Mr. Kayode Taiwo | Anaerobic digestion | Food Waste Reduction Award
Mr. Kayode Taiwo | Anaerobic digestion | Ph.D Student (Graduate Research Assistant) | University of Georgia | United States
Mr. Kayode Taiwo is an active researcher with a background in Food Science, focusing on sustainable food systems, waste valorization, and bioresource engineering. His education includes pursuing a Ph.D. in Food Science (Sustainable food system and engineering) at the University of Georgia, Athens, where he is also a researcher in the Department of Food Science and Technology. Mr. Taiwo’s professional experience is rooted in research, where he has focused on bioprocessing, sustainable systems, and waste valorization, with his work contributing to advancing sustainable foods and waste management solutions. His primary research interest is in transforming food and agricultural waste into usable energy, biofuels, and high-value products, including developing bio-based plastics. His research skills encompass areas like anaerobic digestion, hydrothermal carbonization, and integrated waste-to-energy systems. He has received departmental awards and honors recognizing exceptional contributions in science, including being selected by his department to present his work to professors at the college level for the impactful Research Award. He has also presented two research projects at the Annual Conference of the American Society of Biological and Agricultural Engineers in Toronto, Canada. In conclusion, Mr. Kayode Taiwo is a dedicated scientist and sustainability innovator committed to translating waste into value and science into solutions for real-world problems in food and environmental innovation.
Featured Publications:
Taiwo, K. O. (2022). Intergovernmental transfers and own revenues of subnational governments in Nigeria. Hacienda Pública Española / Review of Public Economics, 240(1), 31–59. (Cited by 3)
Taiwo, K. O. (2024). The effect of decentralisation on access to sanitation and water services: An empirical test using international data. Hacienda Pública Española / Review of Public Economics, 249(2), 157–180. (Cited by 1)
Taiwo, K. (2025). Information technology and governance: does E-governance aid budget transparency Journal of Development Policy and Practice, 10(2), 230–251. (Cited by 4)
Taiwo, K., & Veiga, L. G. (2020). Is there an “invisible hand” in the formula-based intergovernmental transfers in Nigeria (NIPE Working Papers 02/2020). NIPE – Universidade do Minho. (Cited by 3)
Taiwo, K. (2020). Do remittances spur economic growth in Africa (MPRA Paper 111029). University Library of Munich, Germany. (Cited by 2)
Taiwo, K. (2020). The effect of decentralisation on access to sanitation and water services: An empirical test using international data. (Available at SSRN 3769414). (Cited by 1)
Taiwo, K. (2024). Teachers’ Retirement Age Act: Tenure and Teacher Quality in Nigeria. (Cited by 1)