Mohammad Altaf Hossain

Summary
I am PhD in Agronomy. I have 5 years experience in crop research and 25 years of experience in soil survey and classification, technical report writing, scientific articles for publishing in reputed journals of home and abroad. I also have experience popular article writing dealing with soil and land resources, climate change issues. I have prepared project proposals, implemented and made final reports with financial grant of Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council. I am involved in peer review of articles of some reputed online journals. I am founder board member of BiNet (www.binet.bd.com) and editorial board member of journalbinet.bd.com
My last position was Chief Scientific Officer (Grade3) B.C.S. (Ag.) SRDI (www.srdi.gov.bd) HQs, MoA, Dhaka. I am now Founder & CEO Agrialtaf (www.agrialtaf.com).

RESUME OF MOHAMMAD ALTAF HOSSAIN, PhD

1.    Name (in capital letters)        : MOHAMMAD ALTAF HOSSAIN

2.    Father’s name            : (Late) Md. Attash Ali Prodhan

3.    Mother’s name            : Late Ambia Khatun

4.    (a) Date of birth             : 05 February 1963 
(b) Place of birth            : Gazipur, Bangladesh
(c) Nationality            : Bangladeshi (by birth)
(d) Permanent home address        : Village- Baratek, P.O./Upazila- Kapasia, 
                       Dist.Gazipur 1730, Bangladesh
(e) Present address            : Flat 10E, Confidence Center, Kha 9 Shahjadpur, 
                                                                   Gulshan, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh
                      Phone: +8801314420163(cell phone)
                      E-mail: altajolly63@gmail.com

(f) Sex                : Male                 
(g) Marital status            : Married

5.    (a) Occupation            : Progressive Farmer (Retired Govt. Servant)
(b) Designation            : Founder & CEO
(c) Working station            : AGRIALTAF, BTI Premier Plaza, Tower 01, Flat C10, Uttar Badda, Gulshan,                                                          Dhaka-1215, Bangladesh.     Phone: 8801314420163

6.    Academic carrier (from SSC to highest degree)
Name of school/ college/university    Years attended    Name of the certificate/degree with subjects offered     Division/
class and 
% of marks obtained    Year of obtaining certificate/
degree
    From     To            
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Gazipur    1997    2004    Doctor of Philosophy in Agronomy
Principles of Crop Production, Crop Physiology, Seed Science, Weed Control, Crop Ecology, Soil Mgmt. & Crop Prod., Cropping Systems, Soil Plant Water Relation, Dryland Agronomy, Plant Biochemistry, Soil Plant Analysis, Soil Physics, Soil Chemistry, Plant Nutrition, Design of Experiments, Plant Genetic Resources     -
GPA 3.5 out of 4    2004
Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh    1987    1989    M. Sc. (Ag.) in Agronomy
General Agronomy, Advanced Crop Husbandry, Agronomic Research    2nd
(57.25)*    1985

Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh     1980    1987    B. Sc. Ag. (Honours)
Agronomy, Soil Science, Horticulture, Crop Botany, Entomology, Plant Pathology, Agricultural Extension, Agril. Chemistry, Statistics, Biochemistry, Agricultural Economics, statistics, Farm Mechanics & Animal Husbandry    2nd
(55.19%)    1984

Chittagong College, Chittagong    1978    1980    Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSC)
Bangla, English, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology    1st
(61.1%)    1980
Saint Placid’s High School, Chittagong    1973    1978    Secondary School Certificate (SSC)
Bangla, English, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology & Islamiat    1st
(74.5%)    1978
* 1 st class =/>60% on aggregate; 2nd class = <60% on aggregate
7. Research/Administrative Experience
I have 1 year research experience at MSc level and 3 years research experience at PhD level. I can plan, conduct research, analyze data and write technical report. I have conducted research on intercropping of coriander and linseed in wheat and my thesis was accepted by Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU). In PhD level I have conducted research on mungbean (Vigna Radiata) aimed at finding suitable genotypes for nutrient stress condition. I was successful in my attempt and my dissertation was accepted by Bangabandhu Shiekh Mijubur Rahman Agricultural University. 
After joining in the Soil Resource Development Institute as Scientific Officer (Bangladesh Civil Service-Agriculture) I had the opportunity to gather experience about the soil and land resources of Bangladesh- its potentialities and limitations, cropping systems, socio-economic conditions of farmers and their farming practices while carrying out semi detailed soil survey in 18 upazilas (sub-district)of Jamalpur, Sherpur, Narayanganj, Munshiganj, Manikganj, Rangpur, Nilphamari, Lalmonirhat, Kurigram districts, and detailed soil surveys of 3 farms covering major physiography of Bangladesh. 
I have implemented two research projects and one training project with the financial assistance of Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council.
I have experience in running divisional and district offices of SRDI. 
Language with which conversant and standard of proficiency in each

Language    Excellent    Good    Fair
Bangla
(mother tongue)    Reading, writing & Speaking    -    -
English    Reading and writing    Speaking    -
8.    Developing, implementing and Monitoring Project: 
i.    Project on ‘Soil Test based fertilizer applications in transplanted Aman in 9 Agro ecological Zones of Bangladesh’ under the auspices of Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council (BARC), Dhaka, Bangladesh.  
ii.    Project on ‘Effect of brickfield on Agriculture’ under the auspices of Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council (BARC), Dhaka, Bangladesh.  
iii.    Project on ‘Introduction of Rabi crops during winter in Coastal saline areas of Bangladesh’ under the auspices of Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council (BARC), Dhaka, Bangladesh.  
iv.    Project on ‘Stabilization of degraded sloping land in Bandarban by Geo-jute technology’ under the auspices of Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council (BARC), Dhaka, Bangladesh.  
v.    Project on ‘Agro-forestry model for micro watershed management in CHT’ under the auspices of Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council (BARC), Dhaka, Bangladesh.  

9.    In country training: 
i.      Three days training on Soil survey and taxonomic classification held in 2014 at SRDI, HO   
ii.      ‘Data base management, Monitoring and Evaluation’ held during 26-28 April 2011 organized by ‘Food Security/Sovereignty Program: Soil Fertility Component Project’, Soil Resource Development Institute, Ministry of Agriculture, Bangladesh.
iii.     ‘Public Procurement Regulations 2008’ held during 22-24 February 2009 organized by Project Implementation Unit- BARC, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
iv.    ‘Sponsored Public Goods Research Project Proposal Preparation’ held during 22-24 November 2008 organized by Project Implementation Unit- BARC, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
v.    ‘Administrative and Finance Management’ held during 8-21 November 2008 at Bangladesh Academy of Rural Development under the auspices of BARC, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
vi.    ‘Project Planning and Management’ held on 6-10 January 2008 at BARC, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
vii.    ‘Climate Change and Bangladesh’ held during 11-13 July 2006 organized by Climate Change Cell, Department of Environment, Ministry of Forest and Environment, Agargaon, Dhaka.
viii.    ‘Logical Framework Approach Course’ held during 12-16 March 2006 at Asia Pacific Hotel, Baridhara, Dhaka organized by Policy and Planning Support Unit, Ministry of Agriculture under the auspices of the Embassy of Denmark
ix.    ‘Environment Development & Disaster Management’ held during 18-22 December 2005 at Regional (subnational) Public Administration Training Centre (RPATC), Dhaka, Bangladesh.
x.    ‘Integrated Plant Nutrient System (IPNS)’ held on 24-27 June 2004 at BARC, Dhaka, Bangladesh
xi.    ‘Methods of determination of soil physical properties’ held on 14-17 June 2004 at SRDI, Dhaka, Bangladesh 
xii.    ‘Windows, MS Word and MS Excel’ held on 14-28 August 2000 at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Gazipur, Bangladesh.
xiii.    ‘Finance Administration’ held on 4-16 June 1997 at RPATC, Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
xiv.    ‘Use of Upazila Land and Resource Utilization Guide’ held on 4-9 June 1994 at SRDI, Dhaka.
xv.    3 months (8 December 1991 to 5 February 1992) ‘Foundation Training’ (for BCS officers)   at NATA (former CERDI), Gazipur. Bangladesh.
xvi.    ‘Research Planning and Evaluation’ held on 03-19 August 1991 jointly organized by BARC & SRDI, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
xvii.    2 month in-service training program on ‘Soil survey, Land evaluation and Classification’ held in 1991 at SRDI, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
xviii.    ‘Administration, Office management and Communication’ held on 15-29 September 1987 at Graduate Training Institute of Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh.

10.    Computer Literacy:     Have proficiency in word processing, data entry and analysis, internet browsing, e-mail correspondence.
Participation in seminar/workshop in country/abroad: 
i.    International Seminar on Crop Management: Issues and Challenges held during 1 and June 2011 at University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan to present a paper on ‘Land Resources Appraisal and Crop Management in Bangladesh’ (Oral).
ii.    7th International Rice-Duck Conference held during 5-7 March 2011 in Sylhet, Bangladesh.
iii.     19th World Congress of Soil Science held during 1-6 August 2010 in Brisbane, Australia to present two papers: Global Warming induced Sea Level Rise on Soil, Land and Crop Production Loss in Bangladesh (oral); Indigenous technology for adapting to water logging situation for sustainable livelihood security in low lying areas of Bangladesh (poster).
iv.    An International Symposium on ‘Climate Change and its effect on South Asian Agriculture’ jointly organized by Dhaka University and Ohio State University, USA held during 23-30 August 2008 and presented a poster titled ‘Loss of Soil and Land Resources due to Sea-level Rise in Bangladesh’.
v.    Workshop on ‘Soil Erosion, Eco-degradation and Poverty Relationship in Bangladesh Perspective’ organized by International Erosion Control Association (IECA)’ Bangladesh Chapter on 25 April 2007at Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council (BARC), Dhaka.
vi.    National Seminar on ‘Water- the source of Food Security/Sovereignty’ organized by MOA on 16 October 2002 at BARC, Dhaka.
vii.    An international symposium on ‘Intensive Cropping in the Tropics’ jointly organized by Bangladesh Soil Science Society and International Soil Science Society held during 1-3 December 1992 at BARC, Dhaka.

Publication of scientific papers: 

i.    Hossain and Siddique, 2015. Water-A limiting resource for sustainable agriculture in Bangladesh, EC Agriculture 1:2 (2015):124-137.
ii.    Hossain and Dewan, 2015. Land Zoning: concept and its urgency in Bangladesh, EC Agriculture 1:1 (2015):57-72.
iii.    M. A. Hossain, 2011. Land Resources Appraisal and Crop Management in Bangladesh, CROP & ENVIRONMENT 2012, 3(1-2): 67-70 ISSN :2221-0237 (PRINT) ISSN :2221-0245 (ON LINE) 
iv.    M. A. Hossain, 2011. An overview on shifting cultivation with reference to Bangladesh, Scientific Research and Essays Vol. 6(31), pp. 6509-6514, 16 December, 2011 Available online at http://www.academicjournals.org/SRE
v.    M.A.Hossain, 2011. Global Warming induced Sea Level Rise on Soil, Land and Crop Production Loss in Bangladesh, Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology (ISSN 1939-1250), USA June, 2011.
vi.    Hossain, 2010. Indigenous technology for adapting to water logging situation for sustainable livelihood security in low lying areas of Bangladesh, © 2010 19th World Congress of Soil Science, Soil Solutions for a Changing World 1 – 6 August 2010, Brisbane, Australia. Published on DVD.
vii.     M.A.Hossain, 2010. Determining Nitrogen Uptake Capabilities of Mungbean (Vigna radiata) Genotypes by Depletion technique. Bangladesh J. Soil Sci. Vol. 36 (1&2): June-December 2010.
viii.    M.A. Hossain, A. Hamid and Q.A. Khaliq. 2009. Performance of Mungbean (Vigna radiate(L) Wilczek) Genotypes under Optimal and Sub-optimal Nitrogen Levels. Bangladesh Agron. J. (ISSN 1013-1922) 2009. 12 (1&2): 5-15.
ix.    M.A.Hossain, A. Hamid, Q. A. Khaliq. 2009. Evaluation of Mungbean (Vigna Radiata (L.) Wilczek) Genotypes on the Basis of Photosynthesis and Dry Matter Accumulation. J. Agric. Rural Dev. (ISSN: 1810-1860) Vol. 7 (No. 1&2), 1-8
x.    M.A.Hossain. 2009. Search for mungbean (Vigna radiata) genotypes for optimal and sub-optimal nitrogen environments. Proceedings of International Plant Nutrition Colloquium, USA, 2009. 
xi.    M.A.Hossain, A. Hamid, Q. A. Khaliq, and M. A. Karim M. 2006. Growth, yield and nitrogen uptake kinetics of mungbean (Vigna radiata L.) under two nitrogen levels. The Agriculturists 4 (1&2): 111-122.

xii.    M.A. Hossain. 2006. Screening of mungbean (Vigna radiata) genotypes for nutrient stress tolerance. J. Agric. Rural Dev. Vol 4 (1&2), 129-135. July 2006.
xiii.    Hasan, D., S. M. Imamul Huq, A. F. M. M. Hoque and M.A, Hossain. 2005. GIS approach for exploring potential land for orange cultivation in Haripur upazila under Thakurgaon district of Bangladesh. Oriental Geographer, Vol. 49, No. 2, 167-180. July 2005.
xiv.    Hossain, M.A., A. Hamid, Q. A. Khaliq, M. A. Karim and M. M. Haque. 2005. Variation in nitrogen use efficiency in mungbean under two nitrogen levels. Bangladesh J. Agric. and Environ. 1(1):29-35.
xv.    Hossain, M.A., A. Hamid, K.A. Khaliq, M.A. Karim and M.M. Haque. 2004. Root growth and nitrogen uptake in mungbean (Vigna radiata) seedlings under sub optimal nitrogen environment. Bangladesh J. Soil Sci. Vol. 30 (1&2): 39-47. June-December 2004.
xvi.    Hossain, M.A, 1998. Sulphur, zinc and boron status of four major soils of Tista floodplain.     Bangladesh J. Soil Sci. 25: 19-24.
xvii.    Hossain, M.A., S.M.A. Hossain, M.A.R. Sarker and M.S.U. Bhuiya. 1992. Intercropping of coriander and linseed in wheat. Pak. J. Sci. Ind. Res. 35 (11): 451-453.
xviii.    Hossain, M.A., S.M.A. Hossain, M.A.R. Sarker and M.S.U. Bhuiya. 1990. Yield and yield components of wheat, coriander and linseed grown as sole and intercrops under different planting patterns. Prog. Agric. 1(1): 39-44.

Publication of Scientific Report (s):

Upazila Land and Soil Resource Utilization Guide- 7 (seven) Sonargaon (Narayanganj), Taraganj, Badarganj, Kaunia (Rangpur), Palasbari and Sadullapur (Gaibandha) and Kaliganj (Lalmanirhat).

Detailed Soil Survey Report- 1 (one) Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (BINA) sub station, Rangpur.

Annual Report for the year 2002-2003; 2003-2004 and 2007-08; 2013-14 Soil Resource Development Institute (SRDI), Ministry of Agriculture.

Publication of Monograph:
1. Root Growth and Nutrient Uptake in Mungbean, LAP Lamberts Academic Publishing,         
    Germany, 2011
     2. Profile: Soil Conservation and Watershed Management Center Bangladesh, LAP 
             Lamberts Academic Publishing, Germany, 2014

Popular articles in Dailies/ Weeklies/ Monthly: 12 (twelve)
1.    ‘Land Zoning in Bangladesh’, http://www. Environmental-expert.com, 6/16/2007.   

2.    ‘Soil Management for Sustainable Agricultural Productivity in Bangladesh’, http://www. Environmental-expert.com, 5/20/2007.

3.    ‘Precision Agriculture: Best alternate approach for sustainable agricultural development’, published as cover story in Observer Magazine of The Bangladesh Observer, 9 July 2004.

4.    ‘Land Degradation: A problem which Needs Urgent Address’, published in The Bangladesh Observer, 23 May 2004.

5.    ‘Coordination between Agricultural Education, Research and Extension for Meeting the demand of 21st Century’, published in Monthly Krishi Barta, March-April 2003.

6.    ‘Causes of Soil Erosion and Remedies’ published in Monthly Krishi Katha, Issue # 1100, February-March 2003.

7.    ‘Land Management for Sustainable Growth and Development in Bangladesh’, published in The Bangladesh Observer, 22-23 February 2003.

8.    ‘Strategies for Increasing Crop Production’ published in The Bangladesh Observer, 3 November 2002.

9.    ‘Village Land Use planning’, published in The Daily Juger Alo (Rangpur) 6 October 1994.

10.    ‘Fertilizers and Soil Fertility’, published in The Bangladesh Observer, 26 March 1991.

11.    ‘Program Needed to Prevent Soil Pollution’ published in the Daily Ittefaq, 18 June 1990.

12.     ‘Agriculture Policy Needed to Combat Mismanagement in Agriculture and Agricultural Profession’ published in Weekly Bikram, Issue # 26, 6-11 June 1989.

Membership of scientific/service organizations:

ii.    Life member-     Bangladesh Society of Agronomy, 
            Bangladesh Soil Science Society, 
                Krishibid (Agriculturist) Institution, Bangladesh.
Bangladesh Society for the Advancement of Science (BAAS)