Database of Nepalese professionals based on expertise
Nepalese Expert Database
Aastha Pudasainee
Graduate Research Assistant, Michigan State University
Applied Economics, Food and Agricultural Economics, Development Economics, Resource Economics
Email: aasthapudasainee@gmail.com
Achyut Narayan Baral
Founder, Krishi Master Nepal
Agriculture business Digital marketing ecosystem for agricultural commodities, Community based agriculture extension services, Agriculture entrance exams for all levels
Email: achyut396@gmail.com
Aditya Raj Khanal
Assistant Professor, Tennessee State University
Agricultural and Applied Economics, Agricultural Finance, Production Economics, Food Security and Economic Development, Risk Management, Agribusiness, Alternative profitable enterprises and entrepreneurship in agriculture
Email: akkhanal@gmail.com
Ambika Adhikari Tiwari
Senior Research Associate, Mississippi State University
Plant Science, Aquaculture, Water Quality, Best Management Practices, Environmental Science, Groundwater Cleanup, Algal Taxonomy etc.
Email: ambikaadhikari100@gmail.com
Anand Tiwari
Research Assistant, Tuskegee University
Integration of various knowledges to upgrade the existing production system in small scale producer level (Livestock sector).
Email: tanand71@gmail.com
Ananta Acharya
Research Scientist, Corteva Agriscience
Genomics, Bioinformatics, Ag innovation
Email: ananta.acharya@gmail.com
Anjan Bhatta
Graduate Research Assistant, Auburn University
Soil phosphorus particularly on environmental phosphorus loss risk assessment,
Email: azb0144@auburn.edu
Anjana Duwal
Graduate Research Assistant, Kentucky State University
Entomology
Email: anjana.duwal@kysu.edu
Arun Kafle
PhD candidate, University of South Australia
Protected vegetable cultivation, Urban Agriculture, Agriculture system modelling, Economic analysis of horticultural commodities.
Email: kaflearun8@gmail.com
Asmita Devkota
Graduate Research assistant, Tennessee State University
Plant biotechnology, genetics, bio-informatics,
Email: devkota.asmita1996@gmail.com
Babu Panthi
Postdoctoral Scholar, Oregon State University
Integrated Pest Management, spatial analysis, economic thresholds, sampling plans
Email: panthibabu44@gmail.com
Badri Aryal
Lecturer, Pokhara University
Development studies
Email: badriaryal1975@gmail.com
Bal Krishna Joshi
Senior Scientist (Plant Genetics and Breeding), Nepal Agricultura Research Council
Plant Genetics and Breeding, Agrobiodiversity, Biotechnology, Statistics
Email: joshibalak@yahoo.com
Basu Deb Bhandari
Vice President, Comerica Bank
Economics, Production Economics, Econometrics, Enterprise Risk
Email: bgbhandari@gmail.com
Basuedv Sharma Pokhrel
Nursery Inspector, Maryland Department Of Agriculture
Insect pest Identification and their management strategies
Email: basupokhrel30@gmail.com
Bed Prasad Khatiwada
Consultant, Food and Nutrition consulting Group
Food safety and quality, postharvest horticulture, NIIR Spectroscopy
Email: bedkhatiwada@gmail.com
Bharat Pokharel
Associate Professor, Tennessee State University
I am a biometrician and applied statistician, who is interested in designing research experiments, testing research hypotheses, and developing statistical model as a decision support tool for resource owners, resource managers and policy makers in order to promote sustainable resources management for perpetuity. As the scopes, priorities and diversities of resource management broadened, we need to test wide range of hypotheses using either observational or experimental data in the form of empirical and mechanistic approaches. I am interested to integrate the strength of both approaches in order to test the underlying biological principles. There is a need to leverage our research through an empirical modeling framework and using relatively abundant and inexpensive readily available data both at temporal and spatial scales to address contemporary agricultural problem around the globe.
Email: Bharat.Pokharel@gmail.com
Bharat Man Shrestha
Biology Study Lead., Soil Health and Fertility Development, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Climate Change and Agricultural Sustainability, Soil Health and Fertility, Food Security, Carbon and Nutrient Cycling, Ecosystem Services
Email: shresthabm@gmail.com
Bhawani P Mishra
Senior Research Associate, University of Missouri, Columbia
Post-doctoral Fellow of Economic Modeling, Auburn University, Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology
I am an applied economist experienced in multidisciplinary behavioral research in agriculture, energy, environment, ecology, and natural resource management. I am well trained in economics, econometrics, statistics and spatial analysis. I am also interested in political and developmental economics.
Email: bjs.misra@gmail.com
Bikal Koirala
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Texas Tech University
Macroeconomics, Time Series Econometrics, Empirical Macroeconomics
Email: bikal.koirala@gmail.com
Bikash Poudel
Postdoctoral Researcher, USDA-ARS
Genetics, Bioinformatics, Pathogen biology
Email: nikesh.kezia@gmail.com
Bimala Rai Paudyal
Member, National Assembly (Upper House); Federal Parliament of Nepal
Climate-Smart Agriculture; Common Property Resource Management and Natural Resource Governance; Food Sovereignty; Gender Equality and Social Inclusion; Climate Change; Sustainable Development; Post Disaster Recovery; Social Protection
Email: bimalarp@gmail.com
Bishnu Raj Upreti
Executive Chairman, Policy Research Institute (PRI)
conflict and peace, public policy, resources and environmental governance, state building, human security especially food and water security, research policy linkage, partnership research, etc
Email: bishnu.upreti@gmail.com
Buddhi Raj Gyawali
Professor, Kentucky State University
My research are multidisciplinary and relate to using agricultural, socio-economic, environmental Geographic Information System (GIS) and remotely sensed data for scientific research on land-use change, human- environment relationship, climate change and variability, integrated environmental monitoring and management, resource dependency and inequality, farm diversification, succession and sustainability, participatory GIS and community development.
Domestication, perennial crops and crop wild relatives
Email: khanaldevaraj@gmail.com
Devendra Paudel
Graduate Assistant, Penn State University
I have expertise in Analysis of Food and Nutrition survey databases and current research focus area is in Dietary fiber, gut microbiome and their effect on Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and Colorectal cancer (CRC)
Email: paudeldeven@gmail.com
Dikshit Poudel
Grad Assistant and Student, University of Georgia
Economics, Development, Agriculture and Food Policy, Food Insecurity and Poverty
Email: dikshit.pdl@gmail.com
Dilip Bhandari
Senior Director of Programs-Livestock Technology and One Health, Heifer International
International development, agriculture value chain, smallholder farmers, appropriate technology, One Health
Email: bhandari.dilip@gmail.com
Dilip Panthee
Associate Professor, North Carolina State University
Plant Breeding, Genetics, Genomics, Bioinformatics, and Genome Editing
Email: drpanthee@yahoo.com
Dinesh Bahadur Karki
Assistant professor, IAAS,TU
climate change, conservation agriculture, organic and sustainable agriculture
Email: kakarkidinesh@gmail.com
Dinesh Phuyal
Graduate Research Assistant, Texas A & M University
Social research methods, population and environment, social change psychological and public health
Email: dirgha.ghimire@gmail.com
Dol Prasad Dhakal
Research Associate, Texas A&M Argillite Research and Extension Center
Integrated Crop Management (ICM/IPM)following to Insects and Plant disease Management (Pest Management)
Email: dol.dhakal@ag.tamu.edu
Dr. Ishwary P. Acharya
Director of Research and Development, Kay Dee Feed LLC
Ruminant Nutrition, Forage Quality, Mineral and Vitamins, Energy and Protein Metabolism, Probiotics
Email: ishwary.acharya@kaydeellc.com
Drona Prakash Rasali
Director, Population Health Surveillance & Epidemiology/ Adjunct Professor, BC Centre for Disease Control, Provincial Health Services Authority, British Columbia, Canada/ School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia
Population and Public Health, Epidemiology, Food Security, Quantitative Genetics, Livestock Genetics and Production & Veterinary Science in general.
Email: drona.rasali@ubc.ca
Gehendra Bahadur Gurung
Independant, Indeoendant
Climate change and disaster risk reduction
Email: gehendra363@gmail.com
Gita Koirala Bhandari
Analyst, Pacific Dental Services
Mindfulness, Agriculture Extension, Gender Analysis, Communication
Email: gita2067@gmail.com
Govinda Shrestha
Postdoctoral Researcher, Oregon State University
Integrated Pest Management, Biological Control, Pest Monitoring, Insect Movement
Email: shresthagovin@gmail.com
Homan Regmi
Post-Doctoral Researcher, Citrus Research and Education Center, University of Florida
Plant breeding, genetics, and genomics are my key interest areas.
Email: laxman.adhikari86@gmail.com
Madhav Subedi
Graduate Research Assistant, University of Georgia
I am interested in crop improvement through breeding approaches. This would involve the use of conventional methods as well as modern translational genomics approach. I am also interested in the evolutionary genetics of plants and the application of bioinformatics skills in my research.
Email: being.madhav@gmail.com
Madhav Parajuli
Graduate Research Assistant (PhD), Tennessee State University
Soil biogeochemistry and climate change, Plant pathology, soilborne diseases
Resource Economics, Resource Taxation, Consumer Behavior, Experimental Economics, Big Data
Email: monika.ghimire@okstate.edu
NABA RAJ DEVKOTA
VICE-CHANCELLOR, GANDAKI UNIVERSITY
It is my pleasure to serve the people across the nation and globe through active participation in the broad areas of research, development and academic administration, mainly to the field of natural resource management including livestock development/Agroforestry, Forestry and pasture/tree interaction; and climate change
Email: nabadevkota.gandaki@gmail.com
Nir Bahadur Jirel
Freelance, Freelance
Animal Science/ TVET
Email: jirelnb@gmail.com
Niraj Prakash JOSHI
Associate Professor, Hiroshima University
Poverty, food insecurity, agricultural production economics, socioeconomics of climate change
Email: nirajji@gmail.com
Niranjan Aryal
Assay development and Validation Chief for molecular diagnosis of COVID-19 at BalboaDx, Lab Director at Certus Analytics, Chief Science Officer at Nutrawerx, BalboaDx, Certus Analytics, Nutrawerx
Plant Biotechnology, Plant Pharmacology, Molecular Diagnosis of plant and human diseases
Email: naryal101@gmail.com
Nityananda Khanal
Research Scientist, Agriculture and Agro-Food Canada
My primary research interest is in soil microbial ecology. I am currently investigating how soil microbes (community composition and their functional role) changes with climate change (e. g., global warming). I am also interested in is global carbon cycling, carbon-climate feedback, and regenerative agricultural practices.
Email: ddevkota.pawan@gmail.com
Peetambar Dahal
Scientist (Retd.), University of California, Davis
Food, nutrition and health security beginning with emphasis on food safety
Email: Peetambardahal@gmail.com
Pradeep Wagle
Interdisciplinary Research Agronomist, USDA-ARS, Grazinglands Research Laboratory
Study land surface-atmosphere interactions with a focus on ecosystem carbon and water cycle dynamics using eddy covariance systems Investigate impacts of land use change, extreme climatic events, and management practices on productivity, and carbon and water dynamics of terrestrial ecosystems Upscale eddy flux observations (CO2 fluxes and ET) using modeling and remote sensing approaches ET modeling and partitioning (E and T) using various models
Email: pradeep.wagle@usda.gov
Pradip Sapkota
Graduate Research Assistant, Texas Tech University
Crop Genomics, abiotic stress tolerance, plant breeding, production economics
Email: sapkotapradip139@gmail.com
Pragya kiju
Graduate Research Assistant, Montana State University
Entomology, Chemical Ecology, Plant host resistance
Email: pragyakiju4488@gmail.com
Pragyan Gautam Burlakoti
Plant Health Diagnostician, BC Ministry of Agriculture
Canola, Sugarbeet, Fusarium sp., Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, common hosts and diseases of them in British Columbia (Forest trees, Berries, tree fruit crops, vegetables etc.)
Email: Gpragyan@gmail.com
Prakash Gurung
Asst. Lecturer, G.P Koirala College of Agriculture and Research Centre (GPCAR), Purbanchal University
My primary research interest is in the area of weed science for managing weeds in agronomical crops. In my MSc thesis, the winter maize providing mulching with black plastic and rice straw reduces the weed dynamics and increases the yield. I am interested in the field of agronomy, weed science, conservation agriculture, and sustainable agriculture.
Email: gurungagri5@gmail.com
Prakash Parajuli
Graduate Research Assistant, Texas Tech University
Functionalization/modification and characterization of biopolymers for the development of functional bioproducts from biopolymers. Specializes in the development and functional application of cellulose-based products e.g. membranes, fibers, and aerogels
Email: prakashparajuli2003@gmail.com
Pramod Pantha
Post doctoral researcher, Louisiana State University, USA
I am a research scientist with 8+ years of working experience in multi-omics datasets. I am using comparative genomics and transcriptomics approaches to uncover the molecular mechanisms of multiple abiotic stress tolerance and plant invasiveness. The key genes/pathway/genetic elements identified from my comparative analysis could be used for developing climate resilient crop better adapted to climate crisis. Further, it can be used to develop molecular tool to control the invasive plants. Most importantly, my skillsets of comparative genomic data analysis are transferable to any systems (virus, bacteria, plants, animal or human).
Email: pramodpantha@gmail.com
Pramod Pokhrel
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Texas A&M University
Crop simulation modeling, cover crops
Email: ppokhrel1988@gmail.com
Prava Adhikari
Phd Student / Graduate Student, LSU
Understanding coordination between growth and development of leaf by studying cell cycle related genes using genetics and computational biology.
Email: pravadhikarip@gmail.com
Prem B Bhandari
Evaluation Coordinator (and Survey Data Analyst), KonTerra Research Group
Social research methods; program evaluation, survey data collection, management and analysis; socio-economic and cultural determinants of demographic behaviors (migration, fertility, and population health); social inequalities; rural social change; population and environment; and sociology of agriculture in developing countries.
Email: pbhandari115@gmail.com
Prem Prasad Kandel
Postdoc, Penn State University
Molecular and evolutionary plant pathology
Email: prem_kndl@yahoo.com
Priyanka Devkota
Graduate Research Assistant, Mississippi State University
Livelihoods; Enterprise, Markets and Value Chain; Cooperatives; Impact Assessment; Research-Teaching-Extension;
Email: rajkadhikari@gmail.com
Rajan Ghimire
Assistant Professor, New Mexico State University
Email: ghimireg@gmail.com
Rajan Shrestha
Graduate Research Assistant, Texas A&M University
Agronomy and crop science, climate change, crop stress and physiology
Email: Shresthakrajan@gmail.com
Raju Adhikari
Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO Manufacturing, RMIT University , CRAM Polymers Pty Ltd
Biostable, conducting and biodegradable materials for biomedical, agriculture, and food packaging applications Design and synthesis of polymer nanofibers for drug delivery applications Fluorescent and phosphorescent small molecule, monomer and polymer for OLED application Product development, technology transfer and commercialization
Email: adhikari2428@gmail.com
Ram Khadka
Scientist/ PhD candidate, Nepal Agricultural Research Council/ The Ohio State university
Assistant Professor, Gokuleshwor Agriculture and Animal Science College (GAASC), affiliated to Tribhuvan University, Nepal
My area of interest are in the field of horticulture, pomology and agro-tourism. I have done my MS thesis research on the topic Fruit thinning and defoliation effects on the quality and yield of Papaya (carica papaya) Cv. Red Lady in Chitwan. Currently I am seeking for PhD degree in horticulture.
Email: upreti.ramesh5@gmail.com
Ramjee P Ghimire
Researcher, Michigan State University
Sustainable development, program evaluation, agricultural extension, survey data analysis, livestock development, training, outreach, qualitative data analysis, international agricultural development, SPSS, monitoring and evaluation, policy studies
Email: ramghi@gmail.com
Renu Ojha
Graduate Research Assistant, Tennessee State University
Agriculture economics
Email: ojharenu1996@gmail.com
Rishi Khatri
Student, Mississippi State University
Nematology, Plant Pathology, Cell and Molecular Biology
Email: rishi.gulmeli@gmail.com
Rishi Ram Burlakoti
Research Scientist, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Plant Pathology
Email: rrburlakoti@gmail.com
Roshan Kumar Mahara
Student, Agriculture and forestry university
Food and nutrition, agricultural economics, sustainable agriculture, Integrated pest management
Climate Scientist, Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission
River Sediment Transport and Geomorphology
Email: marssanju@gmail.com
Sanjok Poudel
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Soil-plant-animal interaction in forage/livestock production system; Silvopasture
Email: sanjokpoudel@gmail.com
Santosh Dhakal
Assistant Professor, Kansas State University
Veterinary medicine; Infectious diseases; Vaccine development; Virology; Immunology; Zoonotic diseases; Public health; Animal science; Veterinary microbiology; One Health.
Email: santoshdhakal88@gmail.com
Santosh Pathak
Graduate Research Assistant, Louisiana State University
Agricultural Policy; Program Evaluation; Climate Smart Agriculture; Production Economics; Environmental Economics
Email: santoshpathak153@gmail.com
Santosh Upreti
Agriculture teacher, SEE
I want to opem agriculture enterprises within the boundary of my limited area
Email: upretisantosh76@gmail.com
Saroj Adhikari
Graduate Research Associate, Oklahoma State University
Agriculture, Food and Natural Resource Economics
Email: saroj9841502974@gmail.com
Satis Devkota
Assistant Professor of Economics and Management, University of Minnesota Morris
Productivity, Efficiency, Welfare
Email: spdevkota@gmail.com
Sharad Parasar Marahatta
Assistant Professor, University of Hawaii at Hilo
My interests are in nematology, horticulture and integrated pest management. I love to analyze nematode community indices and use nematodes as soil health bioindicators.
Email: sharadparasar@gmail.com
Sharan Panthi
PhD Student, University College Dublin
Soil Science, Soil Organic Carbon, Spectroscopy
Email: sharanpanthi@gmail.com
Shital Poudyal
Post doc, Texas Tech University
Plant physiology, Water quality, Production sustainability
I am interested in finding sustainable nematode management strategies for economically important nematodes like soybean cyst nematode, root not nematode, lesion nematodes and others.
Email: thapasit@msu.edu
Sittal Thapa
Graduate Research Assistant, North Dakota State University
Instructional Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University
Dairy herd health, Animal health, Transition cow management, Precision dairy technologies, Udder health management, Early disease detection, Data-based dairy decisions.
Email: sushilpaudyal@tamu.edu
Thaneshwar Bhandari
Assistant Professor, Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science Lamjung Campus Tribhuvan University
Agriculture value chains, efficiency analysis, agriculture development , risk management and data analysis.
Email: thaneshwarbhandari@iaas.edu.np
Tilak B. Bhandari
Founding Executive Director, Institute of Rubber and Jatropha Research-Nepal
Pioneer of Natural Rubber Farming Researcher, Promotor, Campaigner (33 years) in Nepal and from United States. !00's of PP presentation about rubber in Nepal, USA, UK and India etc. More than 60 rubber articles publication from above countries and various interviewed from national TV, Ratio and FM . Winner of Nepal Academy of Science and Technology-Government of Nepal-Award and many others. Serving as a Visiting Scientist of RECAST, Tribhuvan University, Nepal, Expert Director of Munaa Krishi Ltd-a public company, advisors of many agriculture development organizations. Mainly focus to natural rubber cultivation, research and out-reach activities in Nepal.
Email: tilakbhandari89@hotmail.com
Tilak Ram Mahato
Research Specialist, University of Arizona
Controlled Environment Hydroponic Agriculture, Intensive and Sustainable Food Production, IPM
Email: tmahato1993@gmail.com
Udaya Subedi
Student, University of Alberta
Agriculture, Plant breeding
Email: udaya@ualberta.ca
Ujjal Tiwari
Assistant Professor, Agriculture and Forestry University (AFU)
Socio-economic studies, climate change, food and nutrition security, project cycle management, monitoring & evaluation, impact study, etc.
Email: utiwari@afu.edu.np
Yamuna Ghale
Research Director, Nepal Center for Contemporary Research
Agriculture Policies, Food Security, Natural Resource Management, Gender Equality and Social Inclusion, Climate Change
Email: yamuna@nccr.org.np
Yogendra Raj Upadhyaya
PhD Student, University of Florida
Cover crops, nutrient and soil moisture management
