Assoc Prof Dr  Ali Reza Tavakoli |  Crop Management |  Best Researcher Award

Researcher at Agricultural Engineering Research Institute (AERI), Agricultural research, education and Extension organization (AREEO), Iran

Dr. Ali Reza Tavakoli is an esteemed agricultural engineer specializing in water productivity and irrigation management. With a PhD from the University of Tehran, his research focuses on improving water efficiency in agriculture through innovative irrigation techniques and sustainable practices. He holds the position of Associate Professor at the Agricultural Engineering Research Institute and has played a pivotal role in various national projects aimed at enhancing agricultural productivity and resource management.

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Education:

• PhD in Irrigation and Reclamation Engineering
  University of Tehran, Paradise of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Karaj, Iran (2010)
  Thesis Title: Improving water productivity through integrated management of limited irrigation and advanced agricultural practices in rainfed cereal cultivation.
• MSc in Irrigation and Reclamation Engineering
  University of Tehran, Paradise of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Karaj, Iran (1996)
  Research Title: Investigating the effects of deficit irrigation on sugar beet and determining production functions.
• BSc in Irrigation Engineering
  Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran (1994)

Research Fields:

• Water management and deficit irrigation
• Single and supplemental irrigation
• Water harvesting systems
• Evaporation control management
• Production functions and their software
• Irrigation systems management
• Analysis of macro projects and national policies
• Cropping patterns and water productivity

Professional Experience:

• Associate Professor & Senior Researcher (Grade 32) promoting water productivity (2017 – Present)
• Head of the Secretariat of the National Cropping Pattern (AREEO, since 2021)
• Director of Studies and Evaluation at the Agricultural Education and Extension Institute
• Senior Researcher at the Agricultural Education and Promotion Research Organization (since 2016)
• Advisor to the Deputy Minister in Horticulture Affairs of Jihad e Agriculture (since 2016)
• Member of National Policy Councils for Urmia Lake and Khuzestan region revitalization
• Head of Technical and Engineering Research at Shahrood Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center
• Extensive involvement in national and international agricultural projects, including collaborations with ICARDA.

Academic Achievements:

• Citations: 1,168 (671 since 2019)
• h-index: 16 (12 since 2019)
• i10-index: 30 (21 since 2019)