Dr. Nafees Ahmad

Senior Scientist
Center of Agricultural Technology Assessment & Transfer, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi


Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Agricultural Communication from GB Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, India

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Area of Interest:

Plant and Soil Sciences
Agricultural Biotechnology
Agricultural activities and Extension
Agricultural Research
Rural Development

Selected Publications

  1. Joshi, P., J.P. Sharma, N. Sharma, B.K. Singh, N. Ahmad and R. Gills, 2018. Health and nutrition status of farm women in rural India: Case of Indo-Gangetic plains. Indian J. Agric. Sci., 88: 978-984.

  2. Sharma, N., P. Joshi, N. Ahmad, J.P.S. Dabas, S. Chakravorty and B.K. Singh, 2017. Knowledge and resource base for farmers' interest groups. J. Agroecol. Nat. Recour. Manage., 4: 318-320.
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  3. Sharma, N., A. Sharma, J.P. Sharma, S.K. Dubey and J.P.S. Dabas et al., 2017. Farmers' preferences to varietal attributes as an indicator for acceptance and adoption of aromatic rice (Oryza sativa) varieties. Indian J. Agric. Sci., 87: 51-55.

  4. Rudra, S.G., J.P.S. Dabas, N. Sharma, N. Ahmad, P. Joshi and H. Budhiraja, 2016. Micro-enterprise development with innovative pearl millet and jaggery cookies. Indian Res. J. Genet. Biotechnol., 8: 172-175.

  5. Manilas, J.S., N. Ahmad and P.S. Slathia, 2016. Entrepreneurial behaviour of dairy farmers of Jammu region. Indian J. Extens. Educ., 52: 83-86.
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  6. Joshi, P., N. Sharma, B.K. Singh, J.P.S. Dabas, N. Ahmad, S. Chakravorty and M. Singh, 2016. Health and nutrition issues of rural women in India. J. Agric. Eng. Food Technol., 3: 87-90.
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  7. Ahmad, N., N. Sharma, B.K. Singh, P. Joshi, S. Chakravorty and R. Kumar, 2016. Efficacy of partnership model to assess and disseminate IARI technologies. J. Agroecol. Nat. Resour. Manage., 3: 106-108.
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  8. Peer, Q.J.A., S.K. Kher, N. Ahmad, J.S. Manhas and J. Kaur, 2014. Adoption dynamics of fertilizers and manure in potato crop. Indian Res. J. Extens. Educ., 14: 115-117.
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  9. Peer, Q.J.A., M.A. Beigh, N. Ahmad, A. Rauf and J. Kaur, 2014. A study on extent and level of adoption of pesticides in potato crop. Ecol. Environ. Conserv., 20: 417-423.
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  10. Peer, Q.J.A., S.K. Kher, R. Peshin, N. Ahmad, J. Kaur and F.N. Bhat, 2013. Adoption of the recommended potato production technology by the potato growers of the Jammu division. Potato J., 40: 184-186.

  11. Peer, Q.J.A., N. Ahmad, J. Kaur, M.H. Chesti, H.S. Ahmad, A. Bhat and B.A. Bhat, 2013. Study on economics of potato growing towards livelihood security. Afr. J. Agric. Res., 8: 5639-5644.
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