55th Inaugural Lecture - 2007 by Prof. O. Akaranta - University of ...

towards the advancement of Chemistry and the support he hadgiven me in my academic pursuit / career.Mr. Vice-Chancellor, Sir, barely four weeks of yourassumption of office in 2005, you concluded my professorialassessment that started in 2002. I am sincerely grateful andproud to announce to you that this is the second inaugurallecture from the Department of Pure and Industrial Chemistry,but the first in Industrial Chemistry discipline.An inaugural lecture affords one the opportunity toshare with the distinguished audience ones academicachievements, concerns and articulate ones expectations in nontechnical and professional language. Mr Vice –Chancellor, Sir,the topic of this lecture is, Agro Wastes Utilization: TheChemist’s Input.Chemistry In AgricultureMethods of cultivating the soil, harvesting crops, raisinglivestock have changed with time. Today’s agriculture relieson a wide range of fertilizers, fungicides, pesticides, herbicidesand hormones. The benefits of using these chemicals inmodern agriculture include increase in agricultural produce2