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General Informations

  • Join Date: 11/02/1991
  • College: College of Agriculture
  • Department: Agricultural Engineering
  • Office Email: manas.barooah[at]aau.ac.in
  • Other Charges: PI, AICRP on FIM, Assessment of Farm Mechanization status and prospects of Custom hiring in India

Education Details

 
 
 
 
 
1990
Bachelor of Engineering (Ag)

College of Technology and Agricultural Engineering, MPUAT, Udaipur

 
 
 
 
 
2005
MSc (Ag)

University College Dublin, National University of Ireland, Belfield, Dublin (ireland)

Employment History

 
 
 
 
 
11-02-1991 - 09-12-1997
JRA (NARP II)

Assam Agricultural University

 
 
 
 
 
11-12-1997 - 31-07-2014
JRA(I/C Research Engineer, AICRP on Renewable Sources of Energy)

Assam Agricultural University

 
 
 
 
 
01-08-2014 - 30-06-2020
Assistant Professor

Assam Agricultural University

 
 
 
 
 
01-07-2020 - Till date
Assistant Professor (Stage 2)

Assam Agricultural University

Publications

Manas Barooah; Laxmi Sethi; Abhijit Borah; Ajita Tiwari (2024) . Feasibility of Poly House Solar Bulk Drying System for Turmeric (Curcuma longa) in Humid Condition of North East India, Annals of Biology, 40(2), 371-378
Manas Jyoti Barooah; Laxmi Narayan Sethi; Abhijit Borah (2020) . Solar Tunnel Drying System: A Literature Review, Industria: Jurnal Teknologi dan Manajemen Agroindustri, 9(3), 252-262 , DOI : https://doi.org/10.21776/ub.industria.2020.009.03.
Samerndra Hazarika; Manas Jyoti Barooah; Prodip Kumar Dutta; Prasanta Rajkhowa (2015) . Enriched Biogas Slurry- A Potential Source of Nutrients for Organic Farming, Akshay Urja, 9(2), 26-29
Manas Jyoti Barooah; Abhijit Borah; M Dutta (2015) . Enhancing anaerobic digestion of poultry litter in field digestors by incorporating in-line pre-digestor assembly, Carbon – Science and Technology, 7(2), 122-129
Barooah, M.J.(2024). Farm mechanization for conservation Agriculture & Crop residue management for higher carbon pumping. in : SLM on Climate Smart Resource Conservation Technologies for Hill Agriculture, Barooah, M.J.; Sarmah, D.C.; Choudhury, K.; (Eds), Directorate of Open and Distance learning,Assam Agricultural University, khanapara, pp 45-59.
Barooah, M.J.(2025). Farm machinery for tillage, sowing-planting, interculture and plant protection. in : SLM on Farm Mechanization for Enhancing work efficiency and reducing Drudgery, Barooah, M.J.; Hazarika, K.; Khayer, S.M.; Saikia, R.; (Eds), Directorate of Open and Distance learning,Assam Agricultural University, khanapara, pp 69-86.
Barooah, M.J. and Bora, A.(2023). Design and adoption of improvised poly-house solar bulk drying system for export potential spices of North East hill region National Conference on Rebooting the hill farming for future sustainability and livelihood (RHFFSL, 2023) 08-09th June 2023 ICAR Complex for NEH Region, Umiam, Meghalaya ,Indian Association of Hill Farming & ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umiam, Meghalaya,Director, ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region and Indian Association of Hill Farming, Umiam - 793 103, Meghalaya, India, 167 - 168.
Barooah, M.J.(2019). Paddy Straw Chopper - Cleaning field for next crop. Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat
Barooah, M.J.(2019). Tractor drawn Automatic Potato Planter. Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat
Barooah, M.J.(2017). Raised Bed Planter for Kharif Pulse Cultivation in Assam. Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat
Achievements
  • All India Coordinated Research Project on Farm Implements and Machinery(FIM) has been awarded the Chaudhary Devi Lal Outstanding All India Coordinated Research Project Award – 2018 - Worked as Principal Investigator of AICRP on FIM, Jorhat Centre.
  • Letter of appreciation from the Honorable Vice Chancellor of Assam Agricultural University on 15th August 2023 for his outstanding role in AAU's pursuit to harvest solar energy and his meticulous planning in executing the "Rooftop solar power plant" at AAU, Jorhat campus.
Membership
  • Indian Society of Agricultural Engineering (ISAE)
    Life Member
Projects
  • sponsored project on "Indian Astrobiology Research Foundation", implemented in 2024.
  • Government of Assam sponsored project on "Training on operation repair and maintenance of agricultural machinery", project cost Rs.100 Lakh implemented in 2021.
  • ICAR sponsored project on "Assessment of farm Mechanization status and Prospect of Custom Hiring in India", project cost Rs.5.080 Lakh implemented in 2024.
  • ICAR sponsored project on "AICRP on Farm Implements and Machinery", project cost Rs.4133000 Lakh implemented in 2010.