Advisory Board

PROF. DR. A. M. MUAZZAM HUSAIN

Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from Texas A & M University (USA), 1964, B. A. (Hon) and M. A. in Economics, Dhaka University, in 1957 and 1958 respectively. Has extensive experience as a pioneer in fields of agricultural and rural development research in Bangladesh. Conducted several policy research studies in different development areas including micro-finance, agricultural development and poverty reduction. Directed several impact assessment, evaluation, baseline and feasibility studies.

DR. MIZANUR RAHMAN

Dr. Rahman working in humanitarian, emergency and development sector since last 35 years as Regional Coordinator- East Africa, Country Director, Director Programs, Director- Program Development & Knowledge Management, Director- Strategic Planning, Chief Technical Adviser, Regional Adviser with UNDP, USAID, OFDA, DFID, DEC, CAFOD, OFDA, BPRM, IFDC, ICARDA, UNICEF, ECHO, CEC, EU, World Bank, ADB, Baby Sager Foundation, Bill Gates & Melinda Foundation, IRC, ARC, IMC, OXFAM, CONCERN in different countries in Asia, Pacific, Africa, MENA (Middle East & North Africa Region) and Eastern Europe including Arab region.

PROF. DR. MD. ABDUL JABBAR

PhD, University of Wales, Aberystwyth, U.K., 1976 in Agricultural Economics. He has 19 years of university teaching (economic development, agricultural policy, farm management and production economics, econometrics) in Bangladesh, plus policy advising and consulting services. Also have 18.5 years of international research and
research management experiences at ILRI, a CGIAR centre, with extensive experience in collaborative research with many national institutions and several other CG centres. Specific country experiences: resident in Nigeria (5 yrs), conducting and managing research in West Africa (Nigeria, Benin, Ghana, Togo, Cameroon); resident in Ethiopia
(13.5 yrs) conducting and managing projects in East Africa (Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, Somalia, Tanzania), South Asia (Bangladesh, India, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan), South East Asia (Vietnam, Philippines, Thailand, China, Cambodia), North Africa/Near east (Jordan,
Syria, Tunisia). He has research experiences and publications on wide ranging topics including: policies, institutions and development; markets, institutions, supply chains, demand, supply and prices of inputs and products; land tenure and land reform; productivity, efficiency and sustainability; labour and employment; agricultural credit; on-farm and farming systems research; agricultural intensification, technology adoption and impact; food security, human nutrition and development.