Fisayo Kayode

Fisayo is a dynamic development expert, strategic leader, and agribusiness consultant with a proven track record of designing and executing high-impact interventions in Africa’s food and agriculture sector. With about eight years of experience, she has led transformative initiatives that drive sustainability, improve livelihoods, and strengthen food systems across the continent.

As a Senior Manager at Sahel Consulting, Fisayo spearheads value chain optimization, market research, agribusiness strategy development, and program implementation. She currently leads interventions within the Advancing Local Dairy Development in Nigeria (ALDDN) program, an initiative funded by the Gates Foundation, where she oversees productivity improvement, training and extension, policy advocacy, and stakeholder engagement—working at the intersection of public and private sector collaboration to catalyze lasting change.

Previously, she worked with the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) under the Eradicating Avian Influenza in Nigeria Project, contributing to national efforts to strengthen poultry health and biosecurity.

Fisayo holds an MBA from IE Business School, Spain, and a bachelor’s degree in agriculture from Bayero University Kano, Nigeria. She has further honed her expertise through specialized executive training in livestock health management, project management, global dairy production management, sales and marketing management, and leadership from globally renowned institutions, including the University of Illinois in the USA, Wageningen University in the Netherlands, and Lagos Business School in Nigeria.

A COCHRAN Fellow, awarded by United States Department of Agriculture in 2022 and a registered member of the Nigerian Institute of Animal Science (NIAS), Fisayo remains committed to advancing agricultural innovation, policy transformation, and sustainable food systems in Africa.