Dr Casper Nyaradzai Kamutando is a Senior lecturer in the Department of Plant Production Sciences and Technologies at the University of Zimbabwe. He holds a PhD in Genetics from the Center for Microbial Ecology and Genomics (University of Pretoria, South Africa), obtained in 2018, a Master's in Crop Science (Plant Breeding option: Distinction), and a BSc Honours Degree in Agriculture (Crop Science), both obtained from the University of Zimbabwe in 2015 and 2012, respectively. His research interests span Plant breeding, Metagenomics, Microbial Ecology and Plant-microbe Interactions. He is the current Vice-President of the Zimbabwe Plant Breeders Association (ZPBA) and the Early-Carrier Ambassador of the International Society for Microbial Ecology (ISME) for Zimbabwe.