General Information
INSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION
- Department
- Economics Department
- Position
- Senior Lecturer
Contact
- m.bilal@wiut.uz
- Office Phone Number
- +998 (71) 238-74-90
- Linkedln
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/muhammad-bilal-709b05105/
- ORCID
- https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2241-4610
- Google Scholar
- https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Hiz5ogYAAAAJ&hl=en
- Research Gate
- https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Muhammad-Bilal-27
Education Information
Education Information
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2016 - 2020 PhD Agri-Economics
Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, Germany
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- M.Sc.(Hons) Development Economics
University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan
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2022 - DSc (Economics)
WIUT, Uzbekistan
Dissertation
Research Areas
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Agrifood systems, productivity analysis, sustainable development, technology adoption, consumer decisions, rural development, digitisation, sustainable intensification, choice experiment, impact assessment, microeconomics of agricultural policy analysis, smallholder, and policy writing
Professional Experience
ACADEMIC TITLES
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- Guest Lecturer
University of Applied Sciences Darmstadt, Germany
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2020 - 2021 Visiting Lecturer
Hamdard University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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2021 - Senior Lecturer
Economics Department at WIUT, Teaching, research, and module development
MANAGERIAL EXPERIENCE
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2023 - 2025 Member of Academic Misconduct panel
I am a member of the Academic Misconduct Panel at WIUT.
Publications & Works
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A discussion on the outcomes of adopted agricultural technological products and specific sustainable development goals: Evidence from Pakistan
Articles published in International Journals -
The role of crop protection products of multinational brands for agricultural sustainability in the cotton-growing zone in Pakistan
Articles published in International Journals -
Farm and farmer capital foster adoption of improved quality agrochemical inputs in the cotton-wheat zone of the Punjab, Pakistan
Articles published in International Journals -
Barriers to the adoption of multiple agricultural innovations: insights from Bt cotton, wheat seeds, herbicides and no-tillage in Pakistan
Articles published in International Journals -
Exploring the potential determinants to favour available entrepreneurial strategies among dairy farmers of southern Punjab in Pakistan
Articles published in International Journals -
Adoption determinants of the multiple agricultural innovations by smallholders: insights from sustainable agriculture intensification in Pakistan
Refereed congress / Symposium Publications in Proceedings -
To analyse the suitability of a set of social and economic indicators that assesses the impact on SI enhancing advanced technological inputs by farming households in Punjab Pakistan
Other publications -
The adoption of cotton combine services and farm technical efficiency: evidence from Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
Articles published in International Journals
Projects & Grant proposals
Supported Projects
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2017 - 2020 Food security effects of multinational brands crop protection products: Evidence from cotton-wheat zone Punjab, Pakistan
Principal investigator; Fiat Panis Foundation, Ulm (project no:29/2017)
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2023 - Training facilitator for the International Strategic Center for Agriculture Development (ISCAD) & Agriculture Support and Knowledge (ASK)
Team member in an international project under the Term of Reference "Development of evidence-based agri-food policy analysis capacities" Ref.Ares (2022) 7529091, funded through the EU initiative in the Agriculture Support and Knowledge (ASK) Facility under the Ministry of Agriculture of Uzbekistan. Training facilitator to strengthen the capacity building of the newly established International Strategic Center for Agriculture Development (ISCAD) Tashkent and the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA), Uzbekistan & Report writing
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2024 - UzFarmBarometer project/The resilient agriculture value chain
Team member in an international project “UzFarmBarometer project” is part of a joint funding initiative for scientific projects between Germany and Uzbekistan. The project aims to uncover novel insights that will inform the development of effective strategies for promoting sustainable agricultural practices in Uzbekistan by combining a farm survey and behavioral experiments.
Grant proposals
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2024 - FAO, ROME, SOFA Project "Potential of Diversified Agrifood Systems to Address Hidden Costs of Agrifood Systems in Central Asian Countries"
Principal investigator in SOFA 2024 by FAO The project is about to write a Background paper for SOFA 2024: Potential of Diversified Agrifood Systems to Address Hidden Costs of Agrifood Systems in Central Asian Countries. The FAO's flagship publication is the State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA). This report is a comprehensive annual overview of topics related to FAO’s twin mandate. It strongly emphasizes emerging development areas, such as agrifood systems and digital technologies in agriculture.
Scientific Activities
Activities in Scientific Journals
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2024 Reviewer
Reviewer recognition in SN Business & Economics (SNBE).
Scientific Consultation
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2024 34th FAO Regional Conference in Rome on May 16th, 2024
Presented a Background paper for SOFA 2024 at the 34th FAO Regional Conference in Rome on May 16th, 2024: Potential of Diversified Crops to Address Hidden Costs of Agrifood Systems in Central Asian Countries. The FAO's flagship publication is the State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA).
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2023 Training facilitator
Training facilitator for the International Strategic Center for Agriculture Development (ISCAD) & Agriculture Support and Knowledge (ASK).
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2023 External Examinar
External Examiner for 02 master thesis (Economic department at ITU, Pakistan)
Achievements & Reputation
Invited Congress & Symposium Activities
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2024 34th FAO Regional Conference in Rome on May 16th, 2024
Invited for a talk at the 34th FAO Regional Conference in Rome on May 16th, 2024. Background paper for SOFA 2024: Potential of Diversified Agrifood Systems to Address Hidden Costs of Agrifood Systems in Central Asian Countries. The State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA) is the FAO`s flagship publication.
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2024 FAO side event on TCA
Attended an invited workshop on food systems transformation. At FAO side event on TCA (May 22) at 11 am CET.
Citations
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2024 A discussion on the outcomes of adopted agricultural technological products and specific sustainable development goals: Evidence from Pakistan
Cited by: https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/16/9/3555
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2024 Exploring the Potential Determinants to Favour Available Entrepreneurial Strategies among Dairy Farmers of Southern Punjab in Pakistan
Cited by: https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/16/9/3555
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2024 Barriers to the adoption of multiple agricultural innovations: insights from Bt cotton, wheat seeds, herbicides and no-tillage in Pakistan
Cited by: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10668-024-04942-6
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2024 Farm and farmer capital foster adoption of improved quality agrochemical inputs in the cotton-wheat zone of the Punjab, Pakistan
Cited by: https://jgiass.com/issue/43 https://doi.org/10.22194/JGIAS/24.1276
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2024 A discussion on the outcomes of adopted agricultural technological products and specific sustainable development goals: Evidence from Pakistan
Cited by: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0003267024009577?via%3Dihub