Lead, Regenerative Agriculture

• Jul 2022 - Present

Program Leader Technology Promotion and Outreach

• Sep 2017 - Oct 2022

1. Providing professional, technical and administrative leadership to all scientists and other staff of the program.2. Developing, leading and mentoring a research team that can deliver the program mandates3. Leading the proposal development/writing process in order to source program funding4. Leading the process of identifying research priorities within the program and together with other program leaders harmonizing the priorities within the Public Agricultural Research Institute (PARI) for purposes of budgeting and planning5. Spearheading the development of research plans and budget for the program and preparation and submission of program periodic reports6. Coordinating and implementation of research activities within the program7. Ensuring compliance with financial management policies and systems for tracking monitoring and reporting financial performance against the budget and ensure proper management and accountability of funds in respect to program activities8. Adopting participatory approaches and methods to monitor and evaluate the performance and impact of research activities and outputs of the program.

Senior Research Officer

• Sep 2017 - Jun 2022

Postdoctoral Researcher

• Jun 2019 - Jun 2021

As a Post doc scientist at the African Academy of Sciences, I have demonstrated a zero carbon technology that produces onsite liquid fertilizers using Plasma assisted Nitrogen fixation. The aim is to scale out smaller plants in African rural villages to provide much needed fertilizers at a 40% cost lower than conventional fertilizers. At the same time, reduce Green House Gas (GHG) warming from industrial fertilizer production that emits 300 million tons of CO2 to the atmosphere annually. As a Post doc scientist at the African Academy of Sciences, I have demonstrated a zero carbon technology that produces onsite liquid fertilizers using Plasma assisted Nitrogen fixation. The aim is to scale out smaller plants in African rural villages to provide much needed fertilizers at a 40% cost lower than conventional fertilizers. At the same time, reduce Green House Gas (GHG) warming from industrial fertilizer production that emits 300 million tons of CO2 to the atmosphere annually.

PhD Researcher

• Apr 2011 - Jun 2015

Understanding the Ecology and Biology of Rhamphicarpa fistulosa a new parasitic weed of rain fed rice in sub saharan Africa Understanding the Ecology and Biology of Rhamphicarpa fistulosa a new parasitic weed of rain fed rice in sub saharan Africa

Reseach Fellow

• Nov 2011 - Jun 2014

Preparing African Farmers Against Parasitic Weeds in a changing environment Preparing African Farmers Against Parasitic Weeds in a changing environment

Research Assistant

• May 2005 - Jun 2007

(1) Production of tissue culture bananaplantlets for management of micro-organismsto enhance plant health against banana weeviland banana nematodes (2) Responsible for allaspects related to IITA’s public-privatepartnership with Agro-Genetic Technologies(AGT) (3) Quality control, inventory of neededchemicals and equipment, planning of plantproduction quotas in function of needs ofresearchers and students (4) Assist scientistsand graduate students with tissue cultureexperiments testing effects of endophytes onbanana weevil (5) Responsible for all on-farmexperiments