Designation : Senior Research Fellow 

Last Degree Earned : Ph.D in Agricultural Economics (1995). University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB), Philippines.

Areas of Interest  : Agricultural Trade Liberalization, Science and Technology Policy, Impact Assessment, Food Security

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND ACHIEVEMENTS

* More than 13 years experience in research and teaching. Currently Research Fellow at the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), Bangladesh. Worked more than 4 years at the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, ICRISAT (India and Zimbabwe), 10 years' service at the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) and about one year service at the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS); Adjunct Faculty of the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Bangladesh.

*Proven record of scientific excellence and completed research works on sources of agricultural growth, variability in agricultural production, technology adoption, and impacts of improved technologies supported by a publication record as author, and co-author of more than 50 publications including 12 refereed journal articles, 6 book chapters, and 15 conference/workshop papers. Awarded Dr. R T Doshi Prize (2000) by the Agricultural Economics Research Association (India).

*Fully conversant with PC Computers and state-of-the-art database management and economic analysis software including MS-Access, SAS, SPSS, Limdep, and Gams. Familiar with, and have used, econometric tools, mathematical modeling, Geographical Information Systems (GIS), participatory rapid appraisal techniques in my accomplished research.

Recent Publications :

1. Deb, U.K. 2003. Food situation in FY2002. Chapter 3, in Dynamics of Labour Market in Bangladesh and its Global Linkage: A Review of Bangladesh's Development 2002. Dhaka: University Press Limited (UPL) and the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD). Forthcoming.
2. Deb, U.K. 2003. LDCs interest in agriculture and Cancun ministerial: yet another disappointing wait? Pages 11-13, EU-LDC Network Brief, August 2003.
3. Deb, U.K. 2003. Post Doha negotiations on agreement on agriculture: issues of concern and interest for Bangladesh. Report prepared for UNCTAD. Mimeo.
4. Deb, U.K. 2003. Trade liberalization and agricultural development in Bhutan. Report prepared for UNDP Asia Trade Initiative, Hanoi, Vietnam. Mimeo.
5. Deb, U.K. 2002. Has Bangladesh really achieved self sufficiency in food grain? A review of the evidence. Chapter 3, pages 37-76, in Bangladesh Facing the Challenges of Globalisation: A Review of Bangladesh's Development 2001. Edited by the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD). Dhaka: University Press Limited. Forthcoming.
6. Deb, U K, and M C S Bantilan. 2002. Impacts of genetic improvement in sorghum. Chapter 9 in Robert Evenson and Douglas Gollin (Eds.). Crop Variety Improvement and Its Effect on Productivity: The Impact of International Agricultural Research. Wallingford, UK: CAB International. ISBN 0851995497. Forthcoming (December 2002).
7. Bantilan, M C S and U K Deb. 2002. Impacts of genetic improvement in pearl millet. Chapter 10 in Robert Evenson and Douglas Gollin (Eds.). Crop Variety Improvement and Its Effect on Productivity: The Impact of International Agricultural Research. Wallingford, UK: CAB International. ISBN 0851995497. Forthcoming (December 2002).
8. Bantilan, M C S, U K Deb and S N Nigam. 2002. Impacts of genetic improvement in Groundnut. Chapter 14 in Robert Evenson and Douglas Gollin (Eds.). Crop Variety Improvement and Its Effect on Productivity: The Impact of International Agricultural Research. Wallingford, UK: CAB International. ISBN 0851995497. Forthcoming (December 2002).
9. Deb, U.K. 2002. Plant Breeders' Rights and Farmers' Rights: Are They Mutually Compatible? Paper presented at the Second Consultation Meeting on Protecting Farmers' Rights to Livelihood in the Hindu Kush-Himalaya Region held at Park Village Resort Hotel, Kathmandu on August 17-18, 2002.
10. Subbarao, G V, J V D Kumar Rao, J Kumar, C Johansen, U K Deb, I Ahmed, M V Krishna Rao, L Venkatratnam, K R Hebbar, M V R S Sai, and D Harris. 2001. Spatial Distribution and Quantification of Rice-Fallows in South Asia-Potential for Legumes. Patancheru 502 324, Andhra Pradesh, India: International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics. 316 pp. ISBN 92-9066-436-3.
11. Deb, U.K. and M.C.S. Bantilan. 2001. Spillover Impacts of Agricultural Research: A Review of Studies. Working Paper Series no. 8. Patancheru 502 324, Andhra Pradesh, India: International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics. 32 pp.
12. Bantilan, M.C.S., U.K. Deb and S.D. Singh. 2000. Farm Level Genetic Diversity in Pearl Millet in India. Poster Paper presented at the 3rd International Crop Science Congress held at the CCH Hamburg, Germany on 18-22 August 2000.
13. Aradhyula, S., U.K. Deb and M. C. S. Bantilan. 2000. Revenue Uncertainty and Enterprise Diversification in the Semi-Arid Tropics of India. Poster paper presented at the American Agricultural Economics Association Annual Conference held at Tampa, USA on July 31-August 2, 2000.
14. Rahman, M.M., M.A. Bakr, M.F. Mia, K.M. Idris, C.L.L. Gowda, J.Kumar, U.K. Deb, M.A. Malek and A.Sobhan 2000. Legumes in Bangladesh. Chapter 2, pages 5-34 in Legumes in Rice and Wheat Cropping Systems of the Indo-Gangetic Plain-Constraints and Opportunities. (C Johansen, J M Duxbury, S M Virmani, C L L Gowda, S Pande Eds.) Patancheru 502 324, Andhra Pradesh, India: International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics; and Ithaca, New York, USA: Cornell University. ISBN 92-9066-418-5.
15. Deb, U. K., and M.C.S. Bantilan. 2000. Yield and Stability Gains from Crop Genetic Improvement in Sorghum. Paper presented at the American Association for Advancement of Science (AAAS) conference held in Washington DC on 17-22 February 2000.
16. Bantilan, M C S and U K Deb. 2000. Joint Impacts of Partnership of ICRISAT-NARS Pearl Millet Genetic Improvement. Paper presented at the American Association for Advancement of Science (AAAS) conference held in Washington DC on 17-22 February 2000.
17. Deb, U K, M C S Bantilan and B V S Reddy. 2000. Impact of Improved Sorghum Cultivars in India. Paper presented at the "NCAP-ICRISAT Workshop on Impacts of Agricultural Research in India" held at ICRISAT on 10-11 February 2000.
18. Deb, U K, M C S Bantilan and S N Nigam. 2000. Impact of Genetic Improvement in Groundnut in India. Paper presented at the "NCAP-ICRISAT Workshop on Impacts of Agricultural Research in India" held at ICRISAT on 10-11 February 2000.
19. Deb, U K, M C S Bantilan and K N Rai. 2000. Impact of Improved Pearl Millet Cultivars in India. Paper presented at the "NCAP-ICRISAT Workshop on Impacts of Agricultural Research in India" held at ICRISAT on 10-11 February 2000.
20. Paul, D N R, U K Deb, F T Bantilan, Md. Moinuddin and S Pande. 2000. Wheat Production Performance in Bangladesh: A GIS Analysis. Pages 80-87 in GIS Application in Cropping System Analysis-Case Studies in Asia (A K Maji, S Pande, C Johansen and F T Bantilan Jr. eds.). Proceedings of an International Workshop on Harmonization of Databases for GIS Analysis of Cropping Systems in Asia Region. Patancheru 502 324, Andhra Pradesh, India: International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT).
21. Deb, U K, M Mgonja and M C S Bantilan 2000. Adoption and Impact Monitoring Systems (AIMS). Paper presented at the ICRISAT-World Vision International workshop on "Dissemination of Technologies Enhancing Smallholder Income in sub-Saharan Africa: Science with a Human Face" held at Bulawayo Rainbow Hotel, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe on 20-23 November 2000.
22. Kundu, T.K., U.K. Deb and M. Kamruzzaman. 1999. Economic Profitability and Resource Use Efficiency in Sesame Production in Some Selected Areas of Bangladesh. Economic Affairs. Vol. 44 (2): 87-97.
23. Deb, U.K., G.K. Bose and M.M. Dey. 1999. Growth and Variability in Sugarcane Production in Bangladesh. The Asian Economic Review. 41 (1): 152-165.
24. Deb, U.K., P.K. Joshi and M.C.S. Bantilan. 1999. Impact of Modern Cultivars on Growth and Relative Variability in Sorghum Yields in India. Agricultural Economics Research Review. 12 (2): 84-106.
    

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