Ministry of Jihad-e-Agriculture
Keshavarz blv.
Tehran-Iran
Tel:+98-21-6122602
Fax:+98-21-8960798
Email: h_shirzad_2000@yahoo.com




H. Shirzad, Ph.D.

E-mail: h_shirzad_2000@yahoo.com

Personal data:

Born: February 1971, Nationality: Iranian

Languages:
English, Persian

Summary of qualification:

12 years of experience in field, policy and planning positions, as manager, field worker and trouble-shooter of programmers and projects in sustainable regional, evaluation and monitoring, agricultural, rural, extension, education, development, rural sociology and agricultural insurance.

Thesis:

- Effective factors on land consolidation acceptance among rice producers (in national level) grounded theory approach (MSc, Approved with excellent degree)

- Study of systematic relation between research, extension and education in Iranian agriculture system. (PhD, Approved with excellent degree)


Work experiences (highlights):

- Consultant to the Bureau for Extension & Peoples participation – National Range & Forest Organization.
- Consultant of the National Insurance Fund for Agri-crops, Bank of Agriculture.
- Member to the council for extension, Research & coordination of the Agro-crops Insurance fund
- Consultant to the bureau for Monitoring & Evaluation-Ministry of Jihad-e-Agriculture
- Consultant engineering firm for Sustainable development of the Resources
- National Member of the Midterm Evaluation Team on joint cooperation of Iran & Japan Supported by the Japanese International (JICA)
- In Haraz water Catchments, cooperation Agency.
- Advisor to Department for extension & Farming system-(MOJA)


Professional memberships:

- Member of the National sociologists Association subgroup for National Rural sociologists

- Permanent Member of the national scientific Association for Agricultural extension & Education.

- Member of the Evaluation group of third National Development plan in the field of extension.




Education:

1989-1994 Iran, University of Tehran
BSc. Agricultural extension and Education

1994- 1997 Iran, University of Shiraz
MSc. Agricultural extension and Education

1997- 2002 Iran, University of Azad Islamic
PhD. Agricultural extension and Education


References:

Professor Eric Hooglund, Box 211, Hamline University, Saint Paul, 55104, Chief Editor of Critique, Critical Middle Eastern Studies.
E-mail: Critique@gw.hamline.edu
Hooglund@Palestine-studies.org

Professor M. H. Emadi, PhD. Systems Agriculture and Rural Development U.W.S Ministry of Jihad-e-Agriculture. Deputy of Extension and Farming Systems.
E-mail: Tarvij@Neda.Net

Publications:
Preparation of more than 63 scientific papers of which, 7 papers were accepted and presented in national & international conferences e.g., the 19th Annual conference of Associations for international agricultural & Extension Education (AIAEE) In April 2002 & the Regional conference held by the Japanese international cooperation Agency. May 2001




1- Certain themes regarding analysis and identification of policies in agriculture
2- A review on agriculture joint cooperation’s between Iran and Japan.
3- Reporting on palm situation at national and international forum.
Background on training and cooperation in institutes and universities:

- Cooperation with Azad (Free) Islamic University Science and Research Division, Rural Development group (2001-2003)
- Designing various quizzes for M.sc. student’s Agricultural extension and education at Azad University.
- Educational collaboration with development group of the Faculty for social science-Tehran University (lecturing on Research Methodology for postgraduate student)
- Cooperation with Agriculture Faculty of Shiraz University as instructor for delivering agricultural extension and education and education papers.
- Instruction of project control and evaluation courses for the provincial managers of the Rerge and forest organization-MOJA
- Instruction of the 1st course on methodology analysis and forming system assessment at national land, Ministry of Jihad-e-Agriculture.