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## Meet the editor

Prof. Josphert Ngui Kimatu is an associate professor in the School of Sciences and Computing, Department of Life Science, South Eastern Kenya University (SEKU). He has a Ph.D. in Plant Molecular Epigenetics from Northeast Normal University (NENU), China; an MPhil in Forestry Pathology from Moi University, Kenya; a bachelor's degree in Botany and Zoology from Moi University, Kenya; and a PGDE from Maseno Univer-

sity, Kenya. He trained in post-harvest management in maize, legumes, and rice in a four-module certificate course at Stellenbosch University, South Africa; Sydney University, Australia; and Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana. He has a certificate in Molecular Diagnostics from the University of Nairobi, Kenya. Dr. Kimatu received a training certificate in integrated pest management and pesticide safety (IPM) from the Soybean Innovation Lab, and a training certificate in COVID-19 from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

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