Olaniyi Amos Fawole is a full professor at the Department of Botany and Plant Biotechnology, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa. His research activities are driven by a need to maintain the quality and ensure the safety of fresh horticultural food crops and add value through agroprocessing. He has authored over 200 research papers and conference proceedings, with an H-index of 42 and over 6000 citations. He has received numerous global recognitions, including TWAS Young Affiliate, Italy (2016), STS Future Leadership, Japan (2016; 2020), Africa Academy of Sciences (2020) and a cohort of the Africa Science Leadership Programme (2021). Prof Fawole is a Technical Board Member of CIGR Section VI. He co-chaired the 3rd All Africa Postharvest Congress and Exhibition hosted by the African Union Commission in 2021 and convened the Vth International Symposium on Pomegranate and Minor Mediterranean Fruits in 2022. Prof Fawole is the current Chair of the ISHS working group. In addition to being a Full Professor at the University of Johannesburg, he holds a Professorial (Extraordinary) appointments at the Tshwane University of Technology and Stellenbosch University, South Africa, for capacity building and skill transfer.