I work in ICIMOD. I am responsible for managing ICIMOD's Information Resource Centre and HIMALDOC (a central repository of ICIMOD publications and multimedia), an online library and platform customised to connect the libraries and information centres of the Himalayan University Consortium (HUC). I have Master’s degree in Library and Information Science from Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal. I was awarded the TULLSSA Gold Medal in 2002 for gaining first position in the Bachelor’s of Library and Information Science. I am an information service provider.
Integrated Crop Management Advisor. B.Sc., M.Sc. And Ph.D. in Biological Sciences. Areas of expertise: Integrated crop management (ICM), with emphasis in IPM. Biology and ecology of insect pests and their natural enemies. Biological control of agricultural insect pests (efficacy and risk assessment). Agricultural extension, communication and knowledge transfer. Consultancy in the field of sustainable agriculture in Turkey, Albania, DPR Korea, PR China and Sierra Leone.
Assistant Director, CABI E-CH & Integrated Crop Management Advisor. BSc and PhD in Biological Sciences. Areas of expertise: Integrated crop management (ICM), Rational pesticide use and pesticide replacement. Biological control of agricultural insect pests. Insect-plant interactions at behavioural and molecular levels. Molecular analysis techniques. Legislation governing international biological control agent import and release. Agricultural extension, communication and knowledge transfer.