Professor Odunayo Clement Adebooye

Vice-Chancellor, Osun State University

Professor of Agronomy and Plant Science, Agricultural Scientist, University Administrator

Professor Odunayo Clement Adebooye is a Nigerian agricultural scientist, professor and university administrator whose academic career has centred on plant science, agronomy, food security and agricultural research. He earned a B.Agric in Plant Science from Obafemi Awolowo University in 1990, an M.Sc. in Agronomy from the University of Ibadan in 1992 and a Ph.D. from the University of Ibadan in 2001. He also holds specialist training in tissue culture, cytogenetics, food science and German language. Adebooye began his professional career in education before entering university research and teaching. After working briefly as a secondary-school teacher and Lecturer II at Lagos State Polytechnic, he joined Obafemi Awolowo University as a Graduate Assistant in February 1995 and subsequently progressed through the academic ranks. His research career has developed around plant science and agricultural development, with extensive international collaboration and research mobility.