Mohammad Abdul Malek

Professor of Economics

Academic and research leader specializing in applied (agricultural) and development economics. Over 12 years of experience with international think tanks, development organizations (ADB and BRAC), and government departments, plus 13 years in academia (Japan, Germany, Bangladesh). Successfully secured $3M+ research grants and led large-scale field experiments and longest running household panel data creation. Proven track record in mentoring over 30 graduate researchers and managing multi-country, multi-institutional collaborations. Recipient of the AJAE Outstanding Article Award 2022. Highly experienced in project management, data collection, analyses and producing outputs, including disseminating research to policy, academic, and producer audiences. Founder/pioneer in establishing academic societies, agri-business and education consulting start-up companies, smart farming mobile app, etc.

MAJOR RESEARCH PROJECTS

Institutional Innovation for sustainable mechanical rental service for resource poor farmers.

Project funded by BMGF. Involved in project team at ZEF, Bonn with Joachim von Braun and Franz W. Gatzweiler and PI for Bangladesh study team. (May 2012-Dec 2014) Grant amount: USD 105,500.

Technology (ex-ante) assessment and farm household segmentation for inclusive poverty reduction and sustainable growth in agriculture (TIGA)-udwud

Project funded by BMGF. Involved in project team at ZEF, Bonn with Joachim von Braun and Franz W. Gatzweiler and PI for Bangladesh study team. (May 2012-Dec 2014) Grant amount: USD 105,500.

Technology adoption and food security in rural Bangladesh

Project funded by IGC worked as co-PI (PI for Bangladesh study team) with Asad Islam, Christopher Barrett, Marcel Fafchamps and Debayan Pakrashi. (Feb 2014-Dec 2015, Grant amount: AUD 102,000).

Why does seemingly promising agricultural technology not spread?

Findings from a large randomized controlled trial. Involved with Kazushi Takahashi, Yuko Nakano, Yoko Kijima, and Yukichi Mano. JSPS-Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (Kiban A No. 20H00075) Amount: JPY 44,850,000. Duration (2020-04-01 - 2025-03-31)

Impacts of COVID-19 on Rural Households in Bangladesh

Funded by ADBI. Involved in a project team at ADBI, Tokyo with Tetsushi Sonobe and Peter J. Morgan. (April 2021-Ongoing).

Impact evaluation of credit program for tenant farmers

Worked as Lead PI with funding from International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie) with Mahabub Hossain and Narayan Das. (August 2011-April-2015). Grant amount: USD 0.7

AG-WATSAN Nexus (RCT) Study

Project funded by BMGF. Involved in a project team at ZEF, Bonn with Joachim von Braun and Nicolas Gerber and PI for Bangladesh study team. (April 2014-Dec 2015). Grant amount: EURO 43,200.