GOVERNING BOARD
Engr. Dr. Muideen Yomi Kasali
Executive Director
Engr. Dr. Muideen
Yomi Kasali was born on March 10th, 1961 at Ijebu Itele in Ijebu
East local Government Area of Ogun State, Nigeria. He attended St. Anthony’s
Grammar School, Esure, Ijebu Imushin from 1973 – 1979 and obtained his West
African school certificate in Grade 1. Engr. Dr. Muideen Yomi Kasali started his
Engineering studies at the Nicolae
Balcescu Institute of Agronomy, Bucharest Romania where he had his First degree in Land Reclamation (Soil and Water
Engineering) in 1986. His
undying quest for knowledge spurred him to obtain a Masters Degree in
Agricultural Engineering from University of Ilorin in 2003, and a PhD in
Agricultural and Biosystem Engineering from University of Ilorin in 2015. He
has also attended several training courses both in Nigeria and abroad in Agricultural
engineering field with specific interests in Land and Water Engineering.
A COREN Registered Engineer, He is a Fellow
and member of the following professional bodies:
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Fellow Nigerian
Society of Engineers, (FNSE)
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Fellow Nigerian
Institution of Agricultural Engineers, (FNIAE)
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Member, American
Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineering (ASABE)
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Member, International
Soil Tillage Research Organization (ISTRO)
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Member, West
African Society for Agricultural Engineering (WASAE).
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Member, Hydrological
Society of Nigeria (HSN)
He joined the civil service (National Centre for Agricultural
Mechanization (NCAM) in 1990 as an Agric Engineer II and rose to the position of
a Director (Engineering) in 2014 before his appointment as the Acting Executive
Director in 2015.
In 2017, he was appointed by the President, Federal Republic of Nigeria,
Mohammadu Buhari GCFR, as the substantive Executive Director/CEO of the
National Centre for Agricultural Mechanization (NCAM) the position he holds
till date. He was involved in the design and production of many agricultural
equipment. Some of these equipment are: Yam heap moulding implement, 2-row
cassava planter, tractor drawn 4-row seed planter, motorized hand guarded
planter for peasant farmers, 4-wheel and 3-wheel 40hp and 30hp tractors, melon
sheller with seed separator, and a host of other indigenous agricultural
equipment for Nigerian farmers
Engr. Dr. Kasali is a Member, Ministerial Committee on Nigeria-Brazil
Bilateral Development Programme from 2019 till date. He is a Member,
Ministerial Committee on China-Nigeria Bilateral Cooperation on Agricultural
Mechanization, and also a Member, Ministerial Committee on the Development of
Policy on Agricultural Mechanization in Nigeria.
Engr. Dr. Kasali
has excellent and captivating records in both Engineering and Management with
over 25years experience. He strongly holds the principles of Professional Ethics and responsibility.
He is an ardent scholar and prolific writer; He has written and presented
several technical papers at both local and international fora.
Engr.
Dr. Muideen Yomi Kasali is happily married and blessed with children.