Date and place of birth:
7 November, 1964, in Faisalabad, Pakistan

Professional Positions

  • From 3-2012 to date Senior Research Fellow, Georg-August-University of Goettingen, Germany
  • From 08, 2005 to date Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental and Resource Economics, Faculty of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan
  • From 4-2004 to 7-2005 Lecturer, Department of Environmental and Resource Economics, Faculty of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan
  • 01-2002 to 05-2003 Scientific Project Assistant, University of Rostock, Germany.
  • 06-2001 to 12-2001 Agricultural Economist, International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Pakistan, Lahore
  • 01-2000 to 02-2001 Consultant, Asian Vegetable Research and Development Center (AVRDC), Taiwan
  • 06-1998 to 7-1999 Consultant, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Philippines

  • University degrees
    Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics at University of the Philippines at Los Baños, 1998
    M.Sc. in Agricultural Economics at University of the Philippines at Los Baños, 1993
    B.Sc. in Mathematics and Statistic from University of the Punjab, 1988

    Research Interests
    Technical, allocative and environmental efficiency, Production and marketing risk, Non market valuation

    Fellowship
    International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) awarded a partial research fellowship to complete Ph.D. dissertation

    Professional memberships
    Pakistan Society of Development Economists 1999-to date
    American Agricultural Economic Association (AAEA) from 1999-2004

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