Meet Our Principal Consultant
Meet the professional driving our agricultural expertise, delivering innovative solutions, and
leading impactful projects that contribute to agricultural development.
Principal Consultant
Dr. Ofeoritse Daniel Esiegbuya is an Assistant Director Research (AD) with the Nigerian Institute for Oil Palm Research (NIFOR) and also the current Head, NIFOR Consultancy and Management Services having previously served as the Head of Plant Pathology Division. He has been a staff of NIFOR since 2008 where he rose through the ranks to the position of an Assistant Director Research.
As a Research Officer he has several research papers, book chapters, trainings and technical papers on oil palms research and other NIFOR mandate crops. He attended the international summer school in tropical mycology organized and Sponsored by Volkswagen Foundation, Germany at the University of Parakou, Benin Republic on a competition-basis twice (2016 and 2017). He was a co-investigator of an Institutional Based Research (IBR), Federal University Otuoke, Bayelsa State, Nigeria funded by Tertiary Educational Trustfund (TETFUND) in 2014.
Dr. Ofeoritse Daniel Esiegbuya has delivered lectures on the diseases of the oil palm on the topics “Field management strategy for the Ganoderma trunk rot disease of oil palm” and “Innovative approaches for disease management for the oil palm” at ICAR-INDIAN INSTITUTE FOR OIL PALM RESEARCH and INDIAN INSTITUTE FOR OIL PALM RESEARCH webinar conferences respectively. He authored the book titled: Identification and Field Management of the Diseases of the Oil Palm in Nigeria.
His experienced in the oil palm industry cut across crop protection, project management and evaluation of oil palm plantation establishment and other NIFOR mandate crop. He is part of the resource personnel involved in the Capacity Training for Staff of Okitipupa Oil palm Company, Ondo State on Oil Palm Establishment and Management (2021) and also the Development of oil training guide on climate smart oil palm production funded by IDH sustainable trade initiative (2022).
As a crop protection experts, Dr. Daniel Esiegbuya act as an oil palm consultant to OKOMU plc one of the foremost oil palm industry in Nigeria, JB Farms, APRN plantations and other medium and small oil palm plantation owners where he assisted in providing technical solutions to major diseases affecting the oil palm in these estates.
In collaboration with Danpetra Nigeria limited and Sterling bank PLC; Dr. Daniel Esiegbuya is involved in the development of Saro 10,000H oil palm project in Benin City. His major activity is on project monitoring and evaluation Dr.
Daniel Esiegbuya served as an adjunct lecturer in the Department of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, University of Benin, Benin City, from 2023-2025 where he taught undergraduates students in Postharvest Technology, Biological Techniques and Principles of Plant Pathology. He has also co-supervised PhD students on the diseases of oil palm.
Dr. Daniel Esiegbuya, holds an MBA in Agribusiness from Lead City University Ibadan and also a National Business Development Service Providers (BDSPs) Certification and practicing license from Kaduna Business School.
He is currently working and helping in the development of SMEs especially in the oil palm sector
Selected Managed Projects
A selection of agricultural projects managed, monitored, and supported by our
Principal Consultant across various locations and organizations.
Oil Palm Seedling Nursery Establishment
Client: Onax Resources Limited
Location: Atuagbo Community, Esan Central, Uromi, Edo State
Scope: Establishment of a 30,000-capacity oil palm seedling nursery.
Status: Ongoing
600-Hectare Oil Palm Development
Client: Onax Resources Limited
Location: Atuagbo Community, Esan Central, Uromi, Edo State
Scope: Preparation of technical and financial proposals, as well as project monitoring for the establishment of 600 hectares of oil palm.
Status: Ongoing
Oil Palm Pre-Nursery Project Management Support
Client: Alpheus Global Farms Ltd
Location: Ondo State
Scope: Provision of project management support services for the establishment and development of an oil palm pre-nursery project.
Status: Ongoing
10,000-Hectare Oil Palm Project Monitoring & Evaluation
Client: Saro Oil Palm
Location: Edo State
Scope: Monitoring and evaluation of a 10,000-hectare oil palm project, with project funding provided by Sterling Bank Nigeria Plc.
Status: Ongoing
Postharvest Decay Assessment of Pepper
Client: Otomewo Farm
Location: Obodo Community, Warri South LGA, Delta State
Scope: Identification and assessment of the causes of postharvest decay in pepper vegetables produced at the farm.
Status: Completed
Soil Fertility Assessment for Oil Palm & Plantain Cultivation
Location: Warri South LGA, Delta State
Scope: Soil fertility assessment of land proposed for oil palm and plantain cultivation, including evaluation of soil conditions for crop establishment.
Status: Completed
Field Assessment of Pepper & Tomato Crop Losses
Client: Otomewo Farm
Location: Obodo Community, Warri South LGA, Delta State
Scope: Field assessment to determine the causes of mortality and poor establishment of newly planted pepper and tomato varieties.
Status: Completed
Soil Fertility Assessment for Oil Palm Establishment
Client: Ezocha Farm Service
Location: Abuja, FCT
Scope: Soil fertility assessment of land proposed for oil palm establishment, with evaluation of soil suitability and fertility conditions.
Status: Completed
Disease Assessment
Client: Savannah Agro Plantation (SAP)
Location: Off 8KM Keffi–Abuja Road, Nasarawa State
Scope: Field disease assessment to identify and evaluate disease-related challenges affecting the plantation.
Date: December 2024
Oil Palm Farm Yield & Productivity Assessment
Client: Ajilub Oil Palm Farm
Location: Ligbata Village, Ondo State
Scope: Field assessment of farm yield and productivity, including evaluation of oil palm performance and production potential.
Date: August 2023
Pest & Disease Field Assessment
Client: Oke-Bukun Oil Palm Plantation
Location: Kabba, Kogi State
Scope: Field assessment of pest and disease conditions affecting the oil palm plantation, including identification of major crop health challenges.
Date: March 2022
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