Sérgio Donato is an Agricultural Engineer, with a Bachelor's Degree, Specialization, Professional Master's Degree, Doctorate in Plant Science, and Post-Doctorate in Soils and Plant Nutrition. He has 33 years of experience in banana farming, considering production, teaching, research, and extension. He was a banana producer between 1991 and 1998. He was Alternate Delegate (2010-2022), Full Delegate (2022-2024) for Brazil at ACORBAT International, Association for Cooperation in Research and Integral Development of Musaceae. He is currently a Member of the ACORBAT Steering Committee (2024-..) and acts as a speaker at regional, national, and international events. He is a Full Professor at IF Baiano, works as a permanent professor of the Professional Master's Degree in Plant Production in the Semi-Arid Region - IF Baiano Campus Guanambi and of the Postgraduate Program in Plant Production in the Semi-Arid Region - Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros (UNIMONTES), CNPq scholarship holder since 2021. His work involves the crops of banana, mango, umbuzeiro and cactus pear (Opuntia and Nopalea) in the semi-arid region.