Breaking the Jinx of Agricultural Technology Adoption: The Three-legged Approach
Saliu Olushola Inaugural Lecture that started in The University of Oxford in England was established as a way for a newly appointed Professor to publicly present his past academic stewardship,
The inaugural lecture presented by Saliu Olushola at the University of Oxford in England serves as a platform for newly appointed professors to share their academic achievements, current research, and future plans with the university community and the public. This tradition began in 1862 with the appointment of Professor Montagu as the first occupant of a professorial chair.
In Nigeria, the inaugural lecture tradition was first established in 1973 when Professor Tekena N. Tamuno presented her research at the University of Ibadan. As a professor, Olushola emphasizes the importance of policymakers considering and implementing the recommendations from the inaugural lectures to avoid them being seen merely as academic exercises.
Olushola calls on policy authorities to review a collection of inaugural lectures in universities to incorporate the valuable recommendations into policy. He prays that his own lecture will be useful and adopted by agricultural technology users worldwide. Agricultural extension and technology adoption is crucial for addressing issues such as food insecurity, food safety, labor shortages, and environmental degradation.
To promote agricultural technology adoption, Olushola emphasizes the need for a comprehensive approach involving various stakeholders, including researchers, policy makers, extensionists, educators, agro-investors, and farmers. Effective communication and collaboration among these stakeholders can lead to increased farm output, contributing to a profitable economy that can sustain the nation.
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