INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURE AND ANIMAL SCIENCE BACKGROUND Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science (IAAS) was established in 1972 in Rampur, Chitwan as a constituent institute of Tribhuvan University (TU), Nepal. The mission of the institute is to promote agricultural science and to train manpower for agricultural development focusing on teaching, research and dissemination of agricultural technologies. As government of Nepal made a policy in 2010 to establish Agriculture and Forestry University (AFU) at Rampur, Chitwan, AFU had taken the physical properties and other assets of IAAS before minute preparation and agreement on handover process between TU and AFU. Consequently, IAAS dean office was shifted to Kathmandu in 2011 and is continuing its programs and activities in the dean's contact office Sanepa, Lalitpur and Kirtipur, Kathmandu. It is working hard to strengthen its academic as well as administrative activities and going to have its own land from TU in its premises and planning to construct academic and other buildings in near future. Later on, the post graduate program of IAAS was also shifted to Kathmandu in 2013 as a Post Graduate Campus and running its classes in RECAST building of TU in Kirtipur. In addition to RECAST, classes are also going on in some other classrooms of TU. At present, the institute is running Master of Science in Agriculture (M.Sc.Ag.) in three departments, Master of Science in Animal Science (M.Sc.An.Sc.) in two departments, Master of Veterinary Science (M.V.Sc.) in two departments and also the Ph. D. program in some departments. It has its Ph.D. programs under two plans viz; Plan A and Plan B. Under Plan A, student has to attend theory and practical classes of relevant subjects offered by the department. However, under Plan B student has to conduct research and submit progress report each semester but, regular classes and practical works are not mandatory. The institute is planning to run its PG program in some other departments also from the academic year 2014/015 (2071/072). To widen and enhance quality education, the institute has collaborated with TU Central Library, Kirtipur, and students' access to the library has been ensured through inter-institution collaboration. The institute has already donated sufficient number of valuable reference books related to PG program, and the central library has also committed to purchase and maintain significant number of necessary books and other publications required to IAAS students. In addition to maintaining its own laboratory equipped with minimum required facilities, the institute has also signed in an agreement with Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC), especially for practical works and research activities of the students. For the successful running of the PG program, the institute has involved sufficient number of well-experienced and highly professional professors and researchers from the same institute and other government and non-government organizations. With the establishment of AFU at IAAS, Rampur; both the constituent campuses of IAAS, (i.e. Lamjung and Paklihawa campuses) which were running only the initial two-years program out
of four-years B.Sc.Ag., have been upgraded to full-fledged B.Sc.Ag. program in 2012. Then after, Lamjung campus started to enroll at least 100 students in B.Sc.Ag. and the Paklihawa campus 60 and 40 students, respectively in B.Sc.Ag. and B.V.Sc.and A.H. programs each year. The B.V.Sc. and A.H. program was shifted to Paklihawa campus from Rampur in 2013. These constituent campuses are trying their best for academic excellence within the framework of limited resources. Mean while, TU/IAAS has provided affiliation to three agricultural campuses: one situating in Gakuleshor, Baitadi (affiliated in 2010), one in Lamahi (affiliated in 2014) and the next in Tulsipur (affiliated in 2014), Dang to intake 50 students in B.Sc.Ag. in each campus each year. All the constituent and affiliated campuses receive students on merit basis who pass the entrance examination conducted by IAAS every year. The examination board which is working from Rampur till date will be transferred to Kathmandu from the coming academic year. The succeeding section of the site explains some detail of administrative, teaching and support staves of IAAS dean's contact office, Sanepa. Similarly, detail of teaching faculties of Lamjung and Paklihawa campuses is shown in following page of the site. I. DEAN'S CONTACT OFFICE, SANEPA, LALITPUR A. Administrative staves 1. Narendra Kumar Chaudhary Title Professor Present status Dean Academic M.Sc. in Agronomy University and year University of Udayapur, India, 1984 Sustainable management of agricultural resources Contact Telephone: 00977-01-5552378 Mobile: 00977-9851075252 narendrachdr@gmail.com Ongoing Project (s)
2. Gopal Bahadur K.C. Title Professor Present Status Assistant Dean (Academic) and P.G. Coordinator Academic Ph.D. in Plant Pathology qualification University and Georg-August University, Goettingen, year Germany, 1999 a. Plant disease diagnosis b. Biological control of plant diseases c. Mushroom cultivation etc Contact Telephone: 00977-01-5552378 Mobile: 00977-9849160824 kcgopal2014@gmail.com 3. Saroj Raj Mishra Title Assistant Professor Present Status Academic University and year Assistant Dean (Examination) M.Sc. in Botany Tribhuvan University, Nepal a. Conservation ecology b. conservation of medicinal and aromatic plants Contact Telephone: 00977-01-5552378 Mobile: 00977-9849065641 sharojm@yahoo.com 4. Bhargav Dhital Title Associate Professor Position Director, Directorate of Research (DoR) and Course in-charge of Livestock Production and Management (PG Program) Academic M.S. in Animal Science University and year CLSU, Philippines a. Ruminant production and management b. Conservation of animal genetic resources
Contact Telephone: 00977-071-524854 Mobile: 00977-9857023540 bhargabdhital@gmail.com 5. Hari Krishna Panta Title Assistant Professor Position Planning Chief and faculty of Agricultural Economics Academic M.Sc. in Agricultural Economics University and year Tribhuvan University, 2005 a. Natural resource economics b. Livelihood improvement c. Food security and environment Contact Telephone: 00977-01-4362893 Mobile: 00977-9841251181 haripanta@yahoo.com 6. Krishna Kumar Pant Title Assistant Professor Position Deputy Director, Directorate of Research (DoR) and faculty of environmental science Academic Ph. D. in Botany University and year Tribhuvan University a. Micro-propagation of endangered plant species and their conservation b. Conservation and utilization of medicinal and aromatic plant c. Ecology and environment d. Plant physiology Contact Telephone: Mobile: 00977-9849160824 krishna.k.pant@gmail.com
7. Gayatri Shah Position Deputy Administrator Academic (University, year) MA, P.G. Diploma in Women Studies (Tribhuvan University) Contact Telephone: 00977-014376603 Mobile no: 00977-9841521467 8. Rajendra Man Bajracharya Position Account Officer Academic MBA, MA, BL, PG Diploma in Buddhism (University, year) Tribhuvan University Buddhism Contact Telephone: 00977-01-4262304 Mobile no: 00977-9841302023 gpo7470@gmail.com 9. Pratibha Singh Dangol Position Assistant Administrator Academic IA (Tribhuvan University) (University, year) Contact Telephone: 00977-01-4242155 Mobile no: 00977-9849861226
10. Kush Kumar Timilsina Position Head Assistant Academic BA (Tribhuvan University) (University, year) Stock Marketing Contact Telephone: 00977-01-4242155 Mobile no: 00977-9849861226 11. Nirmala Dhakal Position Head Assistant Academic B.Ed. (Tribhuvan University, 2011) (University, year) a. Computer application b. Accounting Contact Telephone: 00977-01-4242155 Mobile no: 00977-984636881 nirmalammaths@yahoo.com 12. Laxmi Gurung Position Assistant Academic B.Ed.-on-going (Tribhuvan University) (University, year) Contact Telephone: Mobile no: 00977-984674583
B. Teaching Faculties 1. Durga Datta Dhakal Title Professor Position Course in-charge of Horticulture (PG Program) Academic Ph.D. in Horticulture (Pomology) University and year UPLB, Philippines, 1991 a. Horticulture b. Institutional Planning Contact Telephone: 00977-01-4383249 Mobile: 00977-9841192299/9851145299 dddhakal06@gmail.com Ongoing Project (s) Innovative bio-waste management of fruits and vegetable for vegetable production for improved livelihood of farmers of Nepal (funded by AusAID) 2. Resham Bahadur Thapa Title Professor Position Faculty of Entomology and Agricultural Statistics Academic Ph.D. in Entomology University and year UPLB, Philippines, 1990 a. Industrial entomology b. Pesticide pollution c. Integrated pest management Contact Telephone: Mobile: 00977-9841203143 profrbthapa@gmail.com Ongoing Project (s) Global pollination project
3. Mana Raj Kolachhapati Title Professor Position Course in-charge of Animal Breeding (PG Program) Academic Ph.D. in Animal Science University and year Tribhuvan University a. Livestock breeding and development b. Animal biodiversity and conservation c. Livestock extension Contact Telephone: Mobile: 00977-9851131254 mrkolachha@gmail.com 4. Dinesh Kumar Singh Title Associate Professor Position Course in-charge of Veterinary Science (PG Program) Academic M.S. in Veterinary Pathology University and year UPLB, Philippines, 2000 a. Histopathology Contact Telephone: Mobile: 00977-9845023132 dksnl@yahoo.com 5. Khem Raj Dahal Title Associate Professor Position Course in-charge of Agronomy (PG Program) Academic M.S. in Agronomy University and year Wageningen Agricultural University, The Neitherland, 1997 a. Organic/sustainable agriculture b. Farming system c. Climate change d. Biodiversity Contact Telephone: Mobile: 00977-9855056490
d.khemraj@ymail.com 6. Dinesh Dhakal Title Assistant Professor Position Course in-charge of Agricultural Economics (PG Program) Academic M.Sc. in Agricultural Economics University and year Tribhuvan University, 2003 a. Climate change adaptation strategy b. Valuation of environmental goods Contact Telephone: 00977-01-4383249 Mobile: 00977-9845247090 dhakaldinesh@hotmail.com C. Other faculties involved in PG teaching (this category includes IAAS faculties working and retired) S.N. Department Name Email Cell phone 1 Agricultural Thaneshwar Bhandari agecon.iaas2069@gmail.com 9841180343 economics 2 Agronomy Prof. Deo Nath Yadav profdnyadav@gmail.com 9845067072 3 Agronomy Laxmeshor Yadav 4 Agronomy Dr. Lal Prasad Amgain amgainlp@gmail.com 9851079516 5 Agronomy Dr. Bishnu Bilas Adhikari Bishnu_adhi@yahoo.com 9845062569 6 Biochemistry Dr. Ram Chandra Basnyat basnyatram@gmail.com 9841580415 7 Horticulture Prof. Gyan Kumar gyankshrestha@gmailcom 9841328188 Shrestha, Ph.D. 8 Horticulture Prof. Shanta Man Shakya, santa_shakya06@yahoo.com 9845064381 Ph.D. 9 Plant pathology Prof. Sundar Man ssundarman@gmail.com 9845595164 Shrestha, Ph.D. 10 Veterinary science Dr. Yam Gurung yamgurung@gmail.com 9851163317 11 Veterinary science Dr. Deepak Kafle 9849306019 Besides, many scientists from NARC, MoAD and other government and non-government organization are involved in PG teaching. D. Support staves S. N. Name Position Office Cell phone
1 Om Bahadur Adhikari Driver Dean office, Sanepa 9841157754 2 Baburam Adhikari Watch man PG Campus, Kirtipur 9845466655 3 Naru Puri Watch man PG Campus, Kirtipur 9845052187 4 Subika Tamang Sweeper PG Campus, Kirtipur 9803170640 5 Laxmi Khatri Office assistant Dean office, Sanepa 9813493497 6 Purusottam Bhujel Watch man Dean office, Sanepa 9846495722 II. IAAS, Campus, Lamjung Campus, Sundarbazar, Lamjung IAAS, Lamjung Campus was established in 1975 as an agriculture training centre with the nonacademic JTA program. This campuses was upgraded to two-year I.Sc.Ag. program in 1990. Later on, initial two-year program of four-year Bachelor of Science in Agriculture (B.Sc.Ag.) was started in 2002 (2059 BS) in this campus. Recently, this campus was upgraded to full-fledged B.Sc.Ag. program in the year 2012. Department wise faculties in Lamjung Campus a. Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension 1. Mr. Hari Krishna Panta, Assistant Professor 2. Mr. Rajesh Poudel, Assistant Professor 3. Mr. Thaneswor Bhandari, Assistant Professor and Head of Department 4. Mr. Mahesh Jaishi (Poudel), Assistant Professor 5. Mr. Chandra Kant Dhakal, Assistant Professor b. Department of Soil and Environmental Sciences 1. Mr. Ram Kumar shrestha, Assistant Professor and Head of Department 2. Dr. Basu Dev Regmi, Assistant Professor 3. Mr. Bikalpa Adhikari, Assistant Professor c. Department of Horticulture and Plant Protection 1. Mr. Krishna Bahadur Karki, Associate Professor 2. Mr. Kishor Chandra Dahal, Assistant Professor 3. Mrs. Rekha Sapkota, Assistant Professor and Head of Department 4. Mr. Ram Kumar Shrestha, Assistant Professor 5. Mr. Amit Khanal, Assistant Professor 6. Mr. Kapil Poudel, Assistant Professor d. Department of Agronomy, Plant Breeding and Agricultural Statistics
1. Dr. Lal Prasad Amgain (Campus Chief) 2. Dr. Bishnu Bilash Adhikari, Assistant Professor 3. Mr. Roshan Subedi, Assistant Professor, Head of Department 4. Mr. Uma Nath Sharma, Assistant Professor 5. Mr. Madhav Prasad Neupane, Assistant Professor e. Department of Animal Science and Aquaculture 1. Dr. Dipak Kafle, Assistant Professor (Assistant Campus Chief) 2. Mr. Dawa Tshiring Tamang, Assistant Professor and Head of Department 3. Mr. Rabindra Kumar Yadav, Assistant Professor 4. Mr. Rajan Dhakal, Assistant Professor 5. Mr. Shree Krishna Poudel- Instructor Personal Information of faculties working in Lamjung Campus Campus Chief Name Dr. Lal Prasad Amgain Degree Ph.D. (Agronomy), Indian agriculture research institute, indai, 2012 Area of Crop diversification interest Crop modeling Conseration agriculture Contact Telephone: 977-66-402038 Mobile: 9851079516 amgainlp@gmail.com Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension Name Hari Krishna Panta Degree Master of Science in Agriculture (Agricultural Economics), Tribhuvan University, Nepal
Area of interest Natural resource economics Livelihood improvement Food security and environment Contact Telephone: 977-66-402038 Mobile: 9841251181 haripanta@yahoo.com Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension Name Thaneshwar Bhandari Degree International M.Sc. in Rural Development, Gent University, Belgium Value Chain Management Market Co-integration Climate change Contact Telephone: 977-66-402038 Mobile: 977-9841180343 agecon.iaas2069@gmail.com Ongoing Research/ Dairy value chain analysis, Factors affecting food price instabilities in Project Nepal Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension Name Mahesh Jaishi (Poudel) Degree Master of Science in Agriculture (Agricultural Extension) 2005, Tribhuvan University, Nepal Social Mobilization Rural Development, Gender and Development Road Corridor Development Approach and Livelihood Contact Telephone: 977-66-402038 Mobile: 9855054647 jaishi_mahesh@hotmail.com /Jaishimahesh@gmail.com Department of Soil and Environmental Sciences Name Ram Kumar Shrestha Position Head of Department and Assistant Professor Degree Master of Science in Agriculture Science and Resource Management, University of Bonn, Germany
Soil fertility management Physiology of plant nutrition Contact Telephone: 977-66-402038 Mobile: 977-9847586707 Ongoing Research/ Project shresthark@rediffmail.com Assessment of soil fertility status of the lowland rice field in Paundi Watershed Department of Horticulture and Plant Protection Name Krishna Bahadur Karki Position Associate Professor Degree Master of Science in Agriculture (Horticulture), Tribhuvan University, Nepal Ornamental and Fruit Crops Contact Telephone: 977-66-402038 Mobile: 98461811732 kbkarki2014@yahoo.com Department of Horticulture and Plant Protection Name Ram Kumar Shrestha Degree Master of Science in Agriculture Biological control of plant pathogens & mechanism of bacterial stress response Fungal biology & mushroom production Molecular mechanism of host pathogen interaction & plant defense mechanism Bacteria & fungal resistance toward antibiotic substances. Plant growth promoting microorganism (PGPM) Contact Telephone: 977-66-402038 Mobile: 9845026185 meroramu@hotmail.com, meroramu@gmail.com
Department of Horticulture and Plant Protection Name Amit Khanal Degree Master of Science in Agriculture (Horticulture), Tribhuvan University, Nepal Offseason vegetable production Postharvest physiology Vegetable seed production Vegetable breeding Contact Telephone: 977-66-402038 Mobile: 9855069867 agstdamit@gmail.com Ongoing Project (s) Role of boron in chilli and cowpea Role of Zinc in chilli Effect of different levels of Azotobacter and Nitrogen in yield and quality of Chilli Department of Horticulture and Plant Protection Name Kapil Kafle Degree Master of Science in Agriculture (Entomology), Tribhuvan University, Nepal Insect Pest Management Host-Plant Resistance Contact Telephone: 977-66-402038 Mobile: 977-9841560351 kaflekapil@hotmail.com Ongoing Research/ Vulnerability assessment of Pesticides in Commercial Vegetables Project Pocket Area, Lamjung Department of Agronomy, Plant Breeding and Agricultural Statistics Name Dr. Bishnu Bilas Adhikari Degree Ph. D. (Agronomy) Selection and dissemination of drought tolerant rice varieties and teaching UG and PG stdents Contact Telephone: +977-56521820 Mobile: 9845062569 bishnu_adhi@yahoo.com, Ongoing Project (s) bishnuadhi2011@gmail.com Stress Tolerant Rice for Africa and South Asia (STRASA) Published more than 10 research articles in national and international
journals Department of Agronomy, Plant Breeding and Agricultural Statistics Name Roshan Subedi Degree Master of Science in Agriculture (Agronomy) System of aerobic rice culture Green house gases (CH4& NO2) emission related to crop production Contact Telephone: 977-66-402038 Mobile: 9845446857 imdrosa@gmail.com Ongoing Project (s) Effect of Zinc and salicylic acid on drought tolerance of maize Study of Ammonium and Nitrate evolution (Nitrogen Dynamic) in various soil moisture regime Effect of various priming measures on germination and growth pattern of rice Department of Agronomy, Plant Breeding and Agricultural Statistics Name Madhav Prasad Neupane Degree Ph. D. (Thesis Submitted) Contact Telephone: 071-693717 Mobile: 9856037904 mpneupane66@gmail.com Nutrient management and varietal trail in baby corn Effect of climate change in cereal crops Department of Animal Science and Aquaculture Name Dr. Deepak Kafle Degree Master of Science (Animal Science), Tribhuvan University, Nepal Area of Ruminant nutrition interest Poultry production Animal behavior Climate change
Contact Telephone: 977-66-402038 Mobile: 9849306019 deepakvet@hotmail.com, kaflevet@gmail.com Department of Animal Science and Aquaculture Name Ravindra Kumar Yadav Degree Master of Science in Aquaculture, Tribhuvan University, Nepal Introduction of Sahar in cage cum pond(integration of Tilapia Culture System) Contact Telephone: 977-66-402038 Mobile: 9805395907 ravindrakumar627@yahoo.com Department of Animal Science and Aquaculture Name Shree Krishna Poudel Position Instructor Degree B. Sc Agriculture (Animal Science) Livestock management Contact Telephone: (977)-9846578530 (Cell) Classes Introductory Animal science Livestock production and Management III. IAAS, Paklihawa Campus, Paklihawa, Bhairahawa IAAS, Paklihawa campus was established in 1978 with two-year I.Sc.Ag program which on 1983 transformed to one-year non-academic JTA program. This campus was upgraded to two-year I.Sc.Ag. program in 1990. Later on, initial two-year program of four-year Bachelor of Science in Agriculture (B.Sc.Ag.) was started in 2002 (2059 BS). Recently, the campus was upgraded to fullfledged B.Sc.Ag. program in the year 2012. Departments and Faculties of IAAS, Paklihawa Campus
A. Department of Social Science 1. Huma Neupane (Department Head) 2. Ajaj Ahmed Khan 3. Milan Subedi B. Department of Horticulture and Plant Protection 1. Dr. Kanhaiya Prasad Singh (Department Head) 2. Dipak Khanal 3. Laxman Aryal 4. Shiv Shankar Bhattarai C. Department ofanimal Science and Aquaculture 1. Bhargab Dhital (Department Head) 2. Thaneshwor Pandey 3. Uddhav Paneru D. Department of Soil Science, Agri-Engineering and Environmental Sciences 1. Janma Jaya Gairhe (Department Head) 2. Subodh Khanal E. Department of Veterinary Science F. Department of Agronomy, Plant breeding and Agri statistics 1. Laxmeshwor Yadav (Department Head) 2. Ganga Ram Kohar Personal information of faculties working in Paklihawa Campus Name: Designation: Aejaz Ahmad khan Associate professor Rural sociology Mobile: 9867010032
Imtiyaz.da.cul35@gmail.com Sociology of religion and culture Name: Designation: Mobile: Telephone: Bhargab Dhital Associate Professor M.S. in Animal Science 977-9857023540 977-71-524854 bhargabdhital@gmail.com Animal Production and Management Name: Designation: Dr. Rabin Acharya Assistant Professor Animal Nutrition Mobile: 977-1-4465635 977-9845080498 rabin.acharya22@gmail.com Poultry nutrition (Nutrition Trials in the use of herbal preparations) Small ruminants (Sheep and goat) nutrition for high and mid hills
Name: Designation: Huma Neupane Assistant Professor Agricultural economics Mobile: 977 9857010224 977 520191 humaneupane@gmail.com Value Chain, Food Security and Climate Change Name: Kanhaiya Prasad Singh, Ph.D. Designation: Associate Professor and Campus Chief Masters in Horticulture Mobile: 977-71-523745 977-9857010291 kanhaiyaprasadiaas@gmail.com Olericulture Name: Designation: Laxman Aryal Assistant Professor Plant Pathology Mobile: 977-9845114737
Ongoing projects laxmanaryal.ag@gmail.com Resistant Breeding, Management of economically important disease Screening of maize genotypes against Southern leaf blight of maize Name: Designation: Laxmeshwor Yadav Associate Professor M.Sc. in Agronomy Mobile: 9847021810 La,neshwaryadav@gmail.com Green revolution Name: Designation: Dipak Khanal Assistant Professor Agricultural Entomology Mobile: 9845198370 dipakbabu@hotmail.com, dkhanal84@gmail.com Monitoring and management of insect pest using biocontrol agents.
Conservation of natural enemies. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Name: Designation: Shiva Shankar Bhattarai Assistant Professor Entomology Mobile: 071-548395 9847521266 cvabhattarai@gmail.com Plant-insect ecosystem: Includes insects behavioral, ecological and evolutionary relationships in natural landscapes, integrated pest management in agriculture, aspects of crop protection, host plant response and pollination. Systematic, evolution and biodiversity of insects: Includes morphology, ecology, population dynamics, genetics, phylogeny, nomenclature, biogeography and zoology. Physiology and biochemistry of insects: Deals with integrative physiological and molecular insect system and includes biochemistry, microbiology, endocrinology, cytology, molecular biology, allelochemicals, pheromones, hormones and metabolism.
Name: Designation: SubodhKhanal Assistant Professor Conservation Ecology Mobile: 977-21-535411 977-9842244427 subodhiser@outlook.com, eantasysubodh@gmail.com Wetland ecosystem services in context to climate change Invasive species mapping inside Chitwan National Park and buffer zone Agro-biodiversity management in context of Nepal Name: Designation: Thaneshwar Pandey Professor Animal nutrition Mobile: 977 071 548690 977-98510909 Poultry and Ruminant Nutrition Probiotics in Poultry Nutrition
Name: Designation: Uddhav Paneru Assistant professor Animal Genetics and Breeding Mobile: 977-9845141379 pnruddhav.npl@gmail.com Rare Breed Conservation and their characterization