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Biography

Olubunmi Abayomi OMOTESHO is a Professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ilorin with 39 years of university teaching, research, and administrative experience. He has served as Sub-Dean, Head of Department, Chairman Library and Publications Committee, Dean of Agriculture, Dean of Student Affairs, and Director of Academic Planning and he is the current Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic). His research interests span Agricultural Resource Economics and Food Security.
He has to his credit over 150 publications in reputable outlets spanning journals, edited conference proceedings, and chapters in books. He has successfully supervised 50 Masters dissertations, 30 MBAs, and 22 Ph.D. theses. He has consulted for the World Bank, Africa Development Bank, International Food and Policy Research Institute, and Federal and State Governments. He is a member of the N-Power Agro Steering Committee. He is also a member of the Agricultural Science Group of the EU/AU Tuning Africa Project. He was a member of the Visitation panel to Alex Ekwuweme Federal University Ndufu-Alike, Ikwo Ebonyi State. Professor Omotesho belongs to many professional associations locally and internationally. He is a Fellow of the Nigerian Association of Evaluators.