Associate Professor
Asma Akter, PhD currently working as a postdoctoral research fellow at Hainan University, China. Dr. Asma is also an Assisociate Professor in the Department of Agricultural Finance and Management at Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University (SAU), Dhaka, Bangladesh. Dr. Asma completed her Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Agricultural Economics and Management) from Nanjing Agricultural University, China. The main research focused on her Ph.D. in Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) practices and their impacts on the socio-economic status of rural people as well as yield effects on the southern areas of Bangladesh. Dr. Asma completed her Bachelor of Science in Agribusiness Management (Hons.) from Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University and Master of Science in Agricultural Economics from the same University. She seeks to promote the integration of determinants of sustainable rural agricultural development. She also has a great fascination to works on agricultural innovation and technology adoption, climate change adaptation and climate-smart agricultural practices as well as agricultural credit and agricultural finance.
Area of Research Interest: Climate-smart agriculture; Profitability & efficiency; Adoption & adaptation
| Degree Name | Subject/Specialization | Institute | Passing Year | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) | Agricultural Economics and Management | Nanjing Agricultural University | 2022 | China |
| Master of Science (M.Sc.) | Agricultural Economics | Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University | 2013 | Bangladesh |
| Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) | Agribusiness Management | Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University | 2011 | Bangladesh |
| Title | Organization | Location | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Postdoctoral Fellow | Hainan University | Haikou, China | 2024/03/20 | Till date |
| Associate Professor | Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University | Dhaka, Bangladesh | 2022/12/27 | Till date |
| Assistant Professor | Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University | Dhaka, Bangladesh | 2016/10/14 | 2022/12/26 |
| Lecturer | Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University | Dhaka, Bangladesh | 2014/10/14 | 2016/10/13 |
| Sl | Journal Article | Year | Type | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mwalupaso GE, Eshetie AM, Matafwali E, Akter A, Lu H, Geng X. Rethinking household food security under a changing climate in drought prone areas of Ethiopia. Land Use Policy. | 2025 | Journal Article | Link |
| 2 | Hoque F, Akter A. Eating Choices and Planet's Sustainability; How Far Consumers Are Willing to Pay for Sustainable Food Consumption in Middle-Income Countries?. Iranian Economic Review. | 2024 | Journal Article | Link |
| 3 | Akter A, Mwalupaso GE, Wang S, Jahan MS, Geng X. Towards climate action at farm-level: Distinguishing complements and substitutes among climate-smart agricultural practices (CSAPs) in flood prone areas. Climate Risk Management, 40 (2023):100491 | 2023 | Journal Article | Link |
| 4 | Akter A, Jahan MS, Geng X, Mwalupaso GE, Hoque F, Adnan A. Building smallholder farmers’ capacity to adopt climate-smart agricultural practices in flood prone areas: Lessons from Bangladesh. Review of Development Economics. | 2023 | Journal Article | Link |
| 5 | Akter A, Geng X, Mwalupaso GE, Lu H, Hoque F, Ndungu MK, Abbas Q. Income and yield effects of climate-smart agriculture (CSA) adoption in flood prone areas of Bangladesh: Farm level evidence. Climate Risk Management 37 (2022):100455 | 2022 | Journal Article | Link |
| 6 | Fazlul H, Akter TJ, Akter A, Anny SA, Khatun M, Supawat R. Profit Efficiency and Technology Adoption of Boro Rice Production in Bangladesh. Iranian Economic Review, 2020, 26(3): 511-524 | 2022 | Journal Article | Link |
| 7 | Akter A, Hoque F, Rahman MS, Kiprop E, Jahan MS, Geng X. Determinants of adoption of homestead gardening by women and effect on their income and decision making power. Journal of Applied Horticulture, 2021, 23 (1): 59-64 | 2021 | Journal Article | Link |
| 8 | Hoque F, Afrin S, Akter A, Khatun M, Beg TH, Afrin T, Yoezer K. Measuring technical efficiency of the cauliflower cultivation in Bangladesh: A case study on Dhaka district. Journal of Applied Horticulture, 2021,23 (1) | 2021 | Journal Article | Link |
| 9 | Kiprop,E., Okinda,C.,Akter, A .,Geng, X. (2020); Factors influencing marketing channel choices for improved indigenous chicken farmers: insights from Baringo, Kenya. British Food Journal. https://doi.org/10.1108/BFJ-11-2019-0841 | 2020 | Journal Article | Link |
| 10 | Hoque, F., Joya, T.A., Akter, A., Afrin, T., Beg, T. H and Mukul, A. Z.A. (2020). Customer perception on purchasing through Facebook in Bangladesh: an empirical study on Dhaka city. Academy of Marketing Studies Journal 24(2):1-14. | 2020 | Journal Article | Link |
| 11 | Hoque,F., Akter, A and Rungsuriyawiboon, S.(2019); Measuring technical efficiency of bottle gourd and brinjal farming in Dhaka district of Bangladesh: Stochastic frontier approach. Journal of Applied Horticulture; 21(3): 282-288, 2019, DOI: 10.37855/jah.2019.v21i03.31 | 2019 | Journal Article | Link |
| 12 | Hoque, F., Afrin,S., Dewan,B.,Akter, A. and Nazim,T,B.,(2018); An Analysis of Farmer’s Share in Consumer’s Price and BCR(Benefit Cost Ratio) for Some Selected vegetables in Dhaka District of Bangladesh | 2018 | Journal Article | Link |
| 13 | Akter, A., Wali, S. B., Kamal,R., Mukul, A. Z.A., Parvin,M.M., Factors affecting job satisfaction of working mothers of readymade garments sector in Bangladesh. Issues in Business Management and Economics Vol.5 (2), pp. 25-36 March, 2017 | 2017 | Journal Article | Link |
| 14 | Hoque,F., Akter, A., Chakrobarty,J.,Dewan, B and Khatun,M,M.(2017); Hilsha Fish Marketing Strategies in Dhaka city of Bangladesh | 2017 | Journal Article | Link |
| 15 | Akter, A., Hoque, F., Mukul, A.,Z.,A., Kamal,R., and Rasha, R.,K., "Financial Analysis of Winter Vegetables Production in A Selected Area of Brahmanbaria District in Bangladesh", International Research Journal of Agricultural and Food Sciences, | 2016 | Journal Article | Link |
| 16 | Hoque, F., Rabbany, M.,G., Anny,S,A.,Akter, A.(2016); Level Of Job Satisfaction In Agribusiness Sector In Bangladesh: An Application Of Herz-Berg two Factors Motivation Theory | 2016 | Journal Article | Link |
| 17 | Akter, A., Alam,J., Majumder, M. K., Hoque, F., Anny,S.A. Financial Profitability and Resource Use Efficiency of Broiler Farming in a Selected Area of Bangladesh. Journal of Research in Business, Economics and Management (JRBEM), | 2015 | Journal Article | Link |
| Title | Source of Fund | Year | URL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Role of women in homestead agricultural production in a selected area of Bangladesh | MOST, GoB | 2017 | https://most.gov.bd/ | Completed |
| Profitability of small scale broiler farming to support rural livelihood in Bangladesh. | MOST, GoB | 2016 | https://most.gov.bd/ | Completed |
| Student | Degree | Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.Md.Toasin Mollah | Bachelor of Business Administration in Agribusiness, Major in Management | 2017 | Overall Banking system of NCC Bank Ltd. | Supervisor |
| Sl | Professional | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Member of Center For Research Innovation and Development (CRID) | Professional | 2020 | Till date |
| 2 | Life Member, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University Teachers’ Association | Professional | 2014 | Till date |
| 3 | Member of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University Alumni Association | Professional | 2011 | Till date |
| Sl | Others | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Member of the Nanjing Agricultural University Alumni Association | Others | 2020 | Till date |
| 2 | Member of Agriculturalist Institution of Bangladesh | Others | 2012 | Till date |
| Sl | Achievements | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Appraisal of Excellent International Students Award-2020 from Nanjing Agricultural University | Award | 2020 |
| 2 | Chinese Government Scholarship (Chinese Scholarship Council -CSC) | Scholarship | 2018 |
| Others | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Participated at the day long workshops on Analysis of Productivity and Efficiency, by faculty of agribusiness management at Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, April o6, 2015, |
| 2 | Participated at the 15th Foundation training for university teachers, by graduate training institute, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, from May 30 to June 24, 2015. |
| 3 | Participated at the Data Analysis by Statistical Package STATA, conducted by the Higher Education Quality Enhancement Project, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka-1207, from 08-16 May, 2016. |
| 4 | Participated at the day long workshops on Curriculum Development and Teaching Learning Assessment of Faculty of Agribusiness, organized by Higher Education Quality Enhancement Project, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka-1207, 13-14 May , 2016. |
| 5 | Participated at the Conference about “Market Integration of Agriculture in China” by college of Economics and Management, Nanjing Agricultural University, China.12-13 October, 2018 |
| 6 | Participated at the conference on India Agricultural policy landscape and measurement of support by college of Economics and Management, Nanjing Agricultural University, China.15 November 2018 |
| 7 | Participated at the conference on at the Agricultural Education and Extension Under Globalization: 4 spec 4 speches,” by college of Economics and Management, Nanjing Agricultural University, China. 16 May 2019 |
| 8 | Participated at the conference of “Agricultural innovation and technology adoption: Incentives for delay reconsidered” International Association of Agricultural Economics (IAAE), Nanjing Agricultural University, China. 16 October, 2019 |
| 9 | Participated at the 10th International GCHERA World conference, Nanjing Agricultural University, China, October 28-29,2019 |
| 10 | Participated at the conference of Small-holder Farms in Market Integration-lesson and experiences from China and South east Asia. International Association of Agricultural Economics (IAAE), Nanjing Agricultural University, 11 November, 2019 |
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