Dr. ISHFAQ AHMAD

Centre for Climate Research and Development (CCRD), COMSATS University Islamabad, Park

Road Chak Shahzad, Islamabad-45550, Pakistan. Phone: +923067841242, E-mail: ishfaqahmad@comsats.edu.pk/ ishfaqkanjal@gmail.com

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RESEARCH INTERESTS:

Spatio-temporal assessment of climate change and variability using crop modeling and machine

learning techniques in agriculture sector. Development of mitigation, adaptations and climate

smart interventions in different cropping systems. Crop area estimation and yield forecasting using

remote sensing approach.

EXPERTISE:

▪ Impact of climate change and variability on agriculture production

▪ Use of crop models and simulation of agriculture systems

▪ Decision Support Systems and Geographic Information Systems

▪ Disaster risk management through identification of smart practices

▪ Statistical downscaling and generation of climate change scenarios

▪ Monitoring of weather and environmental variables

▪ Crop area estimation and yield forecasting using remote sensing technique

▪ Optimization of crops inputs through empirical modeling

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

▪ Use of Crop Models (DSSAT and APSIM) in agriculture

▪ Advance and novel tools (ADA, Quad UI, ACMO-UI)

▪ CCAFS Regional Agricultural Forecasting Toolbox (CRAFT)

▪ Gridded Modeling using R programing

▪ Quantile Mapping approach for statistical downscaling and climate change projection

▪ The Grid Analysis and Display System (GrADS) for manipulation and visualization of

gridded data

▪ Machine Learning Algorithms for satellite images classification and to development of

yield forecasting model

▪ Mobile Agriculture Geo-Tagging Information System (MAGIS) for digital data collection

▪ R programing raster and vector data processing, plotting, image classification, data analysis

and for crop models run at regional scale

▪ QGIS and ArcGIS for Mapping and data interpolation

▪ Field experimentation and deficit irrigation

▪ Statistical data analysis using Statistic, SAS, M-stat C and R

PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION:

2014-2018 Ph.D. Agronomy, Dept. of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad-Pakistan

Thesis Title: Yield Forecasting of Maize for Different Agronomic Practices under

Climate Change and Variability Using Simulations and Remote Sensing.

2012-2014 M.Sc.(Hons.) Agronomy, Dept. of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad-

Pakistan Thesis Title: Use of Optical Remote Sensing and DSSAT to Assess the

Response of Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Yield for Irrigation and Nitrogen Regimes.

2008-2012 B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture, Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad-

Pakistan

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND:

• Assistant professor at Center for Climate Research & Development (CCRD), COMSATS

University Islamabad, Pakistan ( 20 May, 2019 to-date)

• Research Assistant at Agro-climatology Lab, Department of Agronomy University of

Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF) (October, 2018- 28 February 2019)

• Support Consultant at Hussain Chaudhry Consultancy (HCC), Lahore ( 1st March, 2018-

31 October, 2018)

• Research Fellowship at Center for Remote Sensing, Department of Agriculture and

Biological Engineering, University of Florida, USA (6 April-30 September 2017)

• Research Officer at AgMIP (Agricultural Model Intercomparison and Improvement

Project) Phase-II, UAF (21 September 2015 to 28 February 2017)

• Research Assistant at AgMIP (Agricultural Model Intercomparison and Improvement

Project) Phase-I (4 April 2013 to 20 September 2015)

• Research Officer at Pakistan Agricultural Information System Lab, UAF ( 15 May, 2015 to

10 January, 2016

• Teaching Assistant at Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture Faisalabad (12

February to 30 May 2016)

• Internship at Agronomic Research station Karor District Layyah under Ayub Agriculture

Research Institute, Faisalabad (30 September-2012 to 24 June 2013)

• Internship at department of Agricultural extension (17 November to 21 December 2011)

NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH PROJECTS/ CONSULTANCIES

1- Project: Identification and up-scaling of climate-smart agriculture (CSA) practices for

sustainable

food security in high altitude farming regions of Himalaya (Research activities at Pakistan,

Bhutan and Nepal)

Funding agency: Asia Pacific Network on Global Change Research (APN-GCR), Japan

Amount: 9.00 millions

Duration: September, 2019 to September, 2021

Role As: Team member

2- Project: Assessing the climate vulnerable spots and impacts of climate change on wheat

and cropping systems of Pakistan

Funding agency: The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT),

Pakistan

Amount: 0.13 millions

Duration: September, 2019 to February, 2020

Role As: Team member

3- Project: Impact of 2°C additional warming on agronomic crops by using Half a degree

Additional warming, Prognosis and Projected Impacts’ (HAPPI) scenarios and crop

modeling approach

Funding agency: Global Change Impact Study Center (GCISC), Pakistan

Amount: 1.2 millions

Duration: October, 2018 to 28 February 2019

Role As: Research Assistant

4- Consultancy: Development of Climate Smart Agriculture Practices for Punjab Pakistan

Funding agency: The World Bank and The International Center for Tropical Agriculture

Duration: 1st March, 2018 to 31 October, 2018

Role As: Support Consultant

5- Consultancy: Capacity building of agriculture department in climate change adaptation

using Decision Support System for Agro-technology Transfer (DSSAT)

Funding agency: Oxford Policy Management (OPM)

Duration: 1st March, 2018 to 31 October, 2018

Role As: Resource person/Trainer

6- Consultancy: Establishment of Agro-ecological Zones of Punjab Pakistan

Funding agency: The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

Duration: 26 December, 2017 to April, 2018

Role As: Research team member

7- Project: Assessing climatic vulnerability and projecting crop productivity using integrated

crop and economic modeling techniques AgMIP, USA, Phase-I

Subtitle: Impact of climate change and development of adaptations in Rice-Wheat cropping

systems of Punjab, Pakistan Funding agency: UK Department for International Development’s UKaid

Amount: 40 millions

Duration: 4 April 2013 to 20 September 2015

Role As: Research Assistant

8- Project: Assessing climatic vulnerability and projecting crop productivity using integrated

crop and economic modeling techniques AgMIP, USA, Phase-II

Subtitle: Impact of climate change and development of adaptations in Cotton-Wheat

cropping systems of Punjab, Pakistan

Funding agency: UK Department for International Development’s UKaid

Amount: 22 millions

Duration: 21 September 2015 to 28 February 2017

Role As: Research Officer

9- Project: Agricultural Information Systems – Building Provincial Capacity in Pakistan for

Crop Estimation, Forecasting and Reporting based on the integral use of Remotely sensed

Data (GCP/Pak/125USA)

Funding agency: USDA being executed by FAO

Amount: 30 millions

Duration: 15 May, 2015 to 10 January, 2016

Role As: Research Officer

STUDENT SUPERVISED/CO-SUPERVISED

• Co-Advisor of Mr. Hamza Sarwar, MS Environmental Engineering from US-Pakistan center

for advance studies in Water, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro,

Sindh, Pakistan. Research title “Assessment of climate change impacts and designing of

climate smart agriculture practices for wheat crop using DSSAT model.

EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS AND AWARD:

• Worked as resource person in for Decision Support System for Agro-technology Transfer

(DSSAT) at national (UAF, AARI) and international training workshops (USA, Turkey-

Istanbul and Konya)

• Nominated and worked as research team member in Establishment of Agro-ecological

Zones of Punjab Pakistan by University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (No.PS-(14) 147/29692)

• Selected for research fellowship in USA from Higher Education Commission (HEC) of

Pakistan under International Research Support Initiative Program (IRSIP)

• Organized different national and international workshops/ seminar and trainings

• Developed climate change adaptations for famers on cotton-wheat cropping systems of

Punjab Pakistan (Ref. National Agromet Centre, Pakistan Meteorological Department

Islamabad, May 2016)

• Developed policy briefs on climate change impacts and adaptations measure for Cotton-

Wheat and Rice-Wheat Cropping systems of Punjab Pakistan

• Awarded first prize during Essay Writing Competition held by Art Club University of

Agriculture Faisalabad

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS:

• Vanli.O, B.B. Ustundag, I. Ahmad, I. M. Hernandez-Ochoad and G. Hoogenboom Using

Crop Modeling to Evaluate the Impacts of Climate Change on Wheat in Southeastern

Turkey. 2019. Environment Science and pollution research.

https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-019-06061-6

• Ahmed, I., S.A. Wajid, A. Ashfaq, M.J.M. Cheema, and J. Jasmeet. 2019. Optimizing

Irrigation and Nitrogen Requirements for Maize through Empirical Modeling in Semi-Arid

Environment. Environment Science and pollution research. 26:1227–1237

• Waqas, M. M, U.K. Awan, M.J.M. Cheema, I. Ahmad, M. Ahmad, S. Ali, S.H.H. Shah, A.

Baksh, M. Iqbal. 2019. Estimation of Canal Water Deficit using satellite Remote Sensing and

GIS: A Case Study in Lower Chenab Canal System, Pakistan. Indian society of remote

sensing. DOI: 10.1007/s12524-019-00977-9

• Ullah, A. I. Ahmad, A. Ahmad, T. Khaliq, U. Saeed, H. Rehman, J. Hussain. S. Ullah, G.

Hoogenboom. 2019. Assessing climate change impacts on pearl millet under arid

• and semi-arid environments using CSM-CERES-Millet model. Environment Science and

pollution research. 26:6745–6757

• Rahman, M.H, A. Ahmad, X. Wang, A. Wajid, W. Nasim, M. Hussain, B. Ahmad, I. Ahmad,

Z. Ali, W. Ishaque, M. Awais, V. Shelia, S. Ahmad, S. Fahd, M. Alam, H. Ullah, and G.

Hoogenboom. 2018. Multi-model projections of future climate and climate change impacts

uncertainty assessment for cotton production in Pakistan. Agriculture and forest

meteorology. 253: 94–113

• Ahmed, I., S.A. Wajid, A. Ashfaq, M.J.M. Cheema, and J. Jasmeet. 2018. Assessing the

Impact of Thermo-temporal changes on the productivity of spring Maize under semi-arid

environment. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology. 20: 2203-2210

• Ahmed, I., M.H. ur. Rahman, A. Ashfaq, A. Shakeel, and J. Jasmeet. 2018. Assessing the

Impact of Climate Variability on Maize using Simulation Modeling under Semi-Arid

Environment of Punjab-Pakistan. Environment Science and pollution research. 25: 28413-

28430

• Ahmed, I, U. Saeed, M. Fahad, A. Ullah, M.H. Rehman, and J. Judge. 2018. Yield

forecasting of Spring Maize using Remote Sensing and Crop Modeling in Faisalabad-

Punjab Pakistan. Indian society of remote sensing. 46: 1701-1711

PAPER IN PROGRESS/SUBMITTED

• Ahmed, I, U. Saeed, A. Ahmad, B. Ahmad, M.H. Rehman, A. Ullah and G. Hoogenboom.

2018. Adaptation Strategies for Maize Production under Climate Change for Semi-Arid

Environments. European journal of agronomy. Submitted

• Ahmed, I, F. Aristizabal, U. Saeed, J. Richetti and J. Judge. 2018. Remote Sensing-based

framework to assess the Seasonal and Inter-Annual Variability of Maize Yield at High Spatial

Resolution. Remote sensing of Environment. Submitted

• Fahad. M, A. Khan, P. Potapov, I. Ahmad, S.A. Wajid, A. Ahmad, M. Hansan. Wheat area

estimation using Landsat based time series imagery. 2019. International Journal of Applied

Earth Observations and Geoinformation. Submitted

• Gul. F, I. Ahmed, M. Ashfaq, D. Jan , S. Fahad, M. Fayyaz and S. A. Shah. Use of Crop

Growth Model to Simulate the Impact of Climate Change on Yield of various Wheat Cultivars

under Different Agro-Environmental Conditions in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. 2019.

Arabian journal of geosciences. Submitted

• Fahad. M. I. Ahmad, A. Hussain. 2019. Implications of 1.5 and 2.0°C addition warming on

Wheat using gridded modeling approach. Atmósfera, Submitted

BOOK CHAPTER:

• I. Ahmad, H. Rehman, S. Ahmad, A. Ahmad, S.A. Wajid. 2019. Impact of climate change

and adaptations strategies for agronomic crops. Climate change and agriculture. IntechOpen,

UK. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.82697

• Ullah. A, I. Ahmad, H. Rehman, U. Saeed, A. Ahmad, A. Mehmood and G. Hoogenboom.

Climate Smart Interventions of Small-Holder Farming Systems. 2019. Climate Change and

Agriculture. IntechOpen, UK. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.82872

CHAPTER IN PROGRESS/SUBMITTED

• Ahmad. A, M. Ashfaq, G. Rasul, S. A. Wajid, T. Khaliq, I. Ahmad, J. Nasir, F. Rasul, F.

Riaz, B. ahmad, S. Ahmad, S. Tahir, and G. Hoogenboom. 2018. Impacts of Climate change

and development of Adaptation strategies for Cotton-Wheat Cropping System of Punjab

Pakistan. Handbook of Climate Change and Agroecosystems: Food and Nutrition in the

Developing World under Climate Change (Submitted)

• Ahmad. I, M.M Waqas, F. Gul, M. Mumtaz. 2019. Adapting Climate Change and Variability

for Current and Future Production Systems of Maize. Environment, Climate, Plant and

Vegetation Growth. Springer nature. Submitted

• Waqas, M.M, I. Ahmad, Y. Niaz, S. Hamid. 2019. Water Availability and Productivity Under

Changing Climate. Environment, Climate, Plant and Vegetation Growth. Springer nature.

Submitted

SCIENTIFIC REPORTS

• Ahmad, A., Ahmad, I., Riaz Khan, M., Shah, S.H.H., Kamran, M.A., Wajid, S.A., Amin, M.,

Khan, A., Arshad, M.N., Masud, M.J., Saqib, Z.A., Ullah, R.,Ziaf, K., ul Huq, I., Ahmad, S.,

Fahad, M., Mohsin, M., Abbas, A., Iqbal, A. 2018. Agro-Ecological Zoning in Punjab -

Pakistan. 2018. Rome, FAO. pp. 62

• Chaudhury. A, N. Ayub, J. Giles, S. Traore, I. Ahmad, M. Lizarazo, G. Grosjean. 2018.

Climate-Smart Agriculture in Punjab, Pakistan. CSA Country Profiles for Asia Series.

International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), FAO, Rome, pp: 1-36

POLICY BRIEF/ BLOG POST

• Policy brief: Food Security in Punjab, Pakistan Adapting rice-wheat farming to climate

change. June, 2014. The Agricultural Model Intercomparison and Improvement Project

(AgMIP). Phase-I , pp: 1-2

• Policy brief Food Security in Punjab, Pakistan Adapting cotton-wheat farming to climate

change. February 2017. The Agricultural Model Intercomparison and Improvement Project

(AgMIP). Phase-II, pp: 1-2

• Blog: Developed web-based Impacts Explorer for Exploring the farming systems

vulnerability and adaptation in a changing world in collaboration with AgMIP.

http://agmip-ie.alterra.wur.nl/punjab-pakistan

ABSTRACT IN PROCEEDING:

• Din. M, M. Fahad, I. Ahmad, Rehman, M.N. Mustaq. Estimation of nitrogen nutrient index

in rice using hyperspectral reflectance vegetation indices. 2019. Ist International Conference

on Sustainable Agriculture: Food Security under Changing Climate Scenarios. ICSA, HEC

Pakistan

• Ullah. A, Ahmad. A, Khaliq. T, Saeed. U, Ahmad. I, Hussain. J. Mahmood. A. 2018.

Optimizing nitrogen rates of Pearl Millet under arid and semi-arid Environments. 20th

Nitrogen Workshop Coupling C-N-P-S Cycles, Rennes, France

• Ahmad. A., T. Khaliq, A. Wajid, I. Ahmad, S. Tahir, S. Ahmad, M. Ashfaq and G.

Hoogenboom. 2016. What would happen to wheat production in cotton-wheat cropping

zone of Punjab under midcentury scenario? 6th-agmip-global-workshop June 28-30, 2016,

Montpellier, France

• Ahmad. A., M. Ashfaq, A. Wajid, T. Khaliq, F. Riaz, I. Ahmad and G. Hoogenboom. 2015.

Evaluation and adaptation of Rice-wheat Cropping System in Pakistan under Changing

Climate Scenario. AgMIP Workshop on Coordinated Global and Regional Integrated

Assessments of Climate Change and Food Security. September 13th – September 18th,

2015. Aspen Global Change Institute, Aspen, Colorado, USA

• Ahmad. I, A. Ahmad, S.A. Wajid, T. Khaliq, F. Rasul, U.Saeed, J. Hussain and S. Tahir.

2014. Biochar as a Climate Change Mitigation Strategy. International Workshop On

“Biochar in Pakistan: Opportunities and Potential. March 24- 17, 2014. University of

Agriculture, Faisalabad. Pp. 20.

• Arshad. M. N, A. Ahmad, A. Wajid, F. Rasul, M. Awais, I. Ahmad, H. N. Fatima. 2014.

Climate Change Assessment using Oil Crop-Sun Model under scenarios of Punjab,

Pakistan. International workshop on “Emerging Horizons of Agricultural Extension for

sustaining Rural Development. February 27-28, 2014. University of Agriculture,

Faisalabad. Pp. 10.

• Ahmad. A., S.A. Wajid, T. Khaliq, J. Hussain, M.H. Rahman, U. Saeed, S. Tahir and I.

Ahmad. 2013. Climate Change: A Serious Threat to Fine Rice Productivity. AgMIP-

Pakistan Kickoff Workshop & International Seminar on Climate Change. June 4-6, 2013.

University of Agriculture, Faisalabad. Pp. 2.

• Saeed H.S., F. Rasul, S. Hussain, S. Tahir and I. Ahmad. 2013. APSIM, a Computer Based

Tool, for Studying Crops and Soil with Changing Climate. AgMIP-Pakistan Kickoff

Workshop & International Seminar on Climate Change. June 4-6, 2013. University of

Agriculture, Faisalabad. Pp. 15.

• Shabbir G., A. Ahmad, S.A. Wajid, J. Hussain, U. Saeed, I. Ahmad, S. Tahir and W.N.

Qureshi.2013. Historic and Future Trends of Temperature and CO2 Concentration in

Context of Climate Change. AgMIP-Pakistan Kickoff Workshop & International Seminar

on Climate Change. June 4-6, 2013. University of Agriculture, Faisalabad. Pp.51.

• Saeed H.S., F. Rasul, S. Hussain, A.A. Bajwa and I. Ahmad. 2013. Environmental Benefits

of Biochar. AgMIP-Pakistan Kickoff Workshop & International Seminar on Climate

Change. June 4-6, 2013. University of Agriculture, Faisalabad. Pp. 107.

• Saeed U., A. Ahmad, A. Wajid, T. Khaliq, M.U. Bashir, A.U. Malik, M. Awais, M.H.

Rahman and I. Ahmad. 2013. Simulation Modeling and Remote Sensing of Wheat for Yield

Forecasting and Stress Monitoring; A Review. AgMIP-Pakistan Kickoff Workshop &

International Seminar on Climate Change. June 4-6, 2013. University of Agriculture,

Faisalabad. Pp. 125.

RESEARCH PAPERS REVIEWED FOR NATIONAL/ INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS

• One paper reviewed for “Journal of Biotech Research & Biochemistry” Editor, Julie

Howell, Herald Scholarly Open Access USA. 2018

• Four paper reviewed for “ International Journal of Plant Biology and Research” Executive

Editor, Jeena Kristen, San Diego, California 92108, USA. 2018

• One paper reviewed for “ Journal of Environmental Pollution and Management” Managing

Editor “Scholarena, Warrensburg, MO - 64093, USA

• One paper reviewed for “ Iranian Journal of Earth Sciences” Editorial Office, Iran

• Paper reviewed for “Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Research, Pakistan

SYNERGISTIC ACTIVITIES:

Resource person/Trainer in national and International trainings

• Resource person for the training on “ Decision Support System for Agro-technology

Transfer (DSSAT) for climate change analysis” at Centre for Climate Research and

development (CCRD), COMSAT University, Islamabad, Pakistan (23-26 April, 2019)

• Resource person for the training on “Climate change impact assessment using crop

modeling and remote sensing techniques” at Department of environmental engineering,

Istanbul Technical University, Turkey (08 January to 28 January, 2019)

• Resource person for the training on “Irrigation Modelling using Decision Support System

for Agro-technology Transfer (DSSAT). Organized by The Climate Change, Energy &

Water Research Institute (CEWRI) at Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC),

Islamabad ( 08 January- 09 January 2019)

• Worked as resource person in twenty-five days training workshp on “Capacity Building of

Agriculture Department in Climate Change Adaptation using DSSAT” funded by Oxford

Policy Management (OPML) in collaboration with Action on Climate Today (15 October

2017 to 14 October 2018)

• Worked as trainer for three days training on “Decision Support System for Agro-

Technology Transfer (DSSAT) at “Center for Remote Sensing, Department of Agriculture

and Biological Engineering, University of Florida, USA (20-23 September 2017)

• Resource Person in Training Program on “Decision Support System for Agro-Technology

Transfer” (DSSAT) Organized by Climate Change Center, Ayub Agricultural Research

Institute, Faisalabad, Pakistan (24-28 October 2016)

• Resource Person in Training Program on “Decision Support System for Agro-Technology

Transfer” (DSSAT) Organized by Bahri Dagdas International Agricultural Research

Institute Konya-Turkey in Collaboration with Ministry of Agriculture, Turkey (07-18

December 2015)

Organization of National and International Workshop/Seminar

• Certificate and award of gratitude for organizing the “Agricultural Model Intercomparison

and Improvement Program (AgMIP) Phase-II & Hands on training on Trade of Analysis

Model for Multidimensional (TOA-MD) (20-22 December 2016)

• Certificate of appreciation for organizing “ AgMIP-Kickoff Workshop Phase-II and

International Seminar on Risk management in agriculture at University of Agriculture

(UAF). Faisalabad ( 28 November, 2015)

• Certificate of appreciation for organizing the “AgMIP-Pakistan Mid-term Workshop &

International Seminar on climate change adaptation to ensure food security” at UAF (16-

17 January 2014)

• Certificate and award of gratitude for organizing the “International Workshop on Biochar

in Pakistan: Opportunities and potential” (27-27 March 2014)

• Organized the one-day seminar on “Climate Change and Food Security. Policy Issues at

UAF (13 October 2013)

• Certificate of appreciation for organizing the “AgMIP-Pakistan Kickoff Workshop &

International Seminar on Climate Change” at UAF (4-6 June 2013)

Participation in National and International Training Workshops/Seminar

• Participated one day international training workshop on “ Advanced tools for drought

monitoring and adaptations” at MNS University of Agriculture, Multan, Pakistan (10

October, 2018)

• Participated in training workshop on “Methodology of Global Agro-Ecological Zone

Formation and Case studies at Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Agriculture and

Food Security, UAF (18-22 December 2017)

• Participated in training workshop on “Introduction to R and Data Carpentry” at University

of Florida Marston Science Library, USA (14 to 17 August 2017)

• Participated in International hands-on training on “ Agricultural Production Systems

Simulator (APSIM) under the project DFAT-CSIRO Pakistan at UAF (17-20 November,

2015)

• Participated in APSIM training Workshop on “Assessing Crop Production, Nutrient

Management, Climatic Risks and Environmental Sustainability with APSIM Model” at

UAF (09-11 October 2015)

• Participated the training program on “Decision Support System for Agro-Technology

Transfer (DSSAT)” organized by U.S.-Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in

Agriculture and Food Security at UAF (18-19 August 2015)

• Attended international training on “GLAM, MAGIS and NDVI Relationship with Crop

Yield” at Centre for Agriculture, Information system Lab, PARS, UAF (19 to 24 Feb,

2015)

• Participated in training course on “Use of GLAM, MAGIS, AFSS & Crop Information

Portal for Crop Mapping & Monitoring” at SPARC, Islamabad (28 January to -1st February

2015)

• Participated in fifteen days training workshop on “Remote Sensing for Monitoring

Agriculture Crops and assessing Soil Salinity” held in UAF (3-15 February 2014)

• Participated in training workshop on “MATLAB” from National University of Science and

Technology (NUST) (12-13 April 2013)

Participation in International Workshops

• Participated in expert workshop on “ Climate smart agriculture in Punjab Pakistan”

organized by Hussain Chaudhry Consultancy (HCC) at Lahore (11 April, 2018)

• Participated in international conference on “ Climate smart agriculture: The way of farming

for 21th century” at MNS University of Agriculture, Multan, Pakistan )8-9 October, 2018)

• Participate in Agricultural Model Intercomparison and Improvement Program (AgMIP)

Phase-II Winners’ Circle Workshop held in Safari Park Hotel, Nairobi Kenya (30 January

to 03 February 2017)

• Participated in AgMIP Integration workshp on “ Regional Integrated Assessment of

Farming in Sub-Sharan Africa and South Africa at Dakar-Senegal (22-27 February, 2016)

• Participated in International seminar and Workshop on establishment of Agro-Ecological

zones of Punjab-Pakistan at Center for Advanced Studies in Agriculture and Food Security,

UAF (12 March 2018)

• Participated in 2nd International Workshop on Biochar “Agronomic, Socio-Economic &

Policy Perspectives on Biochar & C- Market” at UAF(12 May 2014)

• Participated in international Seminar on “Global Change and Pakistan Perspective,

Climate, water and Agriculture nexus: a futuristic approach to fight hunger at UAF (16

September 2014)

• Participated in “5th International Conference on Agriculture, Food Security & Climate

Change” at The University of Poonch Rawalakot (9-11 September 2014)

• Participated in international conference on “Emerging Horizon of Agri. Extension for

Sustainable Rural Development at UAF (27-28 February 2014)

Participation in National Workshops/Seminars and other appreciation

• Participated in the conference on “ Innovations in Agriculture: Nourishing Pakistan in

Changing climate”. Organized by Institute of soil and environmental sciences, UAF and

Pakistan Agriculture Scientist Forum (PAS). (13 Feburary-15 February, 2019)

• One-day workshop on “Scientific Writing” at UAF (24 May 2014)

• Certificate of Participation for attended the conference on “Food Security Challenges” at

Bahuddin Zakariya University, Multan (BZU) (31 March to 02 April 2014)

• Certificate of participation in 2nd National Conference on “Advances in Sciences and

Research” at COMSAT Institute if Information Technology Vehari Campus (17 March

2014)

• Attended two days’ workshop on up scaling & mainstreaming of child Friendly Schools at

Layyah (19-20 July 2012)

• Attended three days’ workshop on Proposal Writing Skills at Strengthening Participatory

Organization (SPO) Multan (16-18 September 2012)

• Attended one-day workshop on career development at UAF. (30-Sepetember-2011)

• Certificate of honor by Society of Young Agronomists in Department of Agronomy, UAF

(01-02 June 2011)

COUNTRY VISITED:

• United states of America (USA): To work on area estimation and yield forecasting using

Machine learning Algorithms, Center for Remote Sensing, Department of Agriculture and

Biological Engineering, University of Florida, USA

• Dakar-Senegal: To participate in AgMIP Integration workshp on “ Regional Integrated

Assessment of Farming in Sub-Sharan Africa and South Africa

• Konya-Turkey: As resource person in Training Program on “Decision Support System

for Agro-Technology Transfer” (DSSAT at Bahri Dagdas International Agricultural

Research Institute Konya

• Istanbul-Turkey: As resource person in Training Program on “Decision Support System

for Agro-Technology Transfer” (DSSAT at Environmental Engineering Department,

Istanbul Technical University, Maslak, Istanbul

• Nairobi-Kenya: To participate in AgMIP)Phase-II Winners’ Circle Workshop held in

Safari Park Hotel, Nairobi Kenya

• Saudi Arabia: Umrah

INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION

• University of Florida, Gainesville, USA

• Istanbul Technical University, Turkey

• Ahi Evran University Kirşehir, Turkey

• Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran

• University of Sao Paulo Brazil

• Northwest University Xi'an China

MEMBERSHIPS:

• Member of “ Agronomy Society”, Pakistan

• Student governing council member of Professional Layyan’s Society (PLS) which is

working on carrier Counseling (http://pls.org.pk/)

• General secretory of National Rafai Organization (NRO) Layyah (https://www.nro.org.pk/)

• Member, Society of Young Agronomists, Pakistan

PROFICIENCY IN LANGUAGES:

• English, Urdu, Punjabi and Sariki (Basic)