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Instructor Bio

Taiwo Adeoye holds B.Agric. (Second Class upper division) & M.Sc degrees in Animal Science, from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and University of Ibadan, Ibadan respectively. He possesses over thirty-three years post qualification experience working for a multinational company – Pfizer Animal Health/Livestock feeds Plc. and a Nigerian bank – Gateway Bank Plc. (now Access Bank Plc.) He was at Pfizer for a period of twelve years during which time he held several management positions, among which are Product Manager, Premix Manager and Marketing Manager Servicing the Nigerian Poultry industry majorly. He had a brief stint at the bank for a period of over two years as Product Manager and Head of Business Development Unit of Ikeja Branch. At the bank he was also involved in products development and training of marketing personnel.

He left the bank to start with other professionals Rostal Resources Limited, RRL as Managing Director. The company is involved in Agricultural Consultancy, Training, Poultry Farming (Farms at two locations: Oyalami Village, Ibadan, Oyo State and Ogburo, Iwo, Osun State) and represents Kaesler Animal Nutrition, Germany, and E. Nechmad Ltd. Israel in distribution of imported Nutritional and other animal production inputs. Taiwo is on the board of Dominion Universal Synergy Limited and DUSL Micro Credit Limited as non-Executive Director.

He is committed to the highest ethical standards and brings a network of skills, contacts, and resources to Rostal Resources Limited.

Taiwo is a Registered Animal Scientist (RAS) with Nigerian Institute of Animal Science (NIAS); Professional Animal Scientist (PAS) with American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists (ARPAS); a pioneer member, Animal Science Association of Nigeria (ASAN) and Fellow of Animal Science Association of Nigeria (FASAN); Fellow of Nigerian Institute of Animal Science (FNIAS) and Fellow College of Animal Scientists of Nigeria (FCASN). He is a member of American Society of Animal Science (ASAS). Taiwo is the immediate Past president of Animal Science Association of Nigeria (September 2014 - November 2020) and a member of the Governing Council of the Nigerian Institute of Animal Science since 2014. A member of several committees of the Institute. He was the Chairman, Agro-allied committee of the Institute between 2014 to 2017. He is currently the Chairman, Poultry Science Discipline of the Council.

Taiwo is Senior Lecturer (Pro Bono) in the Bachelor of Agriculture Program, College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science, Bowen University, Iwo. The Students of the University use the modern facilities of farm for their Industrial trainings. A Faculty member Of US Soy Excellence Center Nigeria, USSEC, on Poultry Management, Poultry Track Training Sponsored by US SOY. He was a member of the NIAS Education committee which was saddled with responsibility of designing the curriculum and Course synopsis for Animal Science program in the Nigerian Universities, Polytechnics and Colleges of Education among other duties of the committee. He was member of the professional resource verification and accreditation team of some Nigerian universities. He was appointed as Proctor in 2019 for the Certification Examinations in Nigeria by American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists.

Taiwo participated in the International Feed Industry Federation, IFIF, Global Nutrition Program: Train - Trainer Pilot Project in Nigeria: Implementing Codex Code of Practice on Good Animal Feeding. He has attended International Feed Regulator meetings organised by IFIF and FAO. He made significant contributions during the 2015 National Science Submit organised by Nigerian Academy of Science, NAS, for collaborative and technology initiatives for national development and the roles of stakeholders in the Nigerian scientific advancement.

He has offered valuable services on Agricultural consultancy, recruitments and trainings on Livestock Production and Management, training of sales/marketing personnel, capacity building for several companies and government institutions.  He was keynote speakers at several seminars, workshops, and conferences. Taiwo has participated in both overseas and local conferences/ trainings.

Some of the overseas conferences/ Agricultural exhibitions include International Feeds Regulators Meeting (IFRM), Atlanta; International Poultry Short Course, University of Georgia, Athens; Aspens Perinatal Biology Symposium, Aspens, Colorado; International Production and Processing Exposition at Atlanta, USA; EuroTier in Hannover, Germany; British Pig and Poultry Fair, Stoneleigh Park, Warckshire, UK; Lohmann Excellence Academy, Johannesburg, South Africa, and PTC+, Netherlands.