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Prof. Adedayo Olufemi Ajayi
In the 1977/78 session, the Faculty offered a unified 4-year degree programme with one year compulsory Internship designed to promote practical exposure to students. A subsequent revised programme resulting from recent national needs and global trends led to the award of undergraduate degrees (B. Agric.) by five Departments – Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Extension & Rural Sociology (now Agricultural Extension & Rural Development), Animal Science (now Animal Sciences), Plant Science (now Crop Production & Protection) and Soil Science (now Soil Science and Land Resources Management) while the Department of Family, Nutrition and Consumer Sciences offers a 4-year undergraduate programme leading to B.Sc. Consumer Sciences. The teaching, research and extension facilities in the Departments are complemented by our field laboratory teaching, research and extension facilities in the OAU Teaching and Research (T&R) Farm. Our Faculty is also strongly affiliated with the Institute of Agricultural research and Training (IAR&T), Ibadan.
The programmes in the various Departments are equipped and tailored to meet the challenges of the new millennium, promote entrepreneurship in our graduates as well as extend the frontiers of knowledge in the various disciplines.It is my pleasure, therefore, to welcome you to explore our website for detailed information about our Faculty programmes. Please feel free to forward your enquiry to the Dean’s office or to any of the Head of Departments.
Prof. Adedayo Olufemi Ajayi obtained B. Agric. (Hons) (1990), M.Sc. (1996) and Ph.D. (2002) in Agricultural Extension and Rural Sociology from the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. He also holds International Postgraduate Certificate in Models of Sustainable Development: Initiatives for Rural Communities in Desert Areas” from Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot Campus, Israel in 2011. He is a Laurette of the Council of Development in Social Research in Africa (CODESRIA). He had fellowship award to attend the eighth African Nutrition Leadership Programme by School for Physiology, Nutrition & Consumer Sciences, North West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa and Netherlands Fellowship Programme granted by Netherlands Government to participate in a course on “Agriculture in Transition: Analysis, Design and Management of Sustainable Farming Systems” at the Wageningen University, The Netherlands. He won CODESRIA grant for thesis writing, 1995/1996; OAU Ife Bill and Melinda Gates Institute Partnership Research Committee Grant, 2007; Nestle Foundation Grants on Communication Drama 2017 among others. He was the Head of Department, Vice-Dean, Deputy Director Teaching and Research Farm. Prof. Ajayi represented the Congregation in the University Council and served as the Chairman of standing Committee of University Congregation. He was a Visiting Professor of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development in the Department of Agricultural Education and Extension, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Eswatini (2020-2022). He had published to his credit well researched articles in reputable local and international journals. Prof. Ajayi had attended many conferences and workshops within and outside Africa. Before his appointment as a lecturer, he was the Programme Officer in charge of Research and Training in Quality-of-Life Foundation, a Non-Governmental Organisation based in Nigeria. He is specialist in training, extension programme planning, evaluation, administration and qualitative research. At the professional level, he is a Life member of Agricultural Extension Society of Nigeria (AESON), Life member of Rural Sociological Association of Nigeria (RuSAN), Member, International Research and Development Network of Children and Youth in Agriculture Programme (CYIAP), Nigerian Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services and Global Forum for Rural Advisory Services. He was the Editor-in-Chief, Annals of Child and Youth Studies, 2013-2016 and Ife Journal of Agriculture (2023-2025). He successfully supervised five PhD and hosted a post-doctoral fellow in 2022. His current research is making extension graduates entrepreneurs and stakeholders’ engagement. He is current sitting Dean- Faculty of Agriculture, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.
Fatai Oladapo TIJANI is a passionate IT-compliant scientist/educator with strong believe in life-long learning to boost productivity and motivates his students etc. to strive to be at par with their peers anywhere in the world. He is a Soil Physicist focusing primarily, on water and carbon management in soil environment from plot to catchment scale. He obtained his B.Agric. and M.Sc. in Soil Science from the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) in 1998 and 2007, respectively. He got his Doctor of Philosophy in Hydrology in the School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom. He is a recipient of many grants and awards both locally and internationally including TETFUND, Akin Adesina Prize, United Nation and Italian government grant to attend International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy, amongst others. He is actively involved in teaching and research, and was the Postgraduate Coordinator for the Department for 10 years. He is directly involved in agricultural production and an advocate of safe food, motivating students etc. to get involved in branded agricultural production for good health and longevity of the populace. He was involved in training of farm staff at the OAU Teaching and Research Farm and training of Fadama farmers sponsored by the World Bank. This is in addition to other engagements in community service to both private and public organisations. He is a member of Soil Science Society of Nigeria, International Union of Soil Science and joined American Geology Union while in Newcastle. He has participated in both local and international conferences, trainings and workshops. He has many publications in both national and international outlets including reputable journals. He is also a reviewer for both local and international journals and was an Associate Editor for Ife Journal of Agriculture for 10 years.
Mr. A. T. Akinsheye
Mr. Akinsheye joined the services of the university in January 21st, 1981 as Clerical Assistant. He rose to the rank of Clerical Officer in 1985 and Senior Clerical Officer in 1995 and converted to Assistant Executive Officer in 2001 and appointed Administrative Officer II in 2003. Mr. Akinsheye rose through the administrative carder Assistant Registrar, Senior Assistant Registrar and promoted to the Principal Assistant Registrar on 1st October, 2017 and Deputy Registrar in 2025.
Mr. Akinsheye obtained his first Degree in Bachelor of Education (Social Studies) from Obafemi Awolowo University in 1998, Master in Local Government Studies in 2013 and Certificate in Computer Electronic Data Processing in 2004. Mr. Akinsheye is a member of Association of Nigeria Professional Administrator (ANUPA) (Chattered), Member of Nigeria Institute of Management and Member, the Institute of Chattered Secretaries and Administrators.
He services all statutory meetings in the faculty, process all recommendations to relevant committee; led screening of fresh students admitted in the faculty. Mr. Akinsheye responsible, reliable, thorough, dedicated and always positive on any issue.
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