Profile

Research Interests

• Application of Geoinformatics in Agroforest Ecosystems
• Climate-Smart Agriculture and/or Forest
• Agrometeorology
• Agroforestry
• Climate Change & Food security
• Poverty alleviation
• Neglected & Underutilized Species (NUS)
• Non-timber Forest Product
• Sustainability

Research Support

• Principal Investigator, “Estimation of ecosystem services from litterfall of major tree species at Tilagor Eco-park in Sylhet” funded by University Grants Commission (UGC) of Bangladesh for 2022.
• Principal Investigator “Up-scaling of black pepper (Piper nigrum) based homestead agroforestry for poverty reduction of rural people in Sylhet region” funded by BANBIES, Ministry of Education, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh for 2019-2022.
• Principal Investigator" Germplasm collection of cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum) and its current status of farming in Bangladesh" funded by Sylhet Agricultural University Research System (SAURES) and University Grants Commission (UGC) of Bangladesh for 2020-2021.
• 4. Co-Principal Investigator, “Good agricultural practices for maximizing production of black pepper in the varied agro-ecological regions of Sylhet.” funded by 4th Phase BAS-USDA SAU CR-06 for 2020-2023(Ref. BAS-USDA Program/2020/92 Date:07 Sep 2020).
• Co-Principal Investigator, “Effect of alley cropping with leguminous tree on the yield performance of vegetables, and the soil fertility status during early establishment of hedgerows” funded by Sylhet Agricultural University Research System (SAURES) and University Grants Commission (UGC) of Bangladesh for 2020-2021.
• Principal Investigator, “Evaluation of vegetative propagation methods of black pepper (Piper nigrum) germplasm under different rooting media” funded by Sylhet Agricultural University Research System (SAURES) and University Grants Commission (UGC) of Bangladesh for 2019-2020 .
• Principal Investigator, “Evaluation of tree-crop interaction from existing agroforestry systems in Sylhet region for food security by the lens of climate-smart agriculture framework” from 10 July 2017 to September, 2018 funded by World Bank, USAID, IFAD & GoB. Project No. PIU-BARC, NATP-2(439).
• Principal Investigator, “Collection and evaluation of black pepper (Piper nigrum) germplasm under agroforestry system in Sylhet region” from July 2018 to June 2019 funded by University Grants Commission of Bangladesh (UGC) managed by SAURES.
• Principal Investigator, “Methane and nitrous oxide emission status and mitigation options from rice paddy in Sylhet region” from July 2017 to June, 2018 funded by Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh under Special Research Grant program.
• Principal Investigator, “Opportunities and challenges of existing agroforestry practices in Sylhet region for food security” from July 2016 to June 2017 funded by University Grants Commission of Bangladesh (UGC).
• Project Director, “Development of Different Agroforestry Models through Establishing Germplasm Centre of Medicinal Plant on Denuded & Eroded Hills of SAU Campus” from 7.2009 to 6.2011 funded by Ministry of Science and Information & Communication Technology, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh under R&D program.
• Co-Principal Investigator, “Establishment and management of nursery for the Department of Agroforestry and Environmental Science at Sylhet Agriculture University” from July 2017 to June 2018 funded by University Grants Commission of Bangladesh (UGC).