Name:  Dr. Vide C. T. Adedayo, Associate Professor, Agricultural Geography , Urban agri-food system and women and gender Issues

Education Training POSITION TITLE & INSTITUTION: University of Lagos, Nigeria

Personal Statement

I am an Associate Professor with more than eighteen years of experience in teaching and research in agricultural geography, gender issues, and climate change, with proven ability to collaborate with different feminist and gender professionals and practitioners, to solving the complex, and multifaceted and inequality challenges facing the African region. Committed advocate, able leader, and change agent for improved human welfare and hands-on training in various subjects, in agro-food systems, field engagement, gender, community profiling, policy engagements, and development issues. Proven ability to conceptualize gender-based agro-food systems and climate change projects, build and lead teams to actualize valuable process solutions to gender-balanced well-being, and sound environmental practices. Effective educator, willing and able to learn from fellow faculty, non-faculty members and inspire both men and women to become leaders for sustainable environmental the urban agricultural leaders of the future.

  Position, Scientific Appointment and Honour

• Host of Faculty Member, (Dr. John Paul Obiero, 2025 Afretech Mobility Grant/Program. University of Nairobi and & University of Lagos. March – June 2025.
• Co-Investigator: A Pan-African and Transdisciplinary Lens on the Margins: Tackling the Risk of Extreme Events (PALM-TREEs). CLIMATE ADAPTATION AND RESILIENCSE (CLARE), International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and the United Kingdom’s Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO (On-going 2023-2026
• Co-Investigator: (On-going, 2021-2025) Addressing Systematic Drivers of Diet and Activity Related NCD in the Context of Urbanization and Climate Change by Global Diet and Activity Research (GDAR) network of University of Cambridge and Center for Housing and Sustainable Development, University of Lagos.
• Principal Investigator/Consultant: Strengthening Advocacy and Civic Engagement on Women Inclusion in the Agricultural Sector: Women Advocacy Research and documentation Centre and Funded USAID March to May, 2015 &March 2016
• PhD, Internal Examiner:Department of Geography, Feb. 28, 2024 Feb. 28, 2025
• PhD External Examiner:Department of Geography, University of Ilorin, Kwara State,  6^th August Nov. 2021
• Member,Faculty of Social Sciences Appointment and Promotion Committee (Non-Professorial)
• Hall Mistress, Kwaku Adadevoh Hall, University of Lagos 2018 till Date
• Member,University of Lagos Urban Agricultural Committee, 2022 till date
• Initiator and Coordinator,University of Lagos Geography Research and Learning Farm 2019 till date
• Member,University of Lagos Student Affairs Management 2018till Date
• Coordinator, Field Trip University of Lagos Department of Geography, 2014 to 2024
• Reviewer-:Ecology and Society: A Journal of integrative science
  for resilience and sustainability; ISSN: 1708-3087 https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-13769-280101
• Journal of International Council of Education Professionals, University of Florida, USA.
• University of Lagos Journal of Humanities

      Selected Most Recent Publication

• Johnston-Anumonwo, Ibipo and Adedayo, V. (2024). Gender and Legacy of Successful Mentoring in Academia: Perspectives from Geography Bolanle Awe @90 Conference University of Ibadan, Nigeria and University of Texas, Austin
• Johnston-Anumonwo,I., Soneye, A., & Adedayo,V. (2023) Meaningful Mentoring:  Strategies from Diasporic Academic Collaborations. Working Paper for October 2021 Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program (CADFP) Alumni Convening
• Gbadegesin, A, Adedayo, V. and Ajayi, D. (2023). The Trajectory of Greener Cities and Food Security through Urban Agriculture in Nigeria. Benin Journal of Geography, Planning and Environment 3 No. Pp 33-44.
• Vide Adedayo, Olusegun Adeyemi and Peter Elias (2023). Water and Livelihood: The Value Chain System. In Grace Oloukoi (Ed.), Water affairs in a changing environment:  concepts, nexus and adaptation options for Africa. Water for Life Support Foundation, Ibadan, 303-328.

1.  Collaborator/Network (International Inclusive)
2.  Dr John Paul Obiero, University of Nairobi  
3.  Prof  I. Babatunde University of Cape Town, South Africa
4.   Dr Tolullah Oni,  University of Cambridge. UK Joint Lead for GDAR.
5.   Alafia Samuels.University of the West Indies.
6.   Dr. Peter Ndiang’ui Florida Gulf Coast University, ICEP Network