Dr. Bibhuti Bhusan Sahoo, born in 1977, obtained his B.Sc. Ag. (Hons.) in 2002, M.Sc. (Ag) in Horticulture in 2004, and Ph.D. in 2014. He has been a Scientist (Horticulture) at OUAT's Regional Research and Technology Transfer Station, Bhawanipatna, since 2015. He has published 53 research papers, 65 abstracts, 7 book chapters, 14 popular articles, and 8 extension literature pieces. He received the Distinguished Scientist Award in 2022.