Dr. Bekri Xhemali is a plant pathologist at the Kosovo Institute of Agriculture and an adjunct teaching associate at the University Haxhi Zeka. He has more than 13 years of professional experience, primarily focused on diagnostics, epidemiology, and the management of plant diseases. He obtained his PhD in Food and Agriculture, Technology and Biotechnology from the University of Modena and holds an MSc in Integrated Pest Management from the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari, Italy.