Manoj Kaushal

Manoj Kaushal is a cropping systems and soil health expert. Soil-microbe-crop interactions, below ground microbial diversity, integrated nutrient management systems, soil and plant health, crop protection/ disease management are the major areas of research. Other activities range from basic soil, crop and water management research for climate mitigation and adaption strategies to the advanced techniques such as metagenomics and high throughput sequencing. He has vast experience working and developing low-cost indigenous solutions for improving soil health, sustainable crop production, crop residue/ waste recycling and water management for small scale farmers in tropics and semi-arid zones of Africa and Asia. Currently he is working on Nature based solutions for improving soil health and crop productivity in Africa, Asia and Latin America. He has more than 50 publications in his account including articles in peer-reviewed journals, book, book chapters and others. He also led and contributed to major research projects working with global donors including BMGF, EU and AU.