Dr. Ahmed Adeyemi Amisu is a Lecturer I in the Department of Pasture and Range Management, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta. He holds a Ph.D. in Pasture Production and Utilization (2023), M.Agric. in Pasture Production and Utilization (2017), and B.Agric. Second Class Upper Division in Pasture and Range Management (2014), all from the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta. His research focuses on pasture production, forage quality and conservation, hay and silage production, range ecology, grazing management, and sustainable livestock feeding systems. He has participated as a team member in the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) National Research Fund project on commercial year-round hay production and haulage for ex situ feeding of cattle in Nigeria. Dr.Amisu has taught courses including Techniques in Pasture Management, Forage Conservation and Quality, Pasture and Range Management, Grazing Management, Range Ecology, and Pasture Management and Animal Production at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. He has supervised 46 undergraduate projects and currently supervising and co-supervises postgraduate research. He has 20 peer-reviewed journal articles and 12 conference proceedings, with publications in Grassland Science, African Journal of Range and Forage Science, and Tropical Animal Health and Production. He is a member of the Nigerian Institute of Animal Science, Nigeria Society for Animal Production, Animal Science Association of Nigeria, and Society for Grassland Research and Development in Nigeria. His community service includes serving as Chairman, College Environmental Committee and PG Coordinator in the Department.
– Ph.D. 2023
– M. Agric. 2017
– B. Agric. 2014
– Pasture Production and Utilization, Forage Quality and Conservation, Hay and Silage Making, Range Ecology, Grazing Management, Ruminant Nutrition, Year-Round Forage Production.
– Postgraduate Students’ Association (PGSA), FUNAAB Leadership Award – 2017
– Federal Ministry of Education, Federal Government Scholarship Award for M.Agric. – 2016
– TETFund National Research Fund (NRF) Grant as Team Member – Project on Year-Round Hay Production – 2019
– Chairman, College Environmental Committee – 2026 to date
– Departmental PG Coordinator 2026 to date
– Departmental Examination Officer – 2022 to 2026
– Member, Nigerian Institute of Animal Science (NIAS/RAS/02315)
– Member, Nigeria Society for Animal Production (NSAP)
– Member, Animal Science Association of Nigeria (ASAN)
– Member, Society for Grassland Research and Development in Nigeria (SOGREDEN/2015009)
– Savanna Science Network Meeting, Kruger National Park, South Africa – March 4-8, 2024
– SEOSAW Network Meeting – Integrating arid savannas and woodlands, Skukuza, South Africa – March 1-3, 2024
– 4th Biennial Conference of SOGREDEN, Port Harcourt, Nigeria – November 7-10, 2021
– 2nd Biennial Conference of SOGREDEN, FUNAAB, Abeokuta, Nigeria – December 6-9, 2017
– British Society of Animal Science (BSAS) 76th Annual Conference, Nottingham, UK – March 30-April 1, 2020
– Amisu A. A., Ewetola I. A., Ogunbote O. B. and Adeoye S. A. (2025): Comparative evaluation of proximate and fibre composition of three tropical grasses hay. Tropical Journal of Engineering Science and Technology.
– Amisu, A. A., Ogunbote, O. B. and Nnabuife, E. (2024): Proximate composition of Brachiariadecumbens as influenced by nitrogen application and age at harvest. Journal of Animal Production Research.
– Samaila U., Jimoh S. O., Amisu A. A., et al. (2021): Ensilage potential and nutritional value Columbus grass at different phenology. Grassland Science. 68 (2): 174-186. (Scopus)
– Jimoh, S. O., Ishiaku, Y. M., Burnett, T., Amisu, A. A. et al. (2020): Potentials of leys or pasture-based forage production in Nigeria. African Journal of Range and Forage Science. 38 (3): 191-205.
– Muraina, T. O., Jimoh, S. O., Ewetola, I. A., Ojo, V. O. A., Amisu, A. A., et al. (2020): Mineral composition of two Stylosanthes species. Tropical Animal Health and Production. 52 (5): 2753-2759.
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