Dr. Mohamad Awais is currently working as Guest Teacher in the Centre of Agricultural Education, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh. He did M.Sc. (Ag.) Agricultural Economics and Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics & Business Management from Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh. Dr. Awais worked as Assistant Professor, School of Agriculture, Sanskriti University, Mathura (U.P.), Project Associate, Administrative Staff College of India, Hyderabad in consultancy project, Research Associate in ICAR-National Institute of Agricultural Economics and Policy Research (NIAP), Pusa, New Delhi, Research Assistant in ICSSR, Ministry of Human Resource Development, New Delhi, Post-Doctoral Fellow in Department of Geography, Aligarh Muslim University,  Aligarh and Research Officer in Department of Commerce, Aligarh Muslim University,  Aligarh. He has authored/edited six books on tribal economy, marketing and rural development and scores of papers in journals of national, international repute and chapters in edited books. Dr Awais also presented papers in national and international conferences and seminars. Apart from academic publications, he has written a number of popular articles for farmers and students in various newspapers and magazines in Hindi and Urdu languages. Dr. Awais awarded Post Doctoral Fellowship - 2013-15 from ICSSR, New Delhi and Excellence in Research Award-2022 for outstanding contribution in the field of Agricultural Economics. His area of specialization is Agricultural Economics.