PROFESSOR GUSTAV KOMLA MAHUNU, an Associate Professor at the University for Development Studies, Ghana. He is a full-time Lecturer at the Food Science and Technology Department. He obtained a BSc in Agricultural Technology (Horticulture option) from the University for Development Studies, Ghana; an MSc in Pomology, from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana; and a Ph.D. in Food Science and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, China. His main research interests include postharvest biology and horticulture, bioprotectants (including natural plant-based extracts), food mycotoxins, and Cold Chain application in food processing and preservation. He has over forty (40) Science citations indexed (SCI) publications in several Journals, one (1) book, and over twenty-five (25) book chapters. He belongs to academic bodies including the African Society of Food Science and Technology, World Food Preservation Centre (WFPC), Ghana Science Association (GSA), Ghana Institute of Horticulturists (GhIH), African Society of Food Science and Technology (ASoFoST), and Ghana Association of Food Scientists and Technologists (GhaFosT).DR. MAURICE TIBIRU APALIYA obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in Agricultural Technology from the University of Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana, a Master of Science (MSc.) degree in Postharvest Technology from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, and a Ph.D. in Food Science and Engineering (Postharvest option) from Jiangsu University, China. Dr. Maurice Tibiru Apaliya is a Senior Lecture at the Department of Food Science and Postharvest at Cape Coast Technical University, Ghana. He was the head of the department from August 2020- July 2022. His research interests include Biological Control of Postharvest Diseases, Food Quality, and safety, Mycotoxins, Food Packaging, and Food Microbiology. He is the secretary of the African Society of Food Science and Technology (ASoFoST) and a member of the Ghana Association of Food Scientists and Technologists (GhaFosT). Dr. Apaliya is a reviewer of some peer review journals. He is currently a Visiting Scholar at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA. He has over 30 Science citations indexed (SCI) publications in some Journals. Email: maurice.apaliya@cctu.edu.gh; Phone contacts: 00233 242350346