustainable Development in Africa 14 (2), 67-70 2012
    Citations: 23

  • Economics of quail production in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria
    A Muhammad-Lawal, KB Amolegbe, OA Abdulsalam
    Journal of Agricultural Extension 21 (2), 44-53 2017
    Citations: 14

  • Hungry birds do not sing: Coronavirus and the school feeding program
    KB Amolegbe
    World development 136, 105169 2020
    Citations: 13

  • Adoption of cassava processing innovations among rural women in Irepodun Local Government Area, Kwara State, Nigeria
    RS Adisa, KB Olatinwo, O Shola-Adido
    PAT 9 (1), 1-12 2013
    Citations: 13

  • Economic analysis of floricultural plants production in Kwara State, North Central Nigeria
    A Muhammad-Lawal, AH Adenuga, KB Olatinwo, TA Saadu
    Asian Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development 2 (3), 373-380 2012
    Citations: 13

  • Analysis of rural farming households’ access to credit in Kwara State Nigeria
    KB Olatinwo, A Muhammad-Lawal, S Ayojide
    Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences 10 (2), 50-62 2012
    Citations: 12

  • Value chain analysis of the rice industry in Nasarawa state, Nigeria
    KB Amolegbe, MO Adewumi
    Gashua Journal of Irrigation and Desertification Studies 2 (1), 1-20 2016
    Citations: 11

  • Economic analysis and constraints of traditional processing of African Locust Bean in Kwara State, Nigeria
    RS Adisa, SO Ayanshina, KB Olatinwo
    Kasetsart Journal of Social Sciences 35 (1), 124-133 2014
    Citations: 11

  • Analysis of adoption and risk perception in innovation system in Kwara state Nigeria: a case study of improved rice.
    OE Ayinde, M Muchie, KB Olatinwo, AH Adenuga, AE Oyewole
     2014
    Citations: 9

  • Determinants of fertilizer usage in dry season Amaranthus vegetable production in Kwara State, Nigeria
    AH Adenuga, KF Omotesho, KB Olatinwo, A Muhammad-Lawal, I Fatoba
    Agrosearch 12 (2), 126-134 2012
    Citations: 9

  • Food security and university agricultural students involvement in food production after graduation
    AEA Fadipe, KB Amolegbe, OO Afun
    Journal of Research in Forestry, Wildlife and Environment 6 (1), 67-81 2014
    Citations: 8

  • Assessment of climate change adaptation strategies among sorghum farmers in Kwara State, Nigeria
    ML Abdulazeez, AK Busola, YS Obalowu
    Bulletin of the Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Kyushu University 40, 27-49 2017
    Citations: 7

  • Assessment of dry season garden egg production among small-scale farmers in Edu Local Government Area of Kwara State, Nigeria
    OA Omotesho, A Muhammad-Lawal, KB Amolegbe, TA Abubakar
    Journal of Agricultural Sciences, Belgrade 62 (1), 89-103 2017
    Citations: 7

  • Economics of Leafy Vegetable Production among Pastoralists in Kwara State, Nigeria
    O Omotesho, A Muhammed-Lawal, A Abdulganiyu, K Amolegbe
    International Journal of Agricultural Science, Research and Technology in 2015
    Citations: 5

  • Between foreign direct investment (FDI) and outsourcing: which policy strategy will enhance the competitiveness of the Nigerian rice sector?
    JO Animashaun, VET Ojehomon, A Muhammad-Lawal, KB Amolegbe
    International Journal of Food and Agricultural Economics (IJFAEC) 3 (2), 91-105 2015
    Citations: 5

  • Pattern and determinants of consumers demand for canned food in Ilorin metropolis of Kwara state, Nigeria
    RO Babatunde, KB Amolegbe, IT Akingbohungbe
    Equity J Sci Technol 5, 23-34 2018
    Citations: 4

  • Energy consumption of rural farming households in Kwara state, Nigeria
    KB Amolegbe, MO Adewumi
     2013
    Citations: 3