**Contributors**

#### ABDELGHANI CHEHBOUNI

PhD, International Water Research Institute (IWRI), Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P), Benguerir, Morocco.

ALEXANDRU ERNE RINOVETZ PhD, Faculty of Food Engineering, University of Life Sciences "King Michael I" from Timisoara, Romania.

#### ANGELIKA PLOEGER

Prof., Specialized Partnerships in Sustainable Food Systems and Food Sovereignty, Faculty of Organic Agricultural Sciences, University of Kassel, Witzenhausen, Germany.

ANJANA J. ATAPATTU Dr., Agronomy Division, Coconut Research Institute of Sri Lanka, Lunuwila, Sri Lanka.

#### BEATRICE AIGHEWI

Assoc. Prof., Department of Tropical Agriculture, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan, Nigeria.

#### BOGDAN PETRU RADOI

PhD, Faculty of Food Engineering, University of Life Sciences "King Michael I" from Timisoara, Romania.

#### CAMELIA TULCAN

Prof., Faculty of Engineering and Applied Technologies, University of Life Sciences "King Michael I" from Timisoara, Romania.

#### DJANA MIGNOUNA

PhD, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Cotonou, Republic of Benin.

NUWANDHYA S. DISSANAYAKA MSc (Reading), Agronomy Division, Coconut Research Institute of Sri Lanka, Lunuwila, Sri Lanka.

#### GIAN L. NICOLAY

MSc, Africa coordinator, Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL), Frick, Switzerland.

#### IOANA MIHAELA BALAN

Assoc. Prof., Faculty of Management and Rural Tourism, University of Life Sciences "King Michael I" from Timisoara, Timisoara, Romania.

#### IOAN BRAD

Prof., Faculty of Management and Rural Tourism, University of Life Sciences "King Michael I" from Timisoara, Romania.

#### MONICA OCNEAN

Dr., University of Life Sciences "King Michael I" from Timisoara, Romania.

#### MORUFAT BALOGUN

Assoc. Prof., University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria; International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, Nigeria.

#### NASTASIA BELC

Assoc. Prof., Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Agronomy and Veterinary Medicine, Bucharest, Romania.

#### NORBERT MAROYA

Dr., International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Cotonou, Republic of Benin.

#### PERMANI C. WEERASEKARA

Dr., Specialized Partnerships in Sustainable Food Systems and Food Sovereignty, Faculty of Organic Agricultural Sciences, University of Kassel, Witzenhausen, Germany.

#### P. LAVA KUMAR

PhD, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, Nigeria.

RAMONA LILE Prof., Faculty of Economics, "Aurel Vlaicu" University of Arad, Arad, Romania.

ROBERT ASIEDU Dr., International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, Nigeria.

SHASHI S. UDUMANN MSc (Reading), Agronomy Division, Coconut Research Institute of Sri Lanka, Lunuwila, Sri Lanka.

THARINDU D. NUWARAPAKSHA M.AETM, Agronomy Division, Coconut Research Institute of Sri Lanka, Lunuwila, Sri Lanka.

TEODOR IOAN TRASCA Prof., Faculty of Food Engineering, University of Life Sciences "King Michael I" from Timisoara, Romania.

TERENCE EPULE EPULE Dr., International Water Research Institute (IWRI), Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P), Benguerir, Morocco.
