Mr. Akinwale Emmanuel is the Founding Operation Director of Adedire Farms and Consult Ltd., Ibadan.  He is a Graduate of Entrepreneur Development Centre, South West Center, Ibadan. He holds B.Sc. in fisheries since 1997. He has attended so many local and international workshops. The most pronounces amongst them is the World Bank Train the Trainers of Catfish Consultant. Before arriving at this point, he has worked in several fish farms and companies like Zartech Agric Limited Ibadan, Obasanjo Holding, West Farm Ltd Lekki and Catholic Farm Oluponna. He belongs to several trade groups and profession association like, Fisheries Society of Nigeria, British Society of Project Management Profession and most recently Nigeria Association of Small Medium Enterprises. He is a training facilitator in Aquaculture with FILAMAT Institute of Training Arm of Animal Care Consult Limited. He is certified Farm Assurer/GAP Consultant with GlobalGAP.org/ FoodPlus Germany. He is a 2019 Commonwealth Scholar and M.Sc. Sustainable Aquaculture Student of University of St. Andrew, UK. He is a technical consultant to the Centre for Sustainable Agricultural Empowerment (CSAE). He is happily married and blessed with children.