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Olufemi ONIFADE

Professor
college of AGRICULTURE, ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE (COAES)
Agriculture Programme

Professor and Researcher

Education
  • Baptist High School, Jos. 1968 – 1972
  • Ahmadu Bello University, (ABU) Zaria. 1973 – 1992
Research

Exploring commercial year – round hay production and haulage for ex situ feeding of cattle under the livestock transformation plan of Nigeria.

Impact of pastoral grazing on the natural ecosystem and rural livelihoods in Yewa division of Ogun State.

TETFund project. Legume based pellets as dry season feed resources for ruminant animals. 

Study to Support and Inform the Development, Review and Implementation of Controlled Grazing Policy in Nigeria. Sponsored by Synergos.

Institutional Service
  • Director, Centre for Entrepreneurial Studies, CENTS. April 2013 to April 2015
  • Dean, Student Affairs Division. May 2012 to April 2013
  • Ag. Head, Dept. of Pasture and Range Management. August 2000 to 2004.
  • Member, Curriculum Committee. 2001-2004; 2017 to 2018.
  • Member, University Publication Committee 2017 to 2021
  • Reviewer, Book for TETFund academic manuscript/ book development. April, 2017
  • Deputy Dean, COLANIM. Nov. 2005 to 2009.
  • Chairman, University Loans Committee. 2007 to 2008. * Coordinator, PG Studies. COLANIM. 2005 to 2009.
  • Member, Postgraduate Board, FUNAAB. 2000 -2004; 2005 to 2009.
  • Member, Admissions Committee. 2006 to 2010.
  • Member, College Board, COLANIM. August 2000 to date.
  • Member, College Board, COLPLANT. 2001 to 2003, 2021 to date
  • Member, Senate of FUNAAB. 2000 to 2004; 2008 to date
  • Leader, Pasture Management Technical Committee (PAMTEC). 2001 to 2009; 2014 to 2017
  • Member, Small Ruminant Technical Committee (SRTEC). Aug. 2000 to 2009.
  • Member, Cattle Management Technical Committee. (CAMTEC). 2001 to 2009
  • Member, NAPRI Management Committee. 1991 to 2000
  • Member, NAPRI Professional and Academic Boards 1991 to 2000
  • Member, Local Organizing Committee of National Forage Seed Workshop. Nov.1992.
  • Leader, Forage & Crop Residue Research Programme Committee 1991-2000.  
  • Member, Small Ruminant Research Programme Committee, NAPRI 1993-2000
  • Member, Cattle Research Programme Committee, NAPRI 1994-2000
  • Member, Livestock Systems Research Programme Committee, NAPRI 1995-200
  • Ag Programme Leader: Forage and Crop Residue Research Programme (FCRRP) NAPRI June 1991 -1993.
  • Programme Leader, FCRRP. Feb.1993 to 2000.
  • Thrust Coordinator: Feed, Forage and Seed Production Resources (A sponsored National Agric. Research Project). 1994 to 1996.
Professional Service
  • Member, Council of Nigeria Institute of Animal Science, representing Range and Pasture Science. 
    2014 – 2020
  • National President, Society for Grassland Research and Development in Nigeria 2011- 2017
  • Panelist at the National Conference on the Transformation of Nigerian Livestock Industry. Sept 2017.
  • Facilitator at the two – day Policy Dialogue on Crop / livestock integration organized by Synergos from 13th to 14th Nov. 2018 at Abuja. 
  • Member, Technical committee on Animal feeding, feeds and feeding stuffs, of Standard Organization of Nigeria (SON). 2019 to date
Selected Publications
  1. Ojo V O A., Ogunsakin A O., Dele P A., Olanite J A., Adeoye S A., Amole T A., Adelusi O O. and 
    Onifade O S (2015). Yield and chemical composition of Pennisetum hybrid fertilized with animal manures and harvested at different intervals. Malays Journal of Animal Science 18: 65- 80. Publisher: Malaysian Society of Animal production.  http://www.msap.my/pdf/mjas_18_2/7.Ojo-yield_r4.pdf.
  2. Bazit, B., Onifade, O., Ojo, V., Adebayo, K. and Samireddypalle, A. (2019). Growth performance and blood parameters of WAD rams fed dried Ficus thonningii foliage as supplement to high quality cassava peel. Food Chain 8: 58- 78. http://dx.doi.org/10.3362/2046-1887.18-00014. Published by Practical Action Publishing, United Kingdom.
  3. Ojo, V. O, A., Bakare, B. A., Adelusi, O. O., Mukaila, R. O. and Onifade, O. S. (2020). Effect of cassava peel mash on chemical composition, nutrient intake and rumen environment parameters of WAD rams supplemented with dried Ficus thonningii foliage. Food Chain 9: 79- 90. https://doi.org/10.3362/2046-1887.19-00001. Published by Practical Action Publishing, United Kingdom.
  4. Ojo, V. O, A., Adeshina, F.T., Adetokunbo, C. A., Jimoh, S. O., Adeyemi, T. A., Njie, J. L., Onifade, O. S. (2020). Effect of swine manure application and row spacing on growth of Pearl millet (Cenchrus americanus) during establishment period and quality of silage produced in south west Nigeria. Tropical Grasslands – Forrages Tropicales 8: 115 -124. doi:10. 17138/TFFT(8)115-124. Published by International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) Cali, Colombia.
  5. Enwete, F.E., Dele, P.A., Anotaenwere, C.C., Akinyemi, B.T., Ishiaku, Y.M., Adekeye, A.B., Onifade, O.S (2020). Effect of drying condition and storage length on the physical characteristics and in vitro gas production of Megathyrsus maximus (Ntchisi) hay. The Pacific J of Science and Technology. 21: 327 -331. doi: https://www.akamaiuniversity.usFPJST.htm
  6. Anyanwu, N. J., Onifade, O. S., Olanite, J.A., Olowe, V.I.O., Boukar, B.O. and Ekpe, I.I. (2021). Forage yield and nutritive quality of haulm from dual – purpose cowpea cultivars for dry season feeding in Nigeria. African Crop Science Journal, 29. doi; https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/acsj.v29i4.1
  7. Dele,P.A., Oyewole,S.T.,Anotaenwere,C.C., Akinyemi,B.T., Badejo, E.T., Odunewu,O.T., Enwete, F.E., Arigbede, O.M., Jolaosho,O. A. and Onifade, O.S. (2023). Nutritive value and forage quality of Calopogonium mucunoides – Zea mays stover mixtures for ruminant production. Nigerian Journal of Animal Science,24:112 – 123. Published by Animal Science Association of Nigeria. Available online at https://njas.ng/index.php/php/article/view/923.