Richard Kombat is an agricultural research and development scientist with progressive experience in Agronomy, climate change, environmental soil science, technology transfer, and research management. His professional work encompasses various research and development projects, with a primary interest in smallholder farming systems, and crop management towards sustainable agricultural production. Kombat obtained a BSc. degree in Agriculture Technology from the University for Development Studies where he majored in Agronomy. He currently works with The Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA), Accra, Ghana, as a research assistant and assists the Senior Lead Specialist in Innovation Systems and Partnerships, where he assists in leading the scientific implementation of various projects. Over the years, Kombat visited rural resource-poor communities in northern Ghana and has since been trying to find solutions to some of their major problems. He is passionate about climate change, human wellbeing, soil management systems and agricultural digitalization.