Background
Fagbenro, John Adeniyi was born on September 10, 1947 in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. Son of James Adepoju and Yetunde Amoke Fagbenro.
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John Adeniyi Fagbenro
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Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, University Ife, Ile-Ife, Nigeria, 1973. Master of Science in Soil Science, Master of Science in Forestry, University Wisconsin, 1979. Doctor of Philosophy in Soil Science, University Ibadan, 1988.
Career
Pupil research officer/research officer I Forestry Research Institute, Ibadan, 1974-1980, senior research officer, 1980-1982, principal research officer, 1982-1986, assistant chief research officer, 1986-1989, chief research officer, 1989-1996, assistant director, since 1996, assistant training officer, 1979-1993, 97—, African Forest Forum project officer, International Secretariat, since 2000. Provost Federal College of Forestry, Ibadan, 1993-1996.
Achievements
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Achievements include the development of the first Nigeria low and high analysis lignite based organic fertilizer; discovery that nitrogen content in manufactured organic fertilizers could have a significant negative effect on the amount of organic carbon recovered by methods routinely used for OC determination in laboratories.
University Birmingham (United Kingdom) Department Chemistry research grantee, 1984. International Atomic Energy Agency fellow, University Reading, United Kingdom, 1996. Bursary British Council, Department Chemistry, University Birmingham. African Academy of Sciences Research grantee, 1992. Federal Government Nigeria scholar, 1969-1973.
Membership
Chairman Igbo-Oloyin Progressive Union, Akinyele Government area, since 1995. Member national fertilizer technical committee Federal Fertilizer Department, Abuja, since 1987. FRIN representative Standards Organization of Nigeria, since 1997.
Member Technology Committee Agrochems., Lagos. Pastor Sword of the Spirit Ministries, Ibadan, since 1997. Member Forestry Association Nigeria, Soil Science Society Nigeria, International Humic Substances Society.
Connections
Married Bolupe Mojirayo Iyanda, April 15, 1975. Children: Olufemi, Adekunle, Olufisayo, Adeola, Oluniyi.
