15 December 2025
Join Dr Bolanle Adebayo as she shares her research on how participation in citizen science contributes to leadership identity development and food systems leadership, using a tricot study carried out in Osun State, Nigeria. Her findings show that participatory research spaces foster leadership identity through relational processes such as knowledge sharing, community recognition, and bridging researchers and local actors. The study highlights citizen science as a critical pathway for cultivating grassroots leadership capacity in food systems, with implications for participatory research design, extension practice, and sustainable food systems development.
Date: Thursday 18 December
Time: 15:00–15:30 (CET)
Summary
In this webinar, you will learn:
- How citizen science participation can shape leadership identity development
- What “food systems leadership” looks like in participatory research settings
- How relational processes (knowledge sharing, recognition, bridging roles) enable leadership growth
- What the tricot case study from Osun State, Nigeria, reveals about grassroots leadership capacity
- Practical implications for participatory research design, extension practice, and sustainable food systems development
About the speaker
Dr Bolanle Adebayo recently completed her PhD in the Department of Agricultural Leadership and Community Education at Virginia Polytechnic and State University, USA, in partnership with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA). Her research sits at the nexus of community leadership development, agricultural development, farmer-to-farmer extension approaches, mentoring, and food systems leadership. She earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Agricultural Extension and Rural Development from Ladoke Akintola University of Technology and the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, respectively, and has over six years of experience in rural sociology.
About the 1000FARMS webinar series
Our webinars will highlight the varied projects carried out by our partners, featuring experts, farmers, groundbreaking studies, and discussions on the overall impact of tricot and other farmer-led trials.
The webinars will take place every two weeks, usually on Tuesday or Thursday afternoons (CET), and are open to anyone. The format is a 15-minute presentation followed by 15 minutes of open discussion.
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