Muhammad Hanif, Doctor of Agriculture of Colorado State University. He graduated from the university in 1980, and conducted post-doctoral researches in George Mason University, George Washington University and University of Maryland. He is now a senior consultant and the head of Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO). Dr. Hanif has been engaged in researches on crop growth monitoring, yield prediction and flood early warning for a  long time and accumulated abundant experience in the field of agricultural remote sensing and water resources management. He has taken the lead in developing the business operation system of crop monitoring and yield prediction that are based on remote sensing, and regularly released SUPARCO crop growth monitoring and yield prediction online. As a senior advisor to the government of Pakistan, Hanif has been involved in the formulation of many agricultural  development planning and analysis report on flood damages, making great contributions to security of food and water resources of Pakistan. When he acted as the Chairman of the Standing Committee of Pakistan Planning Committee, he took the lead in formulating the 9th development program on agriculture of Pakistan. When he acted as the chief scientist of SUPARCO, he took the lead in developing the satellite-based Pakistani crop growth monitoring system, and regularly released the monthly report on crop growth monitoring and yield of Pakistan.