Md. Saidur Rahman

Professor Mohammad Saidur Rahman holds PhD in Agricultural Economics from the Bangladesh Agricultural University in collaboration with IRRI, Philippines and Purdue University, USA. He completed MSc on Development and Resource Economics from the Norwegian University of Life Sciences. His professional interest is irrigation  management, climate change and food security. He published 73 journal articles and proceedings including referred journals like Food Policy.

Barind: A Paradigm of Sustainable Irrigation Management for Bangladesh and Beyond

Since rainfall is highly seasonal in the Barind region of Bangladesh, the Barind Multipurpose Development Authority introduced a sustainable irrigation system that resulted to livelihood improvements. Owing to its success, the Barind model of irrigation management is currently in the process of replication in other regions.