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Muhammad SALIM
Visiting Research Fellow
Area Studies I

 

Research Interests

Farming Systems Development in Bangladesh - A Comparative Study with Neighboring Asian Countries

The Farming Systems Research approach in technology generation and refinement has been proved as an effective means of system research and development. In the agricultural development paradigm of Bangladesh the only unexplored avenue is to Study Farming Systems Research to address farmers’ productivity problem for sustainable development.

I, therefore, got myself involved, in the late 1980s, with a group of Japanese scholars who were conducting development studies of agriculture in rural Bangladesh. Within that program I pursued a Ph.D degree from the Division of Tropical Agriculture in Kyoto University. I kept myself closely associated with the same group that was conducting extended phase of study on Agricultural and Rural Development in Bangladesh.

I also joined Asian Ecotechnology Network which was comprised of Bangladeshi, Japanese, Indian, Thai and Vietnamese scholars who were interested to explore farmers’ ecological knowledge and wisdom in fostering agricultural technologies. I have collected some farming systems and local unique technologies when the Network conducted data collection tours in Asian regions, including Caveri Delta in South India, Mekong Delta in Vietnam and Northern Mountains in Thailand in 1999 and 2000.

Through my extensive field work within and out side Bangladesh, I am encouraged to compile all the data in my hand. During my stay in CSEAS, I will conduct a study on Farming Systems Development in Bangladesh for sustainable agricultural and rural development in comparative perspectives with few neighboring countries in South and Southeast Asia.

Academic Career

a) Educational Background

Name of the University Academic Degree Year of award Field
Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) B.Sc.Ag.(Hons.) 1979 Agriculture
BAU M.Sc.(Ag.) in Agronomy 1980 Agronomy
Kyoto University, Japan Ph.D. 1991 Tropical Agriculture

b) Present Position: Professor

Department of Agronomy, BAU

c) Responsibility : Teaching and Research

d) Teaching experience in the Department of Agronomy, BAU

Lecturer From 1.2.1983 to 27.1.1987
Assistant Professor From 28.1.1987 to 3.8.1993
Associate Professor From 4.8. 1993 to 31.1.2000
Professor From 1.2.2000 to-date

Publications

  1. Salim, M. 2004. Agronomic Characteristics and Productivity of Buckwheat under Different Management Practices. BAU Res. Prog. 14: 24-25.
  1. Hasan, M.S.; Hossain, S.M.A., Salim, M.; Anwar, M.P.; and Azad, A.K.M. 2002. Response of Hybrid and Inbred Rice Varieties to the Application Methods of Urea Supergranules and Prilled Urea. Pakistan J. Biol. Sci. 5(7): 746-748.
  1. Salim, M. 2001. Agricultural Extension in Bangladesh. Paper presented in Coordination Meeting of Participatory Rural Development Project held at Kalihati, Tangail on 18 September 2001, organized by Bangladesh Rural Development Board and Japan International Co-operation Agency. 12p.
  1. Salim, M.; Pathan, M.M.H.; and Ali, M. 2000. Effect of Nitrogen, Sulphur and Boron on the Growth and Yield of Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) in Old Brahmaputra Floodplain Soil Environment. Bangladesh J. Environ. Sci. 6: 172-176.
  1. Salim, M.; Akther, S.; and Bhuiya, S.M.U. 1999. Effect of Time and Method of Sowing on the Yield and Quality of Buckwheat Seed (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench). Bangladesh J. Seed Sci. & Tech. 3(1&2): 49-54.
  1. Salim, M.; Ali, S.M.H.; Hossain, S.M.A.; and Kashem, M.A. 1998. Effect of Organic Sources of Nitrogen in Boro Rice Grown under Three Dates of Planting. Bangladesh J. Environ. Sci. 4: 96-100.
  1. Salim, M.; Sarkar, M.A.R.; and Hannan, M.A. 1998. Off-season Seed Production of Tossa Jute as Affected by Time of Sowing and Topping. Bangladesh J. Train. & Dev. 11(1&2): 65-72.
  1. Yoshino, K.; and Salim, M. 1995. An Observation of Bangladesh Rural Development Through Bari-Biti (Home Garden). Southeast Asian Studies 33(1): 82-97.
  1. Salim, M.; Hossain, M.F.; Dasgupta, S.K., Chowdhury, M.M.H.; and Rahman, M.M. 1995. The State of Service Delivery, edited by Thana Headquarters (JSRDE Mimeo No. 1). A.K.M. Obaidullah and M.M. Islam. Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development and Japan International Co-operation Agency. 19p.
  1. Ando, K.; Salim, M.; Uchida, H.; and Tanaka, K. 1994. Rice-based Cropping Systems in the Low-lying Areas of Bangladesh, VIII.. Change of Cropping Patterns from Traditional to Modern in the Floodplain Area. Paper presented at the 198th meeting of the Crop Science Society of Japan. 28-31 August, 1994. pp.311-312.
  1. Salim M. 1994. Improvement of the Efficiency of Existing Cropping Systems of Daskin Chamuria Village. In Report of the Workshop on Mid-Term Review of Joint Study on Rural Development Experiment Project (JSRDE Pub. No. 2)  edited by M.M. Islam, A.K.M. Obaidullah, S.M.A. Hossain and M.H. Rahaman, pp.7-15. 7-8 December 1993. Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development and Japan International Co-operation Agency.
  1. Salim, M.; Ando, K.; Uchida, H.; and Tanaka, K. 1988. Rice-based Cropping Systems in the Low-lying Areas of Bangladesh. V. Productivity of Boro Rice and Its Role on the Villagers’ Rice Consumption and Economy. Paper presented at the 189th meeting of the Crop Science Society of Japan, 3-4 October, 1990 at Tokyo, Japan. pp.8-9.
  1. Tanaka, K.; Ando, K.; Uchida, H.; and Salim, M. 1990. A Case Study on Hydrologic Conditions and Development of Rice-Based Cropping Patterns in a Haor Village in Bangladesh. Southeast Asian Studies. 28(3): 41-58.
  1. Salim, M.; Ando, K.; Uchida, H.; and Tanaka, K. 1990. Village-Level Studies on Rice-Based Cropping Systems in the Low-Lying Areas of Bangladesh, I. Cropping Patterns and Their Distribution in Haor and Bil Areas. Japan Jour. Crop Sci. 59(3): 518-527.
  1. Salim, M.; Ando, K.; Uchida, H.; and Tanaka, K. 1989. Rice-based Cropping Systems in the Low-lying Areas of Bangladesh, III. Historical Process of the Development of Boro Rice Cultivation in Haor Areas. Paper presented at the 188th meeting of the Crop Science Society of Japan, 2-3 October, 1989 at Sendai, Japan. pp.175-176.
  1. Salim, M.; and Uchida, H. 1988. Cropping Systems of Jawar Village in Kishoreganj. In Agricultural and Rural Development in Bangladesh (JSARD Pub. No. 8) edited by H. Uchida, Y. Kaida and S.M.A. Hossain,  pp.16-28. Japan International Co-operation Agency.
  1. Salim, M.; Ando, K.; Uchida, H.; and Tanaka, K. 1986. Rice-based Cropping Systems in the Low-lying Areas of Bangladesh. I. Toposequences, Land Classification and Water Condition in the Bil and Haor Areas. Paper presented at the 186th meeting of the Crop Science Society of Japan, 3-4 October, 1988 at Niigata, Japan. pp.263-264.
  1. Manun, A.A.; Salim, M.; Wahab, M.A.; and Ali, M.A. 1987. Aquatic Weeds of Bangladesh and Their Control. Tropical Pest Management. 36(3): 224-228.
  1. Salim, M.; and Hossain, S.M.A. 1986. Effect of Seed Size on Seedling Vigour and Yield of Maize. Bangladesh J. Agri. Sci. 13(1): 43-49.
  1. Salim, M.; Hossain, S.M.A.; Mamun, A.A.; and Siddique, M.A. 1985. Yield of Maize as Affected by Seed Size and Depth of Planting. Bangladesh J. Agric. Res. 10(2): 136-141.
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