Birendra Kumar Bhattachan

Birendra Kumar Bhattachan graduated as B.Sc. Agriculture from Tribhuvan University Nepal in 1984 and joined IAAS, Tribhuvan University as an Assistant Lecturer to teach Agronomy to the B.Sc. Agriculture students in 1986. He graduated MAgri (Agronomy-Seed Technology) and Ph.D. in Crop Science (Agronomy, Soil Science) from UPLB and CLSU Philippines in 2003 and 2011 respectively under the scholarship of World Bank project AREP, Nepal and IRRI Philippines. He shifted to AFU as a professor at the department of Agronomy in 2012 and became pensioner in 2019. He published research articles and books in Nepali and English languages for the students.