Mary Modupe Adewole developed an interest in agriculture as a teenager while working on the family farm. The last born of five children, she always followed her father to the farm and volunteered to help water, harvest, and sell the crops. “My father, a career soldier, retired when I was about 12 years old and became a full-time farmer,” she says. “I enjoyed working with him on the different crops, keeping the farm tidy, and organizing my time around the various activities such as planting, weeding, inspecting, and harvesting.