Prof. Michael Ifeanyi Uguru


Designation:   Professor

Faculty / School:     UNN Enterprise Skill Acquisition School

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Staff Biography


M.I. UGURU is a professor of Plant Breeding and Genetics with the following Academic Qualifications:

  • Bachelor of Agriculture Degree (FIRST CLASS HONOURS) in 1984
  • Master of Science Degree in 1985
  • PGDip in Irrigation Engineering
  • PhD Plant Breeding and Genetics 1990.

Other notable achievements include:

  • Chairman, Nigerian Universities Research and Development Fair 2010
  • National President Nigerian Crop Science Society.
  • Chairman, Development of Research Policy for University of Nigeria
  • Substantive Head of Department of Crop Science 2010 – 2013.
  • Editor-In-Chief Agro-Science Journal
  • Developed New Crop Varieties
  • Developed new cropping methods for the poor resouce farmers in developing countries.
  • Standardized crop farming methods and use of Agro-chemicals in order to reduce hazards of pesticides.


Prof. Uguru has a wide range of experience in tropical agriculture particularly in the area of crop improvement and production.



Courses taught by Prof. Michael Ifeanyi Uguru


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UNN Online Course

Crop Production

Crop Production

Crop production is a branch of agriculture that deals with growing crops for use as food and fiber. This online course in crop production will teach you techniques used to achieve maximum yield in farming.

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