Catherine Abiola Oluwatoyin Akinbami
Country (Nationality)
Nigeria
Grantee Title
Area of research: Women entrepreneurship development, climate change and rural entrepreneurship development, entrepreneurship education.
Grantee Description
Home Institution: Obafemi Awolowo University
Host institution: University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
Area of research: Women entrepreneurship development, climate change and rural entrepreneurship development, entrepreneurship education.
Research focus: The research evaluates the social dimensions of climate change on Nigerian rural women entrepreneurship development; having broad objective of exploring activities of women entrepreneurs in selected rural communities from three geopolitical zones in the country that reflects distinct vegetal covers. The specific objectives are to: codify and evaluate entrepreneurship current practices in rural economies; assess impact of climate change on entrepreneurship practices in rural economies; examine and apply relevant social impact indicators to rural economies as they relate to climate change; and, consider climate change mitigation strategies that could be transformed into entrepreneurship practices in rural economies.