Experts Advocate Youth Inclusion in Agriculture

Agricultural Experts and Stakeholders have advocated the urgent need for youth inclusion in agricultural innovations as panacea for sustainable national development. They spoke at an agricultural forum, organized by Agricultural Innovations Movement (AIM), in collaboration with the Postgraduate Students Association (PGSA) and FUNAAB Alumni Association, held recently in the University. [caption id…

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Agricultural Media Resources & Extension Centre (AMREC), & CEADESE Empower Farmers on Poultry & Fish Production.

The Alaye of Iwoye Ketu, HRM Joel Ademola (2nd left) displaying his Certificate of Participation to the admiration of the Director of AMREC, Prof. (Mrs.) Dorcas Adegbite (3rd right), Director CEADESE, Prof. Olukayode Akinyemi (2nd right) and others at the Training programme. Over 150 farmers and youths in Iwoye Ketu and its environs have been empowered with skills in Poultry and Fish Farming by th…

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Don’t Endanger our Registry — Registrar Warns Staff

The Registrar of the University, Dr. 'Adebola Adekola has described Registry staff who refused to train or re-train themselves, and have no solutions to offer on-the-job as endangered species in the University system. The Registrar said this while addressing the crop of Regi…

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FUNAAB STUDENTS HONOUR PRESIDENT BUHARI … Named Car Park After ‘Sai Baba’

The out-gone 2017/2018 Student Union of Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAABSU) tagged “Team Rebirth” have brazenly displayed and demonstrated their love to the Visitor to the University and the Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces, President Muhammadu Buhari by naming their pet project, a befitting Car Park after him. Named as “The President Muhammadu Buhari Square Car Park”, the…

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Accord Professional Librarians Academic Status — Renowned Librarian

The Keynote lecturer at the maiden edition of the Eminent Personality Lecture, organized by the Nimbe Adedipe Library, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Mr. Jonathan Dipeolu has advocated academic status for professional librarians. This was the submission of the former University Librarian, University of Ife, now Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) while delivering a Lecture titled, “Libr…

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CENTS Holds Branding Training to Enhance FUNAAB’s Graduate’s Marketability & Employability

The Centre for Entrepreneurial Studies (CENTS) FUNAAB has taken a bold step to ensure that the graduates of the University are well positioned for employment and are marketable through its "Branding FUNAAB Graduates for Employment and Marketability" Programme, organised recently for graduates and final year students of the University. Delivering his Opening Remark at the programme, the Vice-Chance…

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Council Honours Profs. Enikuomehin, Eromosele

The Governing Council of the University has commended and presented plaque of honour and appreciation to the duo of the former Acting Vice-Chancellor, Professor Ololade Enikuomehin and former Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Academic, Professor (Mrs.) Oluyemisi Eromosele for stabilizing and restoring normalcy to the system at the peak of the crisis that rocked the institution recently.  The plaque of Appre…

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Don’t Pull Anybody Down – Prof. Mobolaji Bankole

A Professor of Microbiology, Professor (Mrs.) Mobolaji Bankole has said that no individual gets higher by bringing another person down but rather by working as a team, greater successes can be achieved. Professor Bankole made this remarks while delivering her Farewell Speech at a colourful S…

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DR. OLAIYA Abideen Olaitan

Degree: B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. Email: olaiyaabideen@yahoo.com Telephone: 08059534595 Department: Plant Physiology and Crop Production Academic Rank: Associate Professor ( Crop Ecology / Cropping Systems ) Research Interest: Dr Olaiya is an Associate professor of Crop ecology with specialization in ecophysiology and cropping systems of tropical commodity crops and food crops field man…

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OLAIYA, A.O. Research

A. International projects.      (i)    Technical expert – Cocoa and Cashew certification program in Nigeria      (ii)  Team Leader / Master Trainer – USAID Funded Training of the trainers in rules and procedures of Cocoa certification in Nigeria,  2013 –  2016. B. National / University projects. (i) IFSERAR Grant for Res…

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OLAIYA, A.O. Member of Professional Bodies

 Agricultural Society of Nigeria  Nigerian Society for Plant Protection  Nigerian Society for Experimental Biology  African Crop Science Society  Weed Science Society of Nigeria   World Cocoa Foundation   African Cashew Alliance   International Society for Tropical Root Crops   International Agroforestry Association   H…

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OLAIYA, A.O. Conferences Attended

HORTSON, NOV. – DEC. 2015 ARCN,ABUJA  2.         HORTSON, OCTOBER 2014 , FUNAAB,ABEOKUTA  3.         WSSN, NOVEMBER 2013, FUNAAB, ABEOKUTA  4 .        17th International Cocoa Research Conference, Yaounde,Cameroon. 15-20,October, 2012.  5.      &…

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