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Dr Prashant Sharma

Dr Dr Prashant Sharma

Assistant Professor
Dr Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and ForestryIndia
02
13
15

Research focus

The main focus of research is on the use of remote sensing techniques for monitoring, modelling, and mapping Agroforestry resources. During Master's, he had quantified the weed seed bank (WSB) in different rice-wheat crop establishment methods and land-use systems (Agroforestry, Pure orchard and Mono-cropping) of Eastern Uttar Pradesh.

SDG targets

2.4

Sustainable food production and resilient agricultural practices

2.C

Ensure stable food commodity markets and timely access to infomation

13.1

Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate related disasters

13.2

Integrate climate change measures into policies and planning

13.A

Implement the UN framework convention on climate change

13.B

Promote mechanisms to raise capacity for planning and management

15.2

End deforestation and restore degraded forests

15.3

End desertification and restore degraded land

15.4

Ensure conservation of mountain ecosystems

15.5

Protect biodiversity and natural habitats

Projects

Geospatial mapping of the agroforestry area, carbon sequestration potential and agroforestry suitability analysis