Muhammad Sajid Farooq

- Conducted field verification visits to assess compliance with the BCI Standard - Co-authored post-verification reports highlighting non-conformities - Identified improvement areas and farmer capacity-building needs - Reviewed and validated Corrective Action Plans (CAPs) and ensured timely submission with partners - Ensured accuracy and consistency of program partner data - Maintained project databases on Salesforce and coordinated data submission across stakeholders

- Led on-farm R&D trials on NUE across different rice varieties and fertilizer treatments - Cut urea use by 17% via 3-way split, rate adjustment and urea briquette deep placement - Led SRP implementation in 3 clusters and M&E against SRP indicators - Helped field-validate Pakistan's first digital AWD monitoring tube to improve WUE - Standardized trial protocols and turned statistical results into fertilizer advice - Supervised Kashtkaar data verification for seed-to-harvest traceability

- Implemented AWD irrigation on 100+ farms, a practice shown to cut CH₄ emissions by up to 48% - Trained 2,000+ farmers on SRP requirements, fertilizer management and water conservation - Ran farmer seminars on pesticide MRL compliance for EU export markets - Verified farmer SRP compliance through regular field visits - Prepared farm records and documentation for SRP audits - Checked field data quality for M&E and trained field staff on digital recording tools

- Graduated with Summa Cum Laude. Erasmus Mundus Joint Master's across Belgium, Austria and Germany. - Focus areas: soil health and fertility, soil-plant interactions, soil microbiology, nutrient cycling, greenhouse gas emissions from soils, and climate change mitigation. - Thesis: "Effects of Faujasite Zeolites and Eminex Amendments on Gaseous Nitrogen Losses and Plant Nitrogen Uptake from Biogas Digestate"

- Graduated with CGPA 3.95/4.00 and 2nd rank. - Focus areas: crop nutrition, fertilizer and nitrogen management, nitrogen use efficiency, crop physiology and production, field experimentation and statistical analysis. - Thesis: "Evaluating the Effect of Various Coatings of Urea Fertilizers on Ammonia Volatilization, Nitrogen Uptake and Yield of Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)"

- Graduated with CGPA 3.93/4.00 and 2nd rank. - Focus areas: agronomy, soil science, plant nutrition, crop production and sustainable farming practices.