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Dr. Farhad Zulfiqar

Assistant Professor
Prof. Peter Edwards

Emeritus Professor
Prof. Vinod Jindal

Emeritus Professor
Prof. Gajendra Singh

Emeritus Professor
Dr. Peeyush Soni

Adjunct Faculty
Dr. Loc Thai Nguyen

Associate Professor
Dr. Ram C. Bhujel

Research Associate Professor and Director of Aqua-Centre
Dr. Krishna R. Salin

Associate Professor
Dr. John K. M. Kuwornu

Adjunct Faculty
Dr. Avishek Datta

Associate Professor, Department Head, Department of Food, Agriculture & Bioresources
Prof. Anil Kumar Anal

Professor
Dr. Amararatne Yakupitiyage

Adjunct Faculty

Dr. Farhad Zulfiqar

Assistant Professor

Department of Food, Agriculture, and Bioresource
Agri-Business Management Program

Room: AFE Building, Room No: 207,
Extension number: 5459
Email: farhad@ait.ac.th
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Scientific and professional interests are in the areas of:

Sustainability in value chains,
Innovations for sustainable development,
Agricultural sustainability,
Agriculture policy analysis,
Community-based resource management,
Agricultural marketing and trade,
Agricultural development,
Climate change, Food security,
Agribusiness management.

Prof. Peter Edwards

Emeritus Professor

Department of Food, Agriculture, and Bioresource

Aquaculture and Aquatic Resources Management Program

Prof. Vinod Jindal

Emeritus Professor

Department of Food, Agriculture, and Bioresource

Food Engineering and Bioprocess Technology Program

Prof. Gajendra Singh

Emeritus Professor

Department of Food, Agriculture, and Bioresource

Agricultural system and Engineering Program

Dr. Peeyush Soni

Adjunct Faculty

Agribusiness Management, Agricultural Systems And Engineering

Email: soni@ait.ac.th
Contact: (+66) 2 524 5450
Fax: (+66) 2 524 6200
Room Number:  210-AFE Building

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Area of Expertise

Sustainable agricultural production
Energy input-output analysis of agricultural systems
Techno-Economic & environment performance of agricultural systems
Design & testing of smallholders farm machinery for sustainable mechanization
Field scouting & precision farming using low-altitude remote sensing
Controlled environment agriculture
Wetland traction studies.

Dr. Loc Thai Nguyen

Associate Professor

Food Engineering And Bioprocess Technology

Email: locnguyen@ait.ac.th
Contact: (+66-2)524 5458
Fax:  (+66-2) 524 6200
Room Number: 205 - AFE Building

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Area of Expertise

Non-thermal food processing technologies
Mathematical modeling of foods and food processes
Chemical sensors and biosensors for food safety application
Food waste recycling and utilization

Dr. Ram C. Bhujel

Research Associate Professor and Director of Aqua-Centre

Aquaculture And Aquatic Resources Management

Email: bhujel@ait.ac.th
Contact: (+66-2)524 5222
Fax: (+66-2) 524 6200
Room Number: Aqua Outreach Building –A 24

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Area of Expertise

Sustainable seafood and nutrition security
Aquaculture nutrition and feed supplements
Aquaponics & Green aquaculture
Industry Linkages Aquaculture Business
Tilapia farming and Fry Production technology
Curriculum Development & Internship
Technology Transfer/ Extension / Commercialization,
Biostatics and research design

Dr. Krishna R. Salin

Associate Professor

Aquaculture And Aquatic Resources Management

Email: salinkr@ait.ac.th
Contact: (+66-2)524 5489
Fax:  (+66-2) 524 6071
Room Number: 204- AFE Building

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Area of Expertise

Cleaner Aquaculture Production Systems
Applied genetics in aquaculture / stock improvement and management
Aquaculture-environment interactions
Innovative hatchery techniques for fish and crustaceans
Climate-smart fisheries and aquaculture production / consumption

Dr. John K. M. Kuwornu

Adjunct Faculty

Agribusiness Management, Agricultural Systems And Engineering

Email: jkuwornu@ait.ac.th
Contact: (+66-2)524 5459
Fax: (+66-2) 524 6200
Room Number: A207, AFE Building

Area of Expertise

Agribusiness Management, Agricultural Marketing and Trade
Agricultural Development Agricultural Policy
Marketing Channels
Consumer Behaviour
Supply Chain Management
Commodity Futures Markets
Climate Change
Agrobiodiversity
Stock Markets.

Dr. Avishek Datta

Associate Professor, Department Head, Department of Food, Agriculture & Bioresources

Agribusiness Management, Agricultural Systems And Engineering

datta@ait.ac.th
Phone Number: (+66-2)524 5479
Fax:(+66-2) 524 0148
Room Number: AFE 210

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Area of Expertise

Crop production under conventional and organic farming systems in relation to food security and climate change
Crop tolerance to soil and environmental stresses
Crop water management
Dryland agriculture; Ecological agriculture and organic farming
Integrated pest and nutrient management
Soil fertility management; Crop weed management and herbicide tolerance
Weed ecology and management
Experimental design and data analysis

Prof. Anil Kumar Anal

Professor

Food Engineering And Bioprocess Technology

Email: anilkumar@ait.ac.th
Contact:  (+66-2)524 5473
Fax:  (+66-2) 524 0147
Room Number:  203- AFE Building

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Area of Expertise

Bioprocessing and Value additions of Agro-Industrial Residues, Aquatic Resources and Non-timber Forest Products
Functional Foods and Neutraceuticals Processing and Product Analysis
Food Safety and Risk Assessment Analysis in Food Supply Chain Systems
Application of Nanotechnology in Food, Agriculture and Pharmaceutics
Delivery and pharmacokinetic studies of Bioactive Compounds including Neutraceuticals, drugs, etc. in Human and Veterinary Applications

Dr. Amararatne Yakupitiyage

Adjunct Faculty

Aquaculture And Aquatic Resources Management

Email: amara@ait.ac.th
Contact:  (+66-2)524 5456
Room Number: 202- AFE Building

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Area of Expertise

Aquaculture systems development
Aquaculture nutrition and energetics
Fish feed technology and Aqua-feed business
Fish Pocessing Technologies (small-scale)
Systems approach for aquatic/ coastal resources management
Community based/ participatory resources development and management
Logical Framework Approach (LFA)
Systems modeling
Life Cycle Assessment (Aquaculture)
Outcome-based curriculum development
Chemistry/ Biology/ Biochemistry (specially UG level courses).