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About Ademola Ladele

Professor Ademola Adekunte Ladele was born in Oyo on October 13, 1956, to the late Chief T. A. A. Ladele and late Mrs. S. A. Ladele (nee Layanju), both native of Okeho, in Kajola Local Government Area, Oyo State. He attended Oranyan Grammar School (1968-1972) and Olivet Baptist High School (1973-1975) both in Oyo, obtaining West African School Certificate and Higher School Certificate respectively. He later proceeded to the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University) Ile-Ife from 1976  1979 where he obtained B. Sc. Agriculture [with specialization in Agricultural Extension]. He had a stint of lecturing at Oyo State College of Education, Ila-Orangun (now Osun State College of Education), before he gained admission to the University of Ibadan where he obtained M.Sc. in Agricultural Extension in 1983 and Ph. D. Agricultural Extension in 1990. He benefitted from Cocoa Board Award at the Obafemi Awolowo University and the University of Ilorin Staff Development Award during his undergraduate and masters degree programmes respectively.