My name is Shavneel Kumar. I’m originally from an interior place in Tavua settlement, province of Ba, Vitilevu, Fiji Island. After completing my Bachelor’s degree, I decided to pursue further studies. While waiting for a scholarship, I worked part-time job as entrepreneur, running a fast food restaurant for 2 years. In the year 2022, I was awarded an ACIAR scholarship and now I’m following up with my study career and devoting more time to my research thesis.

Professional Forest Entomologists contribute to the betterment of humankind; by detecting the role of insects in spreading various diseases, and discovering ways of protecting food, fiber crops, shelter and livelihood.

• Forestry
• Entomology
• Agroforestry
• Termites
• Environment

Masters of Science in Agroforestry
Project Title: Diversity, biomass and abundance of termites in different forest and tree based systems of Fiji.

ACIAR Project - HORT/2016/185
Responding to emerging pest and disease threats to horticulture in the Pacific lslands

Supervisors: Dr Kaliova Ravuiwasa, Fiji National University, Dr Shipra Shah, Fiji National University
Co-Supervisor: Dr Richard Markham, University of the Sunshine Coast

Click here for more information (available on the ACIAR website).

Twitter: @shavneel5328k
ORCiD: 0000-0002-2232-5856