NAME: ELGAILANI ADAM ABDALLA SALIH
PLACE AND DATE OF BIRTH: Garsila, Sudan, 01/01/1960
LANGUAGE: Arabic – English – French
NATIONALITY: Sudanese
MARITAL STATUS: Married
ADDRESS: Agricultural Research Corporation, ElObeid Research Station, P. O. Box 429, ElObeid, Sudan,
Email: elgailani_ers@hotmail.com; Mobile: +249918008937; WhatsApp: +249123295831
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:
- PhD in crop sciences (plant breeding), University of Gezira, Wad Medani, Sudan, 2006. Thesis title “Development of Drought Tolerant Groundnut Mutants for the Sandy Rain Fed Areas of Western Sudan”.
- Sc., Crop Sciences (plant breeding), University of Gezira, Wad Medani, Sudan, 1987. Thesis: “Reproductive Biology and Seed Viability in Two Winter Grown Groundnut Cultivars”.
- Sc. Agric. (honors), Agricultural Sciences, University of Gezira, Wad Medani, Sudan, 1984.
Skill: Computer skills in data management, statistical analysis and modelling using several statistical packages
TRAINING: Short and long duration training courses and fellowships in plant breeding and genetic, biotechnology, mutation breeding, climate change and development of management skills.
Work experience: Associate Research Professor since 1999; Director of Oilseeds Crops Research Center- ARC since 2020; Director of Elobied Research Station (2009- 2020); Coordinator of Pearl millet Research Program-ARC (2008- 2020); principal investigator/ coordinator of several research and development projects in the rain fed sector (IAEA, UNDP, FAO, IFAD, AfDB)
Released Crop Varieties: 26 crop varieties (7 groundnut varieties for the rain fed and irrigated sectors; 4 sorghum varieties; 6 open pollinated and hybrid pearl millet varieties; 3 cowpea varieties; one short-duration pigoenpea variety; 3 Roselle varieties; 2 seed watermelon varieties)
Released Technical packages: 12 technical production packages for different rain fed crop varies (Groundnut, sorghum, pearl millet, sesame, Roselle, cowpea, pigeonpea and field watermelon)
Consultancies and expert mission: 10 local consultancies and 5 regional consultancies and expert missions in Africa and Asia
Academic contributions: Member of Council for higher studies, University of Kordofan, 2009-2020; Member of Faculty Board, College of Natural Resource and Environmental Studies, University of Kordofan, 2009-2020; Member of Editorial Board, University of Kordofan Journal of Natural Resources and Environmental Studies (UKJNRES), 2013-2020; Supervisor and external examiner for several PhD and MSc. Students.
Membership: Head of North Kordofan committee- Action for climate empowerment (ACE)