Prof. Dr. Thomas I. Ofuya

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsPlant Breeding and Plant Pathology,Organismic Interactions, Chemical Ecology and Microbiomes of Plant Systems
KeywordsProtection, Insect pests, Crop wastes, Stored grain, Insecticide
Honours and awards

2023: Award of Honor by Akure Recreation Club (1927), Ondo State, Nigeria

2023: Member National Committee on Environment and Biodiversity, Nigeria

2021: Chairman Board of Trustees, Apiculture Society of Nigeria

2021: Coordinator, TETFUND Nigeria Textbook on Crop Science for Tertiary Institutions

2016: Award of Excellence, Wellspring University, Benin City, Nigeria

2015: SAAT Ambassador Award, Fed. Univ. of Tech., Akure, Nigeria

2014: Faculty of Science Merit Award, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria

2007: Fellow Entomological Society of Nigeria Award

2006: Best Dean of the Year, Fed, Univ. of Tech., Akure, Nigeria

2000: Biographee, Marquis Who is Who in the World

2000: Outstanding Agricultural Researcher, Fed. Univ. of Tech., Akure, Nigeria

1998: IFS/DANIDA Award

Current contact address

CountryNigeria
CityAkure
InstitutionFederal University of Technology Akure ( FUTA)
InstituteDepartment of Crop, Soil & Pest Management

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Christoph ReichmuthInstitut für Vorratsschutz, Biologische Bundesanstalt für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Berlin
Prof. Dr. Christoph ReichmuthInstitut für ökologische Chemie, Pflanzenanalytik und Vorratsschutz, Julius Kühn-Institut - Bundesforschungsinstitut für Kulturpflanzen (JKI), Berlin
Dr. Cornel S. AdlerInstitut für ökologische Chemie, Pflanzenanalytik und Vorratsschutz, Julius Kühn-Institut - Bundesforschungsinstitut für Kulturpflanzen (JKI), Berlin
Start of initial sponsorship01/09/1991

Programme(s)

1990Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme

Publications (partial selection)

2012Thomas I. Ofuya: The Potentials For Using Agricultural Plant Residues In Control of Insect Infestation In Stored Products. In: Simeon O. Jekayinfa, Building a Non-Oil Export Based Economy for Nigeria: The Potential of Value-Added Products from Agricultural Residues. Cuvillier, 2012. 279-284