1. Personal Information Name : Dr. Ismat Ara Begum Nationality : Bangladeshi (By birth) Date of birth : May 27, 1973 Sex : Female Work address : Assistant Professor, Dept. of Agricultural Economics, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh E-mail: ishameen@yahoo.com 2. Academic Qualification Ph.D in Bioresources and Product Science, Dept. of Agricultural Development Economics, Hokkaido University, Japan. 2008 M.S in Bio-resources and Product Science, Dept. of Agricultural Development Economics, Hokkaido University, Japan with Excellent grade, 2002 Master of Science in Agricultural Economics, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh, Obtained First Class First Position, 1998 Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Economics (Hons.) Bangladesh Agricultural University, Bangladesh, Obtained First Class First Position, 1994 (held on 1996) 3. Employment Records Erasmus Mundus Visiting Professor, KaHO, Ghent, Belgium, September-October, 2010 Visiting Postdoc, Department of Agricultural Economics, Ghent University, Belgium, 2008 Assistant Professor, Dept. of Agricultural Economics, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh (28 April 2005 to date) Lecturer, Dept. of Agricultural Economics, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh (23 July 2000 to 27 April, 2005) Research Student, Dept. of Agricultural Economics, Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Japan (from April 1999 to March 2000) Research Fellow, Ministry of Information, Science and Technology, Government of the People s Republic Bangladesh, (15 November 1997 December 1998) 4. Publications Published Ismat A. Begum and Alam, M. J. (2009). Is vertically integrated contract poultry farming System pave the way of small-scale poultry farmers in Bangladesh? Article accepted for the African Journal of Animal Health and Production (RASPA), Vol 6, Dakar, Senegal Ismat A. Begum, Jeroen, B., Alam, M. J. and Van Huylenbroeck, Guido (2010). Technical, Allocative and Economic Efficiency of Commercial Poultry Farms in Bangladesh, World Poultry Science Journal, 66(3):465-476 Ismat A. Begum, M. J. Alam & G. Van Huylenbroeck (2008). Broiler Marketing System in Bangladesh: Is Vertically Integrated Contract Farming Special? Published in the Supplement copy of the World Poultry Science Journal, 64, Supplement 2 Page 1 of 6
Ismat A. Begum, (2007). Potentiality of Vertically Integrated Poultry Contract Farming System in Bangladesh: Profitability & Productivity Analysis, Bangladesh Journal of Agricultural Economic, 29 (1 & 2) Ismat A. Begum, Fumio Osanami and Takumi Kondo (2005). Performance of Vertically Integrated Contract and Independent Poultry Farms in Bangladesh: A Comparative Study. The Review of Agricultural Economics, Japan, 61 Ismat A. Begum (2005). An Assessment of Vertically Integrated Contract Poultry Farming: A Case Study in Bangladesh, International Journal of Poultry Science, 4 (3) Ismat A. Begum (2005). Vertically Integrated Contract & Independent Poultry Farming System in Bangladesh: A Profitability Analysis, Journal Livestock Research for Rural Development, 17 (8) Ismat A. Begum and M. J. Alam (2005). Contract Farming and Small Farmer: A Case Study of the Bangladesh Poultry Sector. Journal of Bangladesh Studies, 7(2), Penn State Erie, USA Ismat A. Begum, M. J. Alam., M. H. Rahman. (2001). Economics of Homestead Agro Forestry (HAF) Enterprizes-An Empirical Evidence. Bangladesh Journal of Rural Development, Vol. 31, No. 1 Ismat A. Begum, M. J. Alam., M. H. Rahman. (2001). Decision Making and Poverty Alleviation Potential of Women Practicing Homestead Agro-Forestry Enterprizes. Bangladesh Journal of Extension Education. Vol.11 & 12 (1 & 2) Published Conferences Proceedings Ismat A. Begum, M. J. Alam (2009). An Institutional Arrangement for Poultry Breeder Stock Farm Development: A Case Study in Bangladesh. Published at the 6th International Convention of Asia Scholars (ICAS), Daejeon, Korea Ismat A. Begum, Jeroen, B., M. J. Alam and Guido Van Huylenbroeck (2009). An Application of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) to Evaluate Economic Efficiency of Poultry Farms in Bangladesh. Published at the XXVII Conference of International Association of Agricultural Economists (IAAE), at Beijing, China Ismat A. Begum, M. J. Alam (2008). Is Vertically Integrated Contract Poultry Farming System Pave the way of Small Scale Poultry Farmer in Bangladesh? International Conference for Improved Competitiveness in Poultry Production in Africa in Dakar, Senegal Ismat A. Begum, M. J. Alam (2008). Poverty Alleviation Potential of Vertically Integrated Poultry Contract Farming System in Bangladesh at the International Symposium on Poverty at DEYAM, Istanbul, Turkey Conference/ Workshop/Seminar Testing Asymmetric Price Transmission in the Vertical Supply Chain in De-regulated Rice Markets in Bangladesh. Association of Agricultural and Applied Economics (AAAE), Denver, Colorado, USA, 2010 Spatial Price Transmission in the Regime of Highly Liberalized Market Policy: The Case of Bangladesh Rice Markets. 12th PhD Symposium, Belgian Association of Agricultural Economists, Brussels, 2010 Page 2 of 6
Participation in the XII th Congress of the European Association of Agricultural Economists (EAAE) at Ghent, Belgium, 2008 Is Vertically Integrated Contract Poultry Farming System Pave the way of Small Scale Poultry Farmer in Bangladesh? International Conference for Improved Competitiveness in Poultry Production in Africa, Dakar, Senegal, 2008 Broiler Marketing System in Bangladesh: Is Vertically Integrated Contract Farming Special? Presented as Oral Paper at the XXIII World s Poultry Congress, Brisbane, Australia, 2008 Contract Farming System in Poultry: An Approach to Integrate Small Farmers into the Market in Bangladesh- presented in the Ghent University, Belgium 2008 for International Master programme, 2007 An Institutional Arrangement for Poultry Breeder Stock Farm Development: A Case Study in Bangladesh. International Convention of Asian Scholars (ICAS) Conference, South Korea, 2007 Workshop on Diverse Agriculture and Agribusiness for Poverty Alleviation through Promotion of Secondary Crops at Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council organized by UNESCAP-CAPSA, 2006 Vertically Integrated Contract Farming System and Productivity: A Study in Bangladesh Commercial Poultry Farming- presented in the conference of the Agricultural Economics Society of Japan, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan, 2005 Culture and Custom of Bangladesh presented in UNESCO Seminar, Chitoshe, Hokkaido, Japan, 2005 Performance of Vertically Integrated Contract and Independent Small Poultry Farms: A Profitability Analysis presented in the conference of Hokkaido Province, Abishiri, Hokkaido, Japan, 2004 Manuscript Submitted/under review for ISI indexed journals Ismat, A. Begum, Mohammad J. Alam, Jeroen B., Aymen, F., and Guido Van Huylenbroeck (2009). A Comparative Efficiency Analysis of Poultry Farming Systems in Bangladesh: A Data Envelopment Analysis Approach, Applied Economics Journal, (revision submitted) Mohammad J. Alam, Jeroen, B., Ismat, A. Begum, Eric J. Wailes and Guido Van Huylenbroeck (2009). Policy Intervention in the Food grain Markets in Bangladesh- A Welfare Analysis. Journal Economic Policy Reform (revision submitted) Mohammad J. Alam, Jeroen B., Ismat A. Begum, A. Mackenzie, Eric, J. Wailes and Guido Van Huylenbroeck (2010). Asymmetry Price Transmission in the De-regulated Rice Markets in Bangladesh: Asymmetric Error Correction Model. Agribusiness: an International Journal, (under review) Mohammad J. Alam, Ismat A. Begum, Jeroen, B. and Guido Van Huylenbroeck (2010). Energy consumption, carbon emissions and economic growth nexus in Bangladesh: cointegration and dynamic causality analysis. Energy Policy, (under review) Mohammad J. Alam, Ismat A. Begum, Jeroen, B., Sanzidur Rahmand and and Guido Van Huylenbroeck (2010). Dynamic Modeling of Causal Relationship between Page 3 of 6
Energy Consumption, CO2 Emissions and Economic Growth in India. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews (under review) Mohammad J. Alam, Ismat A. Begum, Jeroen, B., A. Mackenzie, Eric J. Wailes and Guido Van Huylenbroeck (2010). Spatial Market Integration in the Presence of Threshold Effect: The Case of Bangladesh Rice Markets. Food Policy (submitted) Mohammad J. Alam, Ismat A. Begum, Sanzidur R., Jeroen, B., and Guido Van Huylenbroeck (2010). Tracing the Impact of Market Reform on Productivity Growth of Rice at the Farm-Level in Bangladesh. Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics (submitted) 5. Theses Ph. D (Bio resources and Product Science) Prospects and Potentialities of Vertically Integrated Contract farming in Bangladesh Poultry Sector Development Dept. of Agricultural Development Economics, Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Japan Master of Science (Bio resources and Product Science) An Economic Analysis of Commercial Poultry Farm in Bangladesh: A Case study in Gazipur District. Dept. of Agricultural Development Economics, Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Japan Master of Science (Agricultural Economics) An Economic Study of Homestead Agroforestry in a Selected Area in Mymensingh District, Bangladesh, Dept. of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh 6. List of Special Awards Awarded Honorable Professor M. Lutfur Rahman Gold medal for obtaining First Class First position at Master in Agricultural Economics degree at Bangladesh Agricultural University in 1998 Awarded Honorable Professor Shamsul Islam Memorial Gold medal at the Fifth Convocation 2003 for obtaining First Class First position at Bachelor in Agricultural Economics (Hons.) Awarded University Prize handed over by the President of the People s Republic of Bangladesh at the Fifth Convocation in 2003 for obtaining First Class First at Bachelor s in Agricultural Economics (Hons.) Awarded the University Grants Commission (UGC) Merit Award, Bangladesh for securing top position up to 3rd year examinations at the level of Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Economics (Hons.) 1993 7. Scholarship/Funding Awarded: Erasmus Mundus Scholarship, EU for Visiting Professorship, 2010 Ghent University funding for Visiting Post-doc, 2008 AusAID Scholarship to present a paper in the 23 rd World s Poultry Congress, 2008 at Brisbane, in Australia (selected as one of the best 15 Young scientist in the congress) CTA-The Netherlands (ACP-EU Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation) grant for paper presentation at the International Conference on Poultry Production in Africa (Dakar, Senegal) Page 4 of 6
Awarded VLIR-UOS Scholarship to attend an International Training Programme (ITP) at Ghent University, Belgium Japanese Government (MONBUKAGAKUSHO) Scholarship of Japanese Ministry of Education & Science to pursue PhD in Agricultural Economics at Hokkaido University in Japan Japanese Government (MONBUKAGAKUSHO) Scholarship of Japanese Ministry of Education and Science to pursue Master of Science in Bio-resources and Product Science at Hokkaido University in Japan Japanese Government (MONBUKAGAKUSHO) Scholarship of Japanese Ministry of Education and Science to work as a researcher at Hokkaido University in Japan National Science and Technology Fellowship by the Ministry of Education, People's Republic of Bangladesh from for conducting Master research at Bangladesh Agricultural University, Bangladesh University Grant Commissions, Bangladesh (UGC) Merit Scholarship at undergraduate level, Bangladesh Graduate and Under-graduate Scholarship, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh Secondary and higher Secondary Board Scholarship at secondary and higher secondary school level, Bangladesh 8. Training Attended Course entitled Scientific Report Writing held at Bangladesh Agricultural University conducted by Graduate Training Institute, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Bangladesh, 2005 Attended an International Training Programme (ITP) on Beekeeping for Poverty Alleviation for 4 months at Ghent University, Belgium, 2007 Course on GIS-Bangladesh Country Almanac (BCA): A User Friendly GIS Tool for Agricultural, Forestry & Natural Resource Management, conducted by jointly Bangladesh National Agricultural Research System (BARC), International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) & USAID funding, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Bangladesh, 2006 Course entitled Statistical Methods for Socio-Economic Research held at Bangladesh Agricultural University conducted by Graduate Training Institute, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Bangladesh, 2006 Course entitled Web page Designing held at Bangladesh Agricultural University conducted by Graduate Training Institute, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Bangladesh, 2006 9. Research Projects Completed/Collaborated Women Expert for World Bank project implemented through Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council Livelihood Improvement of Landless Rural Women through Transfer of Selected Income Generating Technologies (IGTs) in 2005-06 Research Associate of BSERT-ILRI project entitled Contract Farming as a Market Institution for Poultry and Dairy Production in Bangladesh: Alternative Institutional Arrangements and Impacts on Equity in 2006 Page 5 of 6
10. Teaching Experiences at Bangladesh Agricultural University Courses taught at undergraduate level: Elementary Agricultural Economics Project Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Livestock Economics and Marketing 11. Thesis Supervision Supervisor: Five master s thesis & as Co-supervisor: two master thesis 12. Software Literacy SPSS, SHAZAM, Win4DEAP, Stata, LIMDEP and R 13. Professional Membership KRISHIBID (Agriculturists ) Institution, Bangladesh Bangladesh Agricultural Economists Association Bangladesh Association of Poultry Science World Poultry Science Association Progressive Agriculturists 14. Language Bengali (Native Speaker) English (Very good) Japanese (Good) 15. References Professor Dr. Fumio Osanami Department of Agricultural Development Economics, School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan E-mail: osanami@agecon.agr.hokudai.ac.jp Professor Dr. Md. Habibur Rahman Department of Agricultural Production Economics, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh E-mail: sislam1776@yahoo.com Certifications I, the undersigned, certify that to the best of my knowledge and belief, these data correctly describe my qualifications, my experiences and me. (Dr. Ismat Ara Begum) Date: 6 January, 2011 Page 6 of 6