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Associate Professor Sudhir Yadav
Associate Professor

Sudhir Yadav

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Overview

Background

A/Professor Sudhir Yadav leads research on sustainable agri-food systems at the Centre of Crop Science of the Queensland Alliance of Agriculture and Food Innovation. His research focuses on sustainability indicators, traceability standards, life cycle assessment, functional biomass research, and promoting sustainable farming practices to enhance environmental stewardship and resource-use efficiency. Prior to joining UQ, A/Prof Yadav worked for the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in the Philippines, where he conducted basic, strategic, and applied research on irrigation management, monitoring environmental pollution, mixed farming systems, sustainability metrics and framework.

Availability

Associate Professor Sudhir Yadav is:
Available for supervision

Research interests

  • Sustainability assessment, life cycle assessment, Farming systems, Functional biomass research, GHG emissions, Data analytics

Works

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70 works between 2007 and 2025

21 - 40 of 70 works

2023

Journal Article

Assessing the roles of farmer organizations for effective agricultural water management in Sri Lanka

Jayasiri, M.M.J.G.C.N., Dayawansa, N.D.K. and Yadav, Sudhir (2023). Assessing the roles of farmer organizations for effective agricultural water management in Sri Lanka. Agricultural Systems, 205 103587, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.agsy.2022.103587

Assessing the roles of farmer organizations for effective agricultural water management in Sri Lanka

2022

Other Outputs

Monitoring, reporting, and verification framework for rice production aligned with Paris Agreement transparency guidelines

Nelson, Katherine M., Sander, Bjoern Ole, Yen, Bui Tan, Yadav, Sudhir and Laporte, Alice (2022). Monitoring, reporting, and verification framework for rice production aligned with Paris Agreement transparency guidelines. International Rice Research Institute.

Monitoring, reporting, and verification framework for rice production aligned with Paris Agreement transparency guidelines

2022

Other Outputs

Toolkit for facilitating learning alliance and other multi-stakeholder platforms

Flor, R. J., Cook, S., Limlengco, M. and Yadav, S. (2022). Toolkit for facilitating learning alliance and other multi-stakeholder platforms. International Rice Research Institute.

Toolkit for facilitating learning alliance and other multi-stakeholder platforms

2022

Journal Article

Climate risk perceptions and perceived yield loss increases agricultural technology adoption in the polder areas of Bangladesh

Ahmed, Zobaer, Shew, Aaron M., Mondal, Manoranjan K., Yadav, Sudhir, Jagadish, S. V. Krishna, Prasad, P. V. Vara, Buisson, Marie-Charlotte, Das, Mahanambrota and Bakuluzzaman, Mustafa (2022). Climate risk perceptions and perceived yield loss increases agricultural technology adoption in the polder areas of Bangladesh. Journal of Rural Studies, 94, 274-286. doi: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2022.06.008

Climate risk perceptions and perceived yield loss increases agricultural technology adoption in the polder areas of Bangladesh

2022

Journal Article

Assessing impact of salinity and climate scenarios on dry season field crops in the coastal region of Bangladesh

Carcedo, Ana J. P., Bastos, Leonardo M., Yadav, Sudhir, Mondal, Manoranjan K., Jagadish, S. V. Krishna, Kamal, Farhana A., Sutradhar, Asish, Prasad, P. V. Vara and Ciampitti, Ignacio (2022). Assessing impact of salinity and climate scenarios on dry season field crops in the coastal region of Bangladesh. Agricultural Systems, 200 103428, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.agsy.2022.103428

Assessing impact of salinity and climate scenarios on dry season field crops in the coastal region of Bangladesh

2022

Journal Article

Evaluation of gravity-led and energy-fed drainage for sustaining food security in the polders of the coastal zone of Bangladesh

Mondal, Manoranjan K., Yadav, Sudhir, Baidya, Bishwajit, Khan, Zahirul H., Sutradhar, Asish, Humphreys, Elizabeth, Kamal, Farhana A. and Jagadish, S. V. Krishna (2022). Evaluation of gravity-led and energy-fed drainage for sustaining food security in the polders of the coastal zone of Bangladesh. Irrigation and Drainage, 71 (S1), 86-99. doi: 10.1002/ird.2698

Evaluation of gravity-led and energy-fed drainage for sustaining food security in the polders of the coastal zone of Bangladesh

2022

Journal Article

Managing agricultural water resources: addressing the complexity of innovation, social perspectives, and water governance in Sri Lanka

Jayasiri, Maveekumbure Manthreethilaka Jayasiri Gamaralalage Chathuri Nishanka, Yadav, Sudhir, Dayawansa, Nandani Dhammika Kumari and Ingold, Karin (2022). Managing agricultural water resources: addressing the complexity of innovation, social perspectives, and water governance in Sri Lanka. Irrigation and Drainage, 71 (S1), 71-85. doi: 10.1002/ird.2693

Managing agricultural water resources: addressing the complexity of innovation, social perspectives, and water governance in Sri Lanka

2022

Journal Article

Assessing Potential Environmental Impacts of Pesticide Usage in Paddy Ecosystems: A Case Study in the Deduru Oya River Basin, Sri Lanka

Jayasiri, Maveekumbure M. J. G. C. N., Yadav, Sudhir, Propper, Catherine R., Kumar, Virender, Dayawansa, Nandani D. K. and Singleton, Grant R. (2022). Assessing Potential Environmental Impacts of Pesticide Usage in Paddy Ecosystems: A Case Study in the Deduru Oya River Basin, Sri Lanka. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 41 (2), 343-355. doi: 10.1002/etc.5261

Assessing Potential Environmental Impacts of Pesticide Usage in Paddy Ecosystems: A Case Study in the Deduru Oya River Basin, Sri Lanka

2022

Journal Article

Determinants in the adoption of alternate wetting and drying technique for rice production in a gravity surface irrigation system in the Philippines

Samoy-Pascual, Kristine, Yadav, Sudhir, Evangelista, Gio, Burac, Mary Ann, Rafael, Marvelin, Cabangon, Romeo, Tokida, Takeshi, Mizoguchi, Masaru and Regalado, Manuel Jose (2022). Determinants in the adoption of alternate wetting and drying technique for rice production in a gravity surface irrigation system in the Philippines. Water, 14 (1) 5, 1-15. doi: 10.3390/w14010005

Determinants in the adoption of alternate wetting and drying technique for rice production in a gravity surface irrigation system in the Philippines

2021

Journal Article

Response and resilience of Asian agrifood systems to COVID-19: An assessment across twenty-five countries and four regional farming and food systems

Dixon, John M., Weerahewa, Jeevika, Hellin, Jon, Rola-Rubzen, Maria Fay, Huang, Jikun, Kumar, Shalander, Das, Anup, Qureshi, Muhammad Ejaz, Krupnik, Timothy J., Shideed, Kamil, Jat, Mangi L., Prasad, P.V. Vara, Yadav, Sudhir, Irshad, Aamer, Asanaliev, Abdybek, Abugalieva, Aigul, Karimov, Aziz, Bhattarai, Basundhara, Balgos, Carol Q., Benu, Fred, Ehara, Hiroshi, Pant, Jharendu, Sarmiento, Jon M.P., Newby, Jonathan C., Pretty, Jules, Tokuda, Hiromi, Weyerhaeuser, Horst, Digal, Larry N., Li, Lingling ... Timsina, Jagadish (2021). Response and resilience of Asian agrifood systems to COVID-19: An assessment across twenty-five countries and four regional farming and food systems. Agricultural Systems, 193 103168, 1-19. doi: 10.1016/j.agsy.2021.103168

Response and resilience of Asian agrifood systems to COVID-19: An assessment across twenty-five countries and four regional farming and food systems

2021

Journal Article

Land gradient and configuration effects on yield, irrigation amount and irrigation water productivity in rice-wheat and maize-wheat cropping systems in Eastern India

Devkota, Krishna Prasad, Yadav, Sudhir, Humphreys, E., Kumar, Akhilesh, Kumar, Pankaj, Kumar, Virender, Malik, R. K. and Srivastava, Amit K. (2021). Land gradient and configuration effects on yield, irrigation amount and irrigation water productivity in rice-wheat and maize-wheat cropping systems in Eastern India. Agricultural Water Management, 255 107036. doi: 10.1016/j.agwat.2021.107036

Land gradient and configuration effects on yield, irrigation amount and irrigation water productivity in rice-wheat and maize-wheat cropping systems in Eastern India

2021

Journal Article

Disentangling challenges to scaling alternate wetting and drying technology for rice cultivation: distilling lessons from 20 years of experience in the Philippines

Enriquez, Yuji, Yadav, Sudhir, Evangelista, Gio Karlo, Villanueva, Donald, Burac, Mary Ann and Pede, Valerien (2021). Disentangling challenges to scaling alternate wetting and drying technology for rice cultivation: distilling lessons from 20 years of experience in the Philippines. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 5 675818, 1-16. doi: 10.3389/fsufs.2021.675818

Disentangling challenges to scaling alternate wetting and drying technology for rice cultivation: distilling lessons from 20 years of experience in the Philippines

2021

Journal Article

Effects of tillage and mulch on soil evaporation in a dry seeded rice-wheat cropping system

Naveen-Gupta, , Humphreys, E., Eberbach, P. L., Balwinder-Singh, , Sudhir-Yadav, and Kukal, S. S. (2021). Effects of tillage and mulch on soil evaporation in a dry seeded rice-wheat cropping system. Soil & Tillage Research, 209 104976, 104976. doi: 10.1016/j.still.2021.104976

Effects of tillage and mulch on soil evaporation in a dry seeded rice-wheat cropping system

2021

Journal Article

Crop diversification in rice-based systems in the polders of Bangladesh: Yield stability, profitability, and associated risk

Assefa, Yared, Yadav, Sudhir, Mondal, Manoranjan K., Bhattacharya, Jayanta, Parvin, Rokhsana, Sarker, Shilpi R., Rahman, Mahabubur, Sutradhar, Asish, Prasad, P. V. Vara, Bhandari, Humnath, Shew, Aaron M. and Jagadish, S. V. Krishna (2021). Crop diversification in rice-based systems in the polders of Bangladesh: Yield stability, profitability, and associated risk. Agricultural Systems, 187 102986. doi: 10.1016/j.agsy.2020.102986

Crop diversification in rice-based systems in the polders of Bangladesh: Yield stability, profitability, and associated risk

2020

Journal Article

Maintaining diversity of integrated rice and fish production confers adaptability of food systems to global change

Freed, Sarah, Barman, Benoy, Dubois, Mark, Flor, Rica Joy, Funge-Smith, Simon, Gregory, Rick, Hadi, Buyung A. R., Halwart, Matthias, Haque, Mahfuzul, Jagadish, S. V. Krishna, Joffre, Olivier M., Karim, Manjurul, Kura, Yumiko, McCartney, Matthew, Mondal, Manoranjan, Nguyen, Van Kien, Sinclair, Fergus, Stuart, Alexander M., Tezzo, Xavier, Yadav, Sudhir and Cohen, Philippa J. (2020). Maintaining diversity of integrated rice and fish production confers adaptability of food systems to global change. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 4 576179, 1-17. doi: 10.3389/fsufs.2020.576179

Maintaining diversity of integrated rice and fish production confers adaptability of food systems to global change

2020

Journal Article

Why technologies often fail to scale: policy and market failures behind limited scaling of alternate wetting and drying in rice in Bangladesh

Pandey, Sushil, Yadav, Sudhir, Hellin, Jon, Balie, Jean, Bhandari, Humnath, Kumar, Arvind and Mondal, Manoranjan K. (2020). Why technologies often fail to scale: policy and market failures behind limited scaling of alternate wetting and drying in rice in Bangladesh. Water, 12 (5) 1510, 1-18. doi: 10.3390/w12051510

Why technologies often fail to scale: policy and market failures behind limited scaling of alternate wetting and drying in rice in Bangladesh

2020

Journal Article

Trans-Disciplinary Responses to Climate Change: Lessons from Rice-Based Systems in Asia

Hellin, Jon, Balie, Jean, Fisher, Eleanor, Kohli, Ajay, Connor, Melanie, Yadav, Sudhir, Kumar, Virender, Krupnik, Timothy J., Sander, Bjoern Ole, Cobb, Joshua, Nelson, Katherine, Setiyono, Tri, Puskur, Ranjitha, Chivenge, Pauline and Gummert, Martin (2020). Trans-Disciplinary Responses to Climate Change: Lessons from Rice-Based Systems in Asia. Climate, 8 (2), 35. doi: 10.3390/cli8020035

Trans-Disciplinary Responses to Climate Change: Lessons from Rice-Based Systems in Asia

2020

Journal Article

Assessing alternative crop establishment methods with a sustainability lens in rice production systems of Eastern India

Devkota, Krishna Prasad, Yadav, Sudhir, Khanda, C. M., Beebout, Sarah J., Mohapatra, Bidhan K., Singleton, Grant R. and Puskur, Ranjitha (2020). Assessing alternative crop establishment methods with a sustainability lens in rice production systems of Eastern India. Journal of Cleaner Production, 244 118835, 118835. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.118835

Assessing alternative crop establishment methods with a sustainability lens in rice production systems of Eastern India

2019

Journal Article

Community water management to intensify agricultural productivity in the polders of the coastal zone of Bangladesh

Yadav, Sudhir, Mondal, Manoranjan K., Shew, Aaron, Jagadish, S. V. Krishna, Khan, Zahirul Haque, Sutradhar, Asish, Bhandari, Humnath, Humphreys, Elizabeth, Bhattacharya, Jayanta, Parvin, Rokhsana, Rahman, Mahabubur and Chandna, Parvesh (2019). Community water management to intensify agricultural productivity in the polders of the coastal zone of Bangladesh. Paddy and Water Environment, 18 (2), 331-343. doi: 10.1007/s10333-019-00785-4

Community water management to intensify agricultural productivity in the polders of the coastal zone of Bangladesh

2019

Journal Article

Estimating soil evaporation in dry seeded rice and wheat crops after wetting events

Naveen-Gupta, , Eberbach, P. L., Humphreys, E., Singh, Balwinder, Yadav, Sudhir and Kukal, S. S. (2019). Estimating soil evaporation in dry seeded rice and wheat crops after wetting events. Agricultural Water Management, 217, 98-106. doi: 10.1016/j.agwat.2019.02.037

Estimating soil evaporation in dry seeded rice and wheat crops after wetting events

Funding

Current funding

  • 2024 - 2026
    Developing Life Cycle Assessment and Techno-Economic Analysis Frameworks for precision fermentation of milk proteins and its integration into current dairy infrastructure
    Commonwealth Department of Education
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2027
    Analytics for the Australian Grains Industry (AAGI)
    Grains Research & Development Corporation
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2023 - 2024
    Developing methodologies for crop and farm level alignment with Australian Sustainability Frameworks
    Grains Research & Development Corporation
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2024
    An Integrated Life Cycle Assessment and Predictive Assessment of Precision Fermentation in the Dairy Sector
    Fonterra Limited
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2023
    Pathways of scaling agricultural innovations for sustainable intensification in the polders of coastal Bangladesh
    International Rice Research Institute
    Open grant

Supervision

Availability

Associate Professor Sudhir Yadav is:
Available for supervision

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Available projects

  • Analytical Methods for Quantifying Sustainability in the Grains Industry

    The project aims to develop standardised analytical approaches and methodologies to integrate BMP data, ensuring data consistency and accuracy in sustainability reporting. It will design and validate key sustainability indicators for the grains industry using machine learning and artificial intelligence techniques

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