Dr. OVHARHE, JOSEPH O (SENIOR LECTURER)

Email: ojovharhe@delsu.edu.ng

• Area of Specialization: Agricultural Extension and Rural Development
• Department of Agriculture Extension


• OVHARHE, Oghenero Joseph was born on the 18th July, 1967. He bagged a Ph. D. in Agricultural Extension (2017). He is a Lecturer with the Delta State University, Abraka. He has served in the university under the following capacity as: Deputy Dean of Student, • Course and Staff Adviser, • Coordinator in Departmental and Faculty Post Graduate Seminar; SIWES Programme, • Secretary in Departmental Board, LOC ASN, DELSU, Asaba, • Committee Member in Faculty of Agriculture, MDG Representative, Departmental Welfare and Examination Monitoring, • Hall Warden in Council Hall of Residence, Asaba Campus, Asaba • Representative of the institution in seminar/conferences. He has attended many seminar and conferences. He currently has over 50 publications both in local and foreign journals. He has published a book tagged: Relationship. He is a community development practitioner and organizational team player. He worked with SPDC for nine and half years. He served as consultant to multinationals, national and local organisations in agricultural and community developmental issues. He has developed many human resources both in capacity building and inputs/assets supply. His curriculum activities include community outreaches, cycling and trekking.

My Publications
1. Ebewore, S. O. Ovharhe, O. J. and Emaziye, P. O. (2015) (2015) Acceptability of Bush Meat as a Source of Animal Protein in Delta State, Nigeria: Implication for Extension, Journal of Northeast Agricultural University, China/Elsevier
   https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/journal-of-northeast-agricultural-university-english-edition Vol.22 (3) Pages: 67–78
   
   
2. Ovharhe, O. J. and Gbigbi, M. T. (2016) (2016) Socio-Economic Determinants of Youth Empowerment by Fadama III in Delta State, Nigeria: Implications for Agricultural Transformation, International Journal of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development Studies, by European American Journals (EAJ), United Kingdom
   https://www.eajournals.org/journals/international-journal-agricultural-extension-rural-development-studies-ijaerds/ Vol.3(1) Pages: 12 – 20
   
   
3. Alakpa, S. O. E., Okoedo-Okojie D. U. and Ovharhe, O. J. (2016) (2016) Information Needs Assessment of Women Involved in Vegetable Production in Edo State, Nigeria. , Research and Reviews: Journal of Ecology by STM Journals, CELNET, India
   https://issuu.com/stmjournalspublication/docs/research___reviews_journal_of_ecolo Vol.5 (1) Pages: 1 – 9
   
   
4. Ovharhe, O. J. (2016) (2016) Determinants of constraints to indigenous knowledge utilization among cassava farmers in Delta State, Nigeria, by STM Journals, CELNET, India
   http://stmjournals.com/Journal-of-Crop-science-and-Technology.html Vol.5(1) Pages: 35–42
   
   
5. Ovharhe, O. J. (2016) (2016) Aquaculture Technologies Adoption by Fadama III Aquaculture Farmers in Niger Delta, Journal of Northeast Agricultural University (English Edition) China, by Elsevier
   https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/journal-of-northeast-agricultural-university-english-edition Vol.23(4) Pages: 78 – 81
   
   
6. Ovharhe, O. J. (2019) (2019) Determinants of the socioeconomic profile of Fadama III Project beneficiaries in three States of Niger Delta Area of Nigeria, International Journal of Agricultural Science by International Association of Research and Science (IARAS), by IARAS, 6538 Collins Avenue286, Miami Beach 33141 MI, USA
   https://www.iaras.org/iaras/home/caijas/determinants-of-the-socioeconomic-profile-of-fadama-iii-project-beneficiaries-in-three-states-of-niger-delta-area-of-nigeria Vol.4 Pages: 29 - 34
   
   
7. Ofuoku, A. U., Ovharhe, O. J. and Abgamu, J. U. (2019) (2019) Child Labor in Farming Households in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria, Journal of Developing Societies/SAGE Journals/Scopus
   https://doi.org/10.1177/0169796X19873744 Vol.36 (1) Pages: 41 – 55
   
   
8. Ovharhe, O. J., Achoja, F. O., Okwuokenye, G. F. and Joe-James, U. O. (2020). (2020) Appraisal of Backyard Farming among Households: Implications for Rural Development and Food Security in Nigeria, Asian Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development by Asian Economic Social Society (AESS)/Scopus
   http://www.aessweb.com/html/4924 Vol.10 (1) Pages: 160 – 170
   
   
9. Okoedo-Okojie, D. U. and Ovharhe, O. J. (2012) (2012) Assessment of Information needs of fish farmers in Delta State, Nigeria, Nigerian Journal of Agriculture, Food and Environment by Faculty of Agriculture, University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria
   http://www.njafe.com/ Vol.8 (3) Pages: 72 – 77
   
   
10. Ovharhe, O. J. (2014) (2014) Factors Affecting Technologies Adoption among Fadama III Farmers in Delta State. Nigeria , Journal of Agriculture and Forestry by Faculty of Agriculture Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State, Nigeria
    Vol.4 (1) Pages: 51- 57
    
    
11. Uzokwe, U. N., Ogbekene, N. and Ovharhe, O. J. (2015) (2015) Community Based Organization System and the Development of Rural Communities in Delta State: Expectations and Impacts , Journal of Agriculture and Food Environment. Faculty of Agriculture, Delta State University, Asaba Campus, Asaba.
    https://www.jafedelsu.com/about.html Vol.2 (3) Pages: 25 – 33
    
    
12. Ovharhe, O. J. (2015) (2015) Socio-Economic. Determinants affecting Plantain Production in Ovia North East Local Government Areas in Edo State, Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences by Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Imo State University, Owerri, Nigeria
    https://www.ajol.info/index.php/jafs/about/submissions Vol.13 (2) Pages: 43 – 50
    
    
13. Oyibo, O and Ovharhe, O. J (2016) (2016) Constraints to Participation of Rural Farmers in Root and Tuber Crops Extension Sub-Programme in Delta North Agricultural Zone of Delta State, Nigeria , Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences by Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Imo State University, Owerri, Nigeria.
    https://www.ajol.info/index.php/jafs/about/submissions Vol.14 (1) Pages: 37 – 47
    
    
14. Ovharhe, O. J. and Ovwigho, B. O. (2016) (2016) Rural Development: Conceptual Issues and Implication for Agricultural Development in Delta State, Nigeria., Journal of Agriculture and Food Environment Faculty of Agriculture by Delta State University, Asaba Campus, Asaba
    https://www.jafedelsu.com/about.html Vol.3 (2) Pages: 21 – 31
    
    
15. Ovharhe, O. J. Oyibo, O. and Alakpa S. O. E. (2016). (2016) Appraisal of Fadama III Beneficiaries levels of satisfaction in the Operation, Utilization and Maintenance of Rural Infrastructure in Delta State, Nigeria., Journal of Agriculture and Food Environment Faculty of Agriculture by Delta State University, Asaba Campus, Asaba.
    https://www.jafedelsu.com/about.html Vol.3 (2) Pages: 32 – 40
    
    
16. Gbigbi, M. T and. Ovharhe, O. J. (2016). (2016) Constraints to Adoption of New Technologies by Small Scale Farmers in Bomadi Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria, Nigerian Journal of Farm Management by Farm Management Association of Nigeria (FAMAN)
    Vol.15 (1) Pages: 22 – 23
    
    
17. Gbigbi, M. T and. Ovharhe, O. J. (2017 (2017) Analysis of Credit inputs and Constraints facing Plantain Production Farmers in Edo and Delta States, Nigeria, International Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development by School of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria
    http://www.ijard.com/journalarticles/ Vol.20 (2) Pages: 3047 – 3051
    
    
18. Ovharhe, O. J. and Gbigbi, M. T. (2017) (2017) Indigenous adaptation technologies Strategies on Water Yam Production by Farmers in Patani Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria, International Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development by School of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria
    http://www.ijard.com/journalarticles Vol.20 (2) Pages: 3052 – 3057
    
    
19. Okwuokenye, G.F. and Ovharhe, O. J. (2017). (2017) Evaluation of The Agricultural Development Programme in Delta South Agricultural Zone: A Case Study of The Extension Sub-Unit of The Programme, Taraba Journal of Agricultural Research by Faculty of Agriculture, Taraba State University, Jalingo, Nigeria
    Vol.5 (2) Pages: 41 – 48
    
    
20. Alakpa, S. O. E. Ovharhe, O. J. and Iteku J. I. (2018). (2018) Assessment of Adult Farmers’ Participation in Agricultural Development in Delta State of Nigeria, International Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development by School of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria.
    http://www.ijard.com/Vol Vol. 21 (2) Pages: 3590 – 3595
    
    
21. Ebewore, S. O. and Ovharhe, O. J. (2019 (2019) Farmers’ Access to And Adoption of Internet as Source of Agricultural Information in Delta State, Nigeria, Taraba Journal of Agricultural Research by Faculty of Agriculture, Taraba State University, Jalingo, Nigeria
    Vol.6 (2) Pages: 12 - 19
    
    
22. Ovharhe, O. J. (2019) (2019) Agricultural Project Design and Implementation in Nigeria: Review Models, Taraba Journal of Agricultural Research by Faculty of Agriculture, Taraba State University, Jalingo, Nigeria
    Vol.7 (2) Pages: 1 - 7
    
    
23. Ovharhe, O. J. (2014). (2014) Fadama III Beneficiaries Agronomic Production Survey in Delta State, Proceedings of the 28th Annual Conference of the Farm Management Association of Nigeria by Farm Management Association of Nigeria (FAMAN)
    Vol. 2O14 Pages: 44 – 51
    
    
24. Ebewore, S. O., Ovharhe, O. J. and Ureigho, U. N. (2015). (2015) Adoption of Manure by Pawpaw Farmers in Isoko North Local Government Area of Delta State. , Proceedings of the 49th Annual Conference of the Agricultural Society of Nigeria by Agricultural Society of Nigeria (ASN)
    Vol. 2O15 Pages: 313 – 315
    
    
25. Odjebor, U., Ovwigho, B. O., Ovharhe, O. J. and Ifie, P. A. (2015). (2015) Transforming the Role of Agricultural Extension for Poverty Alleviation in Nigeria: A Case Study of Delta State, Proceedings of the 49th Annual Conference of the Agricultural Society of Nigeria
    Vol. 2O15 Pages: 382 – 385
    
    
26. Ovharhe, O. J. (2019) (2019) Post-Fadama III Performance Evaluation of Beneficiaries in Niger Delta Area Since The Withdrawal of World Bank’s Assistance to Nigeria, FUW Trends in Science & Technology Journal
    http://www.ftstjournal.com/ Vol.4(2) Pages: 506 – 511
    
    
27. Ovharhe, O. J. (2016) Determinants of constraints to indigenous knowledge utilization among cassava farmers in Delta State, Nigeria, Research and Reviews: Journal of Crop Science and Technology STM Journals, CELNET, India
    http://www.stmjournals.com/Journal-of-Crop-science-and-Technology.html Vol.5(1): Pages: 35–42
    
    
28. Alakpa, S. O. E., Okoedo-Okojie D. U. and Ovharhe, O. J (2016) Information Needs Assessment of Women Involved in Vegetable Production in Edo State, Nigeria , Research and Reviews: Journal of Ecology by STM Journals, CELNET, India
    http://www.stmjournals.com/Journal-of-Crop-science-and-Technology.html Vol.5(1): Pages: 1–9
    
    
29. Ovharhe, O. J. (2016) Analysis of Maize Processing in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, Journal of Agricultural Studies by Macrothink Institute Journal, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
    http://www.macrothink.org/journal/index.php/jas Vol.4 (2): Pages: 73 – 84
    
    
30. Ebewore, S. O. and Ovharhe, O. J. (2016) Crop Farmers’ Perception of the Role Earthworm in Soil Improvement in Delta State, Nigeria., Scholars Journal of Agriculture And Veterinary Sciences by Scholars Academic and Scientific Publishers, India
    Vol.3(1): Pages: 72 – 78
    
    
31. Ovharhe, O. J. (2020) Evaluation of Fadama III Project in the Niger Delta Area of Nigeria: Constraints and Strategies Perceptions. , Asian Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development by Asian Economic and Social Society (AESS)
    http://www.aessweb.com/html/4924 Vol.10(2): Pages: 541 – 549
    
    
32. Okwuokenye, G. F., Ovharhe, O. J., Agoda, S. and Enujeke, E. C. (2020) Patronizing Agricultural Cooperatives: The Journey towards Zero Hunger Attainment in South-South States, Nigeria , Transylvanian Review
    https://transylvanianreviewjournal.org/index.php/TR/about Vol.27: Pages: No. 49
    
    
33. Ovharhe, O. J. (2020) Comparison of the Achievements of Fadama III Agricultural Enterprises in the Niger Delta Area of Nigeria: Task-Target Performance Approaches. , International Journal of Agricultural Science, Research and Technology in Extension and Education Systems/ Shoushtar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shoushtar, Iran/
    http://ijasrt.iau-shoushtar.ac.ir/, Vol.10(2): Pages: online
    
    
34. Ovharhe, O. J., Ebewore, S. O. and Alakpa S. O. E. (2020) Rural-Urban Migration of Farmers in Delta and Edo States, Nigeria: policy implication , Migration and Development (Taylor and Francis, Routledge )/Publons
    https://publons.com/journal/56951/migration-and-development/ Vol.9(3): Pages: online
    
    
35. Ovharhe, O. J., Okpara, O. and Asedegbega, C. (2020) Assessment of Stakeholders’ Contributions to Livestock Development in Delta State, Nigeria: Rural Infrastructure Intervention , Open Agriculture/De Gruyter/Scopus/Thompson Reuters
    https://www.degruyter.com/view/journals/opag/opag-overview.xml Vol.5(1): Pages: online
    
    
36. Ovharhe, O. J. (2019) Assessment of the Perceptions of Farmers on the Performance of Fadama III Activities in Niger Delta Area of Nigeria , Agricultural Policy Research Network (APRnet)
    https://www.aprnetworkng.org/1/ Vol.6 (1) Pages: 39 – 49
    
    
37. Ovharhe, O. J, Ofuoku, A. U, Okwuokenye, G. F, and Ugbunu, F. O. (2020) (2020) A Review of Agricultural Extension Systems in Nigeria , Nigerian Journal of Agriculture, Food and Environment/Faculty of Agriculture, University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom
    https:// www.eruditescholars.net Vol.16 (1) Pages: 122 – 131
    
    
38. Ovharhe, O. J. (2020) Adoption of Cassava-based technologies by farmers in the Niger Delta area of Nigeria , International Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development (IJARD)/School of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria
    https://www.ijard.com Vol.23(1) Pages: 4698 – 4701
    
    
39. Ovharhe, O. J. (2020) Poultry Technologies Adoption by Farmers in the Niger Delta Area of Nigeria, FUW Trends in Science & Technology Journal
    http://www.ftstjournal.com/uploads/docs/53%20Article%2031.pdf Vol.5(3): Pages: 813 – 815
    
    
40. Ovharhe, O. J., Ofuoku, A. U., Nwachi, O.F. and Osekete, C. M. (2020) Assessment of Fish Farmers Livelihoods in Oshimili South Local Government of Delta State , Yuzuncu Yil University Journal of Agricultural Science (Scopus)
    https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/yyutbd/issue/57941/720578 Vol.30(4): Pages: 841 – 852
    
    
41. Ovharhe, O. J., Emaziye, P. and Okwuokenye, G. F (2020) Farmers’ satisfaction with agricultural extension services in Delta State, Nigeria, International Journal of Agricultural Technology (Scopus)
    http://www.ijat-aatsea.com/pdf/v16_n6_2020_November/13_IJAT_16(6)_2020_Ovharhe,%20O.%20J..pdf Vol.16(6): Pages: 1463-1474
    
    
42. Ofuoku, A. U. and Ovharhe, O. J. (2020) Exploring Indigenous Knowledge for Sustainable Agricultural Development: The Case of Agricultural Knowledge and Information System (AKIS) In Nigeria, Agricultural Economics and Extension Research Studies
    https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=7517&context=libphilprac Vol.8(2): Pages: 97 – 106
    
    
43. Ovharhe, O. J., Emaziye, P. O., Okpara, O., Agoda, S. and Benson, C. O. (2021) Strategies adopted by maize farmers to minimize post-harvest losses in Delta State, Nigeria, International Journal of Agricultural Technology (Scopus)
    http://www.ijat-aatsea.com/pdf/v17_n1_2021_January/18_IJAT_17(1)_2021_Ovharhe,%20O.%20J..pdf Vol.17(1): Pages: 237-256
    
    
44. Alubiagba, D. O., Ovharhe, O. J. and Akparobi, S. O. (2021) Effects of Moringa Leaf Extract and Poultry Manure on the Growth Parameters of Sweet Maize, Asian Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development (Scopus)
    https://econpapers.repec.org/article/asiajosrd/2021_3ap_3a10-18.htm Vol.11(1): Pages: 10-18
    
    
45. Ovharhe O. J., Nwachi O. and Omorogie V (2021) Functionality of aquacultural techniques in Delta State, Nigeria: Adoption approaches, Black Sea Journal Agriculture
    https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/bsagriculture/issue/59478/758109 Vol.4(2): Pages: 47 - 51
    
    
46. Emaziye, P. O., and Ovharhe, O. J. (2021) Food Crisis and Covid-19 Adaptation Strategies by Cassava Farmers in Delta State, Nigeria. , Plant Cell Biotechnology and Molecular Biology
    https://www.ikprress.org/index.php/PCBMB/article/view/5901 Vol.22(5-6): Pages: 123-129
    
    
47. Emaziye, P. O. and Ovharhe, O. J. (2021) Profitability Analysis of Fish Selling in Isoko South Local Government Area, Delta State of Nigeria, Russian Journal of Agricultural and Socio-Economic Sciences
    http://www.iosrjournals.org/iosr-javs/papers/vol8-issue12/Version-1/I081214551.pdf Vol.10(1): Pages: 115-120
    
    
48. Ebewore, S. O. and Ovharhe, O. J. (2020) Goat Farmers' access to and Utilisation of Verterinary Services in Delta State, Nigeria, Benin International Journal of Agricultural Economics and Extension Services
    Vol.5(1): Pages: 112 - 128