Prof. Bamire, Adebayo Simeon a native of Oyan in Odo-Otin Local Government Area of Osun State, was
born on
18th January, 1959. He completed his primary education in St. Clares’ Nursery/Primary School,
Osogbo,
Nigeria and his secondary education in St. Charles’ Grammar School, Osogbo. He was admitted into
the
then University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife) to read Agricultural Economics
in the
Faculty of Agriculture. He completed his first, second and tertiary education in the Department
of
Agricultural Economics, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria with Bachelor of
Agriculture in
1985, M.Phil., in 1992, and Ph.D. in 1999. His PhD thesis won the “National Universities
Postgraduate
Thesis Award” in 2001. He is presently a Lecturer/Professor in the same Department. Prof. Bamire
has
also received different awards for his contribution to development of the educational sector.
These
include: Award of excellence for contribution to Growth & Development of the Faculty of
Agriculture,
Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife; Award of excellence for exemplary leadership and remarkable
contributions to the development of the Faculty of Agriculture, OAU, Ife; Ambassador Award by
Great Ife
Alumni Association, Home Branch in recognition of priceless contributions to the development of
educational sector in Nigeria and for serving as a worthy ambassador of Great Ife Alumni
Association
Home Branch,; Award of outstanding achievement for dedication, commitment and progress of the
Faculty of
Agriculture, OAU, Ile-Ife, Nigeria, Nigerian Association of Agricultural Students (NAAS) and the
Rotary
award of excellence for contribution to Research & Educational Development.
Professor Bamire has proven to be consistently diligent, disciplined, resourceful and reliable
and does
quality work. He is physically fit, mentally sound and emotionally stable in his approach to
issues. He
is capable of coping with challenges independently with little assistance and readily accepts
responsibilities, which he discharges promptly and enthusiastically. While exercising a high
level of
tolerance, he is capable of taking decisions that can contribute meaningfully to the progress of
any
system in which he finds himself. He has a good insight and experience of best business
practices that
could contribute to development, having served in various capacities in different committees and
assisted tremendously in promoting academic and research programmes in his Department, Faculty
and
University as a whole. Prof. Bamire is computer literate with a good knowledge of the
application of
statistical and econometric tools such as SPSS, LIMDEP and STATA for data analysis.
Prof. Bamire has also participated and still participates in different on-farm researches and
training
programmes which have provided long-term interactions with farmers and nonfarmers in their
communities
and business concerns. This is made possible through his longtime collaboration with scientists
in the
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), ILRI/DfID, HarvestPlus/IFPRI,
International
Wheat & Maize Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Makerere University, United Nations University
Institute of
Natural Resources (UNU-INRA), United Nations University World Institute for Development
Economics
Research (UNU- WIDER), AERC, and the University for Cooperative Development (UADC), among
others. As a
result, he has attended different national and international conferences and workshops relating
to
biodiversity and sustainable agricultural development and has participated in collaborative
studies
involving researchers from various disciplines on sustainable agricultural production. Prof.
Bamire has
participated in and written different technical reports that relate to practical work
experiences in
business and development in Nigeria and other developing nations. He has more than seventy
publications
in local and international Journals, which are centred on field experiences on resource
development and
institutional support for smallholder farmers in rural and urban centres for enhanced food
security and
poverty reduction - issues of global concern.
Professor Bamire is a member of the socioeconomic group for the Stress Tolerant Maize for Africa
Project, member of Agribenchmark based in Germany, and Associate Senior Evaluation Fellow,
International
Centre for Evaluation and Development (ICED). He is also a member of different professional
bodies
including the African Crop Science Society (ACSS), Leadership for Environment & Development
(LEAD) and
the Nigerian Association of Agricultural Economists (NAAE). He was a Visiting Scientist at the
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and the Vice-Dean, Faculty of
Agriculture,
Obafemi Awolowo University in the 2007/2008 & 2008/2009 sessions. He was Head of Department of
Agricultural Economics for the 2010/2011 academic session and Dean, Faculty of Agriculture for
the
2013/2014 and 2014/2015 academic sessions.
Professor Bamire has the necessary professional experience and competence to contribute
meaningfully and
share experiences with other researchers from around the world. He is capable of working under
pressure
and meeting with stipulated deadlines. He is a good team player.]Professor Bamire is happily
married to
Dr. (Mrs) Felicia Bosede Bamire and are blessed with children (Oluwatobi, Tolulope, Temitope and
Timilehin).