Biography of Prof. Happiness Oselebe
Deputy Vice Chancellor Administration, Ebonyi State University
Happiness Oselebe is a professor of plant Breeding and Genetics in the Department of Crop Production & Landscape Management, Faculty of Agriculture & Natural Resources Management, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Nigeria. She received her B.Sc., M.Sc. AND Ph.D. degrees from University of Nigeria, Nsukka.
Her research interest is in the development of improved varieties that are economically efficient and sustainable both in quality and yield, especially under limiting environments.Currently, Happiness is exploring the development of drought tolerant rice varieties for water stressed environments; the generation of rice hybrids with resistance/tolerance to African Rice Gall Midge, as well as improving identified farmers’ landrace genotype prior to release as new variety.