Dr. Esther Tolorunju bagged a PhD in Agricultural Economics and Farm Management from the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB). She has an M.Agric Degree in Agricultural Economics and Farm Management from the University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (UNAAB), and a B.Tech in Agricultural Economics and Extension from Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso (LAUTECH). Dr. Tolorunju is currently a Lecturer in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), with expertise in the fields of poverty and gender analysis, food systems and food security, welfare, and livelihood diversification. Esther has over fifteen (15) scholarly publications. Her previous research focuses on gender, migration outcomes, and the welfare of rural households.