Ms. Foluke O. Areola

The First Female President of the Fisheries Society of Nigeria. She is the current head of Aquatic (Fish) Resources Quarantine of the Nigerian Agricultural Quarantine Services. She ensures a first line of defense for aquatic resources through a series of policy guidelines and implementation strategies. She also assures safe export of these resources by strict adherence to internationally accepted guidelines. Most recently, in 2012-2014, she was Acting Director, Federal Department of Fisheries, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Nigeria. She is also involved in policy formulation and implementation at the regulatory and developmental levels, providing a platform for inter-sectoral and interagency collaboration; public and private partnerships, and capacity building through donor agency sponsorship of training and development projects. Her various roles in National, Regional and International Agricultural Business, Gender issues, Mycotoxins and Control, have broadened her interest in Agriculture as an engine of socio-economic growth and development. She also served as a Technical Committee member of the Partnership for African Fisheries.