ASHRAFUN NAHAR

Assistant Professor

Department of Agribusiness

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

Agricultural University

 

Research Focus

Food Security, Climate change, Agricultural Product Market, Food value chain and Food policy.

Academic Qualifications

  • MS inAgricultural Economics(Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Program),University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, USA.
  • MS in Agricultural Economics, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Bangladesh.
  • Bachelor of Science (Honors) in Agricultural Economics, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Bangladesh.

Professional Experiences

  • Assistant Professor, Department of Agribusiness, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University (BSMRAU), since July 2012.
  • Research Associate, BRAC Research & Evaluation Division, BRAC Centre, Dhaka, from October 2011 – June 2012.
  • Young Professional, BRAC Training Division, BRAC Centre, Dhaka, from October 2010- September 2011.

Fellowship 

  • Achieved Fulbright Foreign Scholarship 2014-2016 under US Department of State for Master’s in Agricultural Economics in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, USA. 
  • Achieved NSICT (National Science & Information and Communication Technology) Fellowship 2008-2009 from Bangladesh Ministry of Science & Information and Communication Technology.