Dr Edwinraj Esack, currently working as a Research and Development Manager at MIRO Forestry SL ltd., Sierra Leone, obtained his doctoral degree in “Plant Physiology” from Bharathiar University, Coimbatore between 2011 and 2019. He has served as a Plant Physiologist at UPASI Tea Research Institute for ten years and his working experience relates to the development trait specific molecular marker, genomics and proteomics. He received the SPARK (Student Programme for Advancement in Research Knowledge) award for PhD research work from the CSIR-Fourth Paradigm Institute, formerly CSIR Centre for Mathematical Modelling and Computer Simulation (C-MMACS), Bangalore. He has published 32 research papers in international and national peer reviewed journals. He is currently interested in integrated forest plantation health and nutrient and genetics management of social forestry.