Md. Amirul Islam works as an assistant research associate in the Sustainable Intensification Program, carrying out research and extension work within maize and wheat-based cropping systems in Bangladesh, with a focus on scaling-out innovative crop management practices and technologies to smallholder farmers.
Prior to joining CIMMYT, he worked as a research assistant at Bangladesh Agricultural University, where he conducted a number of research projects focusing on pollination biology, morphology and physiology relating to major cereal crops grown in Bangladesh.