Recognition & Accolades
Achievements & Honours
29 Honours
The best achievement during my 30 years of AAU service life is the establishment of a new KVK for Jorhat district of Assam at Kaliapani, Teok, as the Founder Program Coordinator during 2007-2009. The team KVK, under my dedicated leadership was instrumental in establishing a new Krishi Vigyan Kendra under AAU, right from taking possession of land, boundary demarcation, land development to construction of administrative building, farmers hostel, staff quarters, production farm and KVK campus.
The historic creation of KVK, Jorhat from a "jungle land" to an extension knowledge hub, was highly appreciated by then DDG, Dr. K.D. Kokate, ADG, V. Venkatasubramanian, I/c Vice Chancellor, AAU Dr. B.C. Bhowmick and VC, AAU, Dr. K.M. Bujharbarua, during their visit to KVK, Jorhat.
My dream plan to place newly developed KVK, Jorhat on top, was the driving force to prepare diversified activity plans from infrastructure development to farm activity hubs. Fortunately, I was selected as a member for preparation of DPR on Integrated Farming System Model Farms for AAU KVKs. Under this project, I established different demonstration units at KVK, Jorhat under RKVY funding.
I took special initiative to touch farming communities on E- platform and established first of its kind, Rural Knowledge Centre, for farming community of Jorhat, under financial support of NABARD, Assam. As an inter institutional collaboration mode, I was able to mobilize funds from NABARD for exposure visit of 90 farmers to the North Eastern states.
I was entrusted by Honorable VC, AAU, to act as faculty coordinator in International Agriculture and Rural Development 6020 Program of Cornell University, USA. I guided AAU students for different exposure visit programs in different parts of India, organized by Cornell University, USA, in 2013. I had the opportunity of being a part of the group of students and teachers from 4 Indian and 6 American Universities. I successfully coordinated their assigned programs of group discussions, reflex paper presentations, exposure visits, inter university discussions, theme presentation on Rural Infrastructure, student assessment, final presentation and other academic requirements for the IARD program.
Acted as nodal officer in FPARP and SWPA projects under AICRP on Water Management, implemented under KVK, Jorhat.
During my stay at Directorate of Extension Education, AAU, I was entrusted to act as nodal officer for NICRA project, implemented for the first time under KVKs of Assam. Accordingly, I took the responsibilities for preparation of technical programs in coordination with NICRA project cell, ICAR, project implementation, monitoring and other related activities. During my NICRA leadership, different State and National level Awards were received by some operational KVKs.
During my service at Directorate of Extension Education, AAU, Jorhat, I was assigned to act as as nodal officer of DBT project "Biotechnology led Organic Farming in NER", operational under KVKs of Assam.
Acted as nodal officer for On Farm Testing Program under KVKs of Assam. Around 1000 on farm testing were conducted by different KVKs, during my leadership period.
Acted as nodal officer for RKVY project, Directorate of Extension Education components and nodal officer for construction related works of new KVKs. Accordingly, I took the responsibility of coordinating with Directorate of Physical Plant, AAU, Jorhat, Zonal Project Directorate, Meghalaya, ICAR, New Delhi, and approved architectural firms for plan and estimates, building designs, fund mobilization and project implementation processes. My all round coordination was found very effective for completion of new KVK buildings at Sivasagar, Kahikuchi, Kokrajhar, Nagaon, Tinsukia and Dhansiri Farmer's Hostel Complex, AAU campus. Dr. B.C. Bhowmick, then Director of Extension Education, AAU, highly appreciated my leadership role for successful completion of KVK project.
Acted as Farm Manager in BN College of Agriculture, from 2003 to 2007 with the huge responsibility of AAU for quality seed/ planting material generation for farming community. Accordingly, I took operational programs under the guidance and mentorship of then Associate Dean, Dr. P. Bora and achieved the target of his dream plan with great appreciation from AAU authorities. Besides seed production program, I took the responsibility of managing horticulture orchards, quality seed production farms, tea and plantation crop garden, agroforestry repository, bamboo plantation, Kadamba plantation, rubber garden. For the first time in AAU, I took the initiative for latex harvest and sheet rubber marketing under the technical guidance of Dr. P. Borah, then Associate Dean, BNCA and Rubber Board India. We produced around 225 quintals of rapeseed and 1250 tonnes of sugarcane planting material of newly developed varieties Dhansiri and Kolong.
As a full fledged farm manager in BNCA, I took dedicated, dynamic and high value based involvement to transform to a most vibrant farm activity hub for quality planting material production and income generation to AAU. The then VC, Dr. S.S. Baghel, highly appreciated and rated this farm as one of the best managed farms in India, during his visit to BNCA. Subsequently, FAC, AAU, Jorhat also appreciated and honored the best farm award jointly with RARS, Titabor.
Director of Extension Education entrusted me for preparation of DPR for Integrated Farming System Project with funding from SIRD, Assam. Accordingly, the project was prepared coordinating 12 KVKs and implemented through different KVKs under AAU. I acted as nodal officer for the whole project.
Worked as a lead scientist in Organic Seed Production program at BNCA.
Acted as Farm Manager in RARS, Karimganj and produced breeder seed, certified seeds of rice.
Maintained the world heritage RARS, Rice Germplasm Collection Centre for the use of AAU varietal development programs.
Involved in many technology generations of Rice and Pulses under National Project AICRP Rice and Pulses at RARS, Titabar, Shillongani and Karimganj. As Associated scientist, the technology developed on Boro Rice Nursery Management at RARS, Shillongani, found place in AAU package of practices.
Involved in UG and PG teaching at BNCA and CA, AAU, Jorhat.
Guided 7 MSc students in the field of Organic Farming.
2 MSc and 4 PhD students are pursuing research programs under my guidance.
Organized "Mass campaigning against Lepidiota mansueta in Majuli", in association with AINP on white grubs and other soil arthropods in AAU, Jorhat centre, which event was instrumental showing mammoth impact on creating awareness among farming community of Majuli.
Involved in preparation of DPR on National Mega Seed Project and initiated farm and infrastructure development activities at BNCA.
Acted as evaluator of National Hariyali Project, Government of India.
ICAR nominated me as a member for Monitoring NICRA project, operational under NE India.
Acted as external paper setter of School of Agricultural Sciences and Rural Development MEDZIPHEMA campus, 797106 under Nagaland Agricultural University.
Member of Site Selection Committee for KVK Dhemaji, KVK Morigaon and KVK Udalguri.
Acted as a member of "Seed Hubs for Increasing Production of Indigenous Pulses in India" project.
Acted as PI of project "Utilization of Rice-Fallowland by Crop Diversification in Barak valley zone of Assam" and "Systematic Study of Shiyala" and Co- PI in ARIASP sponsor project on Integrated faming system research and Farming System of Tillah land project.
Acted as lead scientist in IFAD and Rice Wheat Cropping System Program.
Involved in quality Seed/Planting material generation of Rapeseed, Sesame, Sugarcane, Black Pepper and other commercial crops generating huge income to AAU.
Acted as Executive Council Member for the International Journal Ecobios, published by, Society of Biometry, Ecology and Econometrics (BEES).
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