FUNAAB, Carbon Credit Exchange Partner on High-Quality Carbon Credits
By Femi Dansu The Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a leading climate-tech firm, Carbon Credit Exchange Company, to develop a groundbreaking carbon credit initiative. The agreement is set to produce 300,000 high-quality tree carbon credits from African Indigenous economic trees on FUNAAB land, reinforcing the University’s […]
FUNAAB Reaffirms Commitment to Supporting AFUED Library
By Joy Adeyiga The University Librarian of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Prof. Abayomi Owolabi, has assured officials from Adeyemi Federal University of Education (AFUED) of continuous support as they transition into their new status as a University of Education. Prof. Owolabi gave the assurance during a Courtesy Visit by AFUED Library officials […]
Renowned Japanese Scientist Delivers Lecture on Evolutionary Biology at FUNAAB
By Tofunmi Adebayo The Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) recently played host to a renowned Scientist, Prof. Asami Takahiro of Shinshu University, Japan, who delivered a thought-provoking lecture on the Evolution of Reproductive Barriers in Snails. The event, held as part of FUNAAB’s ongoing commitment to international collaborations, attracted scholars, researchers, and students eager […]
Picture Speaks: Courtesy Visit of Prof. Asami Takahiro from Shinshu University, Japan
Prof. Asami Takahiro, a renowned Japanese scholar from Shinshu University specialising in Molluscs and Evolutionary Adaptations in Gastropods, paid a Courtesy Visit to the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Babatunde Kehinde, today, March 10, 2025. Accompanying him were the Dean and Deputy Dean of the College of Animal Science and Livestock Production (COLANIM), Prof. Abimbola Oso (Left) and […]
Japanese Scholar Set to Visit FUNAAB on March 10
… To Advance Collaborative Research in Snail Evolution By Joy Adeyiga The Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) is set to welcome a foremost Japanese Scholar, Prof. Asami Takiro from Shinshu University, Japan, for a strategic academic exchange focused on the evolution of reproductive barriers in snails. Scheduled for March 10, 2025, Prof. Takiro’s visit […]
FUNAAB Hosts 3rd IASS-RSS Nigeria International Conference
… Highlights the Roles of Statistics in Policy, Development By Joy Adeyiga The Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) has reaffirmed its commitment to advancing statistical education and research by hosting the 3rd International Conference of the International Association of Survey Statisticians (IASS)-Royal Statistical Society (RSS) Nigerian Local Group. Declaring the Conference opened on March […]
FUNAAB Engages Deans, HoDs of Affiliated Institutions in Programme Implementation
By Olaoye Oyewole The Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), today, March 5, 2025, engaged Deans and Heads of Departments from its affiliated institutions which were the Federal College of Agriculture, Ibadan (FCAIB), and Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology (OYSCATECH), Igbo-Ora to deliberate on the progress and requirements of their collaborative academic programmes. […]
FUNAAB Hosts 2nd ICOFHEC to Tackle Food Insecurity
By Olasunkanmi Olajide & Joy Adeyiga The Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), today, March 4, 2025, held the Opening Ceremony of the 2nd International Conference of Food Science and Human Ecology, tagged “ICOFHEC 2025,” bringing together researchers, policymakers, and international participants to explore solutions to global food security challenges. With the theme “Synergy in […]
FUNAAB Bread Returns as VC Commissions Renovated Bakery on Campus
By Femi Dansu In a significant step towards achieving food security and supporting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 2 – Zero Hunger), the Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Prof. Babatunde Kehinde, has commissioned the renovated bakery on campus. The bakery, a collaboration between FUNAAB and Nutrient Life Group of Companies, is […]
Innovate UK Set to Collaborate with FUNAAB to Advance Climate-Smart Agriculture
The Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) is set to collaborate with Innovate UK on advancing Climate-Smart Agriculture, a partnership that brings together stakeholders from the United Kingdom, Brazil, Nigeria, and Ghana to enhance sustainable agricultural practices. As part of the initiative, applications would open from March 3 to May 7, 2025, for a Climate-Smart […]
FUNAAB’s Commitment to Agricultural Research, Extension: A Model for Nigeria’s Food Security, Says VC
… As IAR&T Holds 36th Southwest REFILS, Annual Research Review The Vice-Chancellor, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Prof. Babatunde Kehinde, has stated that the University’s commitment to agricultural research and extension should serve as a model for Nigeria’s food security, calling on stakeholders to intensify their support as a critical solution to Nigeria’s food […]
GRADUATE AGRIPRENEURSHIP PROGRAMME – PHASE IV
In the year 2022, the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta entered into a partner Service Agreement with the British American Tobacco Nigerian Foundation (BATN, Foundation) for a Graduate Agripreneurship programme funded by BATNF. So far, 10 (TEN) agripreneurs have been selected (for phase I and II and III) to participate in the programme and were […]