Dr. Babatunde Raphael Olanrewaju obtained a Ph.D. degree in Agricultural Economics from the University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany. Dr Babatunde has twenty years of research and teaching experience as a staff of the Department of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management, University of Ilorin, Nigeria where he is currently an Associate Professor. Before joining the University of Ilorin, he served as Research Assistant at the National Centre for Economic Management and Administration (NCEMA), Ibadan, Nigeria. Dr Babatunde was a Visiting Professor at the Chair of Development Economics, University of Passau, Germany in 2015. Prior to this, he was a Visiting Researcher at the department of Globalization, Trade and Regional Integration, Nordic Africa Institute (NAI), Uppsala, Sweden in 2013. He was also a Visiting Fellow and Scholar at the Research Group on Food Security and Livelihoods, African Studies Centre (ASC), University of Leiden, Netherlands and Visiting Researcher at the department of Public Economics, University of Pavia, Italy in 2012 and 2010 respectively. He is a Fellow of the Centre for International Cooperation and Development (CICOPS), University of Pavia, Italy. Between 2005 and 2009 he was DAAD scholar and Research Associate at the Department of Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany. His research focus has been mainly in the areas of Agricultural and Development Economics and he has authored over 90 journal articles and book chapters in these areas. He has also made several Keynote and Panel presentations at local and international conferences. He has been a consultant to a number of international organizations such as IFPRI, USAID, UNDP and IDRC. He is a Technical Expert and Trainer for the African Union Commission and NEPAD Malabo Declaration Biennial Reporting Process. He also serves as Nigeria Country Expert for the National Agricultural Investment Plan (NAIP) design and appraisal. Dr Babatunde is a member of the Nigerian Young Academy (NYA), African Growth and Development Policy Modeling Consortium (AGRODEP) and several other professional organizations. He has held several leadership positions in the University including the Head of Department of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management.