Associate Professor
Dr. Shilpi Kundu is an Associate Professor in the Department of Agricultural Extension and Information System at Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. She obtained her PhD from the School of Environment and Science, Griffith University, Australia in August 2023 with the thesis entitled ‘an analysis of policy, institutions, and practice for encouraging climate-resilient adaptations in coastal agriculture in Bangladesh’. Educational background includes a master’s degree in Agricultural Extension from Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University in 2011 and another double master’s degree in Sustainable Forest and Nature Management Studies under the European Commission’s Erasmus Mundus Program with a focus on landscape ecology from Gottingen University, Germany and Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden in 2015. Before joining the PhD program, she was serving as a lecturer and an assistant professor at the same department in Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. She has been involved in teaching in undergrade and postgrad studies, supervision of master thesis, research, and outreach activities. She has been publishing regularly in national and international journals and attending international conferences. Her research interests include but not limited to climate resilient agriculture (CRA), synergies gender dimension in promoting CRA, sustainable development goals, social research methods, policy analysis, dynamic interface management in stakeholder engagement in the background of climate change adaptation.
| Degree Name | Subject/Specialization | Institute | Passing Year | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PhD | An analysis of policy, institutions, and practice for encouraging climate-resilient adaptations in coastal agriculture in Bangladesh | Griffith University | 2023 | Australia |
| MS | Landscape ecology | Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences | 2015 | Sweden |
| MSc | SUFONAMA | University of Göttingen | 2014 | Germany |
| MS | Agricultural Extension | Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University | 2012 | Bangladesh |
| B.Sc.Ag.(Hons.) | Agriculture | Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University | 2009 | Bangladesh |
| Title | Organization | Location | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor | Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University | Bangladesh | 2020 | to date |
| Research Assistant | Griffith University | Australia | 2019 | 2021 |
| Assistant Professor | Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University | Bangladesh | 2013 | 2020 |
| Lecturer | Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University | Bangladesh | 2011 | 2013 |
| Sl | Journal Article | Year | Type | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kundu, S.,* Kumar, R. S. (2024): Emerging Contours of Climate Resilient Agriculture: Evidence from Coastal Bangladesh, International Journal of Business, Social and Scientific Research, 12(2) 16-24. http://doi.org/10.55706/ijbssr12118 | 2024 | Journal Article | Link |
| 2 | Kundu, S.,* Morgan, E. A., Smart, J. C. R.(2024): Farmers perspectives on options for and barriers to implementing climate resilient agriculture and implications for climate adaptation policy. Environmental Science & Policy (Q1-ranked, IF 4.9), 151, 103618. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2023.103618 | 2024 | Journal Article | Link |
| 3 | Akter, A.,* Choudhury, F. H., Rokonuzzaman, M., Bagum, T., Nurani, N. S., Kundu, S. (2023): Contribution of Bonding Social Capital on Women Empowerment: An Overview from Bangladesh, The Seybold Report Journal, 18(1), 1701-1715. DOI 10.17605/OSF.IO/3SZPB | 2023 | Journal Article | Link |
| 4 | Roy, R.,* Monju, M. H., Tan M. L., Rahman, M. S., Kundu, S., Rahman, M. S., Talukder, B., Bhuyan, M. S. (2023): Determining synergies and trade-offs between adaptation, mitigation and development in coastal socio-ecological systems in Bangladesh. Environmental Development (Q1-ranked, IF 4.7), 48, 100936. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envdev.2023.100936 | 2023 | Journal Article | Link |
| 5 | Roy, R. N.,* Kundu, S., Kumar, R. S. (2021): The impacts and evidence of Australian droughts on agricultural crops and drought related policy issues. International Journal of Agricultural Technology, Bangkok, Thailand, 17(3),1061-1076. Retrieved from http://www.ijat-aatsea.com/ | 2021 | Journal Article | Link |
| 6 | Kundu, S., Kabir, M.E., Morgan, E.A., Davey, P. and Hossain, M. Building Coastal Agricultural Resilience in Bangladesh: A Systematic Review of Progress, Gaps and Implications, Climate 2020, 8, 98; doi:10.3390/cli8090098 | 2020 | Journal Article | Link |
| 7 | Islam, M. R., S. Kundu and N. N. Ruma. 2017. Use of mass media by the farmers in adoption of rice production technologies in Bera Upazilla of Pabna district. Journal of Innovation & Development Strategy 11(2): 1-5. | 2017 | Journal Article | Link |
| 8 | Islam, M. R., S. Kundu and M. M. Uddin. 2016. Involvement of Rural Women in Home Gardening Practices in Shariatpur District of Bangladesh. Journal of Innovation and Development Strategy. 10(3):1-5. | 2016 | Journal Article | Link |
| 9 | Kumar, R. S., N.K. Binu, J. Caballero and S. Kundu. 2015. Rehabilitation of degraded mountain forests with an integrated eco restoration model - A case study of the Attappady Hills, Kerala, India. SAARC forestry journal, 4: 32-47 | 2015 | Journal Article | Link |
| 10 | Azam, M. S., M. Z. Alam, S. Maskawat, S. Kundu and A. Hossen. 2013. Attitude of women beneficiaries towards Grameen Bank micro-credit program. g Science. IJSAT/131204, 9:12-15. | 2013 | Journal Article | Link |
| 11 | Kundu, S., M. R. Islam, M. S. Ali, M. S. Azam and A. H. Mozumder, 2013. Correlates of pulse production knowledge gap of the farmers. J. Expt. Biosci. 4(1):39-44. | 2013 | Journal Article | Link |
| 12 | Mozumder, H., M. Z. Haque and S. Kundu. 2012. Food insecurity faced by the rural people of Comilla sadar upazila. J. Sher-e-Bangla Agric. Univ., 6(1): 29-33. | 2012 | Journal Article | Link |
| Sl | Conferences | Year | Type | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kundu, S. (July 27, 2023): Gender Mainstreaming in Climate Change Responses – Insights from Agricultural Landscape in Coastal Bangladesh. Young Scholars' Online Seminar Series (YSOSS) 2023-24. Foundation of Agrarian Studies. India. | 2023 | Conference | Link |
| 2 | Kundu, S., Bhuiyan, M. S. R., Kazak, M. H. and Harun-Ur-Rashid, M. (2022): Gender Dimensions in Climate Change Response in Southwest Coastal Agricultural Landscapes. International conference on Sustainable Development in Hill & Coastal Ecosystems, August 06-08, MSSRF Chennai, India. | 2022 | Conference | Link |
| 3 | Kundu, S., Kumar, R. S., and Kundu, B (2021): Agro-ecological Approaches in Climate Resilient Agriculture: Local Farming Models in Coastal Bangladesh. Tropentag 2021, September 15-17, University of Hohenheim, Germany. | 2021 | Conference | Link |
| 4 | Kundu, S., P. Davey, E. Morgan and M. Hossain. 2020. Improving Adaptation Policy and Action for Building Resilience in Agriculture Systems- a case of Coastal Bangladesh. Adaptation Futures 2020 April 28-30, 2020 in Delhi, India. | 2020 | Conference | Link |
| 5 | Kundu, S., 2020. Adaptation Options, and Institutional Arrangement on Building Climate Resilient Agriculture (CRA) in Coastal Regions in Bangladesh. International Conference on Climate Change Adaptation: Evidences from Best-Practice in Coastal Areas (p. 141). Brac CDM Rajendrapur: Alumni Association of German Universities in Bangladesh (AAGUB). | 2020 | Conference | Link |
| 6 | Kumar, R. S., & Kundu, S. 2019. A Multi Stakeholder Action Framework for Inclusive Action on Climate Resilient Agriculture in the with a Special Focusing on the Coastal Areas of South Asia. Tropentag 2019. Kassel, Germany: Tropentag.[Accepted for presentation] | 2019 | Conference | Link |
| 7 | Kundu, S., Kumar, R. S., N. Nishant and N.K. Binu.2016. Better Environmental Governance for Mitigation of Environmental Pollution - A Case Analysis of the Emerging Cities in South Asia. Tropentag, September 16 - 18, 2016 in Vienna, Austria. | 2016 | Conference | Link |
| 8 | Kumar, R. S., N. Nishant, N.K. Binu, S. Kundu and P Radhakrishnan. 2016. Fair Trade and Institutions in Sustainable Value Chain Development for Cash Crops in Protected Landscapes. Tropentag, September 16 - 18, 2016 in Vienna, Austria. | 2016 | Conference | Link |
| 9 | Kumar, R. S, S. Kundu, J. Caballero, S. Ranabhat and N.K.Binu. 2015. Landscape Level Integrated Land Use Developmental Initiatives in Securing Food Security among Mountain Communities- an Evidence Based Analysis of the Attappady Wasteland Comprehensive Eco Restoration Project, Kerala, India. In "Management of land use systems for enhanced food security – conflicts, controversies and resolutions, Tropentag, September 16 - 18, 2015 in Berlin, Germany | 2015 | Conference | Link |
| 10 | Kumar, R. S., S. Kundu, N. Nishant and N.K. Binu. 9-12 March 2015.Improving urban health and health equity through cross cutting governance approaches for mitigation of the impacts due to environmental determinants through urban greens -A case analysis from the city of New Delhi and Dhaka, South Asia. The 12th International Conference on Urban Health. Dhaka, Bangladesh | 2015 | Conference | Link |
| 11 | Kumar, R. S., S. Kundu, N. Nishant and N.K. Binu. February, 2015. A typological analysis into the broad contours of afforestation / reforestation projects for climate change mitigation under the compliance market systems in India. The Economics of Climate Change Mitigation Options in the Forest Sector online conference. Italy. | 2015 | Conference | Link |
| Sl | Book Chapter | Year | Type | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kumar, R. S.,* Kundu, S., Kottaram, B. G., Gopakumar, S. (2021): Land Use Models, Drivers, Institutional Arrangements, and Major Discourses in Promotion of Urban Agriculture in India. In J. Diehl, & H. Kaur, New Forms of Urban Agriculture: An Urban Ecology Perspective. Singapore: Springer series on Urban Agriculture, 73-100 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-3738-4_5 | 2021 | Book Chapter | Link |
| 2 | Kumar, R. S., Kundu, S.,* Kundu, B., Binu, N. K., Shaji, M. (2021): Emerging typology and framing of climate resilient agriculture in South Asia. In T. M. Letcher, The impacts of climate change: A comprehensive study of physical, biophysical, social and political issues (pp. 255-287). London, United Kingdom: Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-822373-4.00021-5 | 2021 | Book Chapter | Link |
| 3 | Kumar, R. S., Kundu, S., & Sahu, A. K. (2020). Discourses and Debates on Strengthening System Resilience during and beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic from a Health First Perspective. In R. Singh, & J. Dsilva, SURVIVING COVID-19 PANDEMIC STAY HOME STAY SAFE (pp. 19-35). New Delhi: CRESCENT PUBLISHING CORPORATION. | 2020 | Book Chapter | Link |
| 4 | Kundu, S., Kumar, R. S., & Roy, R. (2019). Vulnerability of Agro-Based Livelihoods to Climate Change in Coastal Zones of Bangladesh. In M. Hossain, Q K Ahmad, & Q K Ahmad, Climate adaptation for a Sustainable Economy, Lessons from Bangladesh, an Emerging Tiger of Asia. Nova Science Publishers | 2019 | Book Chapter | Link |
| 5 | Kumar, R. S., N.K. Binu and S. Kundu. 2014. Good governance as a precursor for equity, social capital building and outcome realizations in participatory forest management strategies -A case analysis of the Attappady Wasteland Comprehensive Environmental Conservation Project, Kerala, India. In, Dynamics of Community-based Forest Management in SAARC Member States, South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Forestry Centre Publication 2014. Bhutan. 45-54 | 2014 | Book Chapter | Link |
| Sl | Others | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kundu, S. (2023): An Analysis of Policy, Institutions and Practice for Encouraging Climate Resilient Adaptations in Coastal Agriculture in Bangladesh, Doctor of Philosophy, Griffith University Australia (2023). | 2023 | Others |
| 2 | Kundu, S. (2015): An analysis of the influence of land use and selected land cover parameters on the distribution of certain longhorn beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in Sweden, Master of Science, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden. | 2015 | Others |
| 3 | 3. Kundu, S. (2012): Knowledge gap of the farmers in pulse production, MSc in Agricultural Extension, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Bangladesh | 2012 | Others |
| Student | Degree | Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Md. Sakibul Islam | MSc | 2024 | Effects of climate change on the livelihood of farmers of Padma River bank | Supervisor |
| Saberi Anower | MSc | 2024 | Farmers' knowledge, attitude and practice regarding onion cultivation in Faridpur district | Co-Supervisor |
| Monjurul Arafin Sobuj | MSc | 2016 | Assessing Socio-Economic Status of Tea Garden Workers in Sylhet District | Supervisor |
| Sl | Editorial Board | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Society and Technology in Biliran Province State University (BiPSU), Philippines | Editorial Board | 2024 | continue |
| Sl | Professional | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Member, German Alumni Association in Bangladesh | Professional | 2024 | continue |
| 2 | President, Griffith University Bangladesh Association, GUBA | Professional | 2019 | 2021 |
| 3 | Life member of Bangladesh Agricultural Extension Network (BAEN) | Professional | 2015 | continue |
| Sl | Achievements | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GU International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (IPRS) | Scholarship | 2018 |
| 2 | GU Postgraduate Research Scholarship (PRS) | Scholarship | 2018 |
| 3 | Erasmus Mundus (SUFONAMA) Scholarship | Scholarship | 2013 |
| 4 | Danish Government Scholarship at Copenhagen University, Denmark (Declined) | Scholarship | 2013 |
| 5 | VLIR-UOS Scholarship at Ghent University, Belgium (Declined) | Scholarship | 2011 |
| 6 | National Science and Information & Communication Technology Fellowship | Fellowship | 2010 |
| 7 | Merit scholarship of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Bangladesh | Award | 2008 |
| 8 | Dhaka Education Board Merit Scholarship | Award | 2001 |
| Others | |
|---|---|
| 1 | External examiner, PhD dissertation of University of Southern Queensland, Australia |
| 2 | Invited speaker for library talks on Systematic reviews with PRISMA at the University of South Wales, United Kingdom |
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