Community Development Projects

Select Community Development Project Experience

1. Institution: Mangosuthu University of Technology –Community Engagement and Community Development (CEAD), Durban, South Africa 2016-2021

Performance Areas:

• Actively supported the Director: Institute for Rural Development and Community Engagement

• Demonstrated leadership in community engagement event: Community Engagement Day

• Assisted in the supervision of interns that are at Post Diploma level

• Actively engaged in FOOD SECURITY and AGRIBUSSINESS research projects

• Assisted the director in developing short course modules on rural development

• Professional knowledge and skills to the benefit of the marginalized rural communities

• Advanced scholarship in rural community and economic development through research and publications

• Involved in research that identified and provided solutions to problems that negatively affect disadvantaged communities of Umlazi.

2. Institution: North West University, Indigenous Knowledge System Centre 2017-2021

Research Collaboration between International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)/Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), and North West University (NWU), South Africa.

Performance Areas

• Initiated and conducted research that provided solutions to problems of the black/marginalized communities in North West Province, Mpumalanga and Limpopo, based on their pressing needs.

• Proposal writing and fund application for the community development projects with success in fund application for the programme

• Coordination the implementation of the blue print to enhance the economies of the targeted and neighboring communities

• Facilitated the development of training materials for community the development programmes

• Coordinated the feedback workshops and training programmes for community development in the identified communities

• Monitored and evaluated developed projects.

3. Institution: Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality Community Development Projects, North West Province

Project Names

Thari ya Barolong green house rural community project, Mahikeng 2019-2020

Boo Rra Makgetla Broiler Poultry rural community Project, Ditsobotla 2019-2020

Kgatwe Broiler Poultry rural community Projects 2019-2020

Batho Thebe Poultry rural community Projects 2019-2020

Mmelegabatho Cooperatives Layers Project 2019-Till date

Performance Areas

• Project consultation for economic advice and guide to the municipality

• Proposal writing and fund application for the community development projects with success in fund application

• Coordination the implementation of the blue print to enhance the economies of the targeted communities

• Facilitated the development of training materials for community the development programmes

• Coordinated the feedback workshops and training programmes for community development in the identified communities

• Monitored and evaluated developed projects

• Conversion of project to research and publications and conference papers with success.

Select Media Briefs/Newsletters/Policy Brief:

1. Abiodun Olusola Omotayo and Oladapo Adeyemi Aremu (2021). How indigenous plants can

boost food security in rural South Africa. https://theconversation.com/profiles/abiodun-olusola-omotayo-1195271/dashboard. The Conversation

2. Abiodun Olusola Omotayo, Adeyemi O. Aremu, ; Peter Tshepiso Ndhlovu, and Wilfred Otang-Mbeng, South Africa is rich in plants used for skincare: rural women helped us document some. https://theconversation.com/south-africa-is-rich-in-plants-used-for-skincare-rural-women-helped-us-document-some-163911. The Conversation

3. Abiodun Olusola Omotayo (2021). Africa indigenous fruit trees offer major benefits. But they’re being ignored. Guest speaker, SAFM SUNRISE. https://iono.fm/e/1001114. 24/02/2021

4. Abiodun Olusola Omotayo (2021). Agriculture and food higher education Newsletter. https://africalive.net/sectors/higher-education/

5. Abiodun Olusola Omotayo ,Adeyemi O. Aremu, Peter Tshepiso Ndhlovu, Wilfred Otang-Mbeng (2021) South Africa is rich in plants used for skincare: rural women helped us document some. https://theconversation.com/south-africa-is-rich-in-plants-used-for-skincare-rural-women-helped-us-document-some-163911. The Conversation

6. Abiodun Olusola Omotayo and Adeyemi O. Aremu (2021) Indigenous plants and food security: a South African case study. https://theconversation.com/indigenous-plants-and-food-security-a-south-african-case-study-164740.The Conversation

Reviewer Role in Some Selected Peer Review Professional Journals:

African Development Review, The Journal of Developing Areas, Food Security (Springer), Data in Brief (Elsevier) Food and Energy Function ,Plos One, Scientific Report (Springer), Resources Policy (Elsevier) , Agriculture and Food security (Springer), Heliyon (Elsevier) and Sustainability (MDPI).

Editorial Role in High Impact Professional Journal:

• Section Editor, PLOS Sustainability and Transformation

• Review Editor, Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems