Projects Completed

1. As Project Director, a national level Niche Area of Excellence on Organic Agriculture was awarded on national competitive grant from Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) keeping in view of the expertise developed in this field. For details click

2. As Project Director /Coordinator, monitored and evaluated two Networking projects sponsored by JICA-HPCDP of HP Government by Integrating information and database management through the self designed and developed mobile App which was managed on day to day basis too. For details click

3. As Project Director, Networking, Coordination, Monitoring & Evaluation work of 13 Projects under Cold Desert Region (CODER) Program of India, sponsored by Science For Equity Empowerment and Development (SEED) Division of DST Govt. of India. For details click

Successfully handled and completed the following research and development projects as Principal Investigator and / or as Project Director :

1. Socio-ecological restoration of degraded lands, Funded by - Society for promotion of wasteland development, New Delhi.

2. Energy plantation demonstration Programme, Funded by - Ministry of Non-conventional Energy Resources, Govt. of India.

3. Agroforestry technology transfer, Ministry of Land Resources (old name - NWDB-National Wasteland Development Board), Govt. of India

4. Agroforestry for sustainable ecosystem management

5. Management practices of Robinia sp. in Himachal Pradesh

6. Technology transfer on Agroforestry

7. Status of Traditional Agroforestry systems & their tree fodder dynamics

8. Standardization of Seed Technology for Albizia, Acacia, Alnus and Dalbergia species

9. Standardization of Propagation Technology for Albizia Species

10. Cultivation Technology of important medicinal plants of Himachal Himalayas

11. Pilot project on “Technology Transfer of Agroforestry in Mandi & Kullu areas of HP Himalayas

12. Voluntary Centre-All India Coordinated Project on Agroforestry Upgraded to regular AICRP

13. Traditional Contour Apple orchard farming using SALT technology

14. Development of non-forest wastelands through medicinal and aromatic plants in Chamba and Kangra districts of Himachal Pradesh

15. Lantana infested non-forest wastelands regeneration of Una and Kangra Districts of Himachal Pradesh through agro-forestry interventions

16. Sustainable Organic Medicinal, Aromatic and Dye plants for Marginal and Small Farmers of HP

Successfully handled and completed the following capacity building, skill development projects as Principal Investigator and / or as Project Director :

1. Training program on Organic farming in hill agriculture under Niche area of excellence program

2. ERETRIA International Training program on project planning and development

3. Agroforestry training program under Ministry of Rural Development

4. NCOF-Govt of India Training on Certification, Inspection agencies, Production and quality control

5. International federation of organic agriculture movements IFOAM-India Organic Service Centre IOSC Training to trainers in organic agriculture in the semi arid, tropics.

6. Ministry of rural areas and employment, GOI for Preparation of Technical Bulletin on Species of Silvi-horti-pasture and medicinal plants of different agro-ecological zones of India

7. APTT- UK Tibetan TCV training program on Agroforesry and Environment