Dr (Mrs) Oluyemisi Yetunde Olukoya Dr. Olukoya is a seasoned Agricultural Economist and Development Finance specialist of over three decades. She is currently interested socio-economic issues, particularly poverty alleviation, economic empowerment and capacity building. She obtained her B.Sc and M.Phil in Plant Science from the University of Ife now Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife and her Ph.D in Agricultural Economics from the University of Oklahoma, United States of America. Career wise, Dr. Olukoya worked for the Central Bank of Nigeria for over three decades and retired meritoriously as an Executive staff. She enjoyed nurturing community agricultural associations into formalized productive and financial outfits towards socio-economic upliftment for poverty alleviation. Dr. Olukoya hails from Osun state.