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Dr. Lohit Kumar Baishya
Head (NRM)
NRM
PH.D
About: Dr. Lohit Kumar Baishya
SSMN, Precision Agriculture and IFS.
Academic Qualifications
- B.Sc (Agriculture) (Agronomy, Soil Science, Agril. Engg, Agril. Biochemistry, Plant physiology, Economics, Agril. Extension, Hort, Plant pathology, Entomology, PBG. Including 6-month RAWE programme., etc) Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, Assam.
- M.Sc (Agriculture) in Agronomy (Research works: Irrigation & Water management)
- PhD (Agronomy) (Research works: Nutrient management) Visva-Bharati University, West Bengal (A central University).
- Post Doc: (Research works: Precision agriculture, SSNM) ICAR-IARI, New Delhi.
Contact Information
Phone Number :- 7005886704
Email Address :- lohit.baishya@icar.org.in
ORCID ID / Google Scholar profile link:-
0000-0001-7755-1423
Date of joining ICAR-IARI Assam
19-07-2023
Number of publications
More than 100
Major research contributions / notable work
Specialized in climate-smart agriculture, integrated farming systems (IFS), shifting cultivation improvement, and natural resource management. Authored over 100 research papers, six books, and numerous technical publications, making significant contributions to sustainable agriculture and resource conservation in the Northeastern region of India.
Awards / recognitions
1. Certificate of Appreciation Dept. of Agriculture Govt. of Assam 2025 Development of IFS models.
2. Letter of Appreciation Dept. of Agriculture Govt. of Assam 2025 Climate smart Maize production technology at Dhemaji, Assam.
3. Letter of Appreciation Dept. of Agriculture Govt. of Assam 2025 Standardization of rice based cropping system in rice fallow areas of Assam.
4. Certificate of Appreciation USTM, Meghalaya 2024
5. ISA Fellow 2021 The Indian Society of Agronomy 2023.
6. Letter of Appreciation Additional Deputy Commissioner Medziphema, Nagaland 2022, Development of custom hiring centre.
7. Letter of Appreciation Additional Deputy Commissioner Medziphema, Nagaland 2022, Development of Model Village.
8. Letter of Appreciation Additional Deputy Commissioner Medziphema, Nagaland 2022, Development of Seed Village.
9. Letter of Appreciation Project Director (ATMA) Dimapur, Nagaland 2022, Organizing farmers.
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10. Outstanding Scientist Award - 2021 The Society of Tropical Agriculture, New Delhi, India 2021 Overall Research Contribution.
11. Best Researcher Award VD Good Professional Association 2021 Overall Research Contribution.
12. ICAR-PDF fellowship ICAR 2020 Evaluation of SSNM practices & Meta analysis on SSNM.
13. Rapporteur Technical Session ICAR- Research complex for NEH region, Umiam, Meghalaya 2018.
14. Best Oral Presentation Award Organized by IAHF & ICAR RC for NEH Region, Umiam-793103, Meghalaya 2017 Crop diversification in rice fallow.
15. The Best Poster Presentation Award . In the national seminar on “Organised by ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Meghalaya during March 4-6, 2016 at Imphal, Manipur (India). 2016 Groundnut bumper harvest in hill and stone pebbles soil.
16. The Best Poster Presentation Award on“Impact of participatory In the national seminar on “Organised by ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Meghalaya during March 4-6, 2016, at Imphal, Manipur (India). 2016 Popularization of Lentil in rice fallow land with Zero tillage.
17. The Best Poster Presentation Award In the national seminar on organised by ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Meghalaya during March 4-6, 2016, at Imphal, Manipur (India). 2016 “Nutritional properties of potential crop Allium species and Neptunia oleracea: