OUR FELLOWS
Adeola Oluwafunmiso Olajide grew up in Lagos, as one of six children. Her parents championed the idea that girls could be high achievers, and she studied at one of the foremost public secondary schools in the country. Early on, she became interested in the intersection of economics and agriculture, particularly as it affects women farmers
I want to produce highcaliber graduates who are capable of effecting changes in smallholders’ traditional farming methods to help them increase yields.
Field of Research
Okebalama is the first woman university graduate in her community and the first to work at a university. “Now I am an example that others from five villages are following