Agricultural Society confers FELLOW award On Professor Job Nda NMADU

Professor Job Nda Nmadu of Department of Agricultural Economics, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Nigeria has been conferred an AWARD OF FELLOWSHIP OF THE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF NIGERIA (FASN).

In a letter issued by the National Executive Council (NEC) of the Agricultural Society of Nigeria (ASN) signed by Professor Chryss F. I. Onwuka (Chairman ASN Fellowship Awards Committee)which was sent CAPITAL POST, said his nomination for award followed due process, hence, he would be conferred with the highest fellow of the society.

Part of the letter read: “The agricultural society has approved your nomination for the award of its highest honour as a FELLOW of the Society.

“Consequently, I write to convey the approval of NEC and to congratulate you on your well-deserved recognition as a National and International Agriculturist of Distinction.

“This recognition demands that you be decorated by the President of the Society during the 58
The Annual Conference of the Society Tagged “UNIABUJA 2024”.

“Kindly note that it is necessary to regularize and update your membership status in the Society. Congratulations once again sir, and please accept the assurances of the Society’s highest regards and esteem.”

PROFESSOR JOB NDA NMADU’S PROFILE

(www.jobnmadu.com)
Prof. Job Nda Nmadu was born in Patishabakolo, Mambe Ward of Lavun Local Government Area of Niger
State 61 years ago. He was educated at St. John’s and South Primary Schools in Bida, Government Secondary Schools in Izom and Suleja and the prestigious Ahmadu Bello University Zaria where he
obtained all his degrees in 1987, 1998 and 2002 specialising in Agricultural Economics after writing a PhD
thesis on sorghum economy in Nigeria.

He worked previously with the Federal Ministry of Education, National Directorate of Employment and the Federal Polytechnic, Bida. He is currently working with the Federal University of Technology, Minna where he became the first professor of Agricultural Economics from Niger State in 2013. He was the Dean, School of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology, Federal University of Technology, Minna (2021-2023), the Head of Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension Technology (2008-2012), Deputy Director, Quality Assurance and Productivity (2018-2019), Industrial Liaison Officer (2019-2021).

He is a Fellow and the immediate past President of the Nigerian Association of Agricultural Economists. Professor Nmadu has graduated 14 PhDs of whom at least five have become professors, 36 masters and 58 undergraduates from various Universities in Nigeria and around
the World.

He was the Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology (JAAT), Federal University of Technology, Minna. He is also the Editor-in-Chief of Australasian Journal of Social Science.

He was the Conference Chair of the First International Conference of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology (ICAAT2019) and served as the Technical Editor to Trends in Agricultural Economics, The
International Journal of Applied Economics and Finance, Asian Journal of Scientific Research, Asian Journal of Rural Development and Singapore Journal of Scientific Research. He has delivered more than 10 public lectures covering wide ranging issues.

He delivered the 45th Inaugural Lecture of the Federal University of Technology, Minna titled “Evidence-Based Sustainable Agricultural Development in Nigeria
through Econometric Modelling of Credible Data” in 2016.

He served as consultant to the World Bank, Federal Ministry of the Environment, IFAD-VCDP, USAID/Feed the Future (NAPP)/IFPRI/MSU, Engineering and Environmental Management Services Limited, Abuja. Prof. Nmadu is an econometrician and is among few Nigerians that have designed and written data science and machine learning package for various modelling and estimations which is currently running in R (statistical software, https://cran.r-project.org/) and hosted in GitHub (https://github.com/JobNmadu/Dyn4cast).
Prof. Nmadu is a community leader in both his place of birth and in Gidan Kwano village where he resides since 2008. He was instrumental for the drilling of a community borehole and installation of the first transformer for Gidan Kwano community by the Federal University of technology, Minna.

He was the Chairman, Technical Committee of the World Bank/CSDP Electrification (2013 – 2016) and Member Task Force for Borehole Project (2006-2019) of Patishabakolo Community.

He is also a committed member of
the Church in Minna, Bida and Doko Dioceses of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) having served in various Committees and taskforces. For instance, he was the Secretary of the Task Force for the Inauguration of the Diocese of Doko (2009), Chairman of the Board of Agriculture to the Diocese of Doko (2009 till date), Secretary, Diocesan Development Board to the Diocese of Doko (2009 till date), Secretary, Supra-Diocesan Development Board to the Diocese of Bida (2009 till date). Professor Nmadu is married,
and the marriage is blessed with three graduate children and two granddaughters.