Dr. M. Y. Abubakar

Brief Biography

Abubakar, is an internationally recognized scientist in the field of Aquaculture and fisheries management. He holds a Bachelor, M.Sc., and PhD. degrees in Fisheries and Aquaculture management. His area of interest includes Aquaculture and Aquaculture diversification research and project management, Fish breeding and Genetic Research; He has experience in research design and methodologies, data processing, analysis, interpretation, and report writing. He is well-versed in the use of MS Office packages and statistical software’s such as SPSS, SAS, MINITAB and R. He has hands on experience in implementation of on farm adaptive research good in data analysis using (Microsoft excel tool, SAAS, MINITAB and SPSS) and mtDNA and Microsatelite data alignment and analysis of gene sequence via (blasting, Clustal W, Clustal X, MEGA, DNA SP, GENEPOP, ARLEQUIN and structure). Abubakar is also a Development Consultant with over 15 years professional experience as a teaching and research with vast analytical experience in various research studies across Fisheries, Agriculture and Agri-Business Development consulting; Micro, Small, Medium Entrepreneurship (MSME) development consulting; Trainer, Coach and Facilitator of MSME development using CEFE Facilitation Skills (Experiential learning, Principle of andragogy & Heutagogy) approach Market, Social, Environmental, Gender and Economic research projects development consulting, Environmental impact Assessment and Environmental and Social audit. He is also a practicing Organizational Development (OD), Agricultural Cooperatives Development, Farmers Agri-Business Schools (FBS) and Farmers Field Schools (FFS), Community and Social Development Project Implementation, Training Implementation Organizational Performance Assessment System (OPAS) expert, Participatory Appraisal of Competitive Advantage (PACA) approach in local economic development, and an Independent Project Verification Agent consultant.. He has also worked on notable projects with GIZ-SEDIN. West Africa Agricultural Productivity Programme, INCLUDOVATE research survey instrument questionnaire and checklist development and data collection on women economic development in aquaculture, World Fish, IFDC FGN Agriculture Growth Enhancement Scheme project, IFAD -Climate Smart Agricultural Practice Project, World Bank FADAMA II, III, Alternative Financing Project and NGCARES programme in Sokoto, Niger, Kwara, Bayelsa, Delta, Yobe, Borno, Jigwa, Katsina and Zamfara States, Consult Hyperium Alpha numeric data collection and management of Federal Government of Nigeria Growth Enhancement Support project, Micheal Jacobs Consulting SMEDAN-GEM project, P3 Consulting, EMPLAN-ATKINS-World Bank TRIMING project, Sokoto State Agricultural Development Project, Usmaniyya General Consultant, Sokoto State Ministries of Budget and Planning, Animal and Fisheries and Agriculture, Kebbi State Ministry of Animal Health and fisheries Development, and other sponsored research projects (UDU-NNPC Environmental impact assessment project), among others. He is responsible for scripting of questionnaire on KOBO, SOGO Analytics and Survey Monkey, Excel Financials and other platforms, data processing, descriptive/inferential analyses leading to significant insights and inferences to support decision making and project goals and impact achievement. Abubakar is vast in project management and working to achieve milestones in achieving project objectives, mission and vision. He likes traveling for research (Traveled to the Six geopolitical Zones of Nigeria) and speaks and write good English. He can communicate in (Unemeh, Urhobo, Hausa, Yoruba, Bissan, Igala and Little of Nupe) local Nigerian Languages. He has interest in reading and research.

Area of specialization:	Fish Breeding and Hatchery Management
Email:	yahaya.abubakar@udusok.edu.ng
Phone:	+2347033153126

List of Selected Publications

1. Abubakar M.Y, J.K Ipinjolu and I. Magawata (2010) Performance of Nile Tilapia Oreochromis niloticus L.; Fed diets with varying levels of Moringa oleifera leaf meal. BEST journal. (2010) 7 (4) 171-176.
2. Abubakar M.Y, J.K Ipinjolu, W.A. Hassan and W.O Alegbeleye (2013) Survival and growth of Clarias gariepinus (burchell 1822) fry on cultured dried fresh water zooplankton and decapsulated Artemia. Scientific journal of zoology (2013) 2 (6) 54-63.
3. Abubakar M.Y and J.K Ipinjolu (2013) Effect of feeding rate on the survival and growth of Clarias gariepinus (burchell 1822) fry weaned from zooplankton and decapsulated Artemia. Scientific journal of biological sciences (2013) 2 (6) 105-111.
4. J.K Ipinjolu, Abubakar M.Y and I. Magawata and M.I. Buko (2013) Reproductive, survival and growth performance of intergeneric cross of exotic dutch clarias , Heterobranchus bidorsalis, and Heterobranchus longifilis in sokoto north-west Nigeria. AACL Bioflux, 2013 Volume 6, Issue 6.
5. Magawata I., M.Y. Abubakar, and B. Muhammad (2014) Proximate composition of catfish (clarias gariepinus, 1822) cultured in different culture systems. Proceeding of the fisheries society of Nigeria. Makurdi, 2014.
6. Haruna, M.A., Obaroh, I. O., Yahaya A., & Mohammed I. U. (2015), Access of fisheries information to fish farmers in Hadejia. North-West Nigeria. European journal of physical and Agricultureal sciences 3 (2): 49-53.
7. Sahabi A.M, J.K, Ipinjolu, T. Mamman and Y.M. Abubakar (2015) processing effect on the proximate composition of some selected non-conventional fish feed ingredients sourced within Sokoto metropolis. JAE. Val. 11. Nos.2, 2015:55-62.
8. Abubakar M.Y and C. Bamaiyi (2016). Survival and growth response of catfish Clarias garipenus (female) X Heterobranchus longifilis (male) fry to different duration of weaning on decapsulated artemia and dry feed concentrate. Vol. 15 (1).
9. Abubakar MY, Momoh AT, Ipinjolu JK (2016) Effect of pelletizing machines on floatation and water stability of farm-made fish feeds International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies 2016; 4(3): 98-103
10. Momoh AT, MY Abubakar, JK Ipinjolu (2016) Effect of ingredients substitution on binding, water stability and floatation of farm-made fish feed. International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies 2016; 4(3): 92-97.
11. Magawata I., Abubakar M.Y. and R.J. Muhammad (2017). Effects of varying doses of ovulin on induced spawning of African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) under semi-arid environment of Sokoto, north-western Nigeria. Proceedings of the 32nd Annual Conference of the Fisheries Society of Nigeria Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka Anambra State.
12. Abubakar M.Y. and M.B. Geidam (2017) SURVIVAL AND GROWTH PERFORMANCE OF CLARIAS GARIEPINUS (BURCHHELL, 1822) FRY FED PROBIOTIC (YUGE®) AT DIFFERENT INCLUSION LEVELS. Proceedings of the 32nd Annual Conference of the Fisheries Society of Nigeria Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka Anambra State.
13. Abubakar M.Y. and Abubakar B. (2018). SPAWNING PERFORMANCE OF AFRICAN GIANT CATFISH (HETEROBRANCHUS BIDORSALIS, (GEOFFRROY SAINT-HILAIRE, 1809) INDUCED WITH OVATIDE AND OVARY-PRIM IN SEMI-ARID REGION (SOKOTO), NIGERIA. Journal of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology 9(1): 41-54, 2018.
14. M.Y. Abubakar, M.M. Abdullahi and M. Mohammed. (2018) Comparative Studies on Growth and Survival of Clarias gariepinus Fry Fed Decapsulated Artemia, Coppens granules and Dry Crayfish Meal. 52nd Annual Conference Proceedings of the Agricultural Society of Nigeria. 22nd -26th October, 2018. Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria, Abuja.
15. M. Y. Abubakar, J.K. Ipinjolu, I. Magawata and W.A. Hassan (2018) ANALYSIS OF SOME MORPHOMETRIC AND MERISTIC CHARACTERISTICS PATTERN OF HETEROBRANCHUS BIDORSALIS FROM RIVER NIGER, NIGERIA. JOURNAL OF THE ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIAN FISHERIES SCIENTISTS VOLUME 1 NOVEMBER 2018. PP. 79-89.
16. M.Y. Abubakar, J.K. IPINJOLU, I. MAGAWATA, Y.B. ESA, W.A. HASSAN, AND B.A. SHINKAFI (2018). EVALUATION OF MT DNA CYTOCHROME B SEQUENCES IN GENETIC IDENTIFICATION AND DIVERSITY STUDIES OF HETEROBRANCHUS LONGIFILIS (VALENCIENNES, 1840) FROM NORTHERN NIGERIA. JOURNAL OF THE ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIAN FISHERIES SCIENTISTS. VOLUME 1 NOVEMBER 2018, PP. 10-21.
17. ABUBAKAR, M.Y. AND IPINJOLU, J.K. (2018) Performance of Heterobranchus bidorsalis Larvae Fed Artificial Starter Diets African Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Management Volume 3, 2018 ISSN: 2672-4197 (Prints) ISSN: 2672-4200 (Online).
18. ABUBAKAR, M.Y., IPINJOLU, J.K., ESA, Y.B., MAGAWATA, I. AND HASSAN, W.A. (2018). Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of Heterobranchus bidorsalis Inferred from Cytochrome b gene Sequences. African Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Management. Volume 3, 2018 ISSN: 2672-4197 (Prints) ISSN: 2672-4200 (Online) Pp 1-9.
19. Abubakar M.Y. and J.K Ipinjolu, 2019. Spawning Performance of Heterobranchus bidorsalis in Sokoto Dry Sub Humid Nigeria using Ovaprim C and Ovatide Hormones. Asian Journal of Emerging Research, 1(4): 141-153.
20. U.A. Mikaheel, J.K. Ipinjolu, L.A. Argungu, W.A. Hassan and M.Y. Abubakar. (2019). EVALUATION OF WILD AND CULTURED AFRICAN MUD CATFISH (Clarias gariepinus; Burchell, 1822), FROM WATER BODIES AROUND SOKOTO METROPOLIS, USING SDS-PAGE. Journal of Agriculture and Environment Vol. 15 No. 2, 2019: 141-147 ISSN: 1595-465X (Print) 2695-236X (Online)
21. MARADUN, H.F., L.A. ARGUNGU, M.Y., ABUBAKAR, F. UMAR, M. AHMAD, AND A.M. SAHABI, (2019) EFFECT OF DIFFERENT DOSES OF OVULIN HORMONE SUSPENDED IN SALINE ON THE INDUCED BREEDING PERFORMANCE OF AFRICAN CATFISHES CLARIAS ANGUILLARIS AND CLARIAS GARIEPINUS. AJFAR, 3(4): 1-8.
22. BAMAIYI C. OGBE, E.O., DANIEL, N. MOHAMMED M.T., ADAH, F. AND Abubakar M.Y. (2019). BIODIVERSITY AND GROWTH PATTERN OF SOMESELECTED FISH SPECIES IN RIVER GALMA AND KUBANNI RESERVOIR, KADAUNA STATE, NIGERIA. PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON WATER, ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH SEPTEMBER 22-24, 2019 ABUJA FCT, NIGERIA. EDITED BY PROF. J.A. OPARA.
23. Abubakar MY, Ipinjolu Jk. (2020). Survival and growth performance of Heterobranchus bidorsalis larvae fed diet supplemented with e-probiotic 111®. J Aquac Mar Biol. 2020;9(3):71‒78. DOI: 10.15406/jamb.2020.09.00280.
24. L. A. Argungu, U. A. Mikaheel, F. M. Abdullahi, M. Y. Abubakar, T. Mamman, M. Abubakar, U. Faruk, H. Jibrin and H. F. Maradun (2021) Determination of Length-Weigth Relationship and Condition Factor of African Snakehead, Parachana obscura (Gunthers, 1861) In River Rima, Sokoto. Nigeria. PROCEEDINGS of the 36th Annual National Conference of FISHERIES SOCIETY OF NIGERIA (FISON). EDITED BY: O. A. AKINROTIMI (PhD). 24th –29th October, 2021 Held at Ebitimi Banigo Auditorium, University of Port Harcourt, Choba, Rivers State.
25. UA Mikaheel, JK Ipinjolu, LA Argungu, WA Hassan, I Magawata & MY Abubakar (2022). Carcass-waste yields and nutritional composition of strains of Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822) as index traits for selective breeding Sokoto Journal of Veterinary Sciences, 20(Special): 71 – 77. (P-ISSN 1595-093X: E-ISSN 2315-6201). http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/sokjvs.v20i5.8.
26. Lawali, A. Argungu, Usanga, Xavier Jerome, Abubakar, M.Y. and Jibrin, H. (2022) A Step by Step Guide On Diagnosis of Freshwater Fishes in Nigeria Using Molecular Techniques and Its PCR Analysis: A Review. British Journal of Multidisciplinary and Advanced Studies: Agriculture, 3(2),41-48, 2022 Print ISSN: 2517-276X Online ISSN: 2517-2778. https://bjmas.org/index.php/bjmas/index. DOI: https://doi.org/10.37745/bjmas.2022.0065.
27. Umar, S. G., Liman, M. G., Muhammad, C. and Abubakar, M. Y. (2022). Assessment of Physicochemical Parameters of Argungu River Water of Sokoto-Rima River System and two Neighbouring Lakes. Savanna Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences (June, 2022), 5(1): 72-80 P:ISSN 2705-3164 | E:ISSN 2695-2335.
28. Mohammad Yahaya Abubakar and Ibrahim Magawata (2023). Effect of Probiotics-YUGE® on Survival and Growth of Heterobranchus bidorsalis Larvae Reared in Static-Renewal System. Asian J. Biol. Sci., 16 (2): 187-194, 2023. https://doi.org/10.17311/ajbs.2023.187.194. ISSN: 1996-3351 (Print).
29. Ibrahim Shehu Jega, Idris Ganiyat Aderibigbe, Dalhatu Yahaya Bawa, Muhammad Namaga Wade, Aminu Baba Gana and Mohammad Yahaya Abubakar (2023), Evaluation of Survival and Growth Performance of Wild Synodontis Melanopterus (Boulenger 1903) Fed with Three Different Diets. International Journal Of Research and Scientific Innovation (IJRSI) ISSN No. 2321-2705 | DOI: 10.51244/IJRSI |Volume X Issue VIII August 2023. DOI: https://doi.org/10.51244/IJRSI.2023.10808.
30. Ibrahim S. Jega, Balkisu H. Augie, Dalhatu Y. Bawa and Mohammad Y. Abubakar (2023). Effects of Season on Food, Feeding Habit and Condition Factor of Squeakers (Synodontis vermiculatus, Daget 1954) in Shagari Dam Sokoto State, Nigeria. AKSU Journal of Agriculture and Food Science 7(3) 94- 103. ISSN: 2695-2556 (Online) ISSN: 2651-5679 (Print).
31. M.Y. Abubakar and M.Y. Miftahu (2023). Effect of pituitary gland from spent and unspent female brood fish on the spawning performance of African catfish (Clarias gariepinus). Journal of Agriculture and Environment Vol. 19 No. 2, 2023: 135-142. ISSN: 1595-465X (Print) 2695-236X (Online). https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/jagrenv.v19i2.14.
32. M.Y. Abubakar, L.A. Argungu, B.A. Shinkafi, I.S. Jega, G. Abdullahi and H.F. Maradun (2023). Effect of different exposure time of papain on adhesion and some reproductive indices of Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822) eggs under semi-arid environment of Sokoto, north-western, Nigeria. Journal of Agriculture and Environment Vol. 19 No. 2, 2023: 143-152. ISSN: 1595-465X (Print) 2695-236X (Online) https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/jagrenv.v19i2.15.
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