 Doctorate degree in Agriculture (Major-Plant Pathology, Minor-Agronomy from Pantnagar) and Master degrees in Business Administration (M.B.A. from New Delhi) in Human Resource Management.  Possess strong communication, liaison and organizational skills, rich international field experience in managing research, extension, teaching, development and agri -business (37 years) using ethical approach.  Team Leader and Coordinator of different Programmes. Worked both in public and private organisations in research, agribusiness, extension, education and training.  Ensured the accuracy, completeness, and reliability of the project data. Overseen the data analysis process, interpreted the results, prepared time bound technical reports and presenting the findings to stakeholders in a clear and concise manner.  Effective team leader, station head, farm in charge, worked in diverse teams, independently managed research projects and coordinated in India, Zambia, Guyana, Belgium and Nepal on crops.  Organised scientific meetings. Coordinated and ensured communication with funding agencies, partners and relevant project stakeholders. Established linkages between farmers and processors of agri products.  Experienced capacity builder, collaborator and proposer for donor funded projects and consultancies. Supply chain management in different agri-commodities.  Proven capacity builder as teacher, guide, examiner, guest speaker, expert in Agriculture and Agribusiness.  Worked in teams dealing with yield and quality assurance to farmers using IoT, Remote sensing, IT tools and crop modelling.  Wide Professional contacts globally.

Higher education lecturer Hawassa University, Colleg of Agriculture, School of Animal and Range Siences 10/06/2016-Current Teaching animal production and related undergraduate courses (dairy cattle production and management, livestock production in the tropics, sheep and goat production, range and forage crops production, research methods, beef cattle production, animal feeds and forage production and some related animal science courses), undertaking various researches for sustainable production of livestock, Introducing or adopting various livestock productivity improving technologies, Scaling up outputs of research through service the surrounding communities

My academic knowledge, professional training, skills and research and training experiences, technology generation and dissemination to stakeholders from Bachelor to Doctoral degrees and at job positions would be appropriate for handling this assignment of the job. I have got about thirty-one year experiences in research management. During my jobs, I executed, coordinated, monitored and evaluated many research programs/projects, imparted training, supervised scientists and staffs, managed finance and administration, executed multi-disciplinary action research, adaptive trials and technology demonstrations. I effectively managed core research, and national and collaborative research programs/projects of the organization. I am experienced in many organizations with different positions, viz. Scientific Officer at BINA, Crop Production Specialist at DAE and BSFIC-World Bank Project, Senior Scientific Officer, Principal Scientific Officer, Sub-Station in Charge, Regional Station in Charge, Research Coordinator, Chief Scientific Officer, Divisional Head, Director (Research) at BSRI and finally, I served as Director General of Bangladesh Sugarcane Research Institute. I am also experienced in several countries and members in many professional societies in Bangladesh. I further worked as Principal Investigator (PI) of the project 'Azolla and Blue Green Algae in Rice Production’ at BINA, Site Coordinator of the 'National Farming System Research Project (FSR)-BSRI part', PI of DANIDA supported' Soil Fertility and Fertilizer Management Project (SFFP)-BSRI part', PI of ' BNF and Development of Bio-fertilizer for Sugarcane' sub-project under NATP: Phase-1, PCU, BARC. I served as Institutional Coordinator of two other NATP: Phase-1 sub-projects, and two contract research projects of BARC. I further worked as Institutional Coordinator of five (ADP and JDCF) projects; (i) Strengthening Biotechnology Laboratory and Tissue Culture, (ii) Pilot Project on Sugarcane Cultivation in Chittagonj Hill Tracts, (iii) Pilot Project on Date palm, Palmyra palm, and Golpatha, (iv) Pilot Project on Sugar beet Cultivation, and (v) Create Employment in Char Livelihoods in Northern Areas through Sugarcane Production. I worked as a Resource Speaker on many selected topics with ‘Organic Matter Management in Bangladesh’, ‘Maintenance of Soil Fertility and Soil Health’, ‘Fertilizer Management for Sole and Intercrops in different AEZs of Bangladesh’, ‘Challenges in Agriculture due to Climate Change’, ‘Poverty Reduction’ and others in the Trainers’ Training and Farmers Training Programs organized by BARC, BSRI, BSFIC and DAE. I monitored and evaluated the DANIDA supported SFFP programs of DAE at farmers’ fields in Chittagonj region. I regularly monitored and evaluated the core research programs and research projects of BSRI both in laboratories and fields at research farms and farmers. I further monitored and evaluated the performances of BSRI developed varieties and technologies in farmers’ fields in different AEZs of Bangladesh. I published a total of eighty two papers globally, where sixty five scientific papers in the accredited journals/Proceedings of many countries including USA. The other seventeen were as Leaflets, Folders, Research Highlights, Technical Reports and Popular Articles. I Worked as Editor, Bangladesh Journal of Sugarcane. I also worked as a Graduate School Representative for Ph.D. examination at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University (BSMRAU), and supervised M.S. degree student at Bangladesh Agricultural University. I further worked as a reviewer under the ELSEVIER Editorial System for Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, and external reviewer for soil research programs of BARI and BSMRAU. I completed 'Communication Skills Program in English (Advance English 209)' at the American University of Beirut. I completed a sixteen day long course on the use of Internet and Computer for Office Management (MS-Word 6.0-97, EXCEL 5-97, MS-Power Point, MS-STAT, IRRI-STAT) at BSMRAU. I am confident to achieve the target of this job. Again, I do not have any disabilities to perform travels/visits to any distant working field/site for the assignment, if necessary. I am available to join this job at any time from now.

The paucity of talent in Nigeria’s agricultural sector is due to the limited engagement of youth in agribusiness, the outdated curriculum being utilized by agricultural universities, limited adoption of innovation and technology in the sector, and lack of funding support for agripreneurs to build their skills. Only 4.34 percent1 of graduates from Nigerian universities study agriculture or agri-related courses, and most of these graduates admit that this was their third or fourth choice. The agricultural extension and information delivery system is weak, with a very low ratio of extension officers to farmers, and the farming workforce is largely under skilled and struggles to adopt cutting edge technology. This has resulted in a serious gap in technical skills by smallholder farmers, limiting their productivity and ability to scale their agricultural operations. To address the talent gaps in the agriculture sector, the National University Commission (NUC) should partner with private sector actors to update the curricula used in agricultural universities to include recent trends, management skills, and practical work experiences in agricultural organizations. In addition, private organizations and institutions should support talent development efforts by providing internship and entorship opportunities for undergraduates studying agriculture. The government should create national capacity-building programmes for policymakers to empower them with the knowledge and skills to design sustainable policies for talent development in the agriculture sector. It is also important for the government to encourage increased private-sector funding of polytechnics by creating fiscal incentives, strengthen intellectual property rights, boost the productivity of fabrication clusters by supplying stable power, and leverage information and communications technology in extension services delivery. We believe this Quarterly will inspire stakeholders and decision makers in Nigeria's agriculture sector to develop and adopt creative and innovative training, education, and capacity-building systems to build a talented and employable workforce to transform the agriculture sector in Nigeria