Professor Olayinka Jelili Yusuf is a renowned Nigerian academic specialising in rural sociology, agricultural extension and sustainable rural development. A lecturer and researcher at Kwara State University, he has over a decade’s experience in research, higher education and institutional leadership in the fields of agriculture and rural development.
His work lies at the intersection of rural livelihoods, agricultural extension systems, technological innovation and sustainable development. Using a multidisciplinary, evidence-based approach, he studies the interactions between people, institutions and technologies with a view to promoting inclusive and sustainable rural transformation.
He is currently leading several innovative initiatives that integrate artificial intelligence into agricultural systems. In particular, he is the Principal Investigator for the project Artificial Intelligence for Women in Agriculture (AI4WIA), which aims to empower women farmers through digital technologies, and is also in charge of the initiative Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Agricultural and Rural Development (AI4SARD), which focuses on the use of AI to improve agricultural productivity and decision-making amongst smallholder farmers.
His areas of research also include adaptation to climate change, digital agricultural platforms, food security, rural enterprise development and agricultural extension models geared towards public policy. Alongside his research activities, he is actively involved in capacity building, academic mentoring and institutional development.
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