Babatunde Taiye Oluwasola is a dedicated academic professional in the fields of surveying and Agricultural Economics, with diverse and extensive educational background and over two decades of experience in teaching and academic administration.

He began his educational journey at St. Stephen Primary School, followed by Community Grammar School and Oba Akinbiyi High School Mokola where he completed his secondary education. He proceeded to Yaba College of Technology, Lagos obtained a National Diploma in Surveying. He further obtained his Higher National Diploma (HND) in Surveying and Geo-Informatics from the Federal School of Surveying,Oyo and completed his National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Cross River State. In pursuit of academic excellence, BabatundeTaiye earned a Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) from Usman Danfodio University, Sokoto. He later enrolled at Olabisi Onabanjo University,Ago-IwoyeOgun State  where he obtained a B.Agric in Agricultural Economics and Farm Management, an M.Sc. in Agricultural Economics, and  his Ph.D. in the same field.

Babatunde TaiyeOluwasola joined the College in 2003 as a staff member of the Department of Forestry Technology, now known as Forestry and Environmental Technology. In 2022, with the establishment of the Department of Agribusiness Management (ABM), he was transferred to the new department, where he currently serves as the Head of Department. Throughout his career, he has held several leadership roles, including serving as the Farm Practical Coordinator for over six years and Chairman of the College Examination Result Committee (COCER) for more than two years. He is also a member of both the Academic Board and the College Management Team. BabatundeTaiye has 75  publications in reputable national and international journals and has actively participated in academic conferences, presenting papers on various subjects within his expertise.He is a member of the following learned society  :Agricultural society of Nigeria ,Nigeria Associations of Agricultural Economics, Nigeria Field Society ,Association of Agricultural Technologist of Nigeria  AATON and Institute of Professional Agriculture of Nigeria  IPAN. He is a devoted Christian, happily married, and blessed with wonderful children .His scholarly contributions to the field are reflected in his impressive publications record,which includes the following selected works.

Published Papers in Referred Journals

1. Babatunde, T.O., Babatunde, O.O. and Babatunde, K.O. (2022). Economic Analysis of Sawn Wood Production and Determinants of Sawn Wood Supply in Selected Sawmill in Ijebu Ode Local Government Area of Ogun State Nigeria. J Biores Manag., 9(3):37-48 . https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/jbm. (USA)
2. Babatunde, T.O., Babatunde, K.O., Babatunde, O.O and Alanyande, O.O (2022). Effect of Covid-19 Pandemic on Egg Production and Income of the Marketers Among Poultry Farmers in Ido Local Government Area of Oyo State, Nigeria. Russian Journal of Agricultural and Socio- economic Sciences. Vol: 128 issue 8, 167-175. http://rjoas.com/issue-2022-08/article_22. .(Russia)
3. Babatunde, T.O., Babatunde, O.O., Kehinde, A.S., Babatunde, K.O and Adamo, I.O (2022). The Effect of Covid-19 Lockdown on Production and Marketing of Day Old Chicks in Ibadan South West Local Government Area of Oyo State, Nigeria. Russian Journal of Agricultural and Socio-economic Sciences. Vol: 128 issue 8, 135-140.  http://rjoas.com/issue-2022-08/article_18.(Russia)
4. Babatunde, O.O., Babatunde, T.O., Olokeogun, Y.S., Babatunde, K.O., Ademigbuji, A.T and Adepoju, J.A. (2022). Economic Analysis Of Wood Market In Kajola Local Government Area Of Oyo State, Nigeria. Russian Journal of Agricultural and Socio-economic Sciences.  Vol: 126 issue 6,36-42. (Russia). http://rjoas,com/issue-2022-06/article_04
5. Kehinde A.S., Babatunde T.O, and Kehinde O.J. 2019 Growth performance of broiler chicks fed cassava sieve and leaf meal diet, Livestock Research for Rural Development Colombia Vol 31(11) :An International Journal Published electronically by CIPAV,Colombia.www.lrrd.cipav.org.co
6. Babatunde T.O, Kehinde A.S., and Kehinde O.J. 2019 Profitability of charcoal production and marketing in Ibarapa Zone of Oyo state Nigeria. Asian Journal of Agriculture Extension, Economic and Sociology. Vol. 35(3): 1-7, Vol 31, (11) 1-6.
7. Babatunde T.O, Kehinde A.S., (2019). Sustainability of Agriculture value chain by rural women for income generation in Oluyole Local Government of Oyo state, Nigeria. Asian Journal of Agriculture Extension, Economic and Sociology. Vol. 36 (1): 1-10
8. Babatunde T.O, Babatunde O.O. 2020.  Structure, Conduct and Performance of Timber Market in Ife East Local Government of Osun State, Nigeria. Journal of Applied Science Environmental Management Vol 24 (6). pp1093-1098. University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt.
9. Babatunde T.O, Babatunde O.O.,Babatunde K. O, Aduloju A.R. Oluwalana T. and Inyang V. (2020)  Profitability, Marketing Efficiency and Value Addition of Timber Industry in Ife East Local Government of Osun State ,Nigeria. Journal of Applied Science Environmental Management Vol 24 (4) Pp 589-595 University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt.
10. Babatunde T.O, A. F. Aderounmu and Babatunde O.O. 2020. Marketing Structure and Economic Analysis of Timber Business in Oluyole Local Government of Oyo State. Nigerian Journal of Agriculture Food and Environment (NJAFE) Pp42-50. Vol 16 (2). University of Uyo.
11. Babatunde T.O, Babatunde O.O, Babatunde K. O, Aduloju A.R. and Oluwalana T. (2020) Structure                           and Marketing Efficiency of cattle Market in Oluyole Local Government Area OF Oyo State, Nigeria, Nigerian Journal of Agriculture Food and Environment (NJAFE) Vol 16 (1) Pp 14-22 University of Uyo .
12. Babatunde T.O, Babatunde O.O., Okeleke S.O.,Oluwalana T.,Ogundimu O.A. and Elesho R.O.  2019. Contributions of Non-Timber Forest Products to Household Income in the Adjoining Communities of the Lanlate Forest Reserve of Oyo State, Nigeria. FUOYE Journal of Agriculture and Human Ecology. Vol 3(1) pp 47-55
13. Babatunde T.O (2019) Profitability and Value Addition of Sawmills Industry in Ijebu Division of Ogun State Nigeria. Journal of Research in Forestry, Wildlife & Environment Vol. 11(2) pp 131-140. University of Agriculture, Markudi
14. Babatunde, T.O, Kehinde, A.S .and Babatunde O.O. (2019) Marketing Analysis of snail in selected market in Ibadan Metropolis. Journal of Research in Forestry, Wildlife an Environment vol. 11 (3) pp 106 – 113 University of Agriculture, Markudi
15. Babatunde T.O, Kehinde, A.S, Halidu S.K, Ayoola O.A, Nwaokolo V.M (2008) Women’s involvement in sustainable Agricultural production in Boluwaduro Local Government of Osun State Nig. Journal of Forestry Research and Management Vol 5, 2008 Pp54-61
16. Halidu S.K, Babatunde, T.O, Olasupo, O.O, Ugege, P.E and Ibidapo, V.O. (2007): Ecological Basis of Rain Forest Management in Nigeria. Journal of Forestry Research and Management pg. 10-17
17. Babatunde T.O., Kehinde A.S.,Babatunde O.O. and Kehinde O.J. (2020).Analysing the aspects of profitability of Charcoal production and marketing in Ibarapa zone of Oyo State, Nigeria. In Current Strategies in Economics and Management, Vol.5(Chapter 14): 138 – 145; Published by Book Publisher International, (ISBN-978-93-90206-29-2). http://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/csem/v5