General Informations

  • Join Date: 23/08/1996
  • College: College of Agriculture
  • Department: Agronomy
  • Office Email: chinmoy.sarma[at]aau.ac.in

Education Details

 
 
 
 
 
1991
Bachelor of Science (Agriculture)

Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat-13

 
 
 
 
 
1993
Masters of Science (Agriculture)

Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat-13

 
 
 
 
 
2005
PhD in Agriculture

G.B.Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand

Employment History

 
 
 
 
 
23-08-1996 - 31-12-2002
Training Associate (Agronomy)

KVK Golaghat, AAU

 
 
 
 
 
01-01-2003 - 28-12-2005
On study leave for PhD programme

G.B.Pant University of Agri & Tech.

 
 
 
 
 
29-12-2005 - 11-08-2011
Subject Matter Specialist

KVK Chirang (erstwhile KVK Bongaigaon), AAU

 
 
 
 
 
12-08-2011 - 07-07-2015
Programme Coordinator

KVK Dhubri, AAU

 
 
 
 
 
08-07-2015 - 06-07-2022
Head

KVK Bongaigaon

 
 
 
 
 
07-07-2022 - Till date
Chief Scientist

AICRP on Irrigation Water Management, AAU

Achievements
  • Conferred “Best Extension Personnel” award by Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, Assam and His Excellency Vice President of India presented the award in 2018-19
  • As Principal Investigator and Programme Coordinator of KVK - KVK Dhubri was selected as one of the 12 best NICRA KVKs in the country by ICAR and selected for participation in a special session on NICRA during the 7th National Conference of KVKs held at Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, and Punjab in 2013.
  • As Principal Investigator and Programme Coordinator of KVK – The Village Climate Risk Management Committee (VCRMC) of KVK Dhubri under the project ‘National Initiative on Climate Resilient Agriculture’ was selected as the best VCRMC of Zone-III by ICAR. It was recognized and appreciated by ICAR during Second Annual Workshop of NICRA held at IARI, New Delhi on 17th June, 2013
  • As Head - KVK Bongaigaon was awarded as the “Best Krishi Vigyan Kendra” of Zone VI for outstanding performance in implementation CFLD of NFSM and NMOOP programme in 2018-19.
  • As Head - KVK Bongaigaon was awarded as the “Best Krishi Vigyan Kendra” of Zone VI for outstanding performance in implementation CFLD programme on Pulses under National Food Security Mission in 2019-20
  • As Head - Appreciation Certificate to KVK Bongaigaon for ‘Documentation of Intervention during COVID’ during 2020-21 under ICAR- ATARI, ZONE VI, Guwahati
  • As team leader - ICAR-ATARI, Zone III received ‘Uttam Puraskar’ for best stall of KVKs in Krishi Unnati Mela, 2017 held at IARI, New Delhi
  • As Head - Best KVK Award to KVK Bongaigaon for implementation of ‘NARI’ project during 2020-21 underICAR- ATARI, ZONE VI, Guwahati
  • Appreciation Certificate to Dr. Chinmoy Kumar Sarma, KVK Bongaigaon for ‘Preparation of kharif Advisories’ during 2020-21 under ICAR- ATARI, ZONE VI, Guwahati
  • As Head - Best KVK Award to KVK Bongaigaon for on time Reporting during 2020-21 under ICAR- ATARI, ZONE VI, Guwahati
  • Represented ICAR ATARI Zone VI as a speaker on the topic “KVK Initiatives For Empowering Rural Youth” at 11th National Conference of KVKs - 2020 at NASC Complex, New Delhi from 28th February to 1st March, 2020
  • Received Appreciation from administration for commendable performance during Panchayat Election, 2012 as Officer In charge of the Training Cell
  • Contribution towards Farmers recognition/award






    i. As Head - bagged “Jagjeevan Ram Abhinav Kishan Puruskar” of Indian Council of Agriculture, Govt. of India in 2017-18
  • As Principal Investigator – Represented Zonal Coordinating Unit, Zone –III, ICAR, Umium, Meghalaya for oral presentation in ‘Workshop for sharing of initial outcome in Technology Demonstration component under NICRA’ held in 28-29 Sept., 2012 at NASC complex, New Delhi
  • Representing ICAR ATARI Zone VI for sharing the experiences of activities under Doubling Farmers Income by 2022 at Annual Zonal Workshop of KVKs held in Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh in 2019
  • Represented Zonal Project Directorate, Zone III, ICAR in ‘National Workshop on Cluster Front Line Demonstration on Oilseeds under NMOOP’ held at IGKVV, Raipur, Chattisgarh in 2017 and received appreciation for exemplary works
  • Invited as Key note speaker in the State level workshop on ‘Strategies for harnessing fish production potentialities in flood affected areas of Assam’ organized by the Directorate of Extension Education, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat from August 30 -31, 2012.
  • Popularization of HYVs of Toria ‘TS 36’ and ‘TS 46’ in the farmer’s field through demonstration programme starting from 2015-16 in 3 villages covering 48 farm families with horizontal expansion to 27 villages covering 452 farmers in 2020-21.
  • Popularization of low cost vermicomposting technology was initiated by KVK Bongaigaon for organic input production in 11 villages with 15 farmers during 2016 -17 through training and demonstration which has been adopted by the farmers in cluster approach in 42 villages of the district covering 252 farmers in 2020-21
  • Popularization of Medium duration Rice variety ‘Shraboni’ for promotion of double cropping covering 14 farm families in 5 villages in 2017-18 with horizontal expansion to 21 villages among 167 farm families in 2019-20.
  • Introduction and popularization of rabi pulses in Rice – fallow areas for promotion of double cropping through demonstration, training and advisory services in 24 villages with 372 farm families
  • Popularization of Submergence tolerant Rice variety ‘Ranjit Sub 1’ for covering 7 farm families in 4 villages in 2017-18 with horizontal expansion to 14 villages among 186 farm families in 2019-20.
  • Contribution towards Farmers recognition/award
    1. Best Farmers’ Award - Received ‘1st Prize’ in the State in the State Level Farmers’ fare for doubling farmers’ income by 2022
  • Contribution towards Farmers recognition/award
    2.Felicitation and recognition as ‘Progressive Farmer’ of the state by Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat during Golden Jubilee Celebration in 2018 in august presence of His Excellency Vice President of India, His Excellency Governor of Assam and other dignitaries
  • Contribution towards Farmers recognition/award





    3. As Head of KVK - Farmer nominated by KVK Dhubri was selected as a member among 18 Indian delegates to visit Malyasia under “Asean-India Farmers’ Exchange Programme in 2013”
  • Contribution towards Farmers recognition/award





    4. As Head of KVK- A progressive farm women nominated by KVK Bongaigaon was selected for attending a training programme in International Rice Research Institute, Philippines in 2018-19
  • Contribution towards Farmers recognition/award





    5. ‘Best Farmer of the State Award 2020-21’ in CAU, Imphal – Regional Agri Fair 2020-21 during March 8 – 10, 2021
  • Acted as the Expert Advisor in Tripura Public Service Commission for Personality Test for recruitment of Agriculture Officer, TAFS under Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Department, Govt of Tripura w.e.f 29th April - 4th May, 2024
  • Act as a panelist in the Annual Action Plan Workshop of KVKs in 2024 under ICAR - ATARI, Zone VI (Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim)
  • Acted as the Co-Chairman of the Technical Session III in the Biennial conference, 2024 under AICRP on Irrigation Water Management held from July 02 – 04, 2024 at Acharya N.D. University of Agriculture & Technology, Kumarganj, Ayodha
  • Expert of the Internal committee, Advisory & Consultancy dept. of the NEDFi for the study entitled “Study on status of Oil palm cultivation and processing in the North Eastern states of Assam
  • Co-Organizing Secretary of the National Conference on “Frontier technologies for weather and climate based decision in Agriculture and allied sectors” – AGMET-2025, from February 13 -15, 2025 organized by Association of Agro meteorologist, Anand and AAU, Jorhat
  • Acted as the Nodal Officer of DoR (Agri.) for the programme “Promotion of Double cropping in the state of Assam”, 2024-25
  • Nodal officer of the Oil Palm project on “Oil palm cultivation and its future prospect in Assam”
  • Acted as Chairman – Exhibition Sub Committee for organizing Regional Agri Fair, 2025 at AAU, Jorhat from January 04 – 06, 2025
  • Acted as Chairman – Committee for finalizing Annual Performance Appraisal Report of KVKs
  • Advisor of the project on “Production of quality seed of some popular AAU developed varieties of rice and their marketing in PPP mode
  • Acted as Course Director, of Customized ODL-HRD programme for SMS & Farm Manager Climate Resilient Resource Conservation Technologies for Hill Eco-System
  • Member – Knowledge management committee of Assam Agricultural University
  • Acted as the Chairman of the Exhibition sub-committee of the Farmers Fare, organized by AAU, Jorhat from 09-10, January, 2026
  • Member of the committee to facilitate and oversee implementation of ISO: 21001:2025 -Educational Organization Management System at Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat
  • Co - Coordinator of Internal Quality Assurance Cell of Assam Agricultural University
  • Member of the Agro-met Advisory Board under GKMS Scheme of Assam Agricultural University
  • Expert committee member constituted by ICAR-ATARI, Zone VI, Guwahati for Preparation of the five year action plan for agricultural development in Assam
  • Expert member of One Team One Task team constituted by ICAR-ATARI, Zone VI, Guwahati for Utilization of Rice fallow areas through cultivation of oilseeds, pulse, maize and potato in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim
  • Acted as Coordinator in the Technical Session of the FPC Convention on October 21-22, 2022
  • Acted as Chairman- Committee for BLP workshop held on 30th November and 1st December, 2023
  • Secretary, Assam Chapter of Indian Society of Agronomy
  • Acted as Chairman - Examination Conduct Committee for conducting and recommending suitable candidate for the post of Account Assistant under AERC for N.E. India against advertisement No. 01/2023
  • Acted as the Co-Chairman of the Technical Session V in the Chief Scientist Meet – 2023 under AICRP on Irrigation Water Management held from 21-23 June 2023 at CSKHPKV, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh
Membership
  • Indian Society of Agronomy
    Life Member
  • Mobilization Society for Community Mobilization for sustainable Development
    Life Member
Projects
  • Ministry of Jal Shakti, Govt. of India sponsored project on "Demonstration of pressurized pipe irrigation network (PPIN) with drip and sprinkler irrigation integration in instructional farm of AAU for climate adaptation innovations and farmers capacity building under Technology Demonstration project of M-CADWM", project cost Rs.79.89 Lakh implemented in 2026.
  • Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Govt. of India sponsored project on "Oil palm cultivation and its future prospect in Assam", project cost Rs.152.44 Lakh implemented in 2024.
  • Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare, Govt. of India sponsored project on "Studies on ground water level, carbon sequestration, soil physical properties, nutrient mining and soil micro-organism in existing oil palm plantations and nearby fields", project cost Rs.46.77 Lakh implemented in 2024.
  • SLNA, Dept. of Agri & Farmers' Welfare, Govt. of Tripura sponsored project on "Preparation of land resource inventory of west Tripura and Khowai districts of Tripura under Water shed development component of PMKSY", project cost Rs.9.02 Lakh implemented in 2024.
  • AICRPIWM sponsored project on "Demonstration cum trial on New IRRI technique of alternate wetting and drying method of irrigation in early ahu rice", implemented in 2023.
  • ACRIPDA sponsored project on "MLT on Enhancing crop productivity through harvested rain water in rainfed condition", implemented in 2023.
  • NABARD sponsored project on "Identification and Popularization of feasible and profitable Integrated Farming System modules for different Agro-Ecological situation of Bongaigaon District of Assam for Doubling Farmers’ Income’", project cost Rs.11.10 Lakh implemented in 2021.
  • ICAR sponsored project on "AICRP on Water management", implemented in 1971.