Association of Nepalese Agricultural Professionals of Americas (NAPA)

Nepalese Women in Agricultural and Allied Professions (WAAP) Committee (2026-2028)

Chair

Pabitra Aryal, PhD

Soil Scientist, North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Raleigh, North Carolina

Dr. Pabitra Aryal is a Soil Scientist with the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Soil and Water, where she supports sustainableagricultural land management through applied soil science and environmentalstewardship. She earned her Ph.D. in Plant and Environmental Sciences from VirginiaTech, focusing on site assessment and production techniques for ramps (Alliumtricoccum) in Appalachia. Her research has been widely presented and published. Shepreviously served as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Virginia Tech. A LifetimeMember of the Association of Nepalese Agricultural Professionals of Americas (NAPA)since 2024, Dr. Aryal actively contributes to the organization as Chair of the Women inAgricultural and Allied Professions (WAAP) Committee and Assistant Editor of theGlobal Journal of Agricultural and Allied Sciences (GJAAS). Her diverse experiencespans environmental monitoring, GIS training, wetland delineation, and soil science,reflecting her commitment to advancing sustainable agriculture and fostering globalprofessional collaboration.

Members

Sandhya Neupane, PhD

Assistant Professor of Biology, Tennessee Wesleyan University

Manisha Parajuli, PhD

Assistant Professor of Forestry at Kentucky State University in Kentucky, USA.

Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Plant Sciences, West Tennessee Research and Education Centre (WTREC)

Kriti Upadhayaya

Agriculture Graduate Intern, Directorate of Agricultural Research (DoAR), Lumbini Province, Khajura, Banke

Sadikhya Paudel

Ph.D. Student, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Washington State University.

Rakshya Khadka

Ph.D. Student