Dr. Mahabub Hossain. Profile. Education:

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1 Dr. Mahabub Hossain Address: Date of birth: Civil status: Profile Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Economics and Social Sciences, BRAC University 66 Mohakhali, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh 2nd January, 1945 (Nadia, West Bengal, India). Married with three children Dr. Mahabub Hossain, a Bangladeshi national trained in development economics in the University of Cambridge, U.K has made substantial contribution to research on development economics and agricultural policy in South and Southeast Asia, and application of his knowledge for poverty reduction and empowerment of marginal people in Bangladesh as Executive Director of BRAC, the largest NGO in the developing world.. Throughout his long career as a researcher and research manager, he has contributed to advancement of knowledge in many fields such as agrarian structure and land reforms; rural non-farm activities; evaluation of technological progress in agriculture, micro-credit and infrastructure policies; impact of technology on income distribution and poverty; and Asian rice economy. The knowledge on the operation of agriculture and rural economy in Bangladesh that he has advanced with analysis of primary data has made substantial impact in the formulation of agricultural development policy in Bangladesh. For this contribution, he was awarded the first Gold Medal by the Bangladesh Agricultural Economists Association in His studies on the development of Asian rice economy, and constraints to technology adoption and impact of agricultural technology on income distribution and poverty has similarly influenced the formulation and priority setting of research programs at IRRI and in several national agricultural research systems. He is a former Director General of the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS), and Head, Social Sciences Division, IRRI, Phipippines. He joined BRAC in 2007 as its executive director, and directed this reputed development organization till December 2013 to achieve its mission of reduction of poverty and empowerment of marginalized people in Bangladesh, and ten other countries in Asia and Africa. He is a member of the Global Panel for Agriculture and Food Systems for Nutrition, and a member of the Technical Advisory Committee of the Global Fund for Agriculture managed by the World Bank. He is the President of the Asian Society of Agricultural Economist for Education: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Economics, University of Cambridge, England, 1977 Diploma in Development Economics, University of Cambridge, England, 1973 Masters of Arts in Economics, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, 1969 Bachelor of Arts (Honors) in Economics, University of Calcutta, India, 1966.

2 2 Work experience: June 2015 to date: Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Economics and Social Sciences, BRAC University January 2014 to date: Advisor to the Executive Director, BRAC (provide oversight to the Research and Evaluation Division, and the Agriculture and Food Security Programme of BRAC ) June 2007 to December 2013: Executive Director, BRAC (Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee) including Executive Director of BRAC International ( ) March 1992 to June 2007: Economist and Head, Social Sciences Division, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines. January 2000 to 2007: Additional responsibility as the Program Leader, Research and Development Linkages Program ( ), Fragile Ecosystems Program (2004 to date) and Coordinator, Consortium for Unfavorable Rice Environments (CURE). February 1989 to February 1992: Director General, Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS), Dhaka, Bangladesh. July 1988 to February 1989: Research Director, BIDS, Dhaka, Bangladesh. July 1981 July 1988: Senior Research Fellow, BIDS, Dhaka, Bangladesh. June 1977 to July 1981: Research Economist, BIDS, Dhaka, Bangladesh. March 1970-June 1977: Staff Economist, PIDE and BIDS, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Visiting Positions at International Organizations: William Clark Fellow, Overseas Development Institute (ODI), London, September-October Visiting Scientist, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), December 1985 to July Visiting Research Fellow, Institute of Developing Economies (IDE) Tokyo, Japan, February- August Teaching experience: 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, MS and PhD thesis 1992 to 1977: Adjunct Professor, Graduate Faculty, University of the Philippines at Los Banos, Laguna, Philippines, (Supervised MS and PhD thesis of graduate students), 1997 to Membership of Governing Boards and Policy Making Committees Member, Board of Directors, Bangladesh Industrial Development Bank,

3 3 Chairperson, National Task Force for Poverty Reduction, set up by the First Caretaker Government of Bangladesh, Advisor, Bangladesh National Commission for Agriculture, Member, Governing Board, BRAC University, Bangladesh, 2007 to date. Founding Member, North-South University Foundation, Bangladesh, 1992, and serve as a member of the Board of Governors once in every five years. Member, Governing Board (Syndicate), Bangladesh Agriculture University, Mymensingh, 2008 to Member, Project Advisory Committee, CGIAR HarvestPlus project (managed by IFPRI and CIAT), 2009 to date. Member, Project Advisory Council, CGIAR Program Four, Agriculture for Nutrition and Health, 2014 to date. Member, Technical Advisory Committee of the Global Fund for Agriculture and Food Security, managed by the World Bank. Member, Global Panel on Food Systems and Nutrition (set up by UK government), 2013 to date President, Asian Society of Agricultural Economists, 2014 to Awards and honors: : UNDP Fellowship for graduate studies in the University of Cambridge England : JICA Fellowship for Visiting Research Scholar, at the Institute of Developing Economies, Japan : Ford Foundation Fellowship for Visiting Scientist at the International Food Policy Research Institute. 1985: Awarded the first Gold Medal from the Bangladesh Agricultural Economists Association in recognition of outstanding contribution to understanding the operation of rural economy in Bangladesh. 2013: Cited as one of the 500 most influential people in the world by Foreign Policy Journal. Publications (Books and research monographs and selected papers in refereed international journals): Books and Research Monographs. Mahabub Hossain and Abdul Bayes. (2015): Leading Issues in Rural Devevelopment: Bangladesh Perspectives. Dhaka: AH Development Publishing House. Mahabub Hossain and Abdul Bayes (2015): Tale of twenty Villages (Bisg Geramer Galpa) (in Bangla). Dhaka: University Press Limited. Abdul Bayes and Mahabub Hossain (2013). Tin Bigha Jami (in Bangla).. Dhaka: AH Development Publishing House.

4 Hossain Mahabub, WMH Jaim and Thelma Paris,( 2012). Adoption and Diffusion of Modern Rice Varieties in Bangladesh and Eastern India: Los Banos, Phillipines: International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) Hossain Mahabub and Abdul Bayes. (2009). Rural Economy and Livelihoods. Dhaka: AH Development Publishing House. Hossain, Mahabub, Rahman R.I. (2003). Agriculture and Rural Development in Bangladesh (in Bangla). Dhaka: University Press Ltd. Sombilla, M., Hossain Mahabub, Hardy, B. (editors). (2002). Developments in the Asian Rice Economy. International Rice Research Institute, Los Banos, Philippines. Pingali, P. L., Hossain Mahabub. (editors).(1998). Impact of Rice Research. Los Banos Philippines: International Rice Research Institute and Thailand Development Research Institute: Los Banos, Philippines. Pingali, P. L., Hossain Mahabub, Gerpacio R. (editors). (1997). Asian Rice Bowls: The Returning Crisis. CAB International and IRRI: Wallingford, Oxon, UK. Rahman, H.R., Hossain Mahabub. (1995). Rethinking Rural Poverty: A Bangladesh Case Study. Sage Publications: New Delhi/California/London Ahmed, R., Hossain Mahabub. (1990). Development Impact of Rural Infrastructure in Bangladesh. IFPRI Research Report No. 83, International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, D.C., October Khan, A.R., Mahabub. Hossain. (1989). Strategy of Development in Bangladesh. MacMillan Press, London, UK. Hossain, Mahabub., (1989). Green Revolution in Bangladesh: Impact on Growth and Distribution of Income, University Press Ltd., Dhaka, Hossain, Mahabub Credit for Alleviation of Rural Poverty: The Grameen Bank in Bangladesh, IFPRI Research Report No. 65, IFPRI, Washington, D.C. Selected papers (peer reviewed international journals) Hossain, Mahabub, (2007). Technological progress for sustaining food population balance: achievement and challenges. Agricultural Economics, 37 (S1) Nargis, Nigar and Hossain Mahabub, (2006). Income dynamics and pathways out of rural poverty. Agricultural Economics 35 (Suppliment) Hossain, Mahabub, Bose, ML, Mustafi BAA.( 2006). Adoption and productivity impact of modern rice varieties in Bangladesh. The Developing Economies XLIV-2, pp June Janaiah, A, Hossain, M, Otsuka, K. (2006). Productivity impact of the modern varieties of rice in India. The Developing Economies XLIV-2, pp June Palis, F. G., Flor, R. J., Warburton, H and Hossain, M. (2006). Our farmers at risk: behavior and belief system in pesticide safety. Journal of Public Health 28(1): January Hossain, M. Naher, F., and Shahabuddin Q. (2005). Food security and nutrition in Bangladesh: Progress and determinants. e-journal of Agriculture and Development Economics 2(2): Estudillo, J.P., Sawada, Y. and Hossain, M. (2005). Socioeconomic Changes and decline in poverty: A view from three villages in the Philippines. Asian Economic Journal 19(4): Janaiah, Aldas, Otsuka, K., and Hossain, M. (2005). Is the productivity impact of the green revolution for rice vanishing in India? Empirical evidence from TFP analysis. Economic and Political Weekly, December 31 (2005):

5 5 Kam, S.P., Hossain M., Bose, M.L., and Villano, L.S. (2005). Spatial patterns of poverty and relationship with welfare influencing factors in Bangladesh. Food Policy 30(2005); Palis, flor, Morin Stephen and Mahabub Hossain. (2005). Social Capital and Geography of Learning: Roles in accelerating spread of integrated pest management. The Journal of Education and Extension 11(1-4): Hossain, Mahabub. (2004). Rural non-farm economy in Bangladesh: evidence from household surveys. Economic and Political Weekly 34(36): Janaiah A, Hossain Mahabub. (2004). Partnership in public sector agricultural R&D: evidence from India. Economic and Political Weekly 39(50): Hossain M, Janaiah A, Husain M. (2003). Hybrid rice in Bangladesh: farm-level performance. Economic and Political Weekly 38(5): Hossain, M, Ut Tran Thi, Janaiah, A. ( 2003). Vietnam s experience with hybrid rice. Economic and Political Weekly 38(5): , June 21, 2003.