Olufisayo Atinuke Kolade
Nigeria 2014
Olufisayo Atinuke Kolade grew up in western Nigeria where she was exposed to gardening at a young age. “We had a kitchen garden and I liked to help with the harvesting,” she says. This influenced her decision to pursue a degree in botany, and later a career that has included studies on cassava, yam, cowpea, and rice.
I realized that I could have an input into agriculture and help improve people’s livelihoods.
Field of Research
I want to improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers in Nigeria by developing better crop varieties

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