Ndiko Ludidi is a Professor of Biotechnology at the University of the Western Cape. He is an established researcher (NRF rating of C2) with expertise in plant molecular biology, plant physiology and biochemistry. Prof. Ludidi serves as a member of the Management Committee of the DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence in Food Security (CoE-FS), where he is Principal Investigator in the Technological Innovation programme for the Climate-Smart Regenerative Agriculture project. He has significant university-level teaching experience in biochemistry, plant biotechnology and plant physiology.