William Clark Fellow, Overseas Development Institute (ODI), London, September-October 1990.

Visiting Scientist, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), December 1985 to July 1987.

Visiting Research Fellow, Institute of Developing Economies (IDE), Tokyo, Japan, February-August 1981.

April 1999 to January 2000: Additional responsibility as the Deputy Director General for Research (Interim), International Rice Research Institute, Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines.

 

Teaching positions:

Adjunct Associate Professor, Graduate Faculty, University of the Philippines at Los Baños (UPLB), Laguna, Philippines (taught a course on “Economic development: Principles and Policies” and supervised,  1992 to  1977:

JAdjunct Professor, Graduate Faculty, UPLB, Laguna, Philippines, (MS and PhD thesis of graduate students with fellowship from IRRI),  1997 to 2007

July 1981 July 1988: Senior Research Fellow, BIDS, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

June 1977 to July 1981:  Research Economist, BIDS, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

March 1971-June 1977: Staff Economist, BIDS, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

June 1970 to March 1971: Staff Economist, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE), Karachi, Pakistan.

Supervision of graduate students

PhD dissertation
Dey, Pradip Kumar. 2006.  Impact of power tiller mechanization in Bangladesh.  Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, (submitted) 2006.

Alam, Shahe.  2006.  Factors affecting yield gap and efficiency in rice production in some selected areas of Bangladesh.  Jahangir University, Bangladesh, (submitted) 2006.

Islam, Rafiqul.  2003. Determinants of production of and demand for rice in Bangladesh: a comparative study of aromatic and coarse varieties.  Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh.

Thanh, Duong Ngoc.  2002.  Comparative socioeconomic analysis of selected farming systems in the Coastal areas of the Mekong Delta, Vietnam.  Central Luzon State University (CLSU).

Li, Luping. 2000.  Yield gaps, economic inefficiency and potential for productivity growth of rice farms in China. University of the Philippines at Los Baños (UPLB).

Mokaddem, Mahbubul.  1999.  The impact of modern technology on rural factor markets.  University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Ut, Tran Thi.  1998.  Impact of modern technology on rice production and its role in income distribution and poverty alleviation in Vietnam.  Central Luzon State University, Philippines.

Poudel, S.K. 1996.  Economic efficiency and technological change in rice production in the Western Tarai District of Nepal. University of Philippines at Los Banos (UPLB), Philippines.

Ahmed, Dilruba.  1995.  Adoption of modern technologies in rice-wheat system: a case  study of two villages in northwest Bangladesh.  Central Luzon State University (CLSU), Philippines.

Deb, Uttam K.  1995.  Human capital and agricultural growth in Bangladesh.  PhD, University of the Philippines at Los Banos (UPLB), Philippines.

 

Ms dissertation
Dey, Pradip Kumar. 2006.  Impact of power tiller mechanization in Bangladesh.  Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, (submitted) 2006.

Ut, Tran Thi.  1995.  Designing a rural development project for poverty alleviation in Can Giuoc District, Long An Province, Vietnam.  University of the Philippines at Los Banos (UPLB).

Ut, Tran Thi.  1995.  Designing a rural development project for poverty alleviation in Can Giuoc District, Long An Province, Vietnam.  University of the Philippines at Los Banos (UPLB).

Lohani Sunil Nath.  1994.  Role of price, technology and infrastructure in the development of Nepalese rice economy. University of the Philippines at Los Banos (UPLB).

Thanh, Duong Ngoc.  1994.  Productivity and profitability of cropping systems in deepwater and irrigated lowland rice ecosystems in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam.  University of the Philippines at Los Banos (UPLB).

Oo, Marlar.  1993.  Technology, prices and agricultural growth: a case study of Myanmar rice economy.  University of the Philippines at Los Banos (UPLB).

Participation in Major International Conferences

Conference of the International Association of Agricultural Economists XXVI, Gold Coast, Australia, August 12-18, 2006.

International Conference on “Rice in Global Markets and Sustainable Production System”, Organized by FAO, Rome, Italy, 12-13 February, 2004.

Fifth Annual Conference on “Understanding Reforms”, organized by the Global Development Network, New Delhi, India, January 28-30, 2004.

International Conference of the Association of Agricultural Economists XXV, Durban, South Africa, August 15-16, 2003.

OECD Conference on the Scientific and Health Aspects of Genetically Modified Foods,Edinburgh, 28 Feb-1 March, 2000.

International Conference on the “Role of Multi-functionality in Agricultural Policy Reform”, Asian Productivity Organization, Tokyo, Japan, 27 to 3 February 2000.

International Conference of the International Association of Agricultural Economists XXIV, Berlin, Germany 13-18 August, 2000.

Third Conference of the Asian Society of Agricultural Economist, Jaipur, India, October18-20, 2000.

International Botanical Congress XVI, American Center, St. Louis, Missouri, 1-7 August 1999.

International Conference on Agricultural Biotechnology in Developing Countries on “Towards Optimizing the Benefits for the Poor”, 15-16 November 1999, Bonn, Germany.

International Symposium on Sustainable Ecosystem Management, Chambery, Paris, France,  15-17 March 1999.

International Symposium on World Food Security and Crop Production Technologies for  Tomorrow, Kyoto, Japan, 8-9 October 1998.

XXIII International Conference of Agricultural Economists, Sacramento California, 10-16 August, 1997.

XXII International Conference of the Association of Agricultural Economists, Harare, Zimbabwe, 22-29 August 1994.

Third International Genetics Symposium, Manila, Philippines, 16-20 October 1995.

XXI International Conference of Agricultural Economists, Tokyo, Japan, 22-29 August 1991. Conference on Agriculture on the Road to Industrialization organized by the International Food Policy Research Institute, Taipei, Taiwan, in September 1990.

Global Development Economics Conference, organized by the World Bank, Washington, D.C., April 1990.

Conference on Rural Industrialization in Asia, organized by ILO, ARTEP, New Delhi, September 1986.

Global Development Conference, organized by the Society for International Development, University of Maryland, College Park, Washington, DC, USA, July 1986.

Conference on Effectiveness of Food Aid, organized by the Agricultural Development Council, USA, Colombo, Sri Lanka, August 1980.

World Conference on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development, organized by FAO, Rome, Italy, July 1979.