CIRDAP Expert Database
Purpose
The purpose is to collect information that can be used to prepare a public profile of the experts. The profiles will be included in the Experts Database on the CIRDAP website.

CIRDAP Expert Database Statistics
Submit Expert Details
Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP) is building an expert database on the different disciplines and research areas, which is linked to integrated rural development (IRD). The purpose is to collect information that we can use to prepare a public profile for you. The profile will be included in the Experts Database on the CIRDAP website.
Please fill in the form as completely as possible. We would appreciate it if you could follow the guidelines carefully, spell check your entries and invest some time in making your profile as good as you can. Your response will be edited and sent back to you for confirmation before publication. Twice a year you will be invited to review and update your profile.
Please provide the following information to CIRDAP.
1. Name, Designation, Office, Contact details (Email, Mobile number, WhatsApp, and Address)
2. Photo
3. Country
4. No of years of Experience
5. Area of Expertise in Integrated Rural Development (Mention only FIVE important areas)
6. Complete CV
After enlisting as an expert, your services would be availed by CIRDAP to carry out all the mandated activities of the center in 15 member’s countries.
Communication may be addressed to the below given address with a copy to chadradgcirdap@cirdap.org
Ms Hurain Jannat, Communication Officer, E-mail: communication_officer@cirdap.org
CIRDAP Expert Database Statistics

Dr. Cherdsak Virapat
Designation: Former Director General
Organization: CIRDAP
Country: Thailand
Full Profile
Dr. Brian Szuster
Designation: Professor
Organization: University of Hawaii
Country: United States
Full Profile
Dr. Vasanthi Rajendran
Designation: Professor
Organization: Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development
Country: India
Full Profile
Sunil Murlidhar Shastri
Designation: Consultant, Educator and Speaker
Organization: Ocean and Environmental Governance
Country: United Kingdom
Full Profile
Dr. Nuanchan Singkran
Designation: University Professor in Environmental Science
Organization: Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies, Mahidol University
Country: Thailand
Full Profile
Dr. Hossein Shahbaz
Designation: Charge of International Cooperation, SFIDA, Ministry of Agriculture, Iran
Organization: Supportive Fund of Investment Development in Agriculture (SFIDA)
Country: Iran
Full Profile
Dr. Shahid Ahmed
Designation: National Coordinator
Organization: Pakistan Agriculture Research Council
Country: Pakistan
Full Profile
Dr. V K Arora
Designation: Chief Executive Officer
Organization: IGDTUW Anveshan Foundation, New Delhi
Country: India
Full Profile
Dr. Shaikh Tanveer Hossain
Designation: Director, Policy & Strategy
Organization: IFOAM - Organics Asia, South Korea
Country: Bangladesh
Full Profile
Professor Joeli Veitayaki
Designation: Acting Campus Director, USP Samoa Campus
Organization: University of the South Pacific (USP)
Country: Fiji
Full Profile
Dr. Pornchai Danvivathana
Designation: Secretary General
Organization: Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD)
Country: Thailand
Full Profile
Dr. Ruchira Bhattacharya
Designation: Assistant Professor
Organization: National Institute of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj
Country: India
Full Profile
Dr. Aongart Aun-a-nan
Designation: Computer Technical Officer
Organization: Information and Communication Technology Center, Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives
Country: Thailand
Full Profile
Dr. Parama Bannerji
Designation: Assistant Professor and Head of the Deoartment of Geography
Organization: NBPC College, kolkata
Country: India
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Dr. Muhammad Ashraf
Designation: Chairman
Organization: Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources
Country: Pakistan
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Arulappu George Chandra Babu
Designation: Agricultre Specialist
Organization: Climate Smart Irrigated Agriculture Project (CSIAP), Minstry of Agriculture
Country: Sri Lanka
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Dr. Manikandan A D
Designation: Post Doctoral Fellow
Organization: International Institute for Population Sciences
Country: India
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Dr. Farhad Mirzaei
Designation: Senior Researcher
Organization: Animal Science Research Institute of Iran
Country: Iran
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Swisa Ariyapruchya
Designation: Section Head
Organization: Puey Ungphkorn Institute for Economic Research
Country: Thailand
Full Profile
Md Mahbubur Rahman
Designation: Research Assistant
Organization: Center for Culture-Centered Approach to Research and Evaluation (CARE), Massey University
Country: New Zealand
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Prof. Poh Poh Wong
Designation: Visiting Associate Professor
Organization: School of Social Sciences, University of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Country: Singapore
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Pongpat Boonchuwong
Designation: Advisor
Organization: Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP)
Country: Thailand
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Dr. Sonal Mobar Roy
Designation: Assistant Professor
Organization: Smart Group Consultant
Country: India
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Dr. Shahram Dadgar
Designation: Head of Fish Nutrition group and Consultant to the director General of IFSRI
Organization: Iranian Fisheries Science Research Institute (IFSRI)
Country: Iran
Full Profile
Dr. Suchana Apple Chavanich
Designation: Professor
Organization: Chulalongkorn University
Country: Thailand
Full Profile
Dr Sreekanth Attaluri
Designation: Scientific Advisor-Research and Partnerships
Organization: Orissa Foundation
Country: Bangladesh
Full Profile
Dr. Achmad Rachman
Designation: Senior Technical Advisor
Organization: Ministry of Home Affairs, Indonesia
Country: Indonesia
Full Profile
Binoy Goswami
Designation: Assistant Professor (Senior Grade)
Organization: South Asian University
Country: India
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Seyed Ahmad Mohaddes
Designation: Assistant Professor
Organization: Agricultural And Natural Resources Research And Educational Center Of Khorassan Razavie Province
Country: Iran
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Dr. Yudhistira Nugraha, SP. M.P.
Designation: Head of Research Center for Food Crops/Researcher
Organization: Research Organization for Agriculture and Food, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN)
Country: Indonesia
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Dr. K. Prabhakar
Designation: Assistant Professor
Organization: National Institute of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj (NIRDPR), MoRD, GoI
Country: India
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Dr. Voraprapa Nakavachara
Designation: Assistant Professor
Organization: Faculty of Economics, Chulalongkorn University
Country: Thailand
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Sachin Hegdekudgi
Designation: Chief Executive Officer
Organization: RootsGoods Private Limited
Country: India
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A S M Rashedul Haque
Designation: Former Director General
Organization: Department of Fisheries, Bangladesh
Country: Bangladesh
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Mrs. Jaruwan Jan-in
Designation: Cooperative Technical Officer
Organization: Cooperative Promotion Department
Country: Thailand
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Prof. Nicholas Kathijotes
Designation: Professor Adj.
Organization: University of Nicosia, Cyprus
Country: Cyprus
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Dr.Rajesh Jayaraman
Designation: Manager (GIS)
Organization: Erda Illumine Low Carbon Solutions Pvt Ltd
Country: India
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Dr. SM Zobaidul Kabir
Designation: Joint Secretary
Organization: Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Bangladesh Secretariat
Country: Bangladesh
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Dr. Manzoor Ahmad Malik
Designation: Director (Rtired), Freelance Consultant and Master Trainer
Organization: Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources
Country: Pakistan
Full Profile
Dr. Bunjirtluk Jintaridth
Designation: Expert in Acid Soils
Organization: Land Development Department
Country: Thailand
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Dr. Achara Khamaksorn
Designation: Acting Assistant Dean (ISO 30401)
Organization: College of Arst, Media and Technology Chiang Mai University
Country: Thailand
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Dr. Yaser Rahimian
Designation: Animal Scientist & Nutriotionist
Organization: Agriculture Organization of Jihad (Chahrmahal and Bakhtiari Province)
Country: Iran
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Dr. Mohammad Shariful Islam
Designation: Professor
Organization: Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET)
Country: Bangladesh
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Dr. (Er.) Kiran Jalem
Designation: Assistant Professor
Organization: National Institute of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj & Central University of Jharkhand
Country: India
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Dr. Puji Lestari
Designation: Researcher, Chairman of Research Organization of Agriculture and Food
Organization: Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional, Indonesia
Country: Indonesia
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Dr. Mohammad Nazrul Islam
Designation: Deputy Manager of Society
Organization: Bangladesh Milk Producers' Cooperative Union Limited (MilkVita)
Country: Bangladesh
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Mohd Shanawaz Kashif
Designation: Former Project Scientist-GIS
Organization: Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and Pacific
Country: India
Full Profile
Dr. Tavida Kamolvej
Designation: Dean, Faculty of Political Science, Thammasat University, THAILAND
Organization: Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP)
Country: Thailand
Full Profile
Supawat Komolmlarl
Designation: Director of ICT : Thai Department of Fisheries
Organization: Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP)
Country: Thailand
Full Profile
Muhammad Shakeel Ahmad Ramay
Designation: Chief Executive Officer
Organization: Asian Institute of Eco-Civilization Research and Development
Country: Pakistan
Full Profile
Ms Rakhi Barua
Designation: Senior Programme Coordinator
Organization: Centre for Disability in Development
Country: Bangladesh
Full Profile
Ghanshyam Pandey
Designation: Assistant Professor
Organization: Department of Economics, School of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, SRM University AP, Andhra Pradesh, India
Country: India
Full Profile
Parimal Kumar Roy
Designation: Deputy Director
Organization: Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre
Country: Bangladesh
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Dr. Sommarat Chantarat
Designation: Research director
Organization: Puey Ungphakorn Institute for Economic Research, Bank of Thailand
Country: Thailand
Full Profile
Dr. Sreenath Dixit
Designation: Principal Scientist and Strategic Advisor
Organization: International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
Country: India
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Tomasi Vasulailai Raiyawa
Designation: Formerly Strategic Planning Officer
Organization: Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP), (former employee)
Country: Fiji
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Dr. Binay Kumar Chakraborty
Designation: Executive director
Organization: Mud eel, mud crab, aquaculture and management centre
Country: Bangladesh
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Mohsen Ebrahimpour Mir
Designation: Associate Professor in Demography and Sociology field.
Organization: Economic and Rural Development Research Institute (APERDRI). Ministry of Agriculture Jahad
Country: Iran
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Rossukhon Rose Makaramani
Designation: Associate Professor
Organization: Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University (SSRU)
Country: Thailand
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Dr. Jayaraghavendra Rao
Designation: Principal Scientist & Head, Division of Social Science & Training
Organization: Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (ICAR), Bengaluru-560089, Karnataka, India
Country: India
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Dr. Somsak Pipoppinyo
Designation: Senior Program Officer for FAO Representation Network (Asia-Pacific)
Organization: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Country: Thailand
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Dr. Fiaz Hussain Shah
Designation: Chairman
Organization: Integrated Resilience Network Pvt Ltd
Country: Pakistan
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Professor M. Srikanth
Designation: Associate Professor
Organization: NIRDPR
Country: India
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Dr. Mohammed Helal Uddin
Designation: Executive Vice Chairman Microcredit Regulatory Authority, Bangladesh
Organization: Professor, Department of Economics, the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Country: Bangladesh
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Sagarika Hitihamu
Designation: Senior Research Officer
Organization: Hector Kobbekaduwa Agrarian Research and Training Institute (HARTI)
Country: Sri Lanka
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Tinnakorn Tatong
Designation: Inspector General
Organization: Ministry of Natural Resource and Environment (MoNRE), Thailand
Country: Thailand
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Dr. Shishir Kumar Munshi
Designation: Director (Agriculture & Environment)
Organization: Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development (BARD)
Country: Bangladesh
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Dr. Yogendra Kumar Karki
Designation: Chairman
Organization: Nepal Farmers Advisory Council, Sinamangal, Kathmandu.
Country: Nepal
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Dr. P. KUMARAVEL, M.V.Sc., Ph.D.
Designation: Professor, Dept. of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry
Organization: Madras Veterinary College
Country: India
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Shohreh Soltani
Designation: Assistant Professor
Organization: Agricultural Planning, Economic and Rural Development Institute (APERDRI); Ministry of Agriculture
Country: I.R. Iran
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Professor Mustafizur Rahman
Designation: Distinguished Fellow
Organization: Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD)
Country: Bangladesh
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Mr. Yuvaraju A
Designation: Director - Innovation Management
Organization: T-hub Foundation
Country: India
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M. Bodruddoza Mia, PhD
Designation: Professor
Organization: University of Dhaka
Country: Bangladesh
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Mr Isaac Mainye Mariera
Designation: Director Environment
Organization: County Government of Nyamira
Country: Kenya
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Dr. Parveen Kumar
Designation: Asstt. Professor
Organization: Sher-e-Kashmir University
Country: India
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Prof. Dr. Prathapan K. Pillai
Designation: Vice-Chancellor
Organization: D. Y. Patil Agriculture & Technical University
Country: India
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Professor Ravindra Gavali
Designation: Professor and Head
Organization: National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj
Country: India
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Dr. Grinson George Padinjakara
Designation: Principal Scientist & Head of Division (HoD)
Organization: ICAR- Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi, Kerala
Country: India
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Dr. Amir Mohammad Nasrullah
Designation: Professor
Organization: University of Chittagong
Country: Bangladesh
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Ranjan Kumar Guha
Designation: Director (Project)
Organization: Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development (BARD)
Country: Bangladesh
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Fouzia Nasreen Sultana
Designation: Director
Organization: Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development (BARD)
Country: Bangladesh
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