Timothy Olurotimi Tayo

Timothy Olurotimi Tayo is a Nigerian agricultural scientist and professor of agronomy at the Osun State University. In 2001, he was elected a Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences.

Early life and education Timothy Olurotimi Tayo was born in Nigeria. He began his higher education at the University of Ibadan, earning a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree in 1970. In 2012, as a former student of Ilesa Grammar School, he earned a place on the school’s Roll of Honour under the name Timothy Rotimi Tayo. The Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) honored him by naming an agricultural laboratory in his recognition The Prof. Timothy O. Tayo Agricultural Laboratory.