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Mohammad Ali

Daffodil International University, International Rice Research Institute, Bangladesh Agricultural University, The Business Standard

ORCID iD 0009-0007-0987-5224
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Mohammad Ali is a dynamic young researcher with over five years of multidisciplinary research experience at leading international research and development organizations, including work in agricultural research, gender relations, economic analysis, and program management. Currently, he serves as the Lead for the Business Standards research team at the leading English Business Daily in the country. Prior to this, he was a Programme Associate at the Centre for Policy Dialogue and a research scholar at the International Rice Research Institute.

Ali's research has been recognized globally, including at the International Rice Congress in Singapore in 2018. He is a recipient of the National Science and Technology (NST) Fellowship and the Sustainable Intensification Innovation Lab (SIIL) - Polder Scholarship.

With extensive field-level experience working in the crop and fisheries sector, Ali is passionate about social and economic empowerment for disadvantaged and marginalized women and youth, as well as vulnerable communities throughout Bangladesh. He possesses a diverse skill set that includes economic analysis, qualitative research, research design, statistical and econometric software operation (SPSS, STATA, E-VIEWS), business analytics and visualization (Power BI, Tableau), secondary data analysis, and primary data collection through field visits. Additionally, he is proficient in Microsoft Office, e-mail communication, basic graphic design, spreadsheets and database management, literature search, and basic computer troubleshooting.

Ali has attended and represented his organizations at numerous national and international conferences, seminars, workshops, and exposure visits in Singapore and Bangladesh. His interests include youth skills development and empowerment, youth participation in agriculture, sustainable rural development, Sustainable Development Goals, and economic and capacity development of Bangladeshi farmers.

As a self-motivated and quick learner, Ali possesses strong teamwork and leadership skills, analytical abilities, and a data-driven mindset, as well as a good sense of time management. He earned his MS in Agricultural Economics from Bangladesh Agricultural University and the International Rice Research Institute.

Employment

  • Daffodil International University Lecturer of Agricultural Economics
    2025 - Present
  • International Rice Research Institute Assistant Scientist - Socioeconomic, Market & Gender Research
    2023 - 2025
  • The Business Standard Research Associate
    2019 - 2023
  • Centre for Policy Dialogue Programme Associate
    2019 - 2019
  • Centre for Policy Dialogue Research Intern
    2018 - 2019
  • International Rice Research Institute MS Research Scholar
    2017 - 2018

Education

  • Bangladesh Agricultural University Master of Science in Agricultural Economics
    2016 - 2018
  • Bangladesh Agricultural University BSc in Agricultural Economics
    2012 - 2016

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (5)