Fundamentals and Applications of Crop and Climate Science

Dr. Latief Ahmad is a distinguished author and researcher in the field of precision farming and agro meteorology. With over 15 years of experience in agricultural science, Dr. Ahmad has made significant contributions to understanding the intersection of meteorology, climate variability, and precision agriculture technologies. He earned his Ph.D. in Agronomy from a renowned agricultural university of India, where he focused on developing innovative strategies to optimize crop production through the integration of weather data and precision farming techniques. Throughout his career, Dr. Ahmad has authored numerous books on crops science, agro meteorology, precision farming, climate change issues in agriculture, IoT, Machine learning and Artificial Intelligence published by Springer, CRC Press and World Scientific. Dr. Ahmad also published scholarly research articles and book chapters on topics ranging from remote sensing applications in agriculture to the role of climate information in decision-making for farmers. Currently, Dr. Ahmad serves as a Scientist (SG) of Agro meteorology at a leading agricultural University in Kashmir India, where he continues to mentor students and conduct cutting-edge research in precision farming and agro meteorology. His dedication to advancing the field and his commitment to addressing the pressing issues facing agriculture make him a respected figure in both academia and the agro meteorology community. Dr. Ahmad is also visiting scientist at two universities in North America.

Mr. Gazi Mohammad Shoaib Shah is a meticulous, well-organized, and diligent individual with prior experience of managing challenging projects, conducting data analysis, and creating reports. By expertise he is a horticulture technocrat. Additionally, also the core member cum advisor for a well-established Horticulture consultancy, "The Garden Guardians Pvt Ltd". He has several training in his credit and has been a part of 3 separate environment based courses under the Civic Ecology Lab of Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. In Dec 2022, he was also accepted as a Kectil Colleague by The Malmar Knowles Family Foundation, USA. In his spare time, he also creates clear, plagiarism free content for national and international businesses and agencies that speaks directly to the intended audience. Horticulture, Agronomy, Plant Pathology, Sustainable Agriculture and Indian Civil Services constitutes some of my key interests.

Prof. Asim Biswas is an accomplished academic, currently holding the prestigious OAC Chair in Soils and Precision Agriculture at the School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph, Canada. He serves as a Professor and the Deputy Director at the same institution and has visiting professorships at three other universities. With various leadership roles in professional societies, Prof. Biswas is actively involved in advancing his field. His research focuses on sustainable soil management, aiming to improve productivity and resilience in land-based agri-food systems while considering environmental sustainability and climate change. Through innovative integration of soil data, sensors, and technology, Prof. Biswas provides strategies for environmentally and financially sustainable agricultural productivity. Leading a well-funded research team, he has published extensively (e.g., >220 peer reviewed journal paper including in Nature Reviews, 22 book chapters, 8 edited books, >225 conference papers, and a granted patent), delivered keynote speeches, and serves as an editor for multiple (8) journals. Additionally, he teaches multiple undergraduate, graduate, and special courses.

Dr. Latief Ahmad 是精準農業和農業氣象領域的傑出作者和研究者。擁有超過15年的農業科學經驗，Ahmad 博士在氣象學、氣候變異性和精準農業技術的交集方面做出了重要貢獻。他在印度一所知名農業大學獲得農藝學博士學位，專注於通過整合氣象數據和精準農業技術來開發優化作物生產的創新策略。在他的職業生涯中，Ahmad 博士撰寫了多本關於作物科學、農業氣象、精準農業、農業中的氣候變化問題、物聯網、機器學習和人工智慧的書籍，這些書籍由 Springer、CRC Press 和 World Scientific 出版。Ahmad 博士還發表了多篇學術研究文章和書籍章節，主題涵蓋從農業中的遙感應用到氣候信息在農民決策中的角色。目前，Ahmad 博士擔任印度克什米爾一所領先農業大學的農業氣象科學家（SG），他繼續指導學生並進行精準農業和農業氣象的前沿研究。他對推進該領域的奉獻以及解決農業面臨的緊迫問題的承諾，使他在學術界和農業氣象社群中都備受尊敬。Ahmad 博士同時也是北美兩所大學的訪問科學家。

Mr. Gazi Mohammad Shoaib Shah 是一位細心、組織良好且勤奮的人，擁有管理挑戰性項目、進行數據分析和撰寫報告的經驗。他是一位園藝技術專家。此外，他還是知名園藝顧問公司「The Garden Guardians Pvt Ltd」的核心成員及顧問。他擁有多項培訓經歷，並參加過康奈爾大學公民生態實驗室的三個環境相關課程。2022年12月，他被美國 Malmar Knowles Family Foundation 接納為 Kectil 同事。在空閒時間，他還為國內外企業和機構創作清晰、無抄襲的內容，直接針對目標受眾。園藝、農藝學、植物病理學、可持續農業和印度公務員服務是他的一些主要興趣。

Prof. Asim Biswas 是一位成就卓著的學者，目前擔任加拿大圭爾夫大學環境科學學院的土壤與精準農業 OAC 教席。他在同一機構擔任教授和副主任，並在其他三所大學擔任訪問教授。作為專業社團的多個領導角色，Biswas 教授積極參與推進他的研究領域。他的研究專注於可持續土壤管理，旨在提高土地基礎農食系統的生產力和韌性，同時考慮環境可持續性和氣候變化。通過創新整合土壤數據、傳感器和技術，Biswas 教授提供環境和經濟可持續的農業生產力策略。作為一個資金充足的研究團隊的領導者，他發表了大量的研究成果（例如，超過220篇同行評審的期刊論文，包括在《Nature Reviews》上，22章書籍，8本編輯書籍，超過225篇會議論文，以及一項授權專利），並發表了主題演講，還擔任多本（8本）期刊的編輯。此外，他還教授多門本科、研究生和特別課程。