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- sanzidur.rahman@plymouth.ac.uk

Profiles
Dr Sanzidur Rahman
Associate Lecturer
Plymouth Business School (Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business)
- Agricultural economics and development
- Applied microeconomics
- Developing economies
- Econometrics
- Panel data analysis
- Time-series analysis
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Biography
Biography
Academic Management and Leadership
2015-2019 Coordinator of ERASMUS,ISEP and Direct Exchange program of geography undergraduate students
2009-2019 SoGEES Representative of Faculty of Science & Engineering Research Ethics Committee
2009-2019 Coordinator of Geography Undergraduate Dissertation Research Ethics
2009-2019 Academic Internationalization Coordinator of SoGEES Internationalization Committee
2008-2009 ExaminationsTutor
2004-2007 Stage1 Tutor
2004-2007 Member of Staff-Student Liaison Committee
Qualifications
2004 Certificate of Teaching and Learning Course, University of Manchester, UK.
1998: Ph.D. Regional-Rural Development Planning, Asian Institute of Technology, Pathumthani, Thailand.
1993: M.S. Agricultural Systems (Development Option), Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
1987: B.Sc. (Hons), Agricultural Economics, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh.
Career
2003-2019 Associate Professor (Reader) in International Development, SoGEES, University of Plymouth, UK
2002-2003: Hallsworth Research Fellow, School of Economic Studies, University of Manchester, UK
2000-2001: Post-doctoral Fellow, Food Consumption and Nutrition Division, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Washington, DC, USA.
1999: Visiting Research Fellow, Department of Agricultural and Food Economics, University of Reading, UK
1998: Research Fellow, School of Environment, Resources and Development, Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand.
1996-1998: Resource Person, Centre for Language and Educational Technology , Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand
1988-2000: Senior Staff Economist, Research and Evaluation Division, BRAC, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Professional membership
Life-member, Asian Institute of Technology Alumni Association (AITAA), Thailand.
Roles on external bodies
Journal Editorial Role
2020 – Section Editor-in-Chief: Agricultural Economics, Policies and Rural Management, Agriculture, MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
2019 – Editorial Board Member, Economies, MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
2019 – Topic Editor: Energies, MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
2019-2020 Guest Editor: Special Issue: 'Productivity, Efficiency and Sustainability in Agriculture', Agriculture, MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
2018–2019 Guest Editor: Special issue: ‘Energy and Agriculture, 2019’. Energies, MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
2017–2018 Guest Editor: Special issue ‘Economics of Climate Smart Agriculture’, Sustainability. MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
2017–2018 Guest Editor: Special issue ‘Energy and Agriculture’, Agriculture. MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
2017– Editorial Board Member: Agriculture, MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
2016– Editorial Board Member: Sage Open.
2016–17 Guest Editor: Special issue ‘Sustainable Agriculture and Development’, Sustainability. MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
2015– Article Editor: Sage Open.
2015–2016 Guest Editor: Special issue ‘Agricultural and Rural Development’, Agriculture. MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
2011– International Advisory Board member: Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography.
2011– Editorial Board Foundation Member: International Journal of Agricultural Management.
2011–2014 Editor: ISRN Economics.
American Journal of Agricultural Economics
Annals of Operation Research
Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics
African Journal of Agricultural Research
China Agricultural Economics Review
Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics
China Economic Review
Ecological Economics
Environmental Management
European Journal of Development Research
European Review of Agricultural Economics
Food Policy
International Economic Journal
Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics
Journal of Agricultural Economics
Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Sub-tropics
Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology
Journal of Applied Economics
Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy
Journal of Developing Areas
Journal of Economic Geography
Journal of Environmental Management
Journal of International Development
Journal of Productivity Analysis
Journal of Sustainable Agriculture
New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography
World Development
Teaching
Teaching
Teaching interests
Current teaching
Stage I
STO4001 Business and Management External Environment (Tutorials)
Stage II
ECN2008 Contemporary Business Economics
Stage IV
STO6008 Researching for Business
HTM314SL Honours Project (Dissertation supervision)
HTM314HK Honours Projects A and B - Tourism, Hospitality & Events Research Methods (Dissertation supervision)
STO6002/STO5002 Responsible Global Enterprise (Tutorials)
PBS6000 Honours Project (Seminars)
IUG3002 Global Enterprise
Masters
STO714/PBS7000J MSc Project (Thesis supervision)
Research
Research
Research interests
Efficiency and productivity measurement,
Total Factor Productivity analysis,
Energy and agriculture
Sustainable livelihoods,
Poverty and inequality
Applied economics
Panel data analysis
Research degrees awarded to supervised students
Ph.D. Supervised
2015–2019 Abdullah, Al-Noor. “Assessing Economic, Social, Political and Environmental Issues related to Mega-projects in Developing Economies: A case study of Merowe Dam in Sudan”. SoGEES, University of Plymouth, UK. Awarded: October 2019. Funding: Self-funded. (Director of Studies/Principal Supervisor).
2010 - 2014 Sun, Yan Yan. "Environment/Welfare oriented Productivity and its Application in the Evaluation of Economic Development". School of Management, Donghua University, China. Awarded: June, 2014. Funding: Government of China for visiting Plymouth University for 6 months. (Second Supervisor)
2006 – 2014 Awerije, Brodrick O. “Exploring potential of cassava as a source of agricultural growth in Nigeria”, SoGEES, University of Plymouth, UK. Awarded: September, 2014. Funding: Self-funded. (Director of Studies/Principal Supervisor)
2003 – 2007 Vasquez-Navarette, Cesar J. “Productivity management in the Cacao Agro-industry of Tabasco, Mexico: A Fitness Approach”, School of Geography, University of Plymouth. UK. Awarded: December, 2007. Funding: Mexican Government. (Director of Studies/Principal Supervisor)
2011 - 2014 Darkal, Hoayda, 'Contribution of home economics' to household consumption and production in Syria. Awarded: September, 2014. Funding: Syrian Government. (Director of Studies/Principal Supervisor)
2007 – 2010 Banik, Pankaj Kumar, “Future sustainability of organic vegetable production in the UK: Perception of the growers”, SoGEES, University of Plymouth, UK. Awarded: December, 2010. Funding: Self-funded. (Director of Studies/Principal Supervisor)
Ph.D. Examiner (External)
2020 Petcho, Wachira. “Assessing the role and impacts of rice production community enterprises on farmers’ livelihood: Evidence from Udai Thani province, Thailand”. Asian Institute of Technology, Pathumthani, Thailand. September, 2020.
2018 Asghar, Sobia. “Groundwater Resource Management for Efficient Production of Wheat and Sugarcane Crops in Central Punjab, Pakistan”. Asian Institute of Technology, Pathumthani, Thailand. November, 2018.
2017 Khataza, Robertson Richards Bisani. “Sustainable Agricultural Intensification in Malawi: An Economic Analysis of Productive Efficiency and Adoption”. School of Agriculture and Environment, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia. September 2017.2015. Rouf, Md. Abdur. "EvaluatingFlood Control and Drainage Management Systems from a Productive EfficiencyPerspective: a Case Study of the Southwest Coastal Zone of Bangladesh". School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape, University of Newcastle, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK. May, 2015.
Ph.D. Examiner (Internal)
Grants & contracts
Total allocations: circa £626,600 (Research Grants = £330,110 (shared with others); Fellowships = £225,979; Travel/Conference Grants = £26,076; and Scholarships = £47,436)
Faculty of Economics, Chiang Mai University, Thailand (circa £2,200), 2018.
Seale-Hayne Educational Trust, UK (£6,160), 2017-19.
Faculty of Economics, Chiang Mai University, Thailand (circa £2,100), 2017.
Faculty of Economics, Chiang Mai University and Prince of Songkhla University, Thailand (circa £3,500), 2016.
Faculty of Economics, Chiang Mai University, Thailand (circa £2,256), 2015.
Faculty of Economics, Chiang Mai University, Thailand (circa £1,132), 2014.
Seale-Hayne Educational Trust, UK (£7,100), 2013-15.
PUP fund, SoGEES, University of Plymouth, UK (£3,000), 2013.
Faculty of Economics, Chiang Mai University, Thailand (circa £1,827), 2013.
Curtin Business School Visiting Fellowship, Australia (circa £4,700), 2011.
PUP fund, SoGEES, University of Plymouth, UK (£2,610), 2012.
NFPCSP/FAO Research Grant, Dhaka, Bangladesh (circa 31,600). 2011.
Seale-Hayne Educational Trust, UK (£7,500), 2011.
PUP fund, SoGEES, University of Plymouth, UK (£2,100), 2011.
Thai Research Fund, Chiang Mai University, Thailand (circa £2,054), 2011.
Seale-Hayne Educational Trust, UK (£7,4109), 2010.
British Academy, UK (£7,470), 2010.
PUP fund, School of Geography, University of Plymouth, UK (£3,500), 2009.
CETL Staff Reward fund, University of Plymouth, UK (£2,500), 2009.
Leverhulme Study Abroad Fellowship, UK (£11,047), 2007.
Centre for Sustainable Future (CSF), University of Plymouth, UK (£1,500), 2007.
Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP), UK project grant (£112,748), 2006-2008 (with Martyn Warren).
DEFRA, UK conference grant (£1,000), 2006.
Thailand Research Fund (TRF), Thailand project grant (~£31,875), 2005 – 2008 (with Dean and other staff from Faculty of Economics, Chiang Mai University, Thailand).
Faculty of Economics, Chiang Mai University, Thailand (~£1,160), 2005.
DEFRA, UK project grant (£73,688) 2003 – 2004 (with Late Professor Andrew Errington and Dr. Sheila Agarwal of UoP, Dr Paul Courtney and Professor Malcolm Moseley of University of Gloucester).
International Association of Agricultural Economics (IAAE), administrative support and conference grant (£4,720), 2003.
Hallsworth Research Fellowship, University of Manchester, UK (~ £85,000), 2002 – 2004.
International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, D,C, (~ £118,067), 2000 - 2002.
IAAE conference grant (~£857), 2000.
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), USA, project grant (~21,425), 1999.
International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA), USA, training and conference grant (~£1,430), 1999.
Regional Economic Development Program Fellowship, Govt. of Japan, (~4,800), 1998.
DFID, UK conference grant (£2,500), 1998.
USDA, USA conference grant (~£1,785), 1998.
ETH, Z (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich) Academic Visitor Fellowship (~£1,280), 1998.
Government of Japan Scholarship (~31, 070) for PhD. Program at AIT, Thailand, 1995 – 1998.
Ford Foundation, USA Scholarship (~£14,866) for Masters Program at Chiang Mai University, Thailand, 1991 – 1993.
Publications
Publications
Key publications
Key publications are highlighted
JournalsPersonal
Personal
Conferences organised
25th Triennial Conference of the International Association of Agricultural Economists (IAAE) on Reshaping Agriculture’s Contribution to Society, International Convention Centre, Durban, South Africa, August 16–22, 2003 (Grants administration for international participants)
Additional information
Conference, Workshop, Seminar and/or Training Activities
Workshop on Successful Writing for Journal Articles. Faculty of Economics, Shandong University of Finance and Economics, Jinan, 250001, China. November 05,2020. (Facilitator).
Workshop on Successful Writing for Journal Articles. Faculty of Economics, Shandong University of Finance and Economics, Jinan, 250001, China. December 26 – 27,2019. (Facilitator).
Workshop on Successful Writing for Journal Articles and Developing PhD Research Proposals. Faculty of Economics, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand. August 01 – 03,2018. (Facilitator).
Workshop on Successful Writing for Journal Articles and Developing PhD Research Proposals. Faculty of Economics, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand. June 05 – 07,2017. (Facilitator).
Training workshop on ‘Analysis of Productivity and Efficiency’. Centre for Quantitative Analysis, Faculty of Economics, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand. April 03, 10-11,August 2016 (Facilitator).
Training workshop on ‘Analysis of Productivity and Efficiency’. Faculty of Economics, Prince of Songkhla University, Hat Yai, Thailand. August 05-06, 2016. (Facilitator).
15th National Conference and Seminar of Bangladesh Agricultural Economists Association on Transformation of Agricultural Sector in Bangladesh in 21st Century. Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council, Farmgate, Dhaka, Bangladesh. January 22–23, 2016 (paper).
Workshop on Successful Writing for Journal Articles. Faculty of Economics, Prince of Songkhla University, Hat Yai, Thailand. August 06, 2015. (Facilitator).
Workshop on Rural Development Strategies for Action: Lessons from Saemaul Undong and Developing Countries for the New Context. Permanent Korean Delegation to the OECD, Paris, France. June 26, 2015 (Invited expert speaker from Asia).
International Conference on Business, Management, Tourism and Hospitality. Swiss-Garden Hotel and Residences, Malacca, Malaysia. May 12-14, 2015 (paper).
Invited Seminar, Faculty of Economics. East West University, Dhaka. Bangladesh, April 07, 2015 (paper).
Training workshop on ‘Analysis of Productivity and Efficiency’. Department of Poverty and Development Studies, Shere-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. April 6, 2015 (Facilitator).
Geography Research Seminar. School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Plymouth University, Plymouth, UK. March 18, 2015 (paper).
Training workshop on ‘Analysis of Productivity and Efficiency’. Centre for Quantitative Analysis, Faculty of Economics, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand. April 8–9, 2014 (Facilitator).
Geography Research Seminar. School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Plymouth University, Plymouth, UK. October 16, 2013 (paper).
Training workshop on ‘Analysis of Productivity and Efficiency’. Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, Faculty of Agriculture, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand. April 9, 2013 (Facilitator).
Training workshop on ‘Analysis of Productivity and Efficiency’. Centre for Quantitative Analysis, Faculty of Economics, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand. April 7–8, 2013 (Facilitator).
NFPCSP-FAO National Workshop, Food Planning and Monitoring Unit (FPMU), Ministry of Food and Disaster Management, Dhaka, November 28 – 29, 2012 (report).
CBS HDR R&D Capacity building workshop on ‘Productivity Analysis’. Curtin Business School, Perth, Australia, August 16, 2012 (Facilitator).
Invited Seminar, School of Economics and Finance, Curtin Business School, Curtin University, Perth, Australia, August 09, 2012 (paper).
86th Annual Meeting of the Agricultural Economics Society (AES), University of Warwick, Warwick, UK, April 16–18, 2012 (paper)
5th International Conference of the Thailand Econometric Society, Faculty of Economics, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand, January 12-13, 2012 (three papers).
85th Annual Meeting of the Agricultural Economics Society (AES), University of Warwick, Warwick, UK, April 18–20, 2011 (paper)
84th Annual Meeting of the Agricultural Economics Society (AES), Royal Agricultural College, Edinburgh, UK, March 29–31, 2010 (two papers)
Asia-Pacific Productivity Conference (APPC-2008), Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, July 17–19, 2008 (two papers)
82nd Annual Meeting of the Agricultural Economics Society (AES), Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester, UK, March 31–April 2, 2008 (paper)
2nd Rural Futures Conference on Dreams, Dilemma and Dangers. April 1-4, 2008, University of Plymouth, UK (two papers)
Geography Research Seminar, School of Geography, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK. November 26, 2008 (paper).
Invited Seminar, Centre for Quantitative Analysis, Faculty of Economics, Chiang Mai University, Thailand, October 24, 2007 (paper)
International Conference on Resource Use Efficiency and Productivity in Production, Marketing and Finance, Centre for Quantitative Analysis, Faculty of Economics, Chiang Mai University, September 14, 2007 (two papers)
81st Annual Meeting of the Agricultural Economics Society (AES) held at University of Reading, UK during April 2–4, 2007 (paper).
26th Triennial Conference of the International Association of Agricultural Economists (IAAE) on Contribution of Agricultural Economics to Critical Policy Issues, Gold Coast Convention Centre, Queensland, Australia, August 12–18, 2006 (paper).
Rural Futures Conference on The Rural Citizen: Governance, Culture and Wellbeing in the 21st Century. University of Plymouth, UK. April 4-7, 2006 (two papers)
Invited Seminar, Centre for Quantitative Analysis, Faculty of Economics, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand, May 13, 2005 (paper)
79th Annual Meeting of the Agricultural Economics Society (AES), University of Nottingham, UK during April 4–6, 2005 (paper).
Annual Meeting of the American Agricultural Economics Association (AAEA), Adam’s Mark Hotel, Denver, Colorado, USA, August 1–4, 2004 (paper).
78th Annual Conference of the Agricultural Economics Society (AES), Imperial College London, UK, April 2–4, 2004 (poster).
25th Triennial Conference of the International Association of Agricultural Economists (IAAE) on Reshaping Agriculture’s Contribution to Society, International Convention Centre, Durban, South Africa, August 16–22, 2003 (paper).
77th Annual Conference of the Agricultural Economics Society (AES), University of Plymouth, Seale-Hayne Campus, Newton Abbot, UK, April 11–14, 2003 (paper).
CAFRE (Center for Agriculture, Food and Resource Economics) Seminar Series, School of Economic Studies, University of Manchester, UK, December 10, 2002 (paper).
CAFRE (Center for Agriculture, Food and Resource Economics) Seminar Series, School of Economic Studies, University of Manchester, UK, March 19, 2002 (paper).
International Workshop on Environmental Risk Assessment of Pesticides and Integrated Pesticide Management in Developing Countries, Radisson Hotel, Kathmandu, Nepal, November 6–9, 2001 (paper).
24th Triennial Conference of the International Association of Agricultural Economists (IAAE) on Tomorrow’s Agriculture: Incentives, Institutions, Infrastructure, and Innovations, Haus am Kollnischen Park, Berlin, Germany, August 13–18, 2000 (paper).
ESRC-DESG (Economic and Social Research Council – Development Economics Study Group) Annual Conference on Development Economics for the New Millenium, University of Reading, UK, July 9–10, 1999 (two papers).
19th Annual Conference of the International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA) on Forecasting the Future: Impact Assessment for a New Century, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK, June 15–19, 1999 (paper).
DSA/ESRC (Development Studies Association/Economic and Social Research Council) Policy Workshop on The New Poverty Strategies (1990 – 99): What have they achieved? What have we learned?, University of Reading, UK, April 9–10, 1999 (paper).
DAFE (Department of Agricultural and Food Economics) Seminar, University of Reading, UK, March 22, 1999 (paper).
ESRC-DESG (Economic and Social Research Council – Development Economics Study Group) Seminar, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), London, UK, February 4, 1999 (paper).
ILO-AIT Regional Workshop on Participatory Framework for Planning Rural Road Networks, Construction and Maintenance: Present Practice and Implications for Developing Countries of Asia, Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand, November 30–December 2, 1998 (paper).
9th Pacific Science Inter-Congress on Sustainable Development in the Pacific, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, November 16–18, 1998 (paper).
5th Asian Fisheries Forum on Fisheries and Food Security beyond the Year 2000. Asian Fisheries Society, Aquatic Resources Research Institute, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, November 11–14, 1998 (paper).
2nd International Conference on Impact Assessment in the Development Process: Advances in Integrating Environmental Assessment with Economic and Social Appraisal, University of Manchester, UK, October 23–24, 1998 (paper).
Regional Conference on Gender and Technology in Asia, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Bangkok, Thailand, August 4–7, 1998 (paper).
2nd International Conference on Women in Agriculture, USDA, Omni-Shoreham Hotel, Washington, D.C., USA, June 28–July 2, 1998 (paper).
AGS (Agricultural Systems) Seminar at Multiple Cropping Centre, Chiang Mai University, Thailand, November 18, 1992 (paper).
8th National Conference of the Bangladesh Agricultural Economists Association on Policies for Agricultural Development in the Fourth Five Year Plan, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council, Dhaka during February 7–8, 1991 (two papers).