STASAT Volume 3 Editors & Lead Authors

About The Editors and The Lead Authors

 

Prof. M. Adetola Badejo

Prof. Badejo is a seasoned university teacher, researcher and administrator. He started his career as an academic staff in the University of Ife in 1981 and rose steadily through the ranks to become a Professor of Zoology in the same university {now Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife} in 1998. A researcher and scholar of International repute, Prof. Badejo has published five books and many academic papers in local and international journals in the broad field of Soil Entomology, Acarology, Ecotoxicology of Microarthropods and Environmental Studies in Agriculture. He also has to his credit many workshop papers and technicalreports.

Prof. Adeniyi O. Togun

Prof. Togun is an agricultural scientist at the University of Ibadan. He obtained a Ph. D in Agriculture in 1989 and joined Department of Agricultural Biology (now Crop Protection and Environmental Biology) in 1992 as a lecturer. He rose through the ranks to the position of Professor of Crop Physiology in 2006. He is a lecturer and Researcher of international repute who has published extensively in international and regional academic journals in the areas of nutrition, growth and yield of cultivated plants. He has held many administrative positions including Head of Department and Dean of the then Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry

Dr. Adedayo, A. G.

Dr. Adedayo is a seasoned university teacher and researcher. He started his career as an academic staff at the Federal University of Technology, Akure in 2003 and rose steadily through the ranks to become an Associate Professor of Forestry in the same university in 2018. He is currentlyprimafacie qualifiedto the position of Professor in October, 2019. A researcher and scholar of International repute, Dr. Adedayo has published a chapter in a book and many academic papers in local and international journals in the broad field of gender and forest resources utilization, forest governance, forestry and rural poverty reduction, forestry and conflict resolution, forest policy, law and administration. He also has to his credit many conference papers.

Prof. Francis Omotayo Adekayode

Adekayode, Francis Omotayo is a Professor of Soil Fertility in The Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), Nigeria. He holds a PhD Degree from FUTA, (1998). Head of Department, Crop, Soil and Pest Management, FUTA (2017 to date). A researcher and scholar of International repute, Prof. Adekayode has published academic papers in local and international journals in the broad field of Soil Fertility. He also has to his credit, four inventions:Fertilizer Quantifier, Soil Nutrient Assessor, Tropical Crops Encyclopaedia and Soil Texture Classifierall of which can be accessed online. His current research is on digital soil fertility studies.

Prof. B. O. Agbeja

Prof. Agbeja is a seasoned university lecturer, researcher and administrator. He started his career as an academic member of staff in the University of Ibadan, Nigeria in 1997 and rose steadily through the ranks to become a Professor of Forest Policy and Economics in the same University in 2011.

Prof. Agbeja is a recipient of African Academy of Science, International Foundation of Science, African Forest Research Network and African Forest Forum. Prof, Agbeja has published seven chapters in textbooks; sixty six in Journals; thirty one in Refereed Proceedings; and ten in technical reports. He also has to his credit Diploma in International Environmental Law and Diplomacy as well as Diploma in Climate Change.

Dr. O. A. Dada

Dr Dada attended the prestigious University of Ibadan and started his academic carrier at College of Agricultural Sciences, Olabisi Onabanjo University between 2005 and 2012. He was appointed at his alma mater, as Lecturer in Botany Department before transferring his appointment to the Department of Crop Protection and Environmental Biology in 2014. He had postdoctoral experience in North- West University, South Africa between 2017 and 2020. His research focuses on crop growth and developmental physiology with special interest in plant nutrition, plant biotic and abiotic stress management. Dada has attended many local and international conferences and published academic articles in reputable journals.

Prof. T. N. Fagbemi

Prof. Tayo Nathaniel Fagbemi holds a B Sc degree in Food Science and Technology; M. Sc. Food Technology and PhD Food Chemistry 2004. He is in the area of Food Chemistry and product development in functional foods. He started his career as lecturer at the Federal Polytechnic Ado- Ekiti in October 1980 and rose to the position of a chief lecturer in the Department of Food Technology. He joined the Federal University of Technology Akure in September 1998 as a senior lecturer. He is currently a Professor of Food Science and Technology in the University. He has experience that cut across the University and Polytechnic systems and have authored over ninety peer reviewed journals and co-authored five books. He is fellow of NIFST and a public analyst.

Prof. A. E. Oguntade

Adegboyega EyitayoOguntadeis aProfessorin theDepartmentofAgricultural&ResourceEconomics (ARE),Federal University of Technology Akure,Nigeria (FUTA).He obtained a PhD Degree from Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany in 1988. He worked in Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria from 1982 to 1991 and in the Nigerian practice of the international accounting and consulting firm, KPMG from 1991 to 2004 before joining FUTA. He was at various times Director, Centre for Research & Development, Head of Department, ARE; and Managing Director, Business Development Company in FUTA. He has over fifty-five publications to his credit.

Prof. J. O. Agbede

Prof. J.O. Agbede is a product of the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), Nigeria and a Professor of Agricultural Biochemistry & Nutrition with interest in Biotechnological enhancement and the utilization of poor quality feed resources in animal feeding. He has won many research and travelling grants. He belongs to several national and international professional bodies. He is the current Director, Central Research Laboratory and Head, Department of Animal Production and Health. He has supervised 13 PhDs and 24 Masters students. He has published over 100 scholarly papers.