Dr. Mina Devkota-Wasti is a Senior Scientist and Lead Agronomist at the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), based in Morocco. She has over 20 years of research and development experience in soil and crop management, with a strong focus on sustainable intensification of cropping systems, dryland agriculture, and conservation agriculture across South Asia, Central Asia, and the MENA region. Her work centers on designing and evaluating resilient, resource-efficient cropping systems, Digital Agronomy, precision nutrient management, and climate-smart practices that enhance productivity while reducing environmental footprints. She also has substantial experience in scale-appropriate farm mechanization, service provision models, and innovation scaling pathways for smallholders.
Dr. Devkota-Wasti has authored numerous peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters and serves on the editorial boards of Agricultural Systems and Frontiers in Agronomy. She is an active reviewer for several international journals and has supervised and mentored MSc and PhD students from multiple universities.
Born in Nepal, she completed her B.Sc. (Hons) and M.Sc. in Agriculture in Nepal and earned her PhD in Agronomy from the University of Bonn, Germany, conducting her field research in Uzbekistan (Central Asia). Before joining ICARDA, she worked for about seven years with CIMMYT as a Systems Agronomist based in South Asia, contributing to conservation agriculture, climate-resilient farming, and sustainable intensification initiatives.
Mina Kumari Devkota Wasti's Publications
Context-specific agronomic solutions for achieving agronomic gains with reduced environmental footprints in irrigated drylands of Egypt
Maize-grain zinc and iron concentrations as influenced by agronomic management and biophysical factors: a meta-analysis
Data-Driven Agronomic Solutions to Close Wheat Yield Gaps and Achieve Self-Sufficiency in Uzbekistan
An introduction to conducting responsible and reproducible agricultural research
Opportunities to close wheat yield gaps in Nepal’s Terai: Insights from field surveys, on-farm experiments, and simulation modeling
Potential of Crop Simulation Models to Increase Food and Nutrition Security Under a Changing Climate in Nepal
Managing salinity for sustainable agricultural production in salt-affected soils of irrigated drylands
No-Till Farming in the Maghreb Region Enhancing Agricultural Productivity and Sequestrating Carbon in Soils
Climate And Landscape Mediate Patterns Of Low Lentil Productivity In Nepal
