
MOHAMMAD SHAFIQUL ISLAM, PhD
Sr. Research Consultant
- PhD in Agricultural Extension Education from Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh
- 38 years of work experience in govt. sectors and consulting firms
- 12 years of experience working with different government projects financed by the donor like DANIDA, FAO, IsDB
- Key expertise includes agricultural technology transfer, monitoring and evaluation, training management, project management, and livelihood improvement
Dr. Mohammad Shafiqul Islam, one of the prominent extension expert in the field of Agriculture. He obtained B.Sc.Ag. (Hons.) degree from Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Mymensingh in 1985. In 1986, he started his career as a Scientific officer in Soil Chemistry Division of Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI), Joydebpur, Gazipur. On 1st April, 1987 he joined in B.C.S. (Agriculture) Cadre Service in the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) through qualifying the competitive B.C.S. Examination, 1985.
He obtained M.S. in Agricultural Extension Education from the then Institute of Postgraduate Studies in Agriculture (IPSA), Salna, Gazipur in 1994 and Ph.D. in Agricultural Extension Education from Bangladesh Agricultural University(BAU), Mymensingh in the year 2000. He received a good number of trainings and study tours in home and abroad on agriculture resource management and livelihood development. Dr. Islam was awarded fellowships training programs by the Royal Thai Government in 2002 and the Royal Danish Government in 2004.
He is well experienced in commissioning short term household survey, FGD, KII, IDI, CS, personal contacts, direct observation, etc. for the purposes of impact assessment of different interventions. He is also experienced in data management, data analysis, qualitative and quantitative research etc.
He has also involved in academic activities of Bangladesh Agricultural University like MS thesis supervision, MS thesis examination, examination of postgraduate and undergraduate students. Moreover, he has 12 scientific papers in different journals in home and abroad. He has also jointly published 3 agriculture related books.
He is also a life member of different professional societies like Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Krishibid Institution of Bangladesh (KIB), BCS 85 Forum, Bangladesh Agriculture Extension Network(BAEN), etc.
The author is married to Mrs. Faizun Nahar and blessed with a son Farhan Faiaz (Shouvick) and a daughter Shams Afrin Islam (Shamonty).