USMAN, Prof. Bashir Haruna

B.Sc, M.Sc, Ph.D; university teacher; b: August 8, 1959; so: Gombe; m: Binta Sunusi, 1995; nc: one d; ed: Doma Government Secondary School, Gombe, 1972-77; University of Maiduguri, 1978-82; University of Reading, England, 1984-85; University of London, Wyes College, England, 1986-89. cr: Research Officer, Rubber Research Institute, Benin City, Edo State, 1982-83; Agricultural Officer n, Federal Department of Land Resources, 1983- 84; Lecturer 1, University of Maiduguri, 1984-94; snr. Lecturer, Federal University of Technology Yola, since 1994; Head, Departmentof Soil Science, Federal University of Technology, Yola, since 1994; mm. FUT Yola, since 1995; Dean, School of Agriculture and Agriculture Technology, FUT Yola, 1995-97; Postgraduate external examiner, Bayero University Kano, since 1995; Co-ordinator, Outreach Programme, Department of Soil Science, University of Maiduguri, 1992-94; resource person to Sahel Consult, Maiduguri, since 1992; resource person, to Agricultural Development Programmes in the North East Zone, since 1990; Consultant, Soil and Land Use Bureau,Maiduguri, since 1990;team leader,Technology Review Meetings, Adamawa Agricultural Develop-ment Programme, Yola, since…