Dr Sharif Ahmed is a cropping systems agronomist at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Bangladesh, with over 13 years of experience in agricultural research, extension and farmer capacity building. His expertise covers integrated crop and resource management, climate-smart and low-carbon rice production, resource conservation technologies, rice mechanisation, crop modelling and rice value chains. He has authored over 120 peer-reviewed publications, books and technical reports, and serves on the editorial boards of several scientific journals. His work focuses on turning agricultural research into practical, scalable solutions for farmers and climate-resilient agricultural development.