• A lecturer of  Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in the Department of Biochemistry at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria has created and patented an insect control technology.

• This lecturer has been involved in a number of national and international projects on Agricultural Biotechnology.

• His invention saves farmers from crop wastage and consequently the country from losing a great chunk of its potential food produce to insects.

A lecturer of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in the Department of Biochemistry at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria, Dr. Abdulrazak B. Ibrahim has created and patented an insect control technology, that helps farmers protect their plants from white flies destruction.

Dr. Abdulrazak holds a Doctorate degree from the Universidade de Brasilia, Brazil, where he pioneered the use of Transgenic and RNA Interference Technology for the control of insects using lettuce and soybean in the EMBRAPA Center for Genetic Resources and Biotechnology.

Dr. Abdulrazak has served in many institutions in Africa and South America as an Agricultural Biotechnologist, from where he gained experience and skills in a multidimensional approach to scientific capacity and institutional evolution of developing countries. 

He is also involved in a number of national and international projects on Agricultural Biotechnology. He also attended a number of workshops, conferences, and seminars. He has published 16 research articles in journals and contributed as author/co-author. Dr. Abdulrazak received honors including Best Graduating Student in Biochemistry, Bayero University Kano, Brazilian Fellowship for Postgraduate Studies from CAPES, and Patent Application for the control of whitefly using RNAi technology, EMBRAPA, UnB, Brazil.

Dr. Abdulrazak admitted that he got his inspiration to delve into science, technology, and innovation pathways fields of Knowledge from Obafemi Awolowo University’s Professor Funso Sonaiya. The academic he met in the year 2000 inspired him to pursue a career in biotechnology.

His invention was patented with deposits at the Brazilian Industrial Property Organization. This invention saves farmers from crop wastage and consequently the country from losing a great chunk of its potential food produce to insects.