Professor Cordelia Ifeyinwa Ebenebe is a Professor of Animal Production and management with special interest in microlivestocks including grasscutter, snails, edible and economic insects. She is a Fellow of College of Animal Scientists of Nigeria (FCASN)and a Fellow of Animal Science Association of Nigeria (FASAN), A member of 5th and 6th Council of Nigerian Institute of Animal Science (NIAS), Chairman, Nigerian Institute of Animal Science, Discipline Committee on Livestock and Environment, her first and second degree were in Animal Science, but her doctoral degree was in Biological Conservation from which she developed interest in conservation of insects. She is a member of African Association of Insect Scientists (AAIS), Global Roundtable on Insect Agriculture. She has been in regular attendance of Eating Insect Conference in Canada, Detroit Michigan, She has done a number of research works on edible insects published in the Journal of Insects as Food and Feed. She trained on black soldier fly production in the Netherlands and has been the national coordinator of Insect Farming for Eradication of Rural Poverty ( FFERP). She is one of the reviewers of the famous book " Insect as food and feed from Production to Consumption by Prof. Arnold van Hui's and a chapter contributor to Insect as food, oil and drug edited by Prof. Mariod and published by Springer. Prof. Ebenebe is a prolific writer and has authored five books, co-authored two and contributed chapters to sought after books on insects, she has eight six journal articles, over fifty conference papers and technical reports. She has held many administrative responsibilities in the University and is the current Dean, Faculty of Agriculture. **Administrative Responsibilities** She has held many administrative responsibilities including Head of Department of Animal Science for over eight years, Deputy Director, Biotechnology Centre, Chairman Animal Research Ethics. Chairman, Postgraduate Ethics and Disciplinary Committee, Faculty Subdean, Faculty Postgraduate Subdean, Faculty Representative in the Directorate of Quality Assurance, Treasurer, UNIZIK Farms, Multipurpose Cooperative Society, Member, Centre Community and Rural Development (CCRD), Member University Research and Industrial Relations, Member Inaugural Committee, Member , Member University Innovation Committee **National Responsibilities ** - Resource Person, First National Feed Summit (Harnessing Alternative Feed Ingredients) (Fed. Min. of Agric. and Rural Development) - Resource Person, Second National Feed Summit (Alternative Feed Proteins: Insects) (Fed. Min. of Agric. and Rural Development) - Training of Farmers on Black Soldier Fly Larvae Production and Compost Making (SMEDAN) - Regional Chairman, Review on National Feed Policy (Fed. Min. of Agric. and Rural Development) - Chairman, Grasscutter Development, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) Chairman **AWARD/ FELLOWSHIP** Year Fellows/Award Organization/Institution_ 2021 Fellow of Animal Science Animal Science Association of Nigeria (FASAN) 2016: Fellow of College of Nigerian Institute of Animal Scientists of Nigeria Animal Science (NIAS) (FCASN) 1986/1987 University Scholar Federal University of Student that entered the Dean’s Technology, Akure for obtaining the Highe Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) 1987/1988 University Scholar Federal University of Student that entered the Dean’s Technology, Akure for obtaining the Highest Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) 1989 University Prize Student that had the Highest (CGPA) FUTA in the Department of Animal Production and (1989 Graduating Set) 1989 Departmental Prize Student that had the Highest (CGPA) 1989 University Women Prize FUTA Best Female Graduating Student in the University Women Prize 1989 Graduating Set

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