Wale Adekunle Email & Phone Number

Grove City, OH, US

Burnaby, BC, Canada

Lead the development and scaling up of partnerships and strategies to meet the challenges of food insecurity, hunger, poverty, and youth unemployment aggravated by changing climate and conflicts ij developing countries of the Commonwealth. This invariably also accelerates the attainment of the SDGs. and also meet the SDGs.

Rome Area, Italy

• Oversee the Development of a strategy for Collective Actions and implement the strategy in the field of sustainable production, Markets, and Institutions, Capacity building, environment, climate change, gender, and.
• Manage the design and implementation of country based Sustainable Development Programs and the development and supervision of the Strategic Development Fund at the country level.
• Oversee quality assurance; ensuring projects meet technical qualities, and other conditions of environmental safety, gender balance and inclusivity
• Provision of professional guidance and quality control on the implementation of the strategy of Collective Action which is used for the improvement of the food system, reduction of poverty, hunger and malnutrition, and.
• Provision of leadership, technical expertise, and mentorship to country-based partners implementing the sustainable development programs following the GFAR Strategic pathway
• Provision of guidance in the promotion of corporate partnerships and strategic alliances and operational alliances to strengthen the secretariat and beef up resources at the country level towards the resolution of.

• The Objective of the position was to provide leadership, advisory and substantial guidance to the office of the President for effective and efficient planning and implementation of Vision 2016 which is about food.
• The Gambia attained the Goal of halving food insecurity and hunger by 2014
• The Gambia attained self-sufficiency in vegetable production by 2015
• Rice production increased by 25% in two consecutive years reducing importation
• Brokered multimillion dollar Public Private Partnership state of the art Feed Mill, state of the art Rice milling factory, Shrimp Producing and Marketing Company among others
• Fostered the development of National Food Production, Processing and Marketing Corporation as a Public Private Partnership Incubatory Framework for Emerging Private Sector players.

Accra, Ghana

• Provided visionary and strategic leadership to FARA Research and Innovations in the development, and implementation of research and development programs across the continent
• Provided representational and advocacy support to the leadership of FARA at the continental and global levels
• Provided leadership for the development and implementation of organizational strategies and quality assurance for all FARA programs across the continent
• Provide oversight for grants portfolio through competitive grant schemes with countries, partners and other beneficiaries, and quality assurance for environmental and good practices compliance.
• Worked with others to provide leadership to FARA in the period of transition and internal changes
• Led the development of the Strategy for Science and Technology in Africa (AU-STISA), the FARA 2014-2018 Strategic Plan and the associated Medium Term Operational Plan

Accta, Ghana

• I coordinated the development and management of partnerships with different stakeholders nationally, sub-regionally, regionally and internationally. I developed innovative north –south and south –south partnerships.
• Developed and implemented Africa /Brazil as a model of south-south collaboration; PAEPARD as a model of north- south collaboration and Africa-UK-China as a an innovative tripartite collaborative framework
• Worked with others to facilitate the coalition of African Farmers for the formation of a continental organization called Pan African Federation of Farmers Organisations (PAFFO)
• Facilitated the coalition of NGOs working in Agriculture in Africa for the formation of Pan African NGO Consortium and Private Sector operating in Agriculture in Africa for the formation of Pan African Agribusiness.
• Farmers that participated in the projects had higher access to markets, higher knowledge of production inputs and technologies for production, processing and marketing, exhibited higher adoption rates for improved.

Accra, Ghana

• Led the Sub-Saharan African Challenge Program. This program designed and implemented of a continent wide research program to assess the effectiveness of the Concept of Integrated Agricultural Research for Development.
• Leveraged research efforts, fostered interdisciplinary and inter-institutional partnerships and provided administrative support to geographically dispersed scientists and stations to achieve the objectives of the.
• Managed resources- human ( about 250 scientists), material and financial (15m Euro per year) across the continent
• Developed the required partnerships to test the concept of Integrated Agricultural Research for Development in 8 countries of Africa. Developed an innovative research methodology entailing the use of Randomized.
• Delivered the proof that IAR4D promotes rate of adoption, promotes market linkages, and reduces poverty greater than any conventional approaches used for ARD.
• IAR4D and Innovation Platforms have become widely accepted by a wide range of stakeholders across the world

Abuja, Nigeria

• Developed strong and well supported groups of input dealers including those in the seed, fertilizer and agrochemicals sector
• Developed mechanisms to facilitate increased agricultural lending for multi-stakeholders along the value chain
• Developed multi-stakeholder partnerships for Rice, Sorghum, Maize, Cowpeas, and Aquaculture to promote use of inputs, linkages with inputs and output markets, and agricultural development.
• Facilitated credit linkages of more than $40 million in two years through various mechanisms including equity lending, guarantee mechanisms and conventional mechanisms.
• Promoted win-win collaboration in ARD leading to economic benefits to famers and private sector and significant job creation.
• MARKETS Project was given an award through one of the partnerships arrangement brokered- USAID MARKETS – Olam Nigeria rice value chain partnership was recipient of a UNDP World Business and Development Award for 2008..

Ibadan, Nigeria

• Developed the model of Integrated Resource Center as a one stop solution point for the promotion of agricultural linkages and development in developing countries
• Developed and pilot tested a model to enhance the use of ICT for agricultural development in a sustainable way in rural communities in Africa
• Established the Agricultural Support Desk at IITA as an organized way of supporting farmers and collaborators with technical advice on real time basis
• Developed the Innovation Platform to enhance multi-stakeholder partnerships in agriculture
• Developed ODL and ICT-based materials to enhance the adoption of improved practices to meet market demands

Ibadam, Nigeria

• I led the Project which was a project focused on improving the quality of rural communications using ICT; and enhancement of capabilities of selected collaborators to produce communication materials. The project also.
• Managed resources- human, material and financial resources
• Developed the model of Farmers Resource Centres to facilitate rural communications
• Developed a database of improved technologies for major food crops in Africa
• Established farmer information forums to promote training of farmers and exchange of agricultural production, processing and marketing information
• Developed ODL and ICT-based materials to enhance the adoption of improved practices to meet market demands

Ibadan, Nigeria

• Managed Human, material and financial resources for agronomy, technology transfer and training within RUSEP
• Formed 6,000 farmers into groups for commercialised farming and marketing activities
• Ensured that group farmers had access to farm inputs, including seeds, credit, fertilisers, and agrochemicals
• Established community –based input supply channels and non-formal seeds production and supply organs to assist the farmers reach seeds more easily
• Linked farmer groups with agro-industries to facilitate access of industries to inputs and raw materials
• Facilitated training of farmers, producer groups and processors to meet market demand and quality.

Ibadan, Nigeria

• Strengthened Knowledge management within IITA and managed human, material and financial resources for knowledge management within IITA
• In collaboration with others developed 70 multilingual Research Guides on different aspects of research and development covering maize, cassava, cowpea, banana, plantain, and soybean; and general research principles
• Developed a complete package of materials to aid commercial production, processing and marketing of maize in Nigeria
• Developed posters to aid research on maize, cassava, cowpea, soybeans, banana and plantain
• Hosted the publications on the IITA website at www.iita.org
• Developed the capacities for the production of training modules on maize within NARS in Ghana and Cote d’ Ivoire.

Ibadan, Nigeria

• Managed resources –material, human and financial allocated for Group Training
• Participated in the development and implementation of a strategy for the devolution of training from IITA to regional collaborators
• Facilitated the south-south collaboration in training as a decentralization strategy to assist less developed countries in the sub-region in capacity building
• Developed regional capacities for training within the NARS in Ghana andCote d’Ivoire
• Developed training packages for seeds systems with emphasis on maize seeds through AFDB funding. The package contained elements of both formal and informal systems and was delivered for all the countries of West Africa

Ibadan, Nigeria

• Introduced the use of “carrier crops” as a means of disseminating the alley farming technology in south west Nigeria. This strategy tremendously improved the adoption of alley farming technology.
• Managed human, physical and financial resources allocated by the FORD FOUNDATION for the establishment and management of sub-stations for on-farm research

Orlando, Florida Area, USA

• This was a World Bank Fellowship Program for Outstanding Young Scientists from three continents in the world. The Fellow is trained in many areas including: Information Management, Public Awareness, Training.
• Led the CGIAR Communication and Advocacy Team based at Epcot during the Flower and Garden Festival
• Development of communication and information materials appropriate for the projection of the work of the CGIAR. These included scripts, posters, slides, video strips etc.
• Packaging and communication of technologies developed by the CGIAR for Public Awareness targeted at children, adults and policy makers. Verbal techniques complemented by printed materials, audio-visual and electronic.
• CGIAR benefited through an additional gain of about $500m in 1997

Abeokuta, Ogun State

• The focus of the job was to lead the zonal team comprising of specialists from agronomy, crop protection, food processing, economics, who were either subject matter specialists or research officers. I also coordinated.
• Successful utilization of developed strategy to attain a high dissemination rate for TMS 30572 variety of cassava in Ilaro zone of Ogun State.
• Success in the dissemination strategy designed for the improved TMS 30572 cassava variety thereby making Ogun State the highest producer of cassava in Nigeria.
• Managed human (4 Scientists, 1 Secretary, 4 Technicians, 2 Drivers and a team of 80 Extension Officers), materials and financial resources allocated by the World Bank for the activities of the Zone.

Abeokuta, Ogun State Nigeria

• The Ogun State Agricultural Development Project was a World Bank funded Project aimed at increasing agricultural productivity and increasing farmers’ income. It covered all aspects of agriculture including.
• Developed series of packages for the production of several staple crops of interest in Ogun State
• Through on-farm research, successfully adapted agricultural technologies to the farmers’ physical, edaphic, and economic levels in Ogun State.
• Developed a strategy for the dissemination of TMS 30572, an IITA developed cassava variety, in Ilaro zone of Ogun State.

Akwa Ibom And Ogun States

• Trained and prepared 60 students in 1982 and 124 students in 1986 for the final school certificate examinations
• Rehabilitated the school farm in Cross River and established the school farm with a citrus orchard in Ogun State

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Agronomy

Thesis on Maize/Cassava /Pigeonpea Mixtures

Master'S Degree, Plant Science

Thesis on Cropping Patterns for Cowpeas/Maize/Cassava Mixtures

Bachelor'S Degree, Agriculture -Plant Science

Activities and Societies: Student Union LeaderEditor for two Campus JournalsMember of the Student Representative Council for 5 years