Professor Wale Adekunle joined COL as Adviser: Lifelong Learning for Farmers effective 2 February 2022. He has many years of professional experience at a senior level in agricultural development and livelihoods as well as international development obtained across several international organisations. He previously served as Senior Adviser and Global Lead, Knowledge, Innovations and Enterprise, Global Forum for Agricultural Research of the Food and Agricultural Organization of the UN. He obtained his PhD in Agriculture from University of Ibadan and MSc from Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria.