Dr Miftahul Islam Barbaruah

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Dr.Barbaruah is a young Veterinarian and a trained development facilitator. Following his graduation in Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry from Assam Agricultural University, he has attended postgraduate and executive programs at prestigious schools like Tezpur University (MBA), Asian Institute of Management, Manila ( Master in Development Management ); Indian Institute of Management –Calcutta ( EDP on Managerial Excellence ), National Institute of Rural Development ( EDP on Livestock Enterprise Management ), etc.

He has also attended many short courses supported by The World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), The World Bank Group, and the European Commission for the Control of Foot-and-Mouth Disease ( EuFMD ), etc. Dr. Barbaruah received expert training related to the OIE Performance of Veterinary Services (PVS ) Pathway and Capacity building of Veterinary Paraprofessionals (VPPs).

Dr. Barbaruah has twenty-two years of experience with expertise in policy advocacy, development planning, project management, capacity building, animal disease risk management, and agri-livestock value chain development.

Dr.Barbaruah is an ‘integrator’ (in contrast to generalist and specialist) who understands multiple specialties and how they impact each other. His focus is to excel in fostering collaboration between various stakeholders who may not be accustomed to working together, like the government, private sector, and civil society. Dr.Barbaruah’s research activities acknowledge transdisciplinarity as an approach and aptly integrate veterinary science, animal husbandry with social science for sustainable development.

His current associations include: The OIE and EuFMD, FAO Expert on Veterinary Paraprofessionals, Member-Authorized Committee for standardization of training initiatives, and  Expert Member, State Level Committee on Information Technology Application, Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary, Government of Assam,  Member ( Co-opt ) of the Executive Committee of Assam Livestock Development Agency, Government of Assam, India

He played a key role in implementing various development and action research projects funded by organizations like the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), IFC-SEDF of the World Bank Group, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), FAO of UN, Global Alliance for Livestock Veterinary Medicine ( GALVmed), Agriculture Skill Council of India(ASCI), Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary of Government of Assam, etc.

As a promoter director of Vet Helpline (India) Pvt Ltd, he received the Indian Association for Advancement of Veterinary Research award -2002 for Information Technology Application in Veterinary Service Delivery. He was awarded Best Veterinarian for the State of Assam by Indian Veterinary Association on the occasion of World Veterinary Day-2022.

Dr.Barbaruah have contributed to many organization including OIE – The World Organization for Animal Health ( As a member of an Adhoc expert group related to veterinary para-professionals ), FAO- India ( as  Principal Consultant for Livestock Study Project in Mizoram), Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India (As a consultant for Monitoring of National Agricultural Development Program ), Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary, Government of Assam ( As Member of various expert committees ), International Livestock Research Institute ( as Consultant ), The Brooke Hospital for Animals ( As Consultant Advocacy for Animal Health Service Provision issues ), Confederation of Indian Industries ( As a member of Assam state council ), National Innovation Foundation –India ( As Consultant – Scouting and Business Development ), American Soybean Association ( As Consultant – Feed Team ), etc

Dr.Barbaruah has acted as a coordinator in conducting a few national-level seminars, stakeholders’ consultations, and workshops. He has contributed to the publication of many project-related scientific papers, articles on contemporary issues, and training manuals.

 Contact: miftahul.barbaruah@vethelplineindia.co.in

Download the list of knowledge contributions of Dr. Barbaruah ( As of Aug 2022 )

Download the list of projects contributed by Dr. Barbaruah as a team leader. ( As of December 2021 )