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Prof. Temitope Seun Babalola

Professor | Dean

Faculty of Agriculture · Department of Soil Science and Land Management

Specialization Pedology

Office: Student Affairs and Support Services

Phone: 07030547750

Email: seun.babalola@fuoye.edu.ng

Biography

Professor Temitope Seun Babalola is a distinguished professor in the Department of Soil Science and Land Resources Management at Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), Nigeria, where he also serves as Dean, Student Affairs and Support Services. Born on 24th March 1980 in Ipao-Ekiti, his academic journey began with his First School Leaving Certificate in 1990 and WAEC O' Level in 1996, before earning a B. Agric. (Hons.) in Soil and Environmental Science (2005), an M.Sc. in Soil Survey and Classification (2010), and a Ph.D. in the same field (2018).

His professional career spans nearly two decades, starting as a research assistant (NYSC) at Kabba College of Agriculture, Ahmadu Bello University (2006–2007). He rose through the academic ranks at ABU from assistant lecturer to senior lecturer, later joining FUOYE full-time in 2021. He was promoted to reader in March 2022 and attained the rank of professor in 2024.

Professor Babalola is a member of the Soil Science Society of Nigeria and the Horticultural Society of Nigeria and serves as associate editor of the Nigerian Journal of Soil Science. He has authored 56 peer-reviewed journal articles and 19 conference papers, supervising numerous undergraduate and postgraduate students. He has participated in high-level international training by the IAEA in Egypt, Morocco, and Austria, focusing on nuclear techniques, digital soil mapping, and precision agriculture, and currently works on an IAEA-led international research project on soil moisture monitoring.

Beyond academia, he consults for agricultural enterprises, has produced numerous land-use reports, and serves as a JAMB center supervisor, INEC collation officer, and NBTE curriculum reviewer. He is the auditor of Egbe Omo Ekiti, Kabba, and the chairman of its cooperative society. Married with children, he enjoys football and reading in his leisure time.

Research Interests

Professor Babalola's research innovatively fuses classical pedology with digital technologies like remote sensing, GIS, and nuclear techniques to bridge the gap between laboratory science and field application. His interests span digital soil mapping, precision agriculture, land evaluation, soil carbon dynamics, conservation, climate change adaptation, and environmental impact assessment. Committed to making soil data actionable for farmers, he directly addresses Nigeria's food security, sustainable land management, and climate resilience challenges. He actively seeks interdisciplinary collaborations with researchers, students, industry, and farming communities to advance sustainable agricultural development across Africa.

Qualifications

Membership of Professional Bodies

Paper Presentation - Local

Paper Presentation - International

Postgraduate Ph.D Supervision

Postgraduate M.Sc Supervision

Undergraduate Project Supervision

Custom Fields

Associate Editor: Nigerian Journal of Soil Science