Dr. Salim Hassan (Ph.D.), Fellow Lecturer, the subject of Agricultural Extension, at the Department of Agricultural Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, University Putra Malaysia, Serdang Selangor, Malaysia delivered a keynote speech at 5th International Conference on “Innovative Trends in Multidisciplinary Academic Research” (ITMAR 2018), Istanbul, Turkey

Dr. Salim Hassan is a Fellow Lecturer, the subject of Agricultural Extension, at the Department of Agricultural Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, University Putra Malaysia, Serdang Selangor. He obtained his PhD in the field of Rural Development and Agricultural Extension from University Putra Malaysia (UPM). His field of expertise is in Human Capital Development covering university students, agricultural entrepreneurs and Development Experts. While as a Development Officer, he conducted several studies such as; Competency of Development of Officers in the planning, implementation and monitoring of rice technology; Competency of Development Officers in technology transfer and human resource development for cocoa plants. He also conducted joint research with African students such as Gambia and Nigeria. His latest study was on the competency of Development Officers in the transfer of vegetable and fruit technology in Malaysia.