Academic career Youdeowei became a lecturer at the Department of Agricultural Biology in 1973 and a professor in 1990. During his academic career, he was a Head of the Department of Agricultural Biology, Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, Acting Vice Chancellor and Executive Director of the University of Ibadan Publishing House.
Scientific career Youdeowei joined
West Africa Rice Development Association (WARDA, now Africa Rice) located in
Bouaké in the
Ivory Coast as a Director of Training and Communications. In 1997, he moved to Africa Regional Office of the
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) located in
Accra,
Ghana, as a Consultant Senior Integrated Pest Management Specialist. He became a member of the Governing Council of ICIPE,
the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology Nairobi,
Kenya in 2010. == References ==