Dr. F I M Golam Wahed Sarker obtained PhD & MSc in Agricultural Economics from BAU, Mymensingh; M.Phil in Agricultural Economics from University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. Has more than 37 years working experience as Agro and Socio-economic research specialist and M&E specialist. He has expertise on Project monitoring and evaluation, Research methodology, Assessment of research and development project, Market Research, Analysis of Farming Systems Research (FSR), Monitoring and evaluation of food security program, Socio-economic and policy research, Constraints analysis of technology adoption, Program quality compliance of agricultural development program, Agricultural project planning and management, Qualitative and quantitative data management and analysis, Frontier analysis of social sciences for agricultural system analysis, Technology adoption, Partnership development & knowledge sharing in public & private sector research and development, Development of climate change adaptation mechanism (crop land shifting into mango orchard), Development of optimal resource utilization and cropping plans for farms, Development of optimal water resources utilization and cropping plans for increasing crop productivity and farm income. He worked at different capacities like Socioeconomic Research Specialist, Agro-economist, Principal Investigator, Principal Scientific Officer (PSO), Researcher etc.

Major relevant experiences are shown below:

• Socioeconomic Research Specialist, In-depth Evaluation of Research, Development and Extension of Cashew Nut and Coffee Project, DAE-BARI, assigned by IMED, Ministry of Planning (December 2023 – June 2024);

• Socioeconomic Research Specialist, Coastal Climate Resilient Infrastructure Project, LGED assigned by IMED, Ministry of Planning (January – June 2023);

• Study Coordinator/Agricultural Economist, Preparing Sector Action Plan on Agriculture, FSP&CD Project, Bangladesh Planning Commission, Ministry of Planning (2020-2022);