Dr. Esther Kimani is the former Managing Director of Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS), She is currently working as a CEO at Kovifood International Ltd., a company offering agricultural consultancy on best practices in selected agricultural value chains and on sustainable agricultural market access. She holds a PHD in Crop Protection, Msc. in Plant Pathology and BSC. Agriculture from the University of Nairobi. She is a student of MBA strategic planning. Dr. Esther Kimani has a wide knowledge in quality assurance of agricultural inputs and produce and has been a key player in global standard setting and harmonization of regulations that guide in addressing market access issues of seeds and agricultural produce.