1. Co ordinator of the program of Desert Cultivation and Desertification affected Soils, Desertification and Desert Cultivation Studies Institute (DADCSI).
2. Managing editor of DADCSI Newsletter.
3. Registrar of the Department of Soil and Environment Sciences, Fac. of Agric., U of K.
4. Submission of a proposal concerned with improvement of University of Khartoum Library services.
5. Submission of a proposal concerned with adoption of a new plan for M.Sc. and Ph.D students seminars.
6. Submission of a propsal for organzing the computer unit of the Institute of desertification studies and desert cultivation.
7. Reviewer of articles submitted to Jurnal of Environmental Management, USA.
8. Reviewer of articles submitted to Sudan Silva Journal
POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS (examples only: GRADUATION)
1. Name: Itidal Abdelrahim Elmubarak (M.Sc.)
Title : Stratification of some selected soil properties as influenced by mechanical manipulation.
2. Name: Azhari Abdelgadir (M.Sc.).
Title: Long and Short -Term Effects of Conventional Tillage on a Vertisol Properties Under Sugar Cane Plantation.
3. Ihlam Hassan Ahmed. (M.Sc.). Decomposition and nutrient release from some agroforestry tree litters.
4. Ibrahim Abdeldaim Ibrahim (M.Sc.)
Title: The effect of tillage on soil C and N sequestration.
5. Asia Khidir (M.Sc.)
Title: Impact of tillage duration under different cropping systems on selected soil properties of irrigated vertisols, Sudan
6. Mawahib Musa (M.Sc.)
Title: Effect of tillage on soil organic matter mineralization
7. Fatooma M. Rizg (M.Sc.)
Title: Nutyrient dynamics of a decomposing water hyacinth under desert soils
8. Badereldin Dawi (M.Sc.)
9. Title: Decomposition and Nutrient Release of Different Organic Residues in Sandy Soil of Western Omdurman, Sudan
10. Effect of water management and compost on yield of fodder sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) under nutrient poor sandy soil.
11. Nitrogen mineralization from various manures under saline and non saline soils.
Funded projects as principle or main investigator:
2. Recovery of Nitrogen from Guar Residue and Inorganic Fertilizer in a Guar – Wheat- Rotation System using N15 Techniques. (34 000 000 SDG, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, 2006).
3. Recovery of Nitrogen from wheat Residue and Inorganic Fertilizer in a wheat – groundnut- Rotation System of a nutrient poor sandy soil. Funded by The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS), Italy, 01/10/2008, 20 000 USD).
4. Effect of Tillage Practices on Soil Quality Under Different Dry Farming Systems. (24 000 000 SDG, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, 2006.
5. Utilization of composted bagasse, water hyacinth and banana wastes in reclamation of desert soils. Funded by Drylands Coordination Group, Norway, 2009, 20 000 USD.
Funded projects as co author
1. Appraisal of the quality of the Red Sea Water and Prospects for its Irrigation Use. 40 000 000 SDG, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, 2006).
Submitted projects for funding
1. Recycling of organic wastes for amelioration of problematic soils.
2. Utilization of composted baggasse, water hyacinth and banana wastes in reclamation of desert soils
External examiner
External examiner of a PhD student, University of Dresden, Germany 18/12/2013.
International Assignments
1. Working group for Pillar 3: Draft plan of action for Pillar Three of the Global Soil Partnership: “Promote targeted soil research and development focusing on identified gaps, priorities and synergies with related productive, environmental and social development actions”. Global Soil Partnership (GSP), FAO: On going.
2. Lead Author for the status of soil report of the Middle East and North Africa, The Status of World Soil Resources Report (SWSR), Global Soil Partnership, FAO:
