Dr. Yetenayet Bekele earned his Ph.D. from McGill University of Canada in 2014; MSc. in Food Technology, with Specialization in Postharvest Technology, in 2008, from KU Leuven, Belgium; MSc. in Complementary Studies of Master of Science in Food Technology in 2007 from KU Leuven, Belgium; and BSc in Horticulture in 2003 from Jimma University. He has been serving his department and college in teaching, research, and community services. He has also served as an editorial board member of the Applied Food Research Journal (Elsevier) from 2022 to date, the Editor-in-Chief of the Ethiopian Journal of Applied Sciences and Technologies from 2014 to date, and former Editor-in-Chief of the Ethiopian Society of Postharvest Management, from 2016 to 2020. Dr. Yetenayet Tola has published over 60 articles in indexed and peer-reviewed journals, four proceeding papers, and four book chapters.