Activities

Faculty Development Program

Faculty Member	Title of events Organized (Conferences, webinars, seminars, workshops, training	Location & organized by	Duration
Irfan Ahmad Baig Nasir Nadeem Mubashir Mehdi Umar Ijaz Ahmed Hafiz Zahid Mehmood Muhammad Haseeb Raza Muhammad Bilal Ahsan Muhammad Arqam Iqbal Muhammad Ali Imran	1. International Conference on Food Security and Value Chain Improvement under Belt and Road Initiatives	Dept. of AB&AE, MNSUAM	6th-7th December 2022
	5th International Academic Studies Congress	Dept. of AB&AE, MNSUAM	10^th-12^th May 2023
Beenish Sarfraz	Digital Marketing and Women Leadership	SMEDA	07 Jan 2023
	Mango Export Workshop	Green Agriculture Services	12 Feb 2023
	Honey Production & Business Plan	SMEDA	28 Feb 2023
	NTN & STRN registration and E Fillings of return or company registration	SMEDA	21 Mar 2023
Abd-Ur-Rehman	Change-making business ideas competition among students	MNSUAM	26-10-2022
Abd-Ur-Rehman	Turkish Economy Outlook and Opportunities for Pakistan	MNSUAM	22 March 2023
Mubashir Mehdi Muhammad Haseeb Raza Muhammad Bilal Ahsan	Scope of Value chain management in Agribusiness	MNSUAM	22 September 2022
Irfan Ahmad Baig Nasir Nadeem Mubashir Mehdi Umar Ijaz Ahmad Muhammad Haseeb Raza Muhammad Bilal Ahsan	DICE AFS 2022	MNSUAM	October 31

Events Attended as a Resource Person (Conferences, webinars, seminars, workshops, training

Name of Faculty members	Title of Development Program	Location & organized by	Duration
Dr. Umar Ijaz	Social and Religious Tolerance course: Topic: Culture and development	MNSUAM	Sep 2023

Events Attended as Attendee (Conferences, webinars, seminars, workshops, training

Name of Faculty members	Title of Development Program	Location & organized by	Duration
Hafiz Zahid Mehmood Muhammad Bilal Ahsan	Faculty Professional Development Training Program	Organized by Dept of outreach and continuing education, MNS University of Agriculture Multan	27 Feb to 2 March 2023
Hafiz Zahid Mehmood Muhammad Bilal Ahsan	International Academic Studies Congress	MNSUAM	10^th-12^th May 2023
Muhammad Haseeb Raza	Advancing Teaching Excellence': Strategies for Higher Education Instructions and Professional Development	PHEC	July 24-26, 2023

Events Attended Poster presentation (Conferences, webinars, seminars, workshops, training

Name of Faculty members	Title of Development Program	Location & organized by	Duration
Muhammad Bilal Ahsan	Short course from Australia awards, market integration, and agribusiness	University of Queensland Australia	2^nd June-20^th June 2023

Events Attended oral presentation (Conferences, webinars, seminars, workshops, training

Name of Faculty members

Title of Development Program

Location & organized by

Duration

Dr. Umar Ijaz

Dr. Muhammad Haseeb Raza

5th Academic Studies Congress

MNSUAM

10^th-12^th May 2023

Dr. Muhammad Haseeb Raza

"VI. HAGIA SOPHIA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENTIFIC STUDIES

Istanbul, Türkiye"

June 2-3, 2023

Community Service and Outreach Activities

Name of Faculty members	Title of Development Program	Location & organized by	Duration
Prof. Dr. Irfan Ahmad Baig Dr. Umar Ijaz	Mango Festival 2023	MNSUAM	7-8-9 July 2023
Dr. Umar Ijaz	Community Service Drive at Flood affected areas of DG Khan	DG Khan	1^st July-31th August
	CPR & First Aid Training and Control Bleeding through Pakistan Lifesaver Program with RESCUE 1122	MNSUAM Multan	16^th May 2023
	DICE AFS 2022	MNSUAM	October 31
Abd-Ur-Rehman	Educational Expo , Multan	Jhang Media Group	22nd June 2023
	Mega Agri. Awareness Seminar	Organized by Bank Alflah	25th May 2023
	Participation in product display on the inauguration of Center for Advance Studies in Agriculture and Food Security	D-8 research center at UAF	6-7 March 2023
	All Punjab Universities Innovation Expo	HEC	14-15 November 2023
	Pakistan Horticultural Expo 2023	Agriculture Department, Lahore	28-29 January 2023

Title	Adapting to Salinity in the Southern Indus Basin
Description	To explore the best adaptation options for salinity-affected people
Project worth	50000 AUD
Duration	2.5 Years
Funding Agency	ACIAR
Focal Person	Prof. Dr. Irfan Ahmad Baig
Title	Taxing the rental incomes in agriculture: Analysis of alternate options
Project worth	3.5 million PKR
Duration	8 months
Funding Agency	RASTA, PIDE
Focal Person	Prof. Dr. Irfan Ahmad Baig
Title	Developing Competitive and Inclusive Value Chains for pulses in Pakistan
Description	Development of consumer driven and sustainable value chains for pulses in Pakistan
Project worth	5.0 million PKR
Duration	2 Years
Funding Agency	ACIAR
Focal Person	Prof. Dr. Mubashir Mehdi
Title	Digital value chain solutions for smallholders’ pulses farmers in Pakistan
Description	To pulses farmers connect farmers to digital value chains
Project worth	2.9 M (Rs.)
Duration	1 Years
Funding Agency	ACIAR
Focal Person	Prof. Dr. Mubashir Mehdi

Completed Projects

1. Title	Capacity Building of Urban Community regarding Roof Top Farming
Description	We gave training sessions to the students, families and local community regarding roof top farming and their benefits.
Project worth	0.964 M (Rs.)
Duration	03 Months
Starting Date	01.07.2018
Expected Date of Completion	10.12.2019
Funding Agency	HEC
Principal Investigator	Mr. Arqam Iqbal
Major objectives achieved	Seminars, Trainings and provision of plants.
2. Title	Subsistence farmer’s production diversity and market access: Impact on rural women and children’s dietary diversity
Description	In this study, Subsistence farmer’s production diversity and market access would be checked. Furthermore, impact on rural women and children’s dietary diversity would be assessed.
Project worth	0.869 M (Rs.)
Duration	12 Months
Starting Date	01.06.2019
Expected Date of Completion	30.05.2020
Funding Agency	HEC
Principal Investigator	Dr. Umar Ijaz Ahmed
Major objectives achieved	Data Collection in Process
3. Title	Ensuring Food Security through Fish Farming: An Alternate Policy Option
Description	Food security is an emerging issue in our country. Various techniques are employing to ensure the phenomenon of food security. In this project fish farming has been employed to overcome the problem of food insecurity.
Project worth	0.95 M (Rs.)
Duration	One Year
Funding Agency	HEC
Principal Investigator	Dr. Nasir Nadeem
4. Title	Sustainable bio energy development in emerging economies under global changes: current practice, prescription, response, and management
Description	The project proposes sustainable pathway of bioenergy development in emerging economies facing three global changes, i.e., climate change, urbanization, and energy transition.
Project worth	Pakistani Side= PKR 8.455 million Chinese Side= 20 million RMB
Duration	Three Year
Funding Agency	PSF-NSFC
Team Member	Dr. Umar Ijaz
5. Title	Improving Groundwater Management to Enhance Agriculture and Farming Livelihoods in Pakistan
Description	Documentation and training on remote sensing Socio economic modelling Crop productivity and decision making
Project worth	2.00M (AUD)
Duration	4 Years
Funding Agency	ACIAR
Focal Person	Prof. Dr. Irfan Ahmad Baig
Title	Enhancing Productivity in 10 Low Producing Tehsils through Deployment of Fresh agri. Scientists at Farm Level (Pilot Project)
Description	To enhance the productivity of small farmers in various tehsils of Punjab.
Project worth	200.00 M (Rs.)
Duration	2 Years
Funding Agency	ADP
Focal Person	Prof. Dr. Irfan Ahmad Baig
Title	Impact of macroeconomic policies on cotton production of Pakistan
Description	To understand the ground level impact of agricultural policies on cotton
Project worth	4.00 M (Rs.)
Duration	2 Years
Funding Agency	RASTA
Focal Person	Prof. Dr. Irfan Ahmad Baig

Submitted Projects

Title	Factors affecting adoption and compliance of milk safety measures in South Punjab
Project worth	4.0 M (Rs.)
Duration	02 Years
Funding Agency	ALP (PARC)
Principal Investigator	Dr. Umar Ijaz Ahmad
Title	Developing competitive value chains of olives value-added products in Pakistan
Project worth	27.7 M (Rs.)
Duration	02 Years
Funding Agency	ALP (PARC)
Principal Investigator	Dr. M. Haseeb Raza
Title	Developing Pulses Value Chains by using Technology-Based Solutions in Pakistan
Project worth	5.0 M (Rs.)
Duration	1 Year
Funding Agency	Australian AID
Principal Investigator	Dr. M. Haseeb Raza
Title	Valuation of climate change adaptation and maladaptation in high altitude farming regions of Himalaya”
Project worth	30,000 US $
Duration	2 Years
Funding Agency	ICIMOD
Title	Impact of female inclusivity on adoption of sustainable agricultural practices, household food security and livelihood amidst climate change in South Punjab, Pakistan
Project worth	15.482 M (Rs.)
Duration	02 Years
Funding Agency	ALP (PARC)
Principal Investigator	Mr. Abd-Ur-Rehman
Title	Identifying and Developing Cluster-Based Mango Value Chain System in Punjab, Pakistan
Project worth	30.0 M (Rs.)
Duration	03 Years
Funding Agency	PARB
Principal Investigator	Prof. Dr. Mubashir Mehdi
Title	Do subsidies exert plausible effects on betterment of agriculture sector and sustainable growth of Pakistan?
Project worth	3.5 M (Rs.)
Duration	02 Year
Funding Agency	ALP (PARC)
Principal Investigator	Dr. H. Zahid Mehmood
Title	Climate Change Impact on Total Factor Productivity of Agriculture Sector in Different Ecological Zones of Punjab, Pakistan
Project worth	5.0 M (Rs.)
Duration	02 Years
Funding Agency	PARB
Principal Investigator	Dr. Nasir Nadeem
Title	Impact of female inclusiveness on adoption of sustainable agricultural practices on household food security under climate change: A case from South Punjab, Pakistan
Project worth	55000 CAD
Funding Agency	CFLI, Canada
Principle Investigator	Dr. Sami Ullah & Abd-Ur-Rehman

Faculty Publications

Research Paper Published as First or Corresponding Author

Masood, A.; Ullah, S.; Ahmed, U.I.; Iqbal, M.A. Cross-country diffusion of the ISO Energy Management Standard: How important is the neighbourhood effect? FWU J. Soc. Sci. 2022, 16, 21–35, doi:10.51709/19951272/FALL2022/2.
Mehmood, H.Z.; Afzal, H.; Abbas, A.; Hassan, S.; Ali, A. Forecasts about livestock production in Punjab-Pakistan: Implications for food security and climate change. J. Anim. Plant Sci 32, 2022, doi:10.36899/JAPS.2022.5.0541.
Nadeem, N.; Mehmood, H.Z.; Ahsan, M.B.; Iqbal, M.A. Impact of Climate Change on Total Factor Productivity of Agriculture in District Multan. Pakistan J. Humanit. Soc. Sci. 2023, 11, 2532–2546, doi:10.52131/PJHSS.2023.1102.0545.
Muhammad Haseeb Raza; Mehdi, M.; Ahmad, B.; Rajendra Adhikari; Muhammad Bilal Ahsan Identifying the Constraints and Opportunities for Increasing Pulses’ Production and Value Chain Development in Pakistan: a Delphi Approach. Agric. Sci. J. 2022, 4, 74–89, doi:10.56520/asj.v4i2.196.
Ali, C.I.; Ullah, S.; Ahmed, U.I.; Baig, I.A.; Iqbal, M.A.; Masood, A. Can Food Inflation Be Stabilized By Monetary Policy? A Quantile Regression Approach. J. Econ. Impact 2022, 4, 205–212, doi:10.52223/JEI4032207.
Ali, C.I.; Ullah, S.; Ahmed, U.I.; Rehman, A.U.; Mehmood, H.Z.; Yasin, M.; Raza, M. Short and Long Run Effects of Monetary Policy on Food Inflation: A Study of Pakistan. J. Econ. Impact 2023, 5, 146–154, doi:10.52223/J.ECONIMPACT.2023.5203.

Research Paper Published as Subsequent Author

Mehmood, W., Ullah, S., Nasir, S., Yasin, M., Rehman, A. ur and Iqbal, M. A. (2023) “Consumer Awareness and Willingness to Pay for Dried Mangoes: Evidence from Punjab, Pakistan”, Journal of Economic Impact, 5(1), pp. 100–105. doi: 10.52223/jei5012312.
Amin, A., Khan, M.R., Hassan, S.S., Imran, M., Hanif, M. and Baig, I.A. 2022. Determining satellite-based evapotranspiration product and identifying relationship with other observed data in Punjab, Pakistan. Environment, Development and Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-021-02036-1
Rehman, M.; Razzaq, A.; Baig, I.A.; Jabeen, J.; Tahir, M.H.N.; Ahmed, U.I.; Altaf, A.; Abbas, T. Semantics Analysis of Agricultural Experts’ Opinions for Crop Productivity through Machine Learning. Appl. Artif. Intell. 2022, 36, doi:10.1080/08839514.2021.2012055.
Waseem, M.; Li, X.; Jamil, I.; Islam, A.H.M.S.; Abbas, Q.; Raza, M.H.; Eliw, M. Do crop diversity and livestock production improve smallholder intra-household dietary diversity, nutrition and sustainable food production? Empirical evidence from Pakistan. Front. Sustain. Food Syst. 2023, 7, 1143774, doi:10.3389/FSUFS.2023.1143774/BIBTEX.
Haq, S. ul; Shahbaz, P.; Abbas, A.; Alhafi Alotaibi, B.; Nadeem, N.; Nayak, R.K. Looking up and going down: Does sustainable adaptation to climate change ensure dietary diversity and food security among rural communities or vice versa? Front. Sustain. Food Syst. 2023, 7, 1142826, doi:10.3389/FSUFS.2023.1142826/BIBTEX.
Wudil, A.H.; Ali, A.; Aderinoye-Abdulwahab, S.; Raza, H.A.; Mehmood, H.Z.; Sannoh, A.B. Determinants of food security in Nigeria: Empirical evidence from beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries rice farmers of the Kano River Irrigation Project. Front. Sustain. Food Syst. 2023, 7, 999932, doi:10.3389/FSUFS.2023.999932/BIBTEX

Ongoing Projects

Title	Adapting to Salinity in the Southern Indus Basin
Description	To explore t best adaptation options for salinity affected people
Project worth	50000 AUD
Duration	2.5 Years
Funding Agency	ACIAR
Focal Person	Prof. Dr. Irfan Ahmad Baig
Title	Developing the Competitive and Inclusive Value Chains for pulses in Pakistan
Description	Development of consumer driven and sustainable value chains for pulses in Pakistan
Project worth	5.0 million PKR
Duration	2 Years
Funding Agency	ACIAR
Focal Person	Prof. Dr. Mubashir Mehdi
Title	Impact of major public policies on cotton production of Pakistan
Description	To understand the ground level impact of agricultural policies focusing cotton
Project worth	4.00 M (Rs.)
Duration	2 Years
Funding Agency	RASTA - PIDE
Focal Person	Prof. Dr. Irfan Ahmad Baig
4. Title	Sustainable bio energy development in emerging economies under global changes: current practice, prescription, response, and management
Description	The project proposes sustainable pathway of bioenergy development in emerging economies facing three global changes, i.e., climate change, urbanization, and energy transition.
Project worth	Pakistani Side= PKR 8.455 million Chinese Side= 20 million RMB
Duration	Three Year
Funding Agency	PSF-NSFC
Team Member	Dr. Umar Ijaz

Completed Projects

1. Title	Capacity Building of Urban Community regarding Roof Top Farming
Description	We gave training sessions to the students, families and local community regarding roof top farming and their benefits.
Project worth	0.964 M (Rs.)
Duration	03 Months
Starting Date	01.07.2018
Expected Date of Completion	10.12.2019
Funding Agency	HEC
Principal Investigator	Mr. Arqam Iqbal
Major objectives achieved	Seminars, Trainings and provision of plants.
2. Title	Subsistence farmer’s production diversity and market access: Impact on rural women and children’s dietary diversity
Description	Subsistence farmer’s production diversity and market access would be checked. Furthermore, impact on rural women and children’s dietary diversity would be assessed.
Project worth	0.869 M (Rs.)
Duration	12 Months
Starting Date	01.06.2019
Expected Date of Completion	30.05.2020
Funding Agency	HEC
Principal Investigator	Dr. Umar Ijaz Ahmed
Major objectives achieved	Data Collection in Process
3. Title	Ensuring Food Security through Fish Farming: An Alternate Policy Option
Description	Food security is an emerging issue in our country. Various techniques are employing to ensure the phenomenon of food security. In this project fish farming has been employed to overcome the problem of food insecurity.
Project worth	0.95 M (Rs.)
Duration	One Year
Funding Agency	HEC
Principal Investigator	Dr. Nasir Nadeem
4. Title	Improving Groundwater Management to Enhance Agriculture and Farming Livelihoods in Pakistan
Description	Documentation and training on remote sensing Socio economic modelling Crop productivity and decision making
Project worth	2.00M (AUD)
Duration	4 Years
Funding Agency	ACIAR
Focal Person	Prof. Dr. Irfan Ahmad Baig
5. Title	Enhancing Productivity in 10 Low Producing Tehsils through Deployment of Fresh agri. Scientists at Farm Level (Pilot Project)
Description	To enhance the productivity of small farmers in various tehsils of Punjab.
Project worth	200.00 M (Rs.)
Duration	2 Years
Funding Agency	ADP
Focal Person	Prof. Dr. Irfan Ahmad Baig

Submitted Projects

Title	Strengthening resilience based on Climate-Smart Agriculture in the “Climate-Water-Food-Ecosystem” Nexus: Cases of China and Pakistan
Description	Strengthening resilience based on Climate-Smart Agriculture in the “Climate-Water-Food-Ecosystem” Nexus: Cases of China and Pakistan
Project worth	4.0 M (Rs.)
Duration	02 Years
Funding Agency	PSF & NSFC
Principal Investigator	Dr. M. Haseeb Raza
Title	Food safety measures and profitability of Dairy farmers: An approach to knowledge-based farming
Description	To assess the food safety measures and profitability of dairy farmers in various tehsils of Punjab, Pakistan
Project worth	11.195 M (Rs.)
Duration	2 Years
Funding Agency	ALP (PARC)
Principal Investigator	Dr. Umar Ijaz
Title	Socioeconomic and Demographic inequality in Nutrition: Case of BISP beneficiaries
Project worth	6.033 M (Rs.)
Duration	1 Year
Funding Agency	HEC-BISP
Principal Investigator	Dr. Sami Ullah
Title	Future Dairy Farms: A Comparative Economic Analysis of Dairy Farming Systems
Description	By considering the combination of various economic, physical and risk modelling techniques the related questions will be asked to the representative farms for impact analysis of various farm practices. Proposed research will generate knowledge and policy instruments which would be helpful for farmers, academia and policy makes. It will help to establish profitable future commercial dairy businesses to truly harness the potential of dairy sector to make country competitive at world stage.
Project worth	10 M (Rs.)
Duration	2 Years
Funding Agency	NSLP-PSF
Title	Impact of major public policies on cotton production in Pakistan
Project worth	3.648 M (Rs.)
Duration	10 Months
Funding Agency	RASTA, PIDE
Principal Investigator	Prof. Dr. Irfan Ahmad Baig
Title	Exploring the Nexus between Monetary Policy and Food Inflation in Pakistan
Description	To define the relationship between monetary policy including other policy related factors and food inflation in Pakistan framework.
Project worth	0.917 M (Rs.)
Duration	06 Months
Funding Agency	RASTA, PIDE
Principal Investigator	Dr. Sami Ullah
Title	Consumer’s preferences towards frozen chicken products in south Punjab.
Project worth	1.08 M (Rs.)
Duration	1 Year
Funding Agency	RASTA, PIDE
Principal Investigator	Mr. Manan Aslam
Title	Policy analysis of promotion and adaption of oilseed crop in Punjab
Project worth	-
Duration	-
Funding Agency	NRPU-HEC
Principal Investigator	Dr. Nasir Nadeem
Title	Climate Change Impact on Total Factor Productivity of Agriculture Sector in Different Ecological Zones of Punjab, Pakistan
Project worth	-
Duration	-
Funding Agency	PARB
Principal Investigator	Dr. Nasir Nadeem
Title	Biofloc Fish Farming: An innovative method to enhance food security through conservation of resource
Project worth	-
Duration	-
Funding Agency	PIRCA-PHEC
Principal Investigator	Dr. Nasir Nadeem
Title	Impact of female inclusiveness on adoption of sustainable agricultural practices on household food security under climate change: A case from South Punjab, Pakistan
Project worth	55000 CAD
Funding Agency	CFLI, Canada
Principle Investigator	Dr. Sami Ullah & Abd-Ur-Rehman
Title	Sustainable post harvest value chain for salinity tolerant fruit trees
Project worth	4.4 Mllion PKR
Funding Agency	Australian high commission, direct aid program
Principle Investigator	Muhammad Bilal ahsan

Faculty Publications

Publications (Impact factor journals)

Raza, M.H.; Abid, M.; Faisal, M.; Yan, T.; Akhtar, S.; Adnan, K.M.M. Environmental and Health Impacts of Crop Residue Burning: Scope of Sustainable Crop Residue Management Practices. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 4753. https://doi.org/10.3390/ ijerph19084753
Rizwan, M.; Abbas, A.; Xu, H.; Ahmed, U.I.; Qing, P.; He, P.; Iqbal, M.A.; Shahzad, M.A. Role of Nutrition Information in Acceptance and Willingness to Pay for Biofortified Cereal Food: Implications for Better Health and Sustainable Diet. Nutrients 2022, 14, 3352.
Amin, A., Khan, M.R., Hassan, S.S., Imran, M., Hanif, M. and Baig, I.A. 2022. Determining satellite-based evapotranspiration product and identifying relationship with other observed data in Punjab, Pakistan. Environment, Development and Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-021-02036-1
Mehak Rehman, Abdul Razzaq, Irfan Ahmad Baig, Javeria Jabeen, Muhammad Hammad Nadeem Tahir, Umar Ijaz Ahmed, Adnan Altaf & Touqeer Abbas (2021): Semantics Analysis of Agricultural Experts’ Opinions for Crop Productivity through Machine Learning, Applied Artificial Intelligence, DOI: 10.1080/08839514.2021.2012055
Baig S.A., S. Iqbal, M. Abrar, I.A. Baig, F. Amjad, M. Zia-ur-Rehman, M.U. Awan. 2021. Impact of leadership styles on employees’ performance with moderating role of positive psychological capital. Total Quality Management & Business Excellence 32 (9-10), 1085-1105
Iqbal M. A., Rizwan M, Abbas A, Makhdum MSA, Kousar R, Nazam M, Samie A, Nadeem N. 2021. A Quest for Livelihood Sustainability? Patterns, Motives and Determinants of Non-Farm Income Diversification among Agricultural Households in Punjab, Pakistan. Sustainability. 13(16):9084. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13169084
Imran A., A. Razzaq, I.A. Baig, A. Hussain, S. Shahid, T. Rehman. 2021. Dataset of Pakistan Sign Language and Automatic Recognition of Hand Configuration of Urdu Alphabet through Machine Learning. Data in Brief. 36, 107021
Rizwan, M., Zhu, Y., Qing, P., Zhang, D., Ahmed, U.I., Xu, H., Iqbal, M.A., Saboor, A., Malik, A.M., Nazir, A., Wu, X., He, P. and Tariq, A. 2021. Factors Determining Consumer Acceptance of Biofortified Food: Case of Zinc-Fortified Wheat in Pakistan’s Punjab Province. Frontiers in Nutrition. 8:647823. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2021.647823 [HJRS W category, IF=6.576]
Razzaq, A., Ahmed, U.I., Hashim, S., Hussain, A., Qadri, S., Ullah, S., Shah, A.N., Imran, A. and Asghar, A. 2021. An Automatic Determining Food Security Status: Machine Learning based Analysis of Household Survey Data. International Journal of Food Properties. 24(1): 726-736, DOI: 10.1080/10942912.2021.1919703. [HJRS W category, IF=2.727]
Iqbal, M.A., Abbas, A., Naqvi, S.A.A., Rizwan, M., Samie, A., Ahmed, U.I. 2020. Drivers of Farm Households’ Perceived Risk Sources and Factors Affecting Uptake of Mitigation Strategies in Punjab Pakistan: Implications for Sustainable Agriculture. Sustainability. 12(23): 9895. [HJRS W category, IF=3.251
Ahmad, B., H.D. Pham, M. Ashfaq, J. A. Memon, R. Bano, Z. H. Dahri, R. N. Mustafa, I.A. Baig, and M. A.u.R. Naseer .2020. Impact of Institutional Features on the Overall Performance Assessment of Participatory Irrigation Management: Farmers’ Response from Pakistan. Water. 12(2):497. https://doi.org/10.3390/w12020497
Culas R.J., I.A. Baig. 2020. Impacts of irrigation water user allocations on water quality and crop productivity: The LCC irrigation system in Pakistan. Irrigation and Drainage 69 (1), 38-51
Amin, M., M. Baig, I.A. Baig, M. Imran, M. Hanif. 2020. Calculation and Validation of Actual Evapotranspiration from Satellite Derived Indices with Observed Data in Delineated Agro-Climatic Zones of Punjab Using Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques. Applied Ecology and Environmental Research. 18. 4637-4650.
Culas, R. J. and I. A. Baig. 2020. Impacts of irrigation water user allocations on water quality and crop productivity: The LCC irrigation system in Pakistan. Journal of Irrigation and Drainage, 69(1), 38-51.
Ahmad, B. and H. D. Pham, M. Ashfaq, J. A. Memon, R. Bano, Z. Hussain and R. N. Mustafa and I. A. Baig. 2020. Impact of Institutional Features on the Overall Performance Assessment of Participatory Irrigation Management: Farmers’ Response from Pakistan. Journal of Water Management, 12(2):493-497.
Imran, M. A., A. Ali, M. Ashfaq, S. Hassan, R. Culas, C. Ma. 2019. Impact of climate smart agriculture (CSA) through sustainable irrigation management on Resource use efficiency: A sustainable production alternative for cotton. Land Use Policy. 88(2019): pp 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2019.104113.
Baig, I.A., R.N.Ahmad, and S. A. Baig and A. Ali. 2019. Rural Business Hub: Framework for a New Rural Development Approach in Rain-Fed Areas of Pakistan—A Case of Punjab Province. SAGE Open, 9 (4).
Zia-Ur-Rehman, M. and S. A. Baig, M. Abrar and M. Hashim, and F. Amjad. I.A. Baig, and M. Usman. 2019. The impact of intellectual capital, organizational capabilities and innovation on firm performance of textile sector: a moderating effect of GSP Plus. Journal of Industria Textila, 70(6):572-578.
Asad, Saima and Baig, Irfan Ahmad and Saboor, Abdul and Mahmood, Rashid A decade of uni-dimensional and multidimensional inequality: a comparison between irrigated and barani zones of Punjab, Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Research, 33(2), 188-192.

Publications (HEC recognized journals)

Ullah, S., B. Brummer and U.I. Ahmed. 2021. Role of extension services in enhancing efficiency of market oriented dairy farmers: An evidence from Punjab, Pakistan. Sarhad Journal of Agriculture, 37(4): 1314-1322
Abdullah, M.H., Ahmad, A., Saboor, A., Aftab, M., Baig, I.A., Iftikhar, M. and Hussain J. 2022. Climatic variability during cropping seasons in agroecological zones of Pakistan. International Journal of Agricultural Extension, 10(1), 9-22. 10.33687/ijae.010.01.3426
Abbas, K., Hakim, A., Nadeem, N., Altaf, A., Iqbal, H.M.R. Identification of rice purity level form mixed rice varieties using deep lerning. Journal of Agricultural Research, 60(4), https://jar.punjab.gov.pk/system/files/JAR-1811-%2060%284%29.pdf
Muhammad Tayyeb Nadeem and Dr. Rasheed Ahmad 2022. Islamophobia VS Westophobia: A Comparative Study. Peshawar Islamicus. 13, 01 (Jun. 2022), 28–39.
Irfan M.F., K. Matloob, M.U. Afzal, I.A. Baig. 2021. Technical Efficiency Analysis of Wheat Crop in Arid Region of Punjab, Pakistan. Journal of Agriculture and Food 2 (1), 1-10
Ahmad B., Anwar M., Badar H., Mehdi M. and Tanveer F. Analyzing Export Competitiveness of Major Fruits and Vegetables of Pakistan: An Application of Revealed Comparative Advantage Indices Pak. Journal of Agricultural Sciences Vol. 58 (2) PP 719-730 (HEC X category)
Tahira, Y., A. Masood, S. Ullah and M. Aslam. 2021. China-Pakistan Trade: from RTA to CPEC. Pakistan Journal of Applied Economics, 31(1),99-112. (HEC-Y Category)
Jafar, S., M. Yasin, M. Aslam, S. Ullah, S. Nasir, U. Ijaz, A. Iqbal, & M. T. Khaliq. 2021. Factors causing dropout from public sector schools at primary level in Vehari, Pakistan. Journal of Social Sciences Advancement, 2(2), 59–63. (HEC-Y Category)
Shoaib N., M. Yasin, M. U. Mehmood, M. Luqman, M. Yaseen, Z. Majeed, M. Aslam, M. A. Imran. 2021. Role of non-state organizations in strengthening social capital: case study of Mansehra district of KP province, Pakistan. International Journal of Agricultural Extension, 9(3). (HEC-Y Category)
Salik M.H., Tanwir F., Saboor A., Akram M. B., Anjum F., Mehd M. 2021. Role Of Radio Communication and Adoption of Modern Agricultural Technology: A Study of Farmers in District Jhang, Punjab-Pakistan Pak. Journal of Agricultural Sciences Vol. 58 (2) PP 731-738 (HEC X category)
Asad S., I.A. Baig, A. Saboor, R. Mahmood. 2020. A Decade of Uni-Dimensional and Multidimensional Inequality: A Comparison between Irrigated and Barani Zones of Punjab, Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Research 33 (2)
Aslam, M. U., Nadeem, N., Baig, I.A.,, Umer U.I. 2020. Economic Analysis of Fish Farming in Punjab, Pakistan. Review of Economics and Development Studies. 6. 625-637. 10.47067/reads.v6i3.251.
Mehdi, M., Sana S., Burhan A., Nadeem N. 2020. Internal Marketing and Customer Brand Equity: A Case Study of Banking Sector in Pakistan. Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences (PJSS). 40 (2). 641-652.
Aslam, M.U., Nadeem, N., Baig, I.A. and Ahmed, U.I. 2020. Economic analysis of fish farming in Punjab, Pakistan. Review of Economics and Development Studies. 6(3); 625637 [HJRS Y category]
Anwaar, S. M. Aslam, S. Ullah, M. Yasin. 2020. Impact of Corporate Governance on Firm’s Performance: A Case of Micro-Financing Institutions in Sialkot, Pakistan. University of Wah Journal of Social Sciences (UWJSS), 3(1): 35-50. (HEC-Y Category)
Mehdi, M., Sana S., Ahmad, B., and Nadeem, N. 2020. Internal marketing and customer brand equity: A case study of Banking Sector in Pakistan, Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 40 (2) pp 641:652 (HEC Y category)
Mehdi, M., Ahsan M.B., Ahmad B,, Sadozai K.N., Hameed G. and Asif M. 2020. Value Chain Development and Social Upgrading at Upstream of Mango Value in Pakistan, Sarhad Journal of Agriculture Vol. 36(2) PP 574-585 (HEC Y category)
Badar H., Mohsin Z., Mushtaq K., Ahmad B, Mehdi M., Abedullah, and Rasool A. 2020. An Assessment of Consumer Preferences for Fresh Potatoes in Punjab, Pakistan, Pak. Journal of Agricultural Sciences Vol. 57 (3) PP 773-778 (HEC X category)
Mehdi, M., S. Saleem, B. Ahmad and N. Nadeem. 2020. Internal Marketing and Customer Brand Equity: A Case Study of Banking Sector in Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences (PJSS), 40(2):641-652.
Aslam, M., M. Aslam and M. A. Ayub. 2019. Role of Education in Women Empowerment: A Case of Rural Punjab, Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Educational Research, 2(2): 20-30.
Raiz, S., N. Nadeem.2019. Factors Affecting Female Labor Force Participation in Punjab, Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences, 39(3): 1059-1066.
Javed, M.I., A. Ali, N. Nadeem, A. Gulzar and S. Kamran .2018. Impact of Agricultural Research on Economic Development in Punjab, Pakistan.Journal of Applied Environmental and Biological Sciences, 8(4):103-108.

Proceedings:

Aslam, M., S. Nasir, M. Yasin, M. A. Imran, S. Ullah, M. Ansar. 2021. Fostering Value Addition in Agriculture. 2021 Research Symposium in the field of Business & Economics Jointly organized by ORIC, University of Sahiwal and Punjab Higher Education Commission (PHEC) dated March 13, 2021.
Ahmed, U.I., S. Ullah, N. Nadeem, S. Nasir, M.A. Iqbal and C.I. Ali. 2021. Impact of subsistence farmer’s production on household dietary diversity in Punjab, Pakistan. 2021 Research Symposium in the field of Business and Economics, University of Sahiwal, March 13, 2021.
Afzal, R., I. A. Baig, U. I. Ahmed, S. Ullah, M. Aslam, C. I. Ali. 2021. Carbon emission and economic growth in agriculture and other sectors of economy in Pakistan. 2021 Research Symposium in the field of Business & Economics Jointly organized by ORIC, University of Sahiwal and Punjab Higher Education Commission (PHEC) dated March 13, 2021.
Imran, M.A., S. Nasir, M. Aslam, M. A. Iqbal, W.U. Rehman. 2021. Economic Efficacy of climate smart agriculture (CSA) system in Pakistan: A group-wise comparison of adopters and conventional farmers of wheat-based cropping system. 2021 Research Symposium in the field of Business & Economics Jointly organized by ORIC, University of Sahiwal and Punjab Higher Education Commission (PHEC) dated March 13, 2021.
Mitchell, M., Punthakey, J. F., Allan, C., Culas, R., Khan, M., ul Hasan, F., Ashfaq, M., Baig, I. A., Khair, S. M., Rashid, A., Ahmed, F., Akhtar, S., Ali, A., Hassan, G., Mangan, T., Qureshi, A. L., Memon, A., & Nangraj, M. 2020. Improving groundwater management to enhance agriculture and farming livelihoods in Pakistan. Abstract presented in Research for a Changing World: ILWS Online Conference 2020
Ahmed, U.I., M. Rizwan, C.I. Ali and M.A. Iqbal. 2020. Determinants of Customer Trust towards Online Shopping in Pakistan, International Conference on Business and Commerce: Creating opportunities from uncertainties, Hailey College of Commerce, University of the Punjab, November 24-25, 2020
Ahmed, U.I., S. Ullah, I.A. Baig, S. Nasir and C.I. Ali. 2020. Analysis of subsistence farmer’s food crop diversification and dietary diversity in Southern Punjab, Pakistan. International Virtual Conference on Plant based food: Potential for food security and pandemic management. Department of Food Sciences and Technology, MNS University of Agriculture Multan, October 15 – 16, 2020.
Culas, R.J. M.A. Imran, M. Ashfaq, A. Ali and I. A. Baig. 2019. Socioeconomic Analysis of LBCD Irrigation System in Pakistan. 2^nd international Conference on Climate Smart Agriculture: the way towards Sustainability, dated November 26-27, 2019.
Imran, M. A., A. Ali, I. A. Baig, S. Nasir, S. Ullah. Fostering sustainable agriculture: economic benefits of climate smart agriculture gained by small scale farmers in Pakistan”. 2^nd international Conference on Climate Smart Agriculture: the way towards Sustainability, dated November 26-27, 2019.
Ishaq, A., M. Aslam, U. I. Ahmed, M. Yasin, S. Nasir. 2019. A Study on Consumer Preferences towards Branded and Non Branded Clothes. 3^rd Student Research Conference 2019. Building Youth Capacity to Develop Knowledge Based Informative Pathways in Pakistan. COMSATS University Islamabad, Vehari Campus dated December 23-24, 2019
Aslam, M. and M. Hamza. 2019. Examination of Main Fruit and Vegetables Market Multan. 3^rd Student Research Conference 2019. Building Youth Capacity to Develop Knowledge Based Informative Pathways in Pakistan. COMSATS University Islamabad, Vehari Campus dated December 23-24, 2019
Afzal, R., I. A. Baig, U. I. Ahmed, M. Aslam, S. Nasir. 2019. Carbon Emission and Economic development: A Comparative Assessment of Agriculture and other Sectors of Economy in Pakistan. 3^rd Student Research Conference 2019. Building Youth Capacity to Develop Knowledge Based Informative Pathways in Pakistan. COMSATS University Islamabad, Vehari Campus dated December 23-24, 2019
Abbas, W., N. Nadeem, U. I. Ahmed, M. Aslam, M. A. Imran. 2019. Factors affecting the Fish Consumption among Household in Southern Punjab. 3^rd Student Research Conference 2019. Building Youth Capacity to Develop Knowledge Based Informative Pathways in Pakistan. COMSATS University Islamabad, Vehari Campus dated December 23-24, 2019.
Nadeem, N. and I. A. Baig.2019. Total Factor Productivity Growth and Performance of Livestock Sector in Punjab Pakistan. 6th International conference. Rawalacot Pakistan dated June 19, 2019.
Ahmed, U.I., M. Rizwan, S. Ullah, S. Nasir and M. A. Iqbal. 2019. Impact of Demographic Factors on Customer Trust towards Shopping Websites and Mobile Apps in Pakistan. 2nd CBEC forum 2019 to be held on December 3-5, 2019 at University of Agriculture Faisalabad

Book Chapters

Mehdi, M., Raza, M. H., & Azeem, M. T. 2022. Cotton Breeding and Entrepreneurship. Cotton Breeding and Biotechnology, 311–321. Taylor & Francis
Mehdi et al. (2021) Economic and social upgrading in global agro VCs: Mnago in Braxi and Pakistan in a Book The Phantom of Upgrading in the Agricultural Supply Chains edited by Ismail Doga Karteep and Christoph Scherrer Published by Nomos Rainer Hamp Germany.
Baig I.A, M. Ashfaq, R. Afzal. 2021. Groundwater markets in the Indus Basin Irrigation System, Pakistan in a Book Water Markets: A Global Assessment edited by Sarah A. Wheeler published by EE Publishers, UK.

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