Dr. Mohammad Nazrul Islam

Job Title

Name of Organization

Primary Email

Deputy Manager of Society

Bangladesh Milk Producers' Cooperative Union Limited (MilkVita)

[email protected]

Brief Biography

I am Dr. Mohammad Nazrul Islam a Dairy Expert and currently working as Deputy Manager of Society at Bangladesh Milk Producers’ Cooperative Union Limited (Milkvita) in Bangladesh. I have both MS and PhD degree in Dairy Science from Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh. I am also actively works for several research projects at PKSF (palli karma Sahayak Foundation) as a consultant in Bangladesh. The main objectives of my research is included socio-economic aspects, to create employment opportunities, poverty reduction & rural development and income generation through cooperatives small dairy farming with native cows & crossbred dairy cows.

Field of Interests

I have more than 22 years of experience in cooperative dairying at the remote rural area of Bangladesh. My research interest covers cooperative dairy farming at the rural villages with native dairy cows and crossbred dairy cows. Climate smart dairy farming with appropriate cow breeds in Bangladesh and encouraging climate smart small entrepreneurship as a way of reducing unemployment through dairy farming and the production of dairy & meat products and marketing in the remote area of Bangladesh. I have also experience in dairy food production, value chain development & providing nutritious food at an affordable price.

Fields of Expertise

Current Research Projects

1. “Repeat Breeding in High Yielding Dairy Cows: Identifications of Causes and Control Measures” under Promoting Agricultural Commercialization and Enterprises (PACE) Project” of PKSF in 2019. 2. “Promotion of appropriate cow breed in Bangladesh” under Promoting Agricultural Commercialization and Enterprises (PACE) Project” of PKSF in 2020. 3. Encouraging climate smart small entrepreneurship as a way of reducing unemployment through dairy farming and the production of dairy & meat products and marketing in the remote area of Bangladesh.

Key Publications

1. Islam M. N., Islam M. N., Rahman M. M. and Faruque S. (2002). Reproductive performance of difference cross bred and indigenous dairy cattle under smallholder farming condition in Bangladesh. Online journal of Biological Science, (Pakistan),

2 (4):205-207. ISSN-1608-4127 2. Faruque S. Husain S. S., Rahman M. M., Roy B. K., Islam M. N. and Islam M.S. (2002). A study on the reproductive performance of does in different genetic groups under village condition. Online journal of Biological Science, (Pakistan) 2 (5): 325-328. SSN-1608-4127

3. Rahman M. M, Islam M. N., Faruque S., and Roy B. K. (2002). Effect of Seasons on the Sex ratio and calving frequency of cattle under farm condition. Online journal of Biological Science, (Pakistan) 2 (3): 160-161.Asian network for scientific information-2002.

4. Islam M. N., Islam M. N., wadud A. and Ali M. H. (2005). Economic benefits of rearing indigenous and crossbred dairy cows under smallholder dairy farming system. Journal of the Bangladesh Society for Agricultural Science and Technology -2 (1 &2): 145-149.ISSN-1811.-6221

5. Ali M. H., Islam M. N., Khan M.A.S and Islam M. N. (2005). Performance of different crossbred and indigenous dairy cows at Taker hat milk shed area under the Bangladesh milk producers’ co-operative union limited (milk vita). Journal of the Bangladesh Society for Agricultural Science and Technology 2 (1 &2): 117-121. ISSN 1811-622L

6. Ali M. H., Islam M. N., Khan M.A.S and Islam M. N. (2006). Reproductive performance of different crossbred and indigenous dairy cows at Taker hat milk shed area under the Bangladesh milk producers’ co-operative union limited (milk vita). Journal of the Bangladesh Society for Agricultural Science and Technology 3 (3 & 4): 91-94. ISSN-1811-6221

7. Habib, R., Islam M. N., Khan M.A.S and Islam M. N. (2006). Production of low- fat milk in the household by gravity method. Journal of the Bangladesh Society for Agricultural Science and Technology 3 (3 & 4): 29-32.ISSN 1811-6221

8. Ali M. H., Islam M. N., Islam M. N. (2007). Income generation and poverty alleviation through livestock rearing at char land of Nilphamari and Kurigram district Journal of the Bangladesh Society for Agricultural Science and Technology 4 (1 &2): 193-196.ISSN:1811-6221

9. MN Islam. MS Bari, MR Habib, MM Sarkar and MA Islam (2019). Comparative economic analysis of dairy characteristics focused on repeat breeding losses in selected milk pocket areas of Bangladesh. Bangladesh Journal of Animal Science 48 (2):145-154.DOI: https://doi.org/10.3329/bjas.v48i2.46769