Curriculum Vitae — Md. Mamunur Rezaজীবনবৃত্তান্ত (একাডেমিক ও পেশাগত সিভি) — মোঃ মামুনুর রেজা

1. Executive & Academic Profile

Senior Agriculturist, Horticulturist, and Smart Farming Researcher with 13+ years of progressive leadership in the Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) and commercial AgriTech R&D. Currently pursuing a PhD in Horticulture / Agricultural Biotechnology at Atatürk University, Erzurum, Türkiye under the World Bank-supported PARTNER Fellowship (Doctoral Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Ertan Yıldırım), building on an M.S. in Horticulture at Gazipur Agricultural University (GAU, formerly BSMRAU) supervised by Professor Dr. Md. Azizul Hoque. Proven track record in managing Asia’s largest 1,452-acre seed multiplication farm (BADC Dashmina), Kashimpur Horticulture Development Center (HDC), Plant Tissue Culture Laboratories & Seed Potato Cold Storage, Commercial Hydroponics, Spirulina Photobioreactors, and patent-pending 4IR Greenhouse Monitoring Systems.

2. Academic Qualifications & International Fellowships

3. Professional Appointments (2012 – Present)

• Assistant Program Director (Seed), APCU-BADC, PARTNER Program (World Bank & IFAD Supported), Dhaka (Jul 2023 – Present): Leading national seed supply-chain modernization, GAP protocols, and climate-resilient multiplication under the 691,093.12 Lakh BDT PARTNER initiative.
• Assistant Manager, Research Cell, BADC Headquarters, Dhaka (Feb 2023 – Jul 2024): Multi-location adaptive crop trials, 4IR greenhouse & IoT irrigation research, and BARC technical manual authorship.
• Assistant Director (Tissue Culture Laboratory & Potato Cold Storage), BADC Kashimpur, Gazipur (Nov 2022 – Feb 2023): Directed aseptic meristem micropropagation of virus-free seed potato, banana, and strawberry alongside industrial seed potato cold-storage management.
• Assistant Director, Horticulture Development Center (HDC), BADC Kashimpur, Gazipur (Sep 2018 – Nov 2022): Pioneered BADC’s hydroponics, polyhouse, and micro-irrigation program—awarded Official Commendation (Memo #443, 16 June 2019) by the Chairman of BADC.
• Founder Consultant, Drip Irrigation BD Ltd. (DIBL) & Chief Scientist, Krishian (Jul 2019 – Present): Designing commercial drip/fertigation/fogging systems and IoT/AI decision-support tools.
• Founder Farm Manager, BABA Farms (Tamishna Group) & Singapore Smart Farming Project, Dhaka (Jul 2017 – Aug 2018): Directed commercial hydroponics, aquaponics, microgreens, wheatgrass, container farming, and vermicomposting units.
• Assistant Director (Farm Manager), Dashmina Seed Multiplication Farm, BADC Patuakhali (Jul 2013 – Jun 2017): Led operations across Asia’s largest 1,452-acre coastal seed multiplication farm in collaboration with FAO specialists.
• Research Associate, Department of Horticulture, Gazipur Agricultural University (GAU / BSMRAU) & Data Collection Officer, DAM Sylhet Survey (Jan 2012 – Jun 2014): Conducted broccoli GA₃ and boron field trials under Professor Dr. Md. Azizul Hoque and executed baseline horticultural marketing surveys in Sylhet under the Ministry of Agriculture.

4. Selected Book Chapters, Books & Peer-Reviewed Publications

• Springer Nature Book Chapter (16 April 2025): Sikder, R. K., Biswas, A. K., Iqbal, M. A., & Reza, M. M. (2025). Seed Germination and Seedling Development in Vegetable Crops. In: Ahammed, G. J., Zhou, J. (eds) Growth Regulation and Quality Improvement of Vegetable Crops (pp. 15–50). Springer, Singapore. Online ISBN: 978-981-96-0169-1 · Print ISBN: 978-981-96-0168-4 · https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-0169-1_2
• Authored Hardcover Book (Feb 2023): Reza, M. M. (2023). সুপার ফুড মাইক্রোগ্রিন: সহজ উপায়ে বাড়িতে ও বাণিজ্যিকভাবে উৎপাদন কৌশল (Super Food Microgreen: Easy Home & Commercial Production Techniques). Dhaka, Bangladesh. Available on Rokomari.com →
• BARC 4IR Technical Training Manuals (Jun 2023): Co-author (with Dr. Shaikh Mohammad Bokhtiar, Dr. Md. Baktear Hossain, Dr. Kabir Uddin Ahmed & Dr. Hasan Md. Hamidur Rahman) of two national Training of Trainers (ToT) manuals on Automated Smart Greenhouse Management and IoT-Based Auto Irrigation Systems for Safe Horticultural Crop Production, published by Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council (BARC).
• Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles (2014–2016): 6 peer-reviewed horticultural research papers on broccoli growth regulation (GA₃), boron & molybdenum nutrition, and seed technology co-authored with MS Supervisor Professor Dr. Md. Azizul Hoque (Department of Horticulture, Gazipur Agricultural University). View Full Bibliography →