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Dr. A. B. Bunza

Brief Biography

I was born on 24th October, 1984 in Bunza, Bunza Local Government Area of Kebbi State, Nigeria. I attended Bunza Town Model Primary School, from 1990 to1996. I attended Nagari College Birnin Kebbi from 1997-2002. I obtained my PhD and M.Sc in Agricultural Economics as well as Bachelor of Agriculture from Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto in the year 2023, 2014 and 2008 respectively. I obtain postgraduate Diploma in Education from Waziri Umaru Federal Polytechnic Birnin Kebbi in the year 2016. I was employed by the Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto in February, 2019 as Lecturer II and promoted to the rank of lecturer I in the year 2022 with Department of Agricultural Economics. I did NYSC in Lagos State from 6th July, 2010 to 5th July, 2011. I was a member of several statutory and ad-hoc committees within and outside the University. I taught several courses and supervised many final year projects of undergraduate students. I was employed by Labana Farms Limited as general Supervisor from August 2010 to February 2019. I worked as monitoring and evaluation officer in multidisciplinary organization including Diamond Development Initiatives (Market II Aquaculture Project in Sokoto State) sponsored by USAID, research assistant (data collector, Formative Research for Micro Nutrient Powder in Maiduguri and Kebbi) for UNICEF and data collector for HOPE2 (ICRISAT) as well as monitoring and evaluation officer (IFAD CBRDP Kebbi State) among others. I won some grant funded by World Bank through Transforming Irrigation Management in Nigeria (TRIMING) through the AfricaRice on Rice Value Chain in Middle Rima Valley Irrigation Scheme (MRVIS) Sokoto State and IBR-Tetfund research grant on Out-scaling Pearl Millet Improved Production Technologies to Farmers in Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto Communities.

Area of specialization:Agricultural Value Chain/Production Economics
Email:abunakar.bbunza@udusok.edu.ng
Phone:+2348063494988

List of Selected Publications

  • 1.B.B.Abubakar and U. Lawali (2023). Determinants Of Consumer Preference For Imported And Local Rice Among Households In Sokoto Metropolis Journal of Agriculture and Environment.
  • 2.B.B. Abubakar, A.N. Abdullahi, M.S.M. Jabo and A. Sani (2021). RICE PROCESSING METHODS IN MIDDLE RIMA VALLEY IRRIGATION SCHEME (MRVIS), SOKOTO STATE, NIGERIA. Journal of Agriculture and Environment 17 (1): 15-25 ISSN: 1595-465X.
  • 3.M.S. Bunza, O.D. Efenakpo, C. Egbochie, A. Uwatt, U.A. Shittu, A.T. Adeyanju, R.B. Mukhtar, I.C. Akupue and B.B. Abubakar (2021). AVIAN DIVERSITY AND ABUNDANCE IN FANIMA NATURE PARK, BONNY ISLAND, RIVERS STATE, NIGERIA. Journal of Agriculture and Environment 17 (1): 185-195 ISSN: 1595-465X.
  • 4.Tohib Oyeyode OBALOLA, Kazeem Oriyomi ABOABA, Babatola Olasunkanmi AGBOOLA, Ekoja Peter Ahme and Bello Bunza ABUBAKAR (2021). EFFECT OF INFORMATION SYSTEM ON RISKS ATTITUDE OF RURAL FARMERS IN GORONYO IRRIGATION SCHEME, GORONYO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, OF SOKOTO STATE, NIGERIA. Scientific Papers Series Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and Rural Development. 21(1): 545-554 ISSN: 2284-7995.
  • 5.Oyeyode Tohib Obalola, Likita Tanko, Kazeem Oriyomi Aboaba, Bello Bunza Abubakar, Emmanuel Egbodo Boheje ODUM, Babatola Olasunkanmi Agboola, Kobe Hussein Ibrahim, Rabiu Omeiza Audu and Samuel Temitope Danilola (2021). Determinants of food demand among urban households in Minna Metropolis, Niger State, Nigeria. Journal of Agriculture and Natural Resources, 4(2), 175-185. ISSN: 2661-6289 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3126/janr.v4i2.33739.
  • 6.B.B.Abubakar, A. N. Abdullah and M. S. Jabo (2019). Middle Rima Valley Irrigation Scheme (MRVIS) and Rice Value Chain system: Implications for Rice Value Chain Upgrading in Sokoto State Nigeria. Journal of Environmental Issues and Agriculture in Developing Countries, 11(3): 9-25 ISSN: 2141-2731 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/.
  • 7.N.G. Hayatu and B.B.Abubakar (2019). Causes of Examination Failure among the Students of Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria. A Review. International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science 3(7): 381-384. ISSN 2454-6186 DOINumber:10.47772/IJRISS.
  • 8.Atiku, Abdulrahman; Okebiorun, Ezekiel Olaoluwa; Musa, Maryam Mudi; Bappa, Abubakar Kwairanga; Abubakar Bello Bunza; Musa, Junaidu (2018). Economic Analysis of Cattle Fattening among Beneficiaries and Non Beneficiaries of Bank of Agriculture Micro Credit in Some Selected Local Government Areas of Sokoto State, Nigeria. International Journal of Innovative Research & Development, 7(7): 227-233.ISSN: 2278 – 0211 Dio No.: 10.24940/ijird/2018/v7/i7/JUL 18086.
  • 9.Okebiorun Ezekiel Olaoluwa and Abubakar Bello Bunza (2018). SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTIC OF CASSAVA VALUE CHAIN ACTORS IN ILESA WEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF OSUN STATE. Sokoto Journal of the Social Sciences, 8(1): 164-174 ISSN 1595-2738 Dio:10.29816/sjss.8.1.12.
  • 10.Ango A. K., Abdullahi A. N. and Abubakar B. B (2011). Role of socioeconomic parameters in determining the efficacy of urban agriculture in providing food security in Birnin Kebbi metropolitan area, Kebbi State, north western Nigeria. International Research Journal of Agricultural Science and Soil Science 1(6): 185-192 ISSN: 2251-0044 http://www.interesjournals.org/IRJAS.
  • 11.B.B. Abubakar, A. N Abdullahi, M.S.M. Jabo, E. Twine (2020) Economics Of Paddy & Milled Rice Marketing In Middle Rima Valley Irrigation Scheme (MRVIS), Sokoto State, Nigeria. Applying Innovation System Approach in Rice Value Chain Analysis and Development for Competitive Markets in Nigeria. 136 – 170 ISBN: 978-784-471-7.
  • 12.A. M. Isa, M. N. Bemji, A. Sa’adu, A. Dahiru and B. B. Abubakar (2019). Interaction of parity and genotype of genes in the hypothalamus-pituitary-gonadal axis on litter size in West African Dwarf goats. Isong, A., Onwhughalu, J. T., Eze, J. T., Gbadeyan, S. T., Umar, F. A., Abubakar, H. N., Ismaila, A., Bassey, M. S., Kolade, M. O., Uyokei, U., Bello, O. L. (2019). (eds) Building a Resilient and Sustainable Economy through Innovative Agriculture in Nigeria. Proceedings of the 52nd Annual Conference of the Agricultural Society of Nigeria held at the National Cereals Research Institute, Badeggi, Nigeria. 21st – 25th October, 2019, 113-116 ISBN: 0300-368X.
  • 13.B.B. Abubakar and A. Sani (2019). Profitability and Resource Use Efficiency of Tomato Production in Wammako Local Government Area of Sokoto State, Nigeria. Isong, A., Onwhughalu, J. T., Eze, J. T., Gbadeyan, S. T., Umar, F. A., Abubakar, H. N., Ismaila, A., Bassey, M. S., Kolade, M. O., Uyokei, U., Bello, O. L. (2019). (eds) Building a Resilient and Sustainable Economy through Innovative Agriculture in Nigeria. Proceedings of the 52nd Annual Conference of the Agricultural Society of Nigeria held at the National Cereals Research Institute, Badeggi, Nigeria. 21st – 25th October, 2019, 348-351 ISBN: 0300-368X.
  • 14.T.O. Obalola, B.B. Abubakar, B.O. Agboola, E.B.E. Odum, M.A. Sadauki, & M.A. Yusuf (2019). Profitability and Efficiency of Dried Fish Marketing in Sokoto State Nigeria. 2nd Annual Conference of the Association of Nigeria Fisheries Scientists (ANIFS) Sokoto, 9-11 July, 2019.
  • 14.B.B. Abubakar (2018) Analysis Of Rice Value Chain In Middle Rima Valley Irrigation Scheme (MRVIS), Goronyo Local Government Area Of Sokoto State, Nigeria. TRIMMING Project Action Research Annual Review And Planning Workshop In Kano State, (19th -23rd Nov. 2018).
    • LIST OF CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS/SEMINAR PAPERS
  • 1. Participated at the first International Conference on Authentic Agriculture for Sustainable food Security in the Global Food System held at the University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria 6th – 8th November, 2019.
  • 2. Participated at the 52nd Annual Conference of the Agricultural Society of Nigeria held at the National Cereals Research Institute, Badeggi, Nigeria. 21st – 25th October, 2019.
  • 3. Participated at the 32nd Annual National Congress of the Rural Sociological Association of Nigeria (RuSAN) held at Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, Nigeria, Sept-Oct, 2023.
  • 4. Participated at the 2nd Annual Conference of the Association of Nigeria Fisheries Scientists (ANIFS) held at Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, Nigeria 9-11 July, 2019.
    • Academic Metrics links:
  • 1.ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4651-9989;
  • 2.Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=cKG5XaEAAAAJ&hl=en
  • 3.Researchgate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Bello-Abubakar Linkedin: