Ajuruchukwu Obi (PhD) Ajuruchukwu Obi is Professor of Agricultural Economics and coordinates a number of smallholder research programmes at the University of Fort Hare, South Africa. Previously, he worked for the ILO and UNDP in Nigeria, Switzerland and Lesotho. Prof Obi maintains a broad-based mentorship and graduate supervisory programme at the UFH, was visiting professor at the Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike Ikwo, Nigeria, in 2017-2018, and has active partnerships with a number of development organizations, including FARA, the USAID and AfDB. His scientific publications number more than 80. Email: aobi@ufh.ac.za Okuhle Maya obtained a Master of Science degree in Agricultural Economics from the University of Fort Hare, South Africa in 2019 and is currently pursuing her Doctoral studies at the same institution. Her research interest straddle climate change, smallholder farming, rural development, water and food security. Email: 201012974@ufh.ac.za