I am Prof. Joseph Amadi Orluchukwu, an Agronomist with specialty in Crop production/Plant breeding. A lecturer in the Department of Crop and Soil Science, University of Port Harcourt. A former Director of Institute of Agricultural Research and Development (IARD) at the University. I have held several positions as Plantation manager, Monitoring and Evaluation manager, and later Estate manager in an Oil palm company (Risonpalm Ltd, now SIAT Ltd) in Rivers State. I have attended several National and International conferences and workshops, especially in: The Netherland, Spain, France, Senegal. I have published many articles in reputable National and International journals.