Prof. IKE, PIUS C (PROFESSOR)

Email: ikepc@delsu.edu.ng

• Area of Specialization: Agricultural Finance/Project Analysis
• Department of Agriculture Extension


• Professor Pius Chinwuba Ike holds a PhD Degree in Agricultural Economics from University of Nigeria, Nsukka. He joined the services of Delta State University, Abraka in November 2002 and was promoted to the rank of Professor of Agricultural Economics on October 1st, 2015. He has vast practical experience in agricultural policy, agribusiness management as well as agricultural finance/project analysis and has been involved in qualitative and quantitative research since his academic career. He has consulted severally for World Bank funded projects including FADAMA III and SEEFOR Projects in Delta State as well as the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). He has also served severally as a resource person to different development projects in the assessment of consultant reports. Professor Ike is a member of some professional organizations including, Nigerian Association of Agricultural Economists (NAAE), Farm Management Association of Nigeria (FAMAN), African Farm Management Association (AFMA), Agricultural Society of Nigeria (ASN), African Association of Agricultural Economists (AAAE), Agricultural Policy Research Network (APRNet) which has worked closely with the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) in conducting Capacity Building for Linkages of Research Policy and Practice as well as Policy advocacy, Public Enlightenment and Stakeholder Engagement programmes. He has been involved highly in organizing national conferences for professional Associations. Professor Ike has successfully supervised to completion many Postgraduate students (M.Sc. and PhD) as well as numerous Bachelor of Agriculture (B. Agric) graduates. He has served as external examiner for both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in some Nigeria Universities and has also been external assessor for academic staff appraisal for some universities.

My Publications
1. C. O. Chukwuji, O.E. Inoni and P. C. Ike (2007) DETERMINANTS OF TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY IN GARI PROCESSING IN DELTA STATE NIGERIA, Journal of Centra European Agriculture
   https://jcea.agr.hr/articles/479_DETERMINANTS_OF_TECHNICAL_EFFICIENCY_IN_GARI_PROCESSING_IN_DELTA_STATE_NIGERIA_en.pdf Vol.8 Pages: 327-336
   
   
2. P. C. Ike (2008) Exploratory survey of the production of non-timber forest products for sustainability of livelihoods: The case of Irvingia species in Nsukka agricultural zone of Enugu State, Nigeria, Extension Farming Systems Journal/Charles Sturt University
   https://science.csu.edu.au/afbm/archive/efs-journal/efs-vol4 Vol.4 Pages: 7
   
   
3. Achoja, F. O; Ike, P.C. and Akporhuarho P.O. (2010) Economics of Veterinary Services Delivery among Commercial Poultry Farmers in a Market-Driven Economy: Evidence from Delta State, Nigeria, International Journal of Poultry Science/Asian Network for Scientific Information
   http://free-journal.umm.ac.id/files/file/Economics%20of%20Veterinary%20Services%20Delivery%20among%20Commercial%20Poultry.pdf Vol.9 Pages: 1140 -1145
   
   
4. Ugwumba, C.O.A., Okoh, R.N. Ike, P.C., Nnabuife, E.L.C. and Orji E.C. (2010) Integrated Farming System and its Effect on Farm Cash Income in Awka South Agricultural Zone of Anambra State, Nigeria, American-Eurasian Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Science/IDOSI
   http://www.idosi.org/aejaes/jaes8(1)/1.pdf Vol.8 Pages: 1-6
   
   
5. Ike, P.C. and Ugwumba, C.O.A. (2011) Profitability of small Scale Broiler Production in Onitsha North Local Government Area of Anambra State, International Journal of Poultry Science/ Asian Network of Scientific Information (ANSInet)
   http://www.pjbs.org/ijps/fin1384.pdf Vol.10 Pages: 106-109
   
   
6. Ike, P.C. and I, Udeh (2011) Comparative Analysis of Allocative Efficiency in Input Use by Credit and Non Credit User Small Scale Poultry Farmers in Delta State, Nigeria, Asian Journal of Agricultural Sciences/Maxwell Science Publications,
   https://maxwellsci.com/print/ajas/v3-481-486.pdf Vol.3 Pages: 481-486
   
   
7. Ike, P. C. (2012) An Analysis of the Impact of Fadama III Project on Poverty Alleviation in Delta State, Nigeria, Asian Journal of Agricultural Sciences/Maxwell Science Publications
   http://www.maxwellsci.com/print/ajas/v4-158-164.pdf Vol.4 Pages: 158 - 164
   
   
8. Ike, P. C. (2011) Resource Use and Technical Efficiency of Small Scale Poultry Farmers in Enugu State, Nigeria: A Stochastic Frontier Analysis, International Journal of Poultry Science/ Asian Network of Scientific Information (ANSInet)
   http://free-journal.umm.ac.id/files/file/Resource%20Use%20and%20Technical%20Efficiency%20of%20Small%20Scale%20Poultry%20Farmers%20in%20Enugu%20State,%20Nigeria%20A%20Stochastic%20Frontier%20Analysis.pdf http://www.pjbs.org/ijps/fin1384.pdf Vol.10 Pages: 895-898
   
   
9. Emaziye, P. O.; R. N. Okoh and P. C. Ike (2012) A Critical Analysis of Climate Change and Its Projected Future Values in Delta State, Nigeria, Asian Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development/Asian Economic and Social Society
   https://www.academia.edu/11156406/A_Critical_Analysis_of_Climate_Change_Factors_and_its_Projected_Future_Values_in_Delta_State_Nigeria Vol.2 Pages: 206-212
   
   
10. Ike P. C. and U. N. Uzokwe (2012) Alleviating Rural Farmers Poverty through Effective Micro credit: Evaluation of UNDP Intervention in Delta State, Asian Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development/Asian Economic and Social Society
    http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/197991/files/16-114-AJARD-465-472.pdf Vol.2 Pages: 465-472
    
    
11. Ike P. C. and D. E. Umuedafe (2013) Determinants of Savings and Capital Formation among Rural Farmers in Isoko North Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria, Asian Economic and Financial Review/Asian Economic and Social Society
    https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/549b/ddac38af0ce8280e6bcd1e303d050cac2732.pdf?_ga=2.239755072.2115942665.1586597359-1754559153.1586597359 Vol.3 Pages: 1289-1297
    
    
12. Ike, P. C. (2013) Analysis of Impact of Microfinance Services on Business Performance of Small Scale Women Entrepreneurs in Enugu State, Nigeria, Asian Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development, 3(6) . Asian Economic and Social Society
    https://www.academia.edu/11156408/Analysis_of_Impact_of_Microfinance_Services_on_Business_Performance_of_Small_Scale_Women_Entrepreneurs_in_Enugu_State_Nigeria Vol.3 Pages: 424-429
    
    
13. Ike, P. C. (2014) Structure, Causality and Price Transmission Tests in the Marketing of Irvingia Seed (Ogbono) in Enugu State, Nigeria, Agricultura Tropicet Subtropica/Czech University of Life Sciences Prague
    https://www.researchgate.net/publication/272536371_Structure_Causality_and_Price_Transmission_Tests_in_Marketing_of_Irvingia_Seed_Ogbono_in_Enugu_State_Nigeria Vol.47 Pages: 29-35
    
    
14. Ike, P. C. (2014) Income Level of Fadama III Beneficiaries in Delta State as at Project Closure in December 2013, International Journal of Economics and Finance/Canadian Center of Science and Education
    https://www.researchgate.net/publication/314815059_Income_Level_of_Fadama_III_Beneficiaries_in_Delta_State_as_at_Project_Closure_in_December_2013 Vol.6 Pages: 176 – 181
    
    
15. Pius Chinwuba Ike and Victor Azuka Chuks-Okonta (2014) Determinants of Output and Profitability of Aquaculture Fish Farming in Burutu and Warri South West Local Government Areas of Delta State, Nigeria, Journal of Biology Agriculture and Healthcare, Vol. 4, No. 28, Pp ; International Institute for Science, Technology and Education
    https://www.iiste.org/Journals/index.php/JBAH/article/viewFile/18252/19176 Vol.4 Pages: 102-108
    
    
16. Ike, P. C.; Ezeaku, I. E. and Akenbor, A. S (2014) Financing Agro-Based Small and Medium Scale Enterprises by Selected Commercial Banks in Enugu State, Nigeria, Journal of Biology Agriculture and Healthcare/International Institute for Science, Technology and Education
    https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=Ike%2C+P.+C.%3B+Ezeaku%2C+I.+E.+and+Akenbor%2C+A.+S.+%282014%29+%E2%80%98Financing+Agro-Based+Small+andMedium+Scale+Enterprises+by+Selected+Commercial+Banks+in+++Enugu+State%2C+Nigeria%E2%80%99%2C+Journal+of+Biology+Agriculture+and+Healthcare%2C+Vol.+4%2C+No.+28%2C+Pp+109-114 Vol.4 Pages: 109-114
    
    
17. Wategire, B. B. and Ike, P. C. (2015) An Analysis of the Technical Efficiency of Non-Motorized Small Scale Shrimp Fishers in the Coastal Areas of Delta State, Nigeria, Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences/Mediterranean Center of Social and Education Research
    https://www.mcser.org/journal/index.php/mjss/article/view/5464 Vol.6 Pages: 285 -291
    
    
18. Ike, P. C. (2015) Determinants of Participation in Nonfarm Economic Activities in South East Nigeria: A Tobit Analysis Approach, Journal of Biology Agriculture and Healthcare/International Institute for Science, Technology and Education
    https://www.iiste.org/Journals/index.php/JBAH/article/view/19547 Vol.5 Pages: 102-108
    
    
19. Pius Chinwuba Ike and Abel Ejiroghene Onoriode (2015) Response of Nigeria’s Agricultural Sector to Selected Macroeconomics Policy Variables, Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development/International Institute for Science, Technology and Education
    https://www.iiste.org/tag/journal-of-economics-and-sustainable-development/ Vol.6 Pages: 162 – 168
    
    
20. Ike PIUS CHINWUBA and Inoni ODJUVWUEDERHIE EMMANUEL (2006) Determinants of Yam Production and Economic Efficiency among Small-holder Farmers in Southeastern Nigeria, Journal of Central European Agriculture/Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb, Croatia
    https://jcea.agr.hr/en/issues/article/383 Vol.7 Pages: 337-342
    
    
21. Pius Chinwuba Ike and Uchenna N. Uzokwe (2015) Estimation of Poverty among Rural Farming Households in Delta State, Nigeria, Journal of Poverty, Investment and Development/International Institute for Science, Technology and Education
    https://www.iiste.org/Journals/index.php/JPID/article/view/22059 Vol.11 Pages: 86 – 93
    
    
22. Pius Chinwuba Ike and Peter Otunaruke Emaziye (2015) Comparative Analysis of Net Returns of Small and Medium Agro-based Enterprises in Enugu State, Nigeria, Journal of Poverty, Investment and Development/International Institute for Science, Technology and Education
    https://www.iiste.org/Journals/index.php/JPID/article/view/22060/0 Vol.11 Pages: 94 – 99
    
    
23. Ike, P. C. (2017) Impact of Climate Change and Mitigation Measures: The Case of Gully Erosion in South Eastern Nigeria, Nigerian Agricultural Policy Research Journal/Agricultural Policy Research network (APRNet)
    https://www.aprnetworkng.org/Journal/Paper%203.pdf Vol.2 Pages: 31 – 41
    
    
24. Ike, P. C. (2016) Assessment of Beneficiaries Satisfaction with FADAMA III/SEEFOR Funded Rural Infrastructures and Productive Assets, Nigerian Agricultural Policy Research journal/Agricultural Policy Research network (APRNet)
    https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=Ike%2C+P.+C.++%282016%29%2C+%E2%80%9CAssessment+of+Beneficiaries+Satisfaction+with+FADAMA+%09%09%09III%2FSEEFOR+Funded+Rural+Infrastructures+and+Productive+Assets%E2%80%9D%3B+NigerianAgricultural+Policy+Research+journal%3B+Vol.+1%281%29%3A+Pp+60+-74 Vol.1 Pages: 60 -74