E-mail: bharat.poudyal@asdrp.org

Dr. Poudyal, a native of Nepal, received his Ph.D. in Agronomy from the University of Hebei, China and his MS degree from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. He is interested in the convergence of plant cell culture, community-based agriculture, and science-informed plant biology that enables new developments in human health. His philosophy can be surmised in this short yet encapsulating phrase: "from LAB to LAND to LAP". The lab is where technology is generated, farmland is where technology is multiplied, and finally, the LAP of society is where the final result is utilized. 

EDUCATION:

1. Ph.D. Agronomy (Pomology)

College of Horticulture, Agricultural University of Hebei, P.R. China

Research: Biotechnology (Molecular Biology)

2. M.Sc. Seed Technology: 

The University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Research: Seed Biology

3. B.Sc. Agriculture:

Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science, Tribhuvan University, Nepal

TRAINING/INTERNSHIP/GRANT RECEIVED and RESEARCH PRESENTATION:

• Winner of small grant project ‘Community Listening Session 2016’, on the topic “Kitchen Waste Management and Backyard Gardening for Healthier Living”, funded by Alameda County, California.

• "Allyship", City Slicker Farms, 1625 16th Street, Oakland, CA 94607.

• International Training Course on Biological Fertilizer Technology”. Hebei Research Institute of Microbiology, Baoding City, P.R. China.

• Training Course on Viticulture and Enology”. Shandong Vine and Wine Making Institute, Jinan, P.R. China.

• “Agriculture Extension Technology in the Tropics”. Training conducted by The University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.

• “Regional Training Program on Floriculture and Amenity Horticulture”. Royal Botanic Garden, Peredeniya, Sri Lanka.

• “Seed Testing”. conducted by Official Seed Testing Station for Scotland, Scottish Agriculture Science Agency (SASA), Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.