Education and Training

2013 – 2016 Ph.D. in Regional and Rural Development Planning, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand

Adviser: Prof. Gopal B. Thapa

Dissertation: Adoption and Performance of “Better Cotton” Management Practices in Pakistan

2011 – 2013 Masters in Regional and Rural Development Planning, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand

Adviser: Prof. Gopal B. Thapa

Thesis: Assessment of Agricultural Sustainability in Pakistan

Result: GPA = 3.95

2008 – 2010 M.Sc. (Hons.) Agricultural Economics, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan

Adviser: Prof. Muhammad Ashfaq

Thesis: Estimation of Wheat Yield Response under Different Economic, Location and Climatic Conditions in Punjab (Pakistan)

Result: Distinction, Silver Medal (First position), GPA = 4.00

2004 – 2008 B.Sc. (Hons.) Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan

Research report: Environmental Impacts of Mining and Quarrying

Result: Distinction, Bronze Medal (Third position), GPA = 3.81

Courses

Sep. – Dec. 2013 Global course by Masters in Development Practice Secretariat on ‘Integrated Approaches to Sustainable Development Practice’ – Earth Institute, Columbia University

Sep. – Dec. 2012 Global course by Masters in Development Practice Secretariat on ‘Integrated Approaches to Sustainable Development Practice’ – Earth Institute, Columbia University

Software Experience: DSSAT, Python, STATA, Geographic Information System (ArcGIS), SPSS,

E-Views, DEA, Minitab, Microfit, Production Frontier.

- Participated in a Training program for “Research Methods with SPSS and Minitab” in 2009 organized by WTO Cell, Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad.