Dr. Amitava Rakshit , an IIT- Kharagpur alumnus is the faculty member in the Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry at Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, UP, India. His research areas include: Nutrient use efficiency, Simulations modeling, organic farming, Integrated Nutrient Management and bioremediation. His consulting capabilities are: Composting Techniques, Soil Health Management, Input quality Control. He was involved in "Participatory Research" and "Lab to Land" Programmes of DACFW,GOI; DAC,GoWB. He has supervised approximately seven research projects, many in partnership with industry. He is widely acknowledged for his skills in linking research with the broader community in regional languages. He has been working closely with undergraduate and post-graduate students in BHU presently. He has visited Scandinavia,France,Austria, Russia,Thailand, Egypt, Turkey,UAE and Bangladesh number of occasions pertaining to his research work and presentation. He is the fellow ofTWASNxt ,BiovisionNxt,Society of Earth Scientists, Crop and Weed Science Society.He is presently the Chief Editor of IJAEB(https://ijaeb.com/)He is serving as review college member of BES, London since 2011.He was awarded with Best Teacher’s Award by BHU-ICAR both at UG and PG level in 2012 and 2014 and in 2020 by UPAAS, Lucknow.He is a member of Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition of FAO, Rome and Commission on Ecosystem Management of IUCN.