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The Department of Crop Production Technology (CPT) came into existence upon the visit of the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) in August, 2011 and was granted initial approval by the same board in October, 2011. Dr. Abiola I. O., was the pioneer Head of Department (HOD) and the department has been anchored by several heads after him which include Dr. (Mrs.) Wahab O. M, Mr. Adebayo A. G, Prof Ugwu J. A and currently Mr. Smart M. O.
The goal of the Crop Production Technology programme is:
To produce higher Agricultural Technologists who are adequately and technically equipped with in-depth theoretical and practical knowledge of Crop Production and are capable of establishing, operating and managing large-scale enterprises with a passion for self-reliance and not necessarily depending on government for white collar jobs.
The objectives of the programme are to train the students to:
Courses offered in the Department are run at the HND1 and HND2 levels on a full-time basis, which correspond to the first and second years of Higher National Diploma programme, as well as part-time programme which runs for three sessions.
Students who had undergone a two-year National Diploma in Agricultural science related programme were those eligible and admitted to run the two-year Higher National Diploma (HND) programme of the Department. The department has graduated over 100 students who have equally completed their Nigerian Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and are gainfully employed in related fields across the globe.
All students of the department go on field trips organized by the college during the 2nd semester programmes and these trips have always being educative and informative both for the students and staff of the department. The students are always made to write report of activities as related to some of their courses and graded accordingly to form part of the scores for the various courses at the end of this session. This has helped the students and the department as a whole in scope widening making department awarded the best department in the college for the year 2023 and 2024.
The students have good rapport with the entire staff of the Department and any academic grievances are channeled to the academic advisers whom they equally see for advice. They can also see the H.O.D directly for academic counseling. There is a students’ departmental association, Association of Crop Production Technology Students (ASCROPTS) which is run by the students themselves, but are also responsible to a staff adviser and the HOD.
The department has within her confines experimental plots, orchards, planting fields and orchards that are effectively maintained by the students and supervised by the Instructors of the department. Various crops like cucumber, vegetables, cassava, maize and other cash crops are being cultivated in these plots for the teaching of students and for practical purposes. Technical papers are written using some of the research activities executed in the department. These include:
1. Wahab O.M., Adebayo A.G., Ibiyeye D.E., Bamigboye T.O., Adesida O.A., Olunloyo O.O., Smart M.O., Isola J.O., Olaobaju O.O., Adedokun T.A., Sowunmi T.O., Yusuf A.A., Ali A.B. (2020). Planting of Cassava and Maize as an Avenue to Generate IGR for the College. FRIN/FCF Technical Report, Crop Production Technology Department, Federal College of Forestry, Ibadan.
2. Wahab O.M., Adebayo A.G., Ibiyeye D.E., Bamigboye T.O., Adesida O.A., Olunloyo O.O., Smart M.O., Isola J.O., Olaobaju O.O., Adedokun T.A., Sowunmi T.O., Yusuf A.A., Ali A.B. (2020). First Phase of the Raising of One Million Seedlings. FRIN/FCF Technical Report, Crop Production Technology Department, Federal College of Forestry, Ibadan.
3. Adebayo A.G., Wahab O.M., Smart M.O. (2022). Bioaccumulation and Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals on Soils and Selected Vegetables around Quarries along Ibadan-Lagos Expressway; 2022 Annual Report of Research Activities for the Second Half of the Year, FRIN/FCF Technical Report, Crop Production Technology Department, Federal College of Forestry, Ibadan.
4. Ugwu J.A., Smart M.O., Wahab O.M., Adesida O.A., Olunloyo O.O., Ibiyeye D.E. (2023). Influence of Soil Remineralization by Rock Dust on the Growth and Yield of Corchorus olitorius L; 2023 Annual Report of Research Activities for the First Quarter of the Year, FRIN/FCF Technical Report, Crop Production Technology Department, Federal College of Forestry, Ibadan.
5. Ugwu J.A., Adesida O.A., Adebayo A.G., Ibiyeye D.E., Olunloyo O.O., Smart M.O., (2023). Growth and Yield Response of Fluted Pumpkin (Telfairia occidentalis) as Influenced by Tillage Practices; 2023 Annual Report of Research Activities for the First Quarter of the Year, FRIN/FCF Technical Report, Crop Production Technology Department, Federal College of Forestry, Ibadan.
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Michael O. SMART is a distinguished, competent and committed academic professional with lots of experience in teaching and research activities. He is a Senior Lecturer/Principal Research Fellow currently working at Federal College of Forestry, a college under Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria (FRIN), an agency of the Federal Ministry of Environment.
Smart M. O began his academic journey at Ore-Ofe Oluwa Nursery and Primary School where he obtained his first school leaving certificate. He proceeded to Command Day Secondary School, Odogbo Cantonment, Ibadan and obtained his WASSCE and NECO certificates there. He continued his academic journey at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso where he earned his Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech Hons) certificate in Earth Sciences and then proceeded to obtain his Master’s degree in Mineral Exploration (Geochemistry) at the University of Ibadan. His diverse educational background made him specializes in soils and environmental studies.
With a working experience running more than a decade, he has been able to authored and co-authored many journal papers (international and local), conference papers, seminars and technical papers, some of which will be listed below. He has also supervised numerous research projects in various fields like soils contamination and pollution, heavy metal assessments of the environment, soil amendments using natural sources (e.g rock dusts), e.t.c. He is also a member of professional bodies like Nigerian Mining and Geosciences Society (NMGS), International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE; African Chapter). He has undergone various trainings and conferences, which include Environmental Epidemiology and Exposure Assessment, Data Analysis and Visualization using SPSS and MS Power BI, Advanced Digital Appreciation Programme, e.t.c. Besides the academic commitment, he is also a member of Red Cross Society with specialty in practical first aid management. He is currently the Head of Department, Crop Production Technology (CPT) department, Federal College of Forestry, Ibadan.
Published Papers in Journals and Conferences
Journals
1. Smart M.O., Fawole O.A., Adesida O.A., Olunloyo A.A. (2019): Assessment of Heavy Metals in Soils and Sugarcane around Cement Factories of Ewekoro Area, South West Nigeria. International Journal of Scientific and Engineering Research, Vol. 10, Issue 9 pg 12-21. (United States of America). https://www.ijser.org/researchpaper/Assessment-of-Heavy-Metals-in-Soils-and-Sugarcane-around-Cement-Factories-of-Ewekoro-Area-South-West-Nigeria.pdf
2. Isola J.O, Ibiyeye D.E, Smart M.O, Adesida O.A, Abiodun F.O, Adeniji I.T. (2020). Effect of Different Fertilizer Types on Soil Physical Properties, Growth and Yield of Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus (L) Moench (LD 88-1) in Southwest Nigeria. Ethopian Journal of Environmental Studies and Management, Vol 13, no 1, pg 38-48. (Ethopia). doi: https://ejesm.org/doi/v13i1.4
3. Akintola O.O., Bodede A.I., Smart M., Adebayo A.G., Sulaiman O.N. (2020). Assessment of Soil Properties under Different Land Use Types in Olokemeji Forest Reserves in Ogun State Southwestern Nigeria. Journal of Bioresources Management, 7 (3): 73-84. (United States of America). https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/jbm/vol7/ iss3/6
4. Akintola O.O., Smart M., Ofordu C.S., Babatunde K.O (2022). Contamination and Ecological Risk Assessment of Potentially Toxic Elements in Soils Around Olomore Dumpsite in Abeokuta, Southwestern Nigeria. Russian Journal of Agricultural and Socio-Economic Sciences, vol 9 (129), pgs 96-105 (Russia) https://rjoas.com/issue-2022-09/article_09.pdf
5. Smart M.O., Okumodi B.O., Fawole O.A., Adesida O.A. (2020). Contamination and Pollution of Soils and Selected Vegetables by Heavy Metals around Metal Recycling Industries in Ikorodu, Southwest Nigeria. Journal of Sustainable Environmental Management, vol. 12, 96-107.
6. Isola J.O, Asunlegan O.A, Abiodun F.O, Smart M.O. (2020). Effect of Soil Depth and Topography on Physical and Chemical Properties of Soil along Federal College of Forestry, Ibadan Northwest, Oyo State. Journal of Research in Forestry, Wildlife and Environment vol 12 (2) pg 382-390.
7. Akintola O.O., Aderonmu A.F., Smart M., (2022). Heavy Metal Contamination and Accumulation in Soils and Plants around Granite Quarry Sites in Ibadan, Southwestern Nigeria. Journal of International Medical Geologists Association-Nigeria (IMGA-Nigeria), volume 1; pgs 14-22.
8. Smart M.O., Asabia L.O., Roberts A.E., Okumodi B.O., Ibironke O.H. (2023). Heavy Metals Contamination and Associated Ecological Risks on Farms around Oluyole Industrial Area, Ibadan. Journal of Research in Forestry, Wildlife and Environment Vol. 15(2): 121-128
9. Smart M.O., Bamigboye T.O., Isola J.O., Fawole O.A., Ibironke, O.H., Ogidan, O.A., Olaoluwa I.R. (2023). Bioaccumulation and Potential Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in Two Varieties of Edible Vegetables (Amaranthus hybridus and Celosia argentea) around Lapite Dumpsite, Akinyele Local Government Area, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. Journal of Applied Science and Environmental Management, vol 27 (11) pgs 2393-2399
10. Akintola O.O., Akinola O.O., Smart M., Jayeoba F.M., Falana A.R. (2023). Bioaccumulation and Health Risk Assessment of Some Potentially Toxic Elements in Crops from Farms around Granite Quarry Sites in Ibadan Southwestern Nigeria. Global Journal of Agricultural Sciences, vol 22, pgs 79-92.
Senior Lecturer/HOD
B.Tech Earth Sciences; M.Sc. Mineral Exploration (Geochemistry)
tusmart14@gmail.com
Research Professor
B.Sc. Zoology; PGDE Education; M.Sc. Crop Protection and Environmental Biology; Ph.D. Forest Entomology
dr.amaka2013@gmail.com
Senior Lecturer
B.Sc. Botany; M.Sc. Botany (Plant Taxonomy); Ph. D. Botany (Plant Taxonomy and Biosystematics)
olasumbowahab@gmail.com
Senior Lecturer
B. Agric. Soil science; M. Sc. Agronomy (Soil Chemistry)
deonwhy@gmail.com
Lecturer I
B.Agric. Crop Production; M. Sc. Agronomy (Crop Science)
oluwatosinadesida6@gmail.com
Lecturer I
B. Tech. Crop Soil and Pest Management; M. Sc. Agronomy (Soil science)
shinaisola06@gmail.com
Lecturer I
B. Sc. Agricultural and Environmental Engineering; M.Sc. Industrial and Production Engineering
oluwatoyinolunloyo@gmail.com
Lecturer I
B. Engr. Agricultural Engineering; M.Sc. Engr. Agricultural and Environmental Engineering
mcdare005@gmail.com
Asst. Chief Agric. Technologist
HND Crop Production Technology
sowunmitolulope21@gmail.com
Principal Agric. Technologist
B. Sc. Agricultural Engineering
olaobajuolufemi@gmail.com
Principal Agric. Technologist
B. Agric. Plant Physiology and Crop Production
heritageadebisi@gmail.com
Principal Agric. Technologist
HND Crop Production Technology
adedokuntope92@gmail.com