Sultan Ahmed Ismail

Sultan Ahmed Ismail (Born 9 October 1951) is an Indian Soil Biologist and Ecologist. He is known for his technology vermitech which is used to recycle organic garbage into valuable fertilizer using local varieties of earthworms and is also applied in soil bioremediation. He has published 61 papers in National and International Journals & Proceedings and Supervised 31 students for M.Phil, and 17 students for Ph.D.

He is honoured with a D.Sc. in Zoology from the University of Madras in 2001 for his research in the field of Soil Ecology - Earthworms - Waste Management. He is also the Managing Director of Ecoscience Research Foundation .

Vermitech

Ismail is associated with the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, in the development of a module on vermicomposting as a sustainable ecological practice for children, He also conducted a project for the Department of Environment, Government of Tamil Nadu for implementing vermicomposting in 50 schools in Chennai(Madras)and also delivered several lectures including more than 200 schools across the country and abroad creating awareness on environment, solid waste management and vermicomposting. He is currently associated with the Consumer Association of Penang (CAP), in creating awareness on organic farming, vermitech and waste management to educational institutions and organic farmers of Malaysia.

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