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Department of Agricultural Education & Studies

Graduate Student

Name: Nav Raj Ghimire
Email: nghimire@iastate.edu
Office: 223 B Curtiss Hall
Phone: 515-294-4930
Major Professor: Dr. Robert Martin
Home: Sarlahi District, Nepal (the country of ‘Mount Everest’)
Education: Master of Agricultural Sciences, Melbourne University, Australia
Research Interest: Agricultural Education, Need Assessment, Teaching and Learning
Professional Affiliations: Member of Utility Arborist Association of USA, Member of Nepal Agricultural Extension Society, Member of Nepal Agricultural Society
Plans for the Future: Work in USA as an Extension Educator in Cooperative Extension System or Teach in the US Colleges and Universities
Publications:
  1. Ghimire, N. R. 2005. Participatory Agricultural Development, A Case Study from Nepal. M.S. Dissertation. Faulty of Land and Food Resources, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
  2. Ghimire, N. R.,  Petheram, J. and Perkins, J. 2004.  Farmers Participation in Agricultural Development in Nepal. Paper presented  at the Post Graduate Conference, 2004. Faculty of Land and Food Resources, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
  3. Ghimire, N. R.  2001. Extension Strategy for the Marketing of Chemical Manure     Produced from Purbanchal Fertilizers Pvt. Ltd., Paper Presented and Submitted to Purbanchal Fertilizers Pvt. Ltd., Bhairhawa, Nepal
  4. Ghimire, N. R. 1999. How to use Bio-gas Slurry, Training manual for Farmers and Training Manuals for Field Workers. Published by Alternate Energy Promotion Center, Krishna Galli, Patan, Lalitpur, Nepal

Brief Statement (Why you choose Iowa State University and AgEdS): ISU is pioneer in developing popular ‘Adoption –Diffusion’ theory and Cooperative Extension system in USA. The graduate admission office responded me earlier than other University I applied for Ph. D. Dr. Martin is reputed in his area of expertise and accepted to supervise me in Ph. D. program

Brief Informational Statement About Home: In Nepal agriculture is the mainstay of the country’s economy and 90 percent of the populations depend on agriculture for their lively hood. Agriculture contributes to 44 percent of the total Gross Domestic Products. Rice is the major crop followed by maize and wheat. Technology advancement, increasing rural participation in agricultural programs since 1990 and policy changes in government has been driving force to make a shift in agricultural development over the days to come.