Dr. S.F.G. Yusuf (Pr. Sci. Nat) is a Senior Lecturer, University of Fort Hare. He has a Ph.D. in agricultural extension and rural development. He is a climate change and sustainable development scholar. Dr.Yusuf has attended courses conducted by the United Nations, FAO-UNITAR e-learning and the Open University of Mauritius and Commonwealth of Learning. He is a member of the South African Society for Agricultural Extension, the Agricultural Economics Association of South Africa and the International Federation of Beekeepers' Association (APIMONDIA). His areas of research focus are: a. Uptake and dissemination of agricultural technologies in smallholder farming systems; b. Agricultural extension curriculum development; and c. Rural livelihoods.