Erick Kounalmann Koumalet is a lecturer and researcher with over fourteen years of experience at a university institute specializing in agronomy and food sciences in southern Chad. He is recognized for his involvement in numerous research-for-development projects, notably serving as a supervisor in the Transformational Development Identification (TDI) project with World Vision Chad, and in the Local Development and Inclusive Finance Support Project (PADELFIT) funded by UNDP. Through these engagements, he participated in study visits to Mbour (Senegal) and Yaoundé (Cameroon) to enhance his expertise in the processing of beverages made from local raw materials. More recently, he contributed to the development and formulation of infant flours, drinkable ampoules, and technological products in Porto-Novo, Benin. His dedication to teaching has been formally recognized by his peers, who awarded him a certificate of merit for excellence in instruction. Erick Kounalmann Koumalet holds multiple degrees in agronomy and food sciences, earned from leading institutions in Chad, as well as from the universities of Ngaoundéré and Maroua in Cameroon, and from IRGIB-Africa Polytechnic University and UATM in Benin.