Innovations in Agricultural Water Management

Dr. Muhammad Mubeen is working as Tenured Associate Professor at COMSATS University Islamabad, Vehari Campus (Pakistan). His areas of interest include Agronomy, Climate change and Agro-meteorology, Agricultural Biotechnology, Crop Growth Modeling, Remote sensing, GIS and Water management. He has expertise in Cropping system model “Decision Support System for Agro-technology Transfer (DSSAT) and GIS softwares (ArcGIS and ERDAS). He has over 100 publications in national and international peer reviewed journals and books over his areas of expertise. He is reviewer of many national and international well-reputed journals. He has edited 2 international books “Building Climate Resilience in Agriculture-Theory, Practice and Future Perspective” and “Climate Change Impacts on Agriculture: Concepts, Issues and Policies for Developing Countries”.

Dr. Wajid Nasim Jatoi is Professor, Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture & Environment, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur (IUB), Pakistan. He also served COMSATS University Islamabad, Vehari Campus (Pakistan) and Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad (Pakistan). He completed his PhD training from College of Agriculture & Environmental Sciences, The University of Georgia, USA; he completed one Post Doctorate from FRANCE and one from AUSTRALIA. He is working as Focal Person in Consortium on Climate Change, Sustainability & Conservation and as Director at International Center for Climate Change, Food Security and Sustainability, IUB. He has completed many Projects in collaboration with Columbia University, USA; IFPRI, USA; CIHEAM-IAMM France etc. He published more than 100 peer reviewed research publications. He organized and attended more than 100 national and international conferences, seminars and workshops. He published 02 books “Building Climate Resilience in Agriculture” and “Climate Change Impacts on Agriculture” in Springer Nature as first editor.

Dr. Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi is an Associate Professor of Environmental Science at Health Services Academy Islamabad, Pakistan. Dr. Hashmi works on multiple water, soil, air and health related issues, and has expertise in developing environmentally sustainable and feasible technologies at Health Services Academy Islamabad, Pakistan. Dr. Hashmi works on multiple water, soil, air and health related issues, and has expertise in developing environmentally sustainable and feasible technologies.

Academician Professor Dr. Mushtaq Ahmad is renowned world Top Agro-biologist and Director of Sino-Pak Biodiversity Research Centre for Agro-Biological Resources, Department of Plant Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan. He is Honorary Distinguished professor in China and Uzbekistan. He is author of 997 articles (citations ±21405, H-index 72 i10-index 430) including 60 international books and book chapters. He has successfully supervised/produced 47 PhDs & Post Doctorates, 180 M.Phil./M.Sc/BS research scholars. He is recipient of highest Civil Award of Pakistan (Tamgha-e-Imtiaz), High Foreign talent award by China, International Scientist Award by Uzbekistan, fellow of TWAS by UNESCO, fellow PIFI- Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fellow Pakistan Academy of Sciences (PAS). He is the Member & Awardee of international bodies i.e., Chairman Silkroad Biohealth Agricultural Industrial Alliance Alliance, China, IUCN, IBPES, Association of federation of biotechnologists Asia Japan, Flora of Pan Himalaya- China, PAS, TWAS, PIFI- CAS, NAS, TUBITAK, MEVLANA, HEC, PBS, BSP.