Akinyinka Akinyoade

Akinyinka Akinyoade is the Chair of the Researchers' Assembly of the African Studies Centre Leiden. He is a Hydrologist turned Demographer. He obtained a Doctoral degree in Development Studies with emphasis on Population and Rural Development at the International Institute of Social Studies (ISS), The Hague. Akinyinka’s research activities are on population health and development, with special attention on fertility dynamics and family planning in West Africa; migration (human trafficking and forced labour in Nigeria); decentralisation (public service delivery in education and health sectors of Nigeria, Cameroon, Tanzania and Indonesia).

His work experience spans Nigeria (Population Statistician at the National Population Commission); Ghana (Lectured at the Department of Sociology, University of Cape Coast, and provided professional assistance as an Editor in the 5-year multi-round survey of the Demography Unit of the UCC); and Country Coordinator Nigeria for the Tracking Development project that compared development trajectories of Nigeria and Indonesia.

A Senior Researcher at the ASCL, Akinyinka gives lectures on Quantitative Research Methodology; his latest research activities are on migration, food and water security (scenarios for Africa 2020-2050), and agricultural value chains. He is a member of the collaborative research group Governance, entrepreneurship and inclusive development.

Keywords: Africa, demographics, population health, fertility dynamics in West Africa, migration, decentralization, food security, water security, agricultural value chains.

Dr. A. (Akinyinka) Akinyoade
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Afrika; hulp & handel in perspectief ; lessen uit het veld
(2023)
S. Lijfering; A. Kazimierczuk; C.U. Uche; A. Akinyoade; M. Dekker
Type of Publication: Other

Introduction
(2023)
A. Akinyoade; F. Attoh
Editors: P. Aweto; F. Carchedi; A. Akinyoade
Type of Publication: Book Chapter

Human trafficking in Nigeria 1960-2020 : pattern, people, purpose and places
(2023)
P. Aweto; F. Carchedi; A. Akinyoade
Type of Publication: Book

Multinationals, capital export, and the inclusive development debate in developing countries: the Nigerian insight
(2022)
A. Ezeoha; A. Akinyoade; I. Amobi; O. Ekumankama; P. Kamau; A. Kazimierczuk; C. Mukobo; I. Okoye; C.U. Uche
Type of Publication: Journal Article

La femminilizzazione della tratta di esseri umani in Nigeria: un caso studio di rimpatriati dal Libano
(2021)
F. Attoh; A. Akinyoade
Editors: A. Akinyoade; F. Carchedi; M. Galati; M.R. Impala
Type of Publication: Book Chapter

Home ownership, social costs, and wellbeing in self residence: the case of employees of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
(2020)
A. Akinyoade; Y.T. Agbaje; O.O. Olasanmi; I.E. Olubodun
Type of Publication: Journal Article

Sorghum value chain in Nigeria : explorative study
(2020)
A. Akinyoade; A. Kazimierczuk; O. Ekumankama; Y.T. Agbaje; A.J. Dietz
Type of Publication: Other

Nigeria at 60
(2020)
A.J. Dietz; D.W.L. Ehrhardt; A. Akinyoade; F. Veldkamp
Type of Publication: Other

Monitoring and evaluation system : towards improving agricultural development projects in Nigeria
(2019)
S.U. Akanbi; A. Akinyoade; O.S. Olatunji
Type of Publication: Book Chapter

Dutch labour market shortages and potential labour supply from Africa and the Middle East: Is there a match? Excecutive summary and main report
(2019)
N. Oomes; A. Heyma; T. Belt; N. Berthiaume; P. Bisschop; D. Jongerius; V. Spanikova; A.J. Dietz; A. Akinyoade; T.A. van der Hoog; M.M.A. Kaag
Type of Publication: Other

Africa in the 21st century
(2018)
A.J. Dietz; A. Akinyoade
Type of Publication: Other

Nigeria : education, labour market, migration
(2018)
A. Akinyoade
Type of Publication: Other

Development built on crony capitalism? : the case of Dangote Cement
(2018)
A. Akinyoade; C.U. Uche
Type of Publication: Journal Article

Assessment of productive employment policies in Kenya
(2018)
P. Kamou; B. Kinyanjui; A. Akinyoade; C. Mukoko
Type of Publication: Other

African women large-scale entrepreneurs : cases from Angola, Nigeria and Ghana
(2017)
M. Siun; A. Akinyoade; E. Quaye
Editors: A. Akinyoade; A.J. Dietz; C.U. Uche
Type of Publication: Book Chapter

Entrepreneurship in Africa
(2017)
A. Akinyoade; A.J. Dietz; C.U. Uche
Type of Publication: Book

Census-taking in Nigeria : the good, the technical, and the politics of numbers
(2017)
A. Akinyoade; E. Appiah; S.S. Asa
Type of Publication: Journal Article

Introduction
(2017)
A. Akinyoade; A.J. Dietz; C.U. Uche
Editors: A. Akinyoade; A.J. Dietz; C.U. Uche
Type of Publication: Book Chapter

Dangote Cement: the challenges of Pan-African expansion
(2017)
A. Akinyoade; C.U. Uche
Editors: A. Akinyoade; A.J. Dietz; C.U. Uche
Type of Publication: Book Chapter

Development built on crony capitalism? : the case of Dangote Cement
(2017)
A. Akinyoade; C.U. Uche
Type of Publication: Journal Article

The use of local raw materials in beer brewing: Heineken in Nigeria
(2016)
A. Akinyoade; O. Ekumankama; C.U. Uche
Type of Publication: Journal Article

ASC-KDCN-VSO Kenya volunteer project : maximizing the value of the Kenyan diaspora
(2016)
A. Akinyoade; A.O. Ongáyo
Type of Publication: Other

Dangote Cement : an African success story?
(2016)
A. Akinyoade; C.U. Uche
Type of Publication: Other

Coercion or volition: making sense of the experiences of female victims of trafficking from Nigeria in the Netherlands
(2015)
T.O. Oluwatoyin; A. Akinyoade
Editors: J.B. Gewald; A. Akinyoade
Type of Publication: Book Chapter

Nigerians in transit: the trader and the religious in Jerusalem House, Ghana
(2015)
A. Akinyoade
Editors: J.B. Gewald; A. Akinyoade
Type of Publication: Book Chapter

African roads to prosperity : people en route to socio-cultural and economic transformations
(2015)
Editors: A. Akinyoade; J.B. Gewald
Type of Publication: Book

A tale of two giants: oil and economic development in Nigeria and Indonesia (1960-1999)
(2015)
A. Akinyoade; D. Enweremadu
Type of Publication: Journal Article

Digging deeper: inside Africa's agricultural, food and nutrition dynamics
(2014)
Editors: A. Akinyoade; W. Klaver; S. Soeters; D.W.J. Foeken
Type of Publication: Book

Africa population dynamics
(2014)
Editors: A. Akinyoade; J.C.M. Damen; A.J. Dietz; B. Kilama; G. van Omme
Type of Publication: Other

Landmines, cluster bombs and food insecurity in Africa
(2014)
B. Oyeniyi; A. Akinyoade
Editors: P. Collinson; H. Macbeth
Type of Publication: Book Chapter

Access to information and transparency: opportunities and challenges for Nigeria's FOI Act 2011
(2013)
M. Adebayo; A. Akinyoade
Editors: F. Diallo; R. Calland
Type of Publication: Book Chapter

Agricultural dynamics and food security trends in Nigeria
(2013)
A. Akinyoade; A.J. Dietz; D.W.J. Foeken; W. Klaver
Type of Publication: Other

Diaspora and development in Kenya: what do we know?
(2012)
B. Kinuthia; A. Akinyoade
Type of Publication: Journal Article

General summary and conclusions
(2012)
A. Akinyoade
Editors: A. Akinyoade; F. Carchedi
Type of Publication: Book Chapter

Il lavoro forzato: il contesto nigeriano
(2012)
A. Akinyoade
Editors: A. Akinyoade; F. Carchedi
Type of Publication: Book Chapter

Cases of severely exploited Nigerian citizens and other forms of exploitation
(2012)
Editors: A. Akinyoade; F. Carchedi
Type of Publication: Book

Lavoro forzato: l'esperienza delle vittime identificate da NAPTIP
(2012)
A. Akinyoade; R. Iheme; O. Sanwo; D. Garba; R. Kuffon; N. Nwanwene
Editors: A. Akinyoade; F. Carchedi
Type of Publication: Book Chapter

Cittadini Nigeriani gravemente sfruttati sul lavoro e in altre attivita costrittive
(2012)
Editors: A. Akinyoade; F. Carchedi
Type of Publication: Book

Riepilogo e conclusioni
(2012)
A. Akinyoade
Editors: A. Akinyoade; F. Carchedi
Type of Publication: Book Chapter

Forced labour in Nigeria: the context
(2012)
A. Akinyoade
Editors: A. Akinyoade; F. Carchedi
Type of Publication: Book Chapter

Population programmes and their implications for poverty reduction in Indonesia and Nigeria, 1966-1999
(2012)
A. Akinyoade
Editors: B. Berendsen; A.J. Dietz; H.S. Nordholt; R. van der Veen
Type of Publication: Book Chapter

Food security in Sub-Saharan Africa: an explorative study
(2012)
A. Akinyoade; H.B.M. Hilderink; J. Brons; J. Ordonez; A.H.M. Leliveld; P. Lucas; M.T.J. Kok
Type of Publication: Other

Forced labour: the experience of victims identified by NAPTIP
(2012)
A. Akinyoade; R. Iheme; O. Sanwo; D. Garba; R. Kuffon; N. Nwanwene
Editors: A. Akinyoade; F. Carchedi
Type of Publication: Book Chapter

The man in his house : marriage, gender relation and childbearing in Ghana
(2011)
A. Akinyoade
Type of Publication: Journal Article

Afrika's Bevolkingsdynamiek
(2011)
A. Akinyoade; B. Kilama; J.C.M. Damen; A.J. Dietz; G. van Omme
Type of Publication: Other

Milking the sick: Medical pluralism and commoditization of healthcare in contemporary Nigeria
(2010)
A. Akinyoade; B. Oyeniyi
Editors: M. Dekker; R.A. van Dijk
Type of Publication: Book Chapter

Commentary on "Gaddafi says Nigeria should split into several states"
(2010)
A. Akinyoade
Type of Publication: Journal Article

In the last group match against Mozambique
(2010)
A. Akinyoade
Type of Publication: Journal Article

Nigeria: higher education and the challenge of access
(2009)
A. Akinyoade; W. Akpan
Editors: T.A. Volkman
Type of Publication: Book Chapter

A Comparative Analysis of Contraceptive Use in Northwest and Southwest Nigeria
(2001)
A. Akinyoade
Type of Publication: Journal Article

A Comparative Study of Fertility Preference in Northwest and Southwest Nigeria
(1999)
A. Akinyoade
Type of Publication: Journal Article
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Human trafficking in Nigeria 1960-2020 : pattern, people, purpose and places
Leiden: African Studies Centre Leiden (ASCL), African studies collection 82, 2023
P. Aweto; F. Carchedi; A. Akinyoade
Full text

Entrepreneurship in Africa
Leiden [etc.]: Brill, African dynamics 15, 2017
A. Akinyoade; A.J. Dietz; C.U. Uche
Full text

'Introduction'
In: P. Aweto; F. Carchedi; A. Akinyoade: 'Human trafficking in Nigeria 1960-2020: pattern, people, purpose and places', Leiden: African Studies Centre Leiden (ASCL), 2023.
Full text

'La femminilizzazione della tratta di esseri umani in Nigeria: un caso studio di rimpatriati dal Libano'
In: A. Akinyoade; F. Carchedi; M. Galati; M.R. Impala: 'Doppio sguardo: la tratta delle donne nigeriane per sfruttamento sessuale attraverso i dati dei servizi sociali dedicati della regione Calabria', Romagna: Maggioli Editore, 2021.

'Monitoring and evaluation system : towards improving agricultural development projects in Nigeria'
'Agricultural management for sustainable production and rural livelihood', Nigeria: University of Ilorin Press, 2019.

'Dangote Cement: the challenges of Pan-African expansion'
In: A. Akinyoade; A.J. Dietz; C.U. Uche: 'Entrepreneurship in Africa', Leiden: Brill, 2017.

'Introduction'
In: A. Akinyoade; A.J. Dietz; C.U. Uche: 'Entrepreneurship in Africa', Leiden: Brill, 2017.

'African women large-scale entrepreneurs : cases from Angola, Nigeria and Ghana'
In: A. Akinyoade; A.J. Dietz; C.U. Uche: 'Entrepreneurship in Africa', Leiden: Brill, 2017.

'Nigerians in transit: the trader and the religious in Jerusalem House, Ghana'
In: J.B. Gewald; A. Akinyoade: Leiden [etc.]: Brill, 2015.

'Landmines, cluster bombs and food insecurity in Africa'
In: P. Collinson; H. Macbeth: 'Food in zones of conflict : cross-disciplinary perspectives', New York & Oxford: Berghahn, 2014.

'Access to information and transparency: opportunities and challenges for Nigeria's FOI Act 2011'
In: F. Diallo; R. Calland: 'Access to information in Africa: law, culture and practices', Leiden: Brill, 2013.

'Population programmes and their implications for poverty reduction in Indonesia and Nigeria, 1966-1999'
In: B. Berendsen; A.J. Dietz; H.S. Nordholt; R. van der Veen: 'Asian tigers, African lions: comparing the development performance of Southeast Asia and Africa', Leiden: Brill, 2012.

'Riepilogo e conclusioni'
In: A. Akinyoade; F. Carchedi: 'Cittadini Nigeriani gravemente sfruttati sul lavoro e in altre attivita costrittive', Rome: Ediese, 2012.

'Lavoro forzato: l'esperienza delle vittime identificate da NAPTIP'
In: A. Akinyoade; F. Carchedi: 'Cittadini Nigeriani gravemente sfruttati sul lavoro e in altre attivita costrittive', Rome: Ediese, 2012.

'Il lavoro forzato: il contesto nigeriano'
In: A. Akinyoade; F. Carchedi: 'Cittadini Nigeriani gravemente sfruttati sul lavoro e in altre attivita costrittive', Rome: Ediese, 2012.

'General summary and conclusions'
In: A. Akinyoade; F. Carchedi: Rome: Ediese, 2012.

'Forced labour: the experience of victims identified by NAPTIP'
In: A. Akinyoade; F. Carchedi: 'Cases of severely exploited Nigerian citizens and other forms of exploitation', Rome: Ediese, 2012.

'Forced labour in Nigeria: the context'
In: A. Akinyoade; F. Carchedi: 'Cases of severely exploited Nigerian citizens and other forms of exploitation', Rome: Ediese, 2012.

'Ministerial tenure stability and national development: a comparative analysis of Nigeria and Indonesia from 1966 to 1999'
In: A.O. Agwuele: 'Overcoming African leadership challenges', Berlin: Mediateam IT Education Centre Publishers, 2012.

'Milking the sick: Medical pluralism and commoditization of healthcare in contemporary Nigeria'
In: M. Dekker; R.A. van Dijk: 'Markets of well-being: navigating health and healing in Africa', Leiden: Brill, 2010.
Full text

'Nigeria: higher education and the challenge of access'
In: T.A. Volkman: 'Origins, journeys and returns: social justice in international higher education', New York: Social Science Research Council, 2009.
Full text

African roads to prosperity : people en route to socio-cultural and economic transformations
A. Akinyoade; J.B. Gewald (editors)
Leiden [etc.]: Brill, African dynamics 14, 2015.
Full text

Digging deeper: inside Africa's agricultural, food and nutrition dynamics
A. Akinyoade; W. Klaver; S. Soeters; D.W.J. Foeken (editors)
Leiden [etc.]: Brill, African dynamics 13, 2014.
Full text

Cittadini Nigeriani gravemente sfruttati sul lavoro e in altre attivita costrittive
A. Akinyoade; F. Carchedi (editors)
Rome: Ediesse, 2012.

Cases of severely exploited Nigerian citizens and other forms of exploitation
A. Akinyoade; F. Carchedi (editors)
Rome: Ediesse, 2012.

'Multinationals, capital export, and the inclusive development debate in developing countries: the Nigerian insight'
in: European journal of development research, vol. 34, no. 5, pp. 2224-2250, 2022.
Full text

'Development built on crony capitalism? : the case of Dangote Cement'
in: Business history, vol. 60, no. 6, pp. 833 - 858, 2018.

'Census-taking in Nigeria : the good, the technical, and the politics of numbers'
in: African population studies, vol. 31, no. 1 (suppl.), pp. 3383 - 3394, 2017.
Full text

'The use of local raw materials in beer brewing: Heineken in Nigeria'
in: Journal of the Institute of Brewing, vol. 122, no. 4, pp. 682 - 692, 2016.

'A tale of two giants: oil and economic development in Nigeria and Indonesia (1960-1999)'
in: Global development studies, vol. 7 (Winter-Spring 2014-2015), no. 3-4, pp. 161 - 195, 2015.

'Diaspora and development in Kenya: what do we know?'
in: Migration policy practice, vol. II, no. 2 (April-May), pp. 16 - 20, 2012.
Full text

'The man in his house : marriage, gender relation and childbearing in Ghana'
in: African affairs, vol. 30, no. 8, pp. 133 - 152, 2011.
Full text

'In the last group match against Mozambique'
in: Nigeriaworld, no. January 22, 2010.

'A Comparative Analysis of Contraceptive Use in Northwest and Southwest Nigeria'
in: Ife PsychologIA, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 148 - 172, 2001.

'A Comparative Study of Fertility Preference in Northwest and Southwest Nigeria'
in: Ife PsychologIA, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 96 - 122, 1999.
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Den Haag: Liaison Parlement en Wetenschap, 2023.
Leiden: African Studies Centre Leiden (ASCL), 2020.
Leiden: African Studies Centre Leiden (ASCL), ASC info sheet 49, 2020.
The Hague: Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 2018.
Leiden: African Studies Centre Leiden (ASCL), ASC info sheet 33, 2018.
Leiden: African Studies Centre Leiden (ASCL), ASC working paper 140, 2018.
Leiden: African Studies Centre Leiden (ASCL), ASC working paper 131, 2016.
London; Leiden: Overseas Development Institute; African Studies Centre, DRA/ASC-AFCA research report 1, 2013.
The Hague/Bilthoven: PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, 2012.
Leiden: African Studies Centre, ASC themakaart 3, 2011.