Abali, Innocent is a rural development expert and an academic staff of Federal College of Education (T), Omoku in affiliation with University of Nigeria, Nsukka. He is holder of Philosophy of Doctorate Degree (Ph.D) in Rural Sociology and Development. His area of interest includes: Livelihood studies, gender issues, agricultural extension and development studies. He is married with three children. He has attended several national and international conferences where he presented research papers to his credit. He his a member of South African Society for Agricultural Extension(SSAE), Nigeria Rural Sociology Associated, Agricultural Extension Society of Nigeria. He has being in the teaching and research industry for over a decade now.