Dr. Razza Ullah Khan
Job Title:
Name of Organization:
Primary Email:
Senior Program Specialist (Natural Resource Management)
SAARC Agriculture Center (SAC)
razahsan9@gmail.com
Years of Experience:
Areas of Expertise:
- Soil Science
- Natural Resource Management
- Climate Smart Agriculture
- Soil Health & Fertility
- Integrated Nutrient Management
- Drought Mitigation
- Sustainable Rural Development
- Participatory Research
- Project Coordination (Regional & International)
- Agricultural Policy & Capacity Building
Professional Summary:
Soil scientist with specialization in forest and agriculture land management, drought mitigation, sustainable rural development, climate smart agriculture, and over two decades of work experience in national and international funded projects in areas of soil health and productivity, nutrient recycling, spatial variability, and climate smart agriculture. Worked with USDA and NRCS experts leading to the development of project of 2.7 million project on development on the rationale use of fertilizer to mitigate Greenhouse gases emissions. Worked with ICARDA on soil health and soil fertility initiative in the low rainfed areas. Coordinated six countries based participatory research on climate smart agriculture technologies and documented.
Education and Training:
PhD
Institute of Natural Resources, fertilizer and Lime Center, [12/10/2007 – 14/12/2012]
Address: Massey of Department, Palmerston North www.massey.ac.nz
MSc (Hons.)
Department of Soil Science, [ 14/03/1997 – 15/11/1999 ]; Address: NWFP Agricultural University , Peshawar (Pakistan) www.aup.edu.pk
BSc (Hons.)
Department of Soil Science, [ 09/11/1993 – 06/10/1997]; Address: NWFP Agricultural University, Peshawar, (Pakistan) www.aup.edu.pk
Publications:
- Open Letter: A Global Call to Strengthen National Soil Biodiversity Action through Coordination and Harmonization (2025). Plant People and Planets https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ppp3.70121.
- Influence composted of manures and co-composted biochar on growth performance of saffron and soil nutrients under varying electrical conductivity soil conditions 2024: A two-year field study Shagufta Qasima, Shamim Gul, Tariq Ziad, Agha Waqar Yunus, Raza Ullah Khan, Ali Akbar and Abdul Hanan Buriro. J Agri. and Food Rese. 18 101467 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafr.2024.10146.
- Improved Nutrient Management Practices to Curtail Heavy Nitrogen use and Enhancing Productivity and Profitability of Wheat under Indus River Plains of Pakistan-I (2025). R.U. Khan, M. A. Hameed, A. Khan, S. I. Haider, A. Ahmad, S.S. Akber and M. Yaqoob . SAARC Agric. 23(1):17-25.
- Z. Khan, H. Ahmed, S. Ahmed, A. Khan, R. U. Khan, F. Hussain, A. Hayat & S. Sarwar. 2019. Formulation of humic substances coated fertilizer and its use to enhance K fertilizer use efficiency for tomato under greenhouse conditions, J. Plant Nutri., 42:6, 626-633.
- U. Khan, M. Z. Khan, A. Khan, S. Saba, F. Hussain & I. U. Jan 2018. Effect of humic acid on growth and crop nutrient status of wheat on two different soils, J. Plant Nutr., 41:4, 453-460.
- Salimullah Khan, Muhammad Nisar, Wajid Hussain, Raza Ullah Khan and Fazli Nisar. 2010 Anti-inflammatory study on crude methanol extract and different fractions of Eremostachyslaciniata (L). Pharma. Biology 48(10): 1115-1118.
- Attaullah Shah, Salimullah K. M. Shah, Raza Ullah Khan and Irfanullah Jan 2010 Environmental impact assessment (EIA) of infrastructure development projects in developing countries. OIDA int’l J. sustain. Develp.10 (4): 47-54.
- Raza Ullah Khan, S. Ahmad, S. Khan, F. Ahmad, M. Zaman and B.A. Khan 2002. Effect of different levels of Nitrogen, Phosphorous Potassium on the growth and yield of cabbage. Asian J. Plant Sci. 1 (5): 548-549.
- Anderson. R, Loganathan. L, Jianming. X and Clinton. P. 2010. The response of P. radiata D. Done to boron fertilization in a glass house study. Comm. Soil Sci. Plant Anal.43(10):1412-1426
- Salimullah Khan, M. Nisar, Simjee S.U, W. Rehman, Raza Ullah Khan, Irfan Ulah J, Momin. 2010. Evaluation of micronutrients level and anticipative property of Eremostachyslacininata (L). African. J. Biotech. 9(5) :775-777.
- Salimullah Khan, F. Khan, M. Nisar, B. Ahmed, U. Khan. 2007. The Effect of Suspended solids on disinfecting process for the Drinking water supply in Peshawar Valley. J. Chem. Soci. Pak. 29(2):121-124
- Raza Ullah Khan, Shafiullah and S. Ahmad. 2003. Seabuckthorn (Hippophaerhamnoides) (L.) a magic plant found in Northern Areas. Hamdard Medicus, (3):20-22.
- A Falak Naz, Raza Ullah Khan. 2002. Effect of Different Soil Media and Irrigation Intervals on the growth of Aerial plant parts of Secodiflora and Potassium on the growth and yield of cabbage. Asian J. Plant Sci. 1 (5):548-549.
- Naadr Khan, Muhammad Qasim, Fayaz Ahmad, Falak Naz, Raza Ullah Khan and Bashir Ahmad Khan 2002 Effect of different sowing dates on the yield of maize under the agroclimatic conditions of Kahgan valley. Asian J. Plant Sci.1 (2): 146-1479.
- Zahir Shah, Raza Ullah Khan, S.H. Shah, D.F. Herridge, M.B. Peoples 2000. Does Lentil need inoculation in Northern NWFP? Sarhad J. Agri. 16(2): 179-186.