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M. Ashraf HOSSAIN
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Date of Birth: 01 June 1964
Place of Birth: Lakshmipur, Bangladesh
Nationality: Bangladeshi (By Birth) (Permanent Residence of Japan)
Brothers and sisters: 12 (9+3)
Permanent Address: Bongo Rajar Bari, Village: Mohadebpur, P.O.: Dalal Bazar, Lakshmipur Sadar, Dist.: Lakshmipur

Education

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Ph. D (Rural Development Economics), Graduate School of Bio-Agricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan/ March 1999
M. Sc. (Rural Economics ), Gra. School of Agricultural Sciences, Nagoya Univ./March 1996 [Major Credits on Agricultural Economics Courses) in
M. Sc. (Statistics), Jahangirnagar Univ., Savar, Bangladesh/1985 (Completed Sep/1987)
B. Sc. in Statistics (with Economics and Mathematics), Faculty of Social Science, Dept. of
Statistics, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, Banngladesh.

Major Positions and Experiences

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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Japan Society for the Promotion of Sciences (JSPS), Nagoya University (April 2004 - March 2006)
Researcher, United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD): July 2001 ~ April 2004
UN Researcher (UN Fellowship), United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD): April 1999 ~ June 2001
Visiting Associate Professor, Graduate School of Social and Cultural Studies, Kyushu University [Major Duties: Doctoral and M. Sc thesis supurvisions, Gradute Seminar and lectures: 8 credits/year), etc.] (Kyushu University-UNCRD Special Collaborative Program 2001-2003): March 2001 - March 2003.
Part-Time Lecturer (Hijokin Koushi), Faculty of Economics, Yokkaichi University, Yokkaichi City, Mie Pref., Japan: April 1999 ~ March 2000.
Lecturer (Basic Economics/Development Economics), Sasaki International Academy: 9 Months (Between June 1999 - Dec. 2000)
Prior Coming to Japan (10/1987-12/1991): Survey Officer in NGO; and Researcher (Socioeconomic Projects) , Fisheries Research Institute, Bangladesh.
Newspaper Reporters (JU & Savar), The Doinik Bangla (Bengoli) and The Dionik Krishan (Bengoli): 1985 -1987.

Other Current Positions/Activities

Founding Director [Rural Development & Intl. Relation], Japan-Cambodia Volunteer Association (JCVA): March 2003 ~
Director (Aichi), International and Interreligious Federation of World Peace and Education (IIFWPA), Aichi, Japan: 2003 ~.
Advisor, JB Ai Kid's Garden [Childcare cum Daycare Centre, Shamoly, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Research

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Doctor of Agricultural Sciences (Rural Economy)

Area of Specialization: Social Environment and Paticipatory Aspects in Rural (and Regional) Development

Doctoral Thesis Title: People’s Activities, Resources Management and the Grassroots Institutional Paradigm – Evidence from Modus Operandi of the Grameen Bank （人間活動、資源管理、草の根型組織のパラダイム: グラミンバンクの取り組み型の特質）

Major Research Interests: Grassroots Participation and Stakeholders' Collaboration; HRD and Grassroots Trainings; Poverty and Small-business Management; NGOs in Development; Human Security and Sustainable Rural Livelihoods; Project-Cycle Management and Program Sustainability; Aspects of Poverty and Behaviors in Development; Farm and Non-farm Linkages in Development; etc.

Research Outputs ［研究業績書］/Publications

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Book (Book Chapters) 著書:

M. Ashraf Hossain: Towards Rural Development Paradigm in Contemporary Asian Developing Countries: Concept and New Planning Visions, In Miyakawa Yasuo (ed.): Regional Structure and Regional Planning (in Japanese/和文), Minerva Shobo, Summer 2005 (in Press).
M. Ashraf Hossain: Regional Development Policies and Strategies in Thailand: Their Implications for the Northeast and Nakhon Ratchasima, In Y. Lee, et al. (ed.) Local Development and Planning in the 21st Century: Challenges and Priorities, EAROPH (East Asian Regional Organization for Planning and Housing), Korea Charter (Seoul：July 2001).
M. Ashraf Hossain, Japan and Young Japanese for Depressed Asian: My Views, Recent Initiatives, and Future Visions, In K. Takada (高田和夫) et al. Memorial Book（記念文集）、10th Anniversary of the School (比文創立十周年), 発行者：九州大学大学院比較社会文化学府・研究院, (福岡、城島印刷：2004年2月): i-ix.
Submitted Book Chapters (提出済の著書の数)：2

Recent Journal Papers (1997年～)

Japanese Articles

ﾎｾｲﾝ､ｴﾑ｡ｱｼｭﾗﾌ (2004): カンボジアの村での参加型行動研究における発見：草の根脆弱性と対処戦略についての大衆の考え方、春夏秋冬、第31号、2004年6月、愛知県造園建設業会,その他（和文）: 79-90.
ﾎｾｲﾝ､ｴﾑ｡ｱｼｭﾗﾌ (2003): 貧困対策を重視した農村開発プログラムへの参加及び能力構築の実現：グラミン銀行の草の根レベルでの参加型訓練と経営の教訓、春夏秋冬、第30号、2003年12月、愛知県造園建設業会,その他（和文）: 89-107
ﾎｾｲﾝ､ｴﾑ｡ｱｼｭﾗﾌ (2003): 農村の土地を持たない貧困住民に対するグラミン・バンクの農業活動支援、春夏秋冬、第29号、2003年6月、愛知県造園建設業会その他：91-100. （和文）
ﾎｾｲﾝ､ｴﾑ｡ｱｼｭﾗﾌ (2002): バングラデシュにおける農村部貧困層、公正な融資プログラムとグラミンバンク　―　歴史的考察に基づく分析、春夏秋冬、第28号、2002年12月、愛知県造園建設業会,その他：149 – 169. （和文）

English Articles/学術論文

M. Ashraf Hossain: Grassroots Poor and the Rural Credit Provisions in Cambodia: Reality of the Remote Villages, Interdisciplinary Journal on World Peace and Education (世界平和研究) Vol. 30, No.2，通巻 160, Spring 2004, Professors World Peace Academy-Japan (Tokyo: May 2004).
M. Ashraf Hossain (2003): Community Action Planning in Rural Development: A Method of Promoting People’s Participation, Interdisciplinary Journal on World Peace and Education, Vol. 29, No. 3, Sl. No. (通巻) 158, Summer 2003, Professors World Peace Academy-Japan (Tokyo: August 2003): 62-70.
M. Ashraf Hossain (2003): An Assessment on Thai Basic Minimum Needs Indicator -- The Case of Nakhon Ratchasima Province of Northeast Region, Interdisciplinary Journal on World Peace and Education, Vol. 29, No. 2, Sl. No. 157, Spring 2003, (Tokyo): 59~70.
M. Ashraf Hossain (2003): Preliminary Findings of Participatory Action Research in Four Cambodian Villages: Grassroots Perceptions of Vulnerability, Interdisciplinary Journal on World Peace and Education, Vol. 29, No. 2, Sl. No. 156, Winter 2003, Tokyo: 52~64.
Bashiru M. Koroma and M. Ashraf Hossain: Problems of Food Insecurity in Cambodia: Participatory Action Research and Planning in Vulnerable Areas, Regional Development Studies, Vol. 9, 2003, UN center for Regional Development, Nagoya, Japan: 56~70.
M. Ashraf Hossain (2002): Grassroots Agrarian Problems in Bangladesh and the Modus Operandi of the Grameen Bank and Grameen Krishi Foundation: A Focus on the Landless and Functionally Landless Poor, Regional Development Studies, Vol. 8, 2002, UN center for Regional Development, Nagoya, Japan: 71~98.
M. Ashraf Hossain (2002): Rural Poor and the Formal Credit Market in Bangladesh: An Empirical Analysis, 比較社会研究 (Social and Cultural Studies) , 第８巻2002年2月、九州大学比較社会文化研究科: 37~53.
M. Ashraf Hossain (2002): Arsenic Contamination in Drinking Water and the Environmental Threats: Mitigation Perspectives in Bangladesh, Regional Development Dialogue, Vol. 23, No. 1, Spring 2002, UN Center for Regional Development, Nagoya, Japan: 83~102.
M. Ashraf Hossain (2002): A Guide to Participatory Action Research: Determining People’s Real Needs at the Grassroots Level, Interdisciplinary Journal on World Peace and Education, Vol. 28 157, No. 3, Sl. No. 154, Summer 2002, Professors World Peace Academy of Japan (Tokyo): 56~65.
M. Ashraf Hossain (2002): Inter- and Intra-Regional Incidence of Inequality and Poverty in Northeast Thailand, Regional Development Dialogue, Vol.22, No.2, Autumn 2002, UN Center for Regional Development, Nagoya, Japan: 185~195.
M. Ashraf Hossain (2002): Arsenic Mitigation in Bangladesh: The Grameen Bank’s Initiatives, Journal of Agricultural Development Studies, Vol.13, No.1, 2002 (Study in Foreign Affairs) (開発学研究第１3巻第1号), The Japanese Society of Regional and Agricultural Development (Kanagawa): 29~35.
M. Ashraf Hossain (2002): Human Security: Concept and Issues in Regional Development (I) Interdisciplinary Journal on World Peace and Education, Vol. 28, No.1, Sl. No. (通巻) 152, Winter 2002Professors World Peace Academy of Japan (Tokyo) : 42~49,
M. Ashraf Hossain (2002): Human Security: Concept and Issues in Regional Development (II), Interdisciplinary Journal on World Peace and Education, and Vol. 28, No.2, Sl. No. (通巻) 153, Spring 2002, Professors World Peace Academy of Japan (Tokyo) : 52~60.
M. Ashraf Hossain (2002): Human Security: Concept and Issues in Regional Development, Interdisciplinary Journal on World Peace and Education,
M. Ashraf Hossain (2001): Grassroots Participatory Training for Poverty Alleviation - The Grameen Approach, Regional Development Dialogue, Vol.22, No.1, Spring 2001, UN center for Regional Development, Nagoya, Japan: 123~136.
M. Ashraf Hossain and Hiroyuki Takeya (2001): The Agricultural Linkages of the Grameen Bank, Journal of Agricultural Development Studies, Vol.11, No.2, (開発学研究第11巻２号), March 2001, (Research Note), The Japanese Society of Regional and Agricultural Development (Tokyo): 59~69.
M. Ashraf Hossain, Hiroyuki Takeya, and S. M. M. Rahman (2000): Sustainability of Grameen Bank - Findings from the Branch Level Survey, Journal of Agricultural Development Studies (開発学研究), Vol.11, No.1, October 2000, The Japanese Society of Regional and Agricultural Development (Tokyo): 29~38.
M. Ashraf Hossain and Hiroyuki Takeya (1998): Grassroots People’s Activities and the Managerial Aspects of the Grameen Bank at the Centre, Journal of Rural and Food Economics, Vol. 44, No. 2 (農業・食料経済研究第44巻第２号), June 1998, The Rural Economics Society in Central Japan (Mie): 42~57.
M. Ashraf Hossain and Hiroyuki Takeya (1998): The Diversified and Decentralized Aspects of the Grameen Bank- On the System Management, Functions and Activity Analysis, Journal of Agricultural Development Studies (開発学研究), Vol.8, No.2, October 1998, The Japanese Society of Regional and Agricultural Development (Tokyo): 38~50.
M. Ashraf Hossain and Hiroyuki Takeya (1998): The Validity of the Developmental Paradigm of the Grameen Bank, Journal of Agricultural Development Studies (開発学研究), Vol.7, No.2, March 1997, The Japanese Society of Regional and Agricultural Development (Tokyo): 60~72.

Submitted Papers/提出済の論文: 3

学会及びシンポジウムの発表/ﾍﾟｰﾊﾟｰ（Conference/Workshop Proceedings /Papers）

M. Ashraf Hossain and Hiroyuki Takeya: ICTs for Rural Poverty Alleviation and Women’s Empowerment - The Case of Grameen Village Pay Phone (VPP), 日本国際地域開発学会, 2004年12月14日, 名古屋大学, Nagoya, Japan.
__________________________: Local Initiatives for Livelihoods Improvement: A Japanese Model, Thai Replication Experiences, and Scopes for Cambodia, The 7th Socio-Cultural Research Congress on Cambodia, Organized by Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP) and The Heinrich-Boell Foundation, Germany, 15 – 17 November 2004, RUPP, Cambodia
__________________________: Development Patterns, Rural and Regional Development Aspects, and Contemporary Asian LDCs: A Comparative Analysis with Especial Reference to Japan and Cambodia, The 7th Socio-Cultural Research Congress on Cambodia, Organized by Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP) and The Heinrich-Boell Foundation, Germany, 15 – 17 November 2004, RUPP, Cambodia.
M. Ashraf Hossain : Social Mobilization as a Means to Rural Development: A Model-Village Approach in Rural Cambodia, Poster Presentation at the 15th Biennial Convention of the AAACU (Asian Association of Agricultural Colleges and Universities), Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan (3rd Best Award-winner).
M. Ashraf Hossain and Hiroyuki Takeya: Sustainable Rural Livelihoods and One-Tambon One-Product (OTOP) Program in Thailand: Some Preliminary Observations、74回中部農業経済学会、2004年6月？日、三重大学
M. Ashraf Hossain: Japan-Cambodia Volunteer Association (JCVA) for the Sake of Cambodian Development - Its Origin, Features and Future Visions, Paper Presented at the 6th Socio-Cultural Research Congress on Cambodian, Organized by Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP) and The Heinrich-Boell Foundation, Germany, 18-20 November 2003, RUPP, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
_______________: Rural Development Vision for Cambodia, Paper presented at the Symposium on For the Sake of Cambodian Development, 23-24 August 2003, Jointly Organized by the Japan-Cambodia Volunteer Association, Ideal Family Federation, and Royal Phnom Penh University, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
______________: Grassroots Poor and Rural Credit Provisions in Cambodia – Reality of the Remote Villages, Paper for 4th Spring Study Meeting of the Japan Society for International Development (JASID), 14 June 2003,Tokyo, Japan.
_______________: Integrated Farming Systems for Food Security and Rural Development Centering Asian Aquaculture, Paper for 73rd Research Conference of the Central Japan Rural and Agricultural Economists Society, 21 June 2003, Mie University, Japan.
_______________: Preliminary Findings of Participatory Action Research in Four Cambodian Villages: Grassroots Perceptions of Vulnerability, Paper Presented at the International Symposium on Service Activities in Cambodia, 24 August – 1 September 2002 (Phnom Penh); Also presented at the Bangladesh Statistical Association Conference, 7-8 January 2003 (Dhaka).
_______________: Arsenic Contamination in Drinking Water and The Environmental Threats to Human Health: Mitigation Perspectives and the Role of Women in Bangladesh, Paper for Forum on Asian Women, 6 Feb. 2002 (9:30-12:30), Organized by Kitakyushu International Centre, JICA, and Kitakyushu.
______________: Human Security: Concept and Issues in Regional Development, Paper presented at the joint international conference on ‘Living Cities in the K-Economy’ organized by Malaysia Institute of Planners and Singapore Institute of Planners (22-24 Oct. 2001, Kuala-Lumpur, Malaysia).
______________: Data Processing and Simple Statistical Analysis, Paper for Training Workshop on Regional Planning on Agricultural Development (1 – 4 August, 2001), Royal University of Agriculture (RUA), Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Jointly organized by RUA-UNCRD.
______________: Agriculture Extension Services and New Development Direction for Landless Poor, Presented at the Workshop of International Co-operation Center for Agri. Education (ICCAE), Nagoya Univ., 6 July 2000
______________: Capacity-building of the Micro-Finance Programme - The Case of the Grameen Bank, Paper for 3rd Lao Planning Workshop (Lao Language), 27 Dec. 2000– 5 Jan. 2001, Vientiane, Lao PDR.
______________: Regional Development Policies and Strategies in Thailand- Their Implications for the Northeast　and Nakhon Ratchasima”, The 17th EAROPH World Planning Congress for Local Dev. and Planning in the 21st Century: Challenges and Priorities, Asan City, Korea (10-13 Oct. 2000).
______________: Micro-finance for Local Development, Paper for 3rd Lao Planning Workshop (Translated into Lao Language), 27 Dec. 2000 – 5 January 2001, Vientiane, Lao PDR.
______________: Poverty and Employment in Thailand with Special Reference to the Northeast Region and Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Paper Presented at the Workshop on Human Security and Regional Development, 5-8 December 2000, UNCRD, Nagoya.
M. Ashraf Hossain and Suwimon Pipitarangsri, Basic Minimum Needs Indicators in Thailand: The Case of Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Northeast Region, Paper Presented at the Workshop on Human Security and Regional Development, 5-8 Dec. 2000, UNCRD.
M. Ashraf Hossain, Micro-finance for Rural Development and Poverty Alleviation, 2nd Lao PDR Workshop (29 Dec 1999 – 4 January 2000, Thalat, Lao PDR.
______________: Capacity-Building of the Micro-finance Programmes – The Case of the Grameen Bank, 2nd Lao PDR Workshop (29 Dec 1999 – 4 January 2000, Thalat, Lao PDR.
______________ and H. Takeya (1999): Sustainability of Grameen Bank- Evidence from the Recent Branch Level Investigation”, Paper presented at the British Accounting Association Annual Conference: 29-31 Mar. 1999, (Univ.of Glasgow, Scotland, UK).
________________________________: Poor, Rural Financing Evangelism and Modus Operandi of the Grameen Bank - A Historical Perspective Analysis, International Conference on Poverty and Regional Development, Regional Interl. Agri. Dev. Society of Japan (Nagoya: 7th Nov. 1998).
M. Ashraf Hossain: Poverty Polarization with Special Reference to Socioeconomic Factors in Rural Bangladesh, The Central Japan Agri. Eco. Society:　7.6.1997, Mie, Japan.
_____________ (1996): Rural Poverty and the Agricultural Linkages of the Grameen Bank, The Central Japan Agri. Eco. Society: 6.1996, Nagoya.
_____________(1995): Grassroots Institutional Arrangement for the Poorest, the Grameen Bank- Ensuring a Sustainable Approach, The Central Japan Agri. Eco. Society, 17.6.1995, Nagoya.

Training Papers/Materials (トレーニングﾍﾟｰﾊﾟｰ ):

M. Ashraf Hossain: Grameen Village Phone: Women's Empowerment and Poverty Alleviation, A Case Study Paper Prepared for Module 4: ICTs and Development (4 June 2003), 31st International Training Course (ITC) of UNCRD on Regional Development (May-June 2003).
_______________: Integrated Farming Systems for Food Security: Strategies Used for Asian Aquaculture, (18 June 2003), Paper Prepared for Module 7: Human Security and Regional Development (17~19 June), 31st International Training Course (ITC) of UNCRD on Regional Development (May-June 2003).
_______________: Alternative Livelihood Security, (17 June), Paper Prepared for Module 7: Human Security and Regional Development (17~19 June), 31st International Training Course (ITC) of UNCRD on Regional Development (May-June 2003).
______________: Grassroots Training and the Capacity-Building of Grameen Bank, General Management Training for Regional Development and Planning, Hokkaido International Centre, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), (26 November 2002, and 27 November 2001, Session at the UNCRD Nagoya).
______________: Rural Livelihood Improvement (Thematic Paper): Module-3 on Human Security and Regional Development, 30th International Training Course (ITC) of UNCRD on Regional Development (May-June 2002).
______________: Making the Poor Bankable - The Grameen Bank in Bangladesh, Module-3 on Human Security and Regional Development, 30th ITC of UNCRD on Regional Development (May-June 2002). Also Module 2: Rural Development, Thematic International Training Course on Human Security and Regional Development (1-30 November 2001 UNCRD).
______________: Land Reforms and Integrated Farming Systems for Rural Development - Strategies Used for Asian Aquaculture, Training Course on Land Planning and Rural Integrated Development in Western China: (Xi’an：18-23 March 2002), Organized by the UNCRD, Ministry of Land and Resources, and China Association for Science and Technology.
______________: Social Mobilization as a Means to Poverty Reduction: A Case Study of the Aga Khan Rural Support Programme in Northern Region of Pakistan, Module-2: Rural Development, International Thematic Training Course of UNCRD on Human Security and Regional Development (1-30 November 2001 UNCRD).
______________: Arsenic Risk and Mitigation in Bangladesh, International Training Course of UNCRD, May - June 2001, UNCRD; JICA-UNCRD training on Environment for Myanmar participants (July 2001).
______________: Participation and Collaboration for Grassroots Development in Thailand -: The CBIRD Project of PDA in Chakkarat District, Module 4: Collaborative Management for Local Development, 29th International Training Course of UNCRD (May－June 2001).
______________ and B. M. Koroma: Vulnerability and Coping Strategies of Village Households in Two Cambodian Provinces, Module 2 on Human Security and Regional Development, 29th International Training Course of UNCRD (May－June 2001).
_______________: Individual Exercises: Business and Managerial Issues of Micro- Enterprise, 28th and 29th International Training Course of UNCRD (May－June 2000 and May-June 2001).
_______________: Micro-Finance and Rural Development, General Management Training for Regional Development and Planning, Hokkaido International Centre, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), (Nov. 2000, Session at the UNCRD Nagoya).
_______________: Industrial Restructuring, Poverty Redressed and Regional Development in Japan during Rapid Growth Era: The Case of Toyota Motor Corporation, A supporting Note /paper during Toyota Motor Factory Visit by the participants of the 28th International Training Course of UNCRD (May－June 2000).
_______________: People’s Participation and Socialization at Grassroots for Poverty Alleviation – Capacity Building of the Grameen Bank, Module 4: Collaborative Management, 28th International Training Course of UNCRD (May－June 2000).
_______________: Role of Community Organization in Rural Development: The PDA (Population & Community Dev. Association) Activities in Chakkarat District of Nakhon Ratchasima, Northeast Thailand, Module 2: Human Security and Regional Development, 28th International Training Course of UNCRD (May－June 2000).
_______________: Rural Poverty Alleviation and the Grameen Bank, 27th International Training Course on Regional Development (April-May 1999, UNCRD).

Special Articles /特別寄稿　

M. Ashraf Hossain (2001): Comment on - Enhancing Human Security through Community Support Projects: Lessons Learned from Yayasan Dian Desa by Anton Sudjarwo, Regional Development Dialogue, Vol.22, No.2, Autumn 2001, UN Centre for Regional Development, Nagoya: 262-64.
______________(2001): 自己紹介– バングラデシュからの旅日記, The Crossover，Vol. 12, 2001, 特別寄稿九州大学比較社会文化学府

Selected Discussion/Seminar Papers(討論ﾍﾟｰﾊﾟｰ): 九州大学大学院比較社会文化研究科 (社会環境と地域開発): 2001-2003

Development Impediment, Demographic Deceit and Human Insecurity: The Poverty of Bangladesh Politics
Economic Growth, Poverty Reduction and Inequality in Thailand: A Regional Perspective Analysis.
Global Fresh Water Crisis and the Arsenic Contamination: Community Mitigation Perspectives in Bangladesh
Japanese Local Administration: Some Overviews
Industrial Pollution and Environmental Protection Policy in Japan
Development Patterns and the Developing Countries with Special Reference to Bangladesh
Food Security Situation in Cambodia: A Case Study in Kampong Speu and Kampong Chnnang.
Community Forest and Fisheries Management in Kampong Speu and Kampong Chhnang, Cambodia
Environmental Management for Sustainable Regional Development
Industrial Pollutions, Human Security, and Improving Community Responses: Lessons from Minamata Disease in Japan
Economic Security and Social Reform in Bicol Region of the Philippines.
Rural Vulnerabilities and Coping Strategies in Rural Cambodia: The Case Study of Four Villages.
Community Action Planning: A Method of Promoting People’s Participation in Rural Development.
Capacity Building for Community-Based Resource Management- Lessons from Southeast Asian Countries
Japanese ODA Policy and NGOs Activities for Developing with Special Reference to Bangladesh.
Regional Disparities, and the Development Policy and Strategies in Thailand with Special Reference to Northeast Region.
Asian Economic Crisis - An Overview on Selected Southeast Asian Countries
Decentralization and Social Safety Net in Thailand –The Case of Nakhon Ratchasima
SWOT Analysis: Nakhon Ratchasima Province and Northeast Region of Thailand
Grassroots Training and the Capacity-Building of the Grameen Bank
Underlying Causes of Land Degradation and the Policy Options to Combat Desertification in Developing Countries
Regional Development Planning and Management in Japan
Grassroots Agrarian Problems in Bangladesh and the Agricultural Linkages of the Grameen Bank
Implementing Agrarian Reforms in the Bicol Region of the Philippines: Lessons from the Irosin Agrarian Reform Community
Alleviating Poverty Among Farmers: A Case Study in Bicol Region of the Philippines
A Comparative Study of Local Administration in Japan and Thailand
Macro Economic Aspects and Flow of Foreign Aids in Bangladesh.
The Nature and Extend of Japan’s Cooperation with Developing Countries, Especially Bangladesh – Approach Towards NGOs as a Partners in Development

Other Discussion Papers ( その他 / 討論ﾍﾟｰﾊﾟｰ):

M. Ashraf Hossain: Grassroots Problems and the Modus Operandi of the Grameen Bank, Discussion Paper at the Project Identification Meeting for Regional Development on Community-Based Resource Management and Livelihood Improvement in the Upland Areas of Southeast Asia (May 1999).
______________: Institutionalized Rural Credit Programs in Bangladesh since De-colonization and the Grameen Bank. Monthly Discussion Program of the UNCRD (May 1999), etc.

Other Reports/ （研究レポート、その他）

Recycling of Organic Waste through Aqua-Culture (As an Editorial of ‘The Bangladesh Times: English) 1988年4月).
Pervasive Reaction of Insecticide on Natural Fish Resources (1989年3月) (母国語)
Collection of Young Shrimp from the Natural Sources and the Social and Environmental Effects (1990年6月): (母国語)
The Potential of Integrated Small-Scale Fish and Poultry Farming Systems (Joint Report). (1991年3月): (母国語)

Family and Relatives

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Wife

: Kamrun Naher HOSSAIN (Monu), M. Sc (Home Economics College)/Former Dietitian Food and Nutrition Institute, Dhaka University (10/1988-5/1992). Founder & Director of JB Ai Kid's Garden (Voluntarily), Shamoly, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Daughters:

Shujana Akiko HOSSAIN (Aki), Jr. High Sch. (Class VII): Birth: 9 Mar 1993 (Nagoya Univ. Hospital, Japan).

Shushama Akela HOSSAIN (Ake), Birth: 7 Sep 2001 (Nagoya Univ. Hospital, Japan).

Shucharu Akane HOSSAIN (Aka): Birth: 3 Feb 2003, Ishii Sanfujinka, Nagoya Japan (1286gms, and then around 7 months in Holy Sprit Hospital/Seirei Byoin, Irinaka, Nagoya).

Father: Late Alhaj Zainul Abedin/ A Graduate of Dhaka University (1937)/Govt. Official (Ministry of Agriculture)
Mother: Mrs. Johora Abedin/Housewife
Father-in-Law: Late Md. Amir/ Former District Registrar, Govt. of Bangladesh
Mother-in-Law: Mrs. Kurshid Jahan Amin/ Housewife

Brothers and Sisters:
Brothers
1. Late Md. Noor Hossain (~1973), Former Exe. Engg. (Elec.), PDB/Dhaka
2. AM Anwar Hossain (Former Director of BRDB)/Post Graduation (University of Reading/UK)
3. Dr. Altaf Hossain (Prof. of Political Science/First Director, International Languaue Institute, Dhaka)
4. Md. Afzal Hossain, M. A. (DU)/Deputy Registrar, VC Office, Jahargirnagar University, Savar, Bangladesh

5. Dr. Md. Akram Hossain, Professor of Electronics, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Bangladesh.

6. Dr. Md. Abul Hossain, Consultant of Agri. Sector of Bangladesh (Ex. Prof. of Fisheries/Former Director Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute: FRI)
7. Dr. Md. Amir Hossain, Research and Analysis Division, Sukuki Motors/Head Office, Hamamatsu, Japan
8. Md. Akbar Hossain, M. S. (Law)/Govt. Lawyer, Bangladesh
9. Dr. Md. Ashraf Hossain, JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow (Social Science), Nagoya University/Former UN Researcher, UNCRD/Former Visiting Associate Professor, Graduate School of Social and Cultural Studies, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan, etc.

Sisters
Mrs. Hosneara Begum, Housewife/ Husband: Enayet Ullah Mujumder (Ex. Business)
Mrs. Jahanara Begum, Housewife/ Husband: Dr. Md. Hossain Khan, Ex WHO Fellow /Retd.Civil Surgeon
Mrs. Hasina Akter, B. Sc (Home Economics)/Currently LL B Student/ Husband: Dr. Md. Shahabuddin, PSO, Marine Fisheries and Tech. Station, Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute, Cox's Bazar Bangaldesh

Wife's Sisters and Brother
Sisters
Mrs. Samsun Nahar, Housewife, B. A, B. Ed. /Former High School Teacher/ Husband: M. Com./C.A. Course, (Auditor/ Also Business)
Mrs. Nurun Nahar, M. A, Tearcher, Ahmedbad Primary and High School, Bashabo. Currently Director of JB Ai Kid's Garden (Childcare cum Daycare Centre for Low-income Family/Husband Former Director of BRDB.
Mrs. Lutfun Nahar, M. Sc (Home Economics)/Housewife, former Project Officer (Field Survey), Food and Nutrition Institute, Dhaka University/ Currently Voluntary Teacher: Low-income family/& JB Ai Kid's Garden
Mrs. Shofiqun Nahar, B. A., Housewife/ Husband: Manager & Executive, Garment Sector
Mrs. Kamrun Nahar (Monu), M. Sc. (my wife).
Brother
Mr. Korsheed Azam (Parvez), M. Sc (DU), Grameen Bank (Training Institute)

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Lab./University:
Dr. M. Ashraf Hossain, JSPS Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Social Science),
Lab. of Socioeconomic Science of Food Production,
Dept. of Biological Resources and Environmental Sciences,
Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
Tel. (81-52) 7894045, Fax (81-52) 789-4042, Mobile: 090-9222-2904,

Residence:
9-204 Shiei Umemoriso, Umemorizaka 4-101, Meito-Ku, Nagoay 465-0065, Aichi-Ken, Japan
Tel./Fax: (81-52) 7032206, Mobile: 090-9222-2904 0r 090-9223-1003 (Monu)
E-mail: ahossain29@yahoo.co.in or hmashraf2004@yahoo.com
or hmashraf@nuagr1.agr.nagoya-u.ac.jp

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(2005年０3月)

氏名： HOSSAIN, Md. Ashraf (ホセイン，モハメドアシュラフ) 　　　

本籍： バングラデシュ（日本永住者）

生年月日： 昭和39（１９６４）年06月01日)

専門や研究分野:
学位：農学博士 (農村開発経済論)/名古屋大学生命農学研究科
(研究テーマ：草の根型組織による地域資源の活性化を通じた農村の貧困是正に関する研究)

博士論文題目: People’s Activities, Resources Management and the Grassroots
Institutional Paradigm – Evidence from Modus Operandi of the
Grameen Bank （人間活動、資源管理、草の根型組織のパラダイム: グラミ
ンバンクの取り組み型の特質）

研究分野：
農村や地域開発と社会科学に関する研究　
(社会環境と参加型開発・貧困問題と人間開発「教育/研修」・実地研修や統計技術・開発パターン
と発展途上国「比較社会研究」・人間安全保障や地域開発「農村や地域政策、地方財政と貧困問題、食料安全保障、モデルむらつくり、草の根型組織「NGO」と資源管理」)

研究業績:
1. 学術雑誌：２3　(その内和文：4)
2. 著書「共著－」: ３ (和文：１)
3. 学会及びシンポジウムの発表: 25以上
4. トレーニングや討論ﾍﾟｰﾊﾟｰ・その他（特別寄稿、レポート等）：35以上

現職名:
日本学術振興会特別研究員、名古屋大学生命農学研究科　又、
理事 (開発や国際関係)、日本―カンボジア　ボランティア協会　

研究室:
〒464‐0001　愛知県名古屋市千種区不老町1､名古屋大学
大学院生命農学研究科、食糧生産管理学講座
Tel. (052) ７８９－４０４５, Fax: (052) ７８９－４０４２

経験（研究, 教育及び研修）

研究:

国連研究員、国際連合地域開発センター：1999年4月～2004年４月(５年 1ヶ月)
特別研究員、日本学術振興会：1997年6月～1999年3 (1年10ヶ月)
調査員、SOPIRET（NGO）：1987年10～12 (3ヶ月)
研究員、バングラデシュ漁業研究所「農村社会経済分野」：1988～1991 (4年)
博士前後期課程や研究生(名古屋大学) :　1992～1999 (7年＋)

教育や研修に関する活動：

客員助教授、九州大学大学院比較社会文化研究院：2001年3月～2003年3月(2年1ヶ月) ＊１
非常勤講師、四日市大学　経済学部：1999年4月～2000年3月(1年) ＊2
特別講師（開発経済学）、佐々木国際アカデミー、名古屋）(9ヶ月)
専門委員や企画調整員（国連の国際研修コース「地域開発、テーマ別、国別」、JICAと共催の研修コース）：1999～2003 (５年)

＊１：授業・ゼミ以外にも修士・博士論文（日本語・英語の両方）の指導員も勤めました。

＊２：一学期: Living Economics　(生活経済学), ニ学期: 開発パターンと貧困問題，三学期：ミクロやマクロ経済

学歴：

Debendro(ﾃﾞﾍﾞﾝﾄﾞｰ) 国立カレッジ(バングラデシュ): 1979年7月~1981年6月卒業 (高等学校)
Jahangirnagar(ｼﾞｬﾊﾝｷﾞﾙﾅｶﾞｰ) 国立大学経済社会学部「経済統計学」: 1981年7月~1984年6月卒業
Jahangirnagar(ｼﾞｬﾊﾝｷﾞﾙﾅｶﾞｰ)　国立大学大学院統計学科: 1984年7月~1985年6月修了 (政情不安で1987年試験合格)
名古屋大学研究生（経済学や食管理学：マクロやミクロ経済、日本の社会経済学、農村開発経済学）: 1992年1月~1994年3月-
名古屋大学大学院農学研究科博士前期課程（食管理学：農村や農業経済学）＊: 1994年
4月~1996年3月修了
名古屋大学大学院生命農学研究科博士後期課程＊＊:(学位：農学博士（農村社会科学及び参加型開発や開発経済論）: 1996年4月~1999年3月修了

＊　研究テーマ：草の根型組織による地域資源の活性化を通じた農村の貧困是正に関する研究　
＊＊博士論文題目：People’s Activities, Resources Management and the Grassroots Institutional Paradigm – Evidence from Modus Operandi of the Grameen Bank (人間活動、資源管理、草の根型組織のパラダイム: グラミンバンクの取り組み型の特質)

学会・団体等の会員
1. Life Member(永久会員), Bangladesh Statistical Association　(バングラデシュ国際統計学会)
2. Member（会員）, Bangladesh Fisheries Research Association (1988年～)
3. 会員、中部農業経済学会（1995年～）
4. 会員、日本国際地域開発学会（1996年～）
5. Member（会員）、British Accounting Association (BAA: 1998年～)
6. Member（会員）、East Asian Regional Organization for Planning & Housing (EAROPH: 2000年～)
7. 会員、世界平和教授アカデミー(2001年～)
8. 会員、国際開発学会（JASID）(2002年～)　

調査研究歴
1. 社会経済調査（修士課程）：1985年1~3月間（二つの村、バングラデシュ）　
2. 社会経済調査：1987年10~12月（NGO調査員、バングラデシュ）
3. 農村研究調査：1988年1月~1991年12月／年間約2ヶ月（バングラデシュ漁業研究所の様々な社会経済プロジェクト採用）
4. 農村研究調査及びインタビュー調査（博士前後期課程の研究に関する）：2週間(1994)、4週間(1996)､6週間(1997年12 月～1998年1月) (バングラデシュ)
5. 実地研修（農村調査）：2日間／2000年1月（タラ‐ト、ラオス）
6. 農村調査及びインタビュー調査：2000年２月2週間（北東タイ）
7. Homeless-Peopleに対するアンケート調査：2000年７月(名古屋又大坂市内)
8. 農村調査: 2001年１～2月中4週間／『4つの村及びインタビュー調査(公務員などNGO職員)』（カンボジア）
9. 実地研修（農村調査）：2001年8月／2日間、（カンボジア）
10. アンケート調査（名古屋市営梅森荘入居者に対する）：2002年６月の1~4 (日本人と外国人両方30世帯)
11. 実地研修：2003年3月／2日間（一つの村、カンボジア）
12. 実地研修（準備段階）：2003年11月/４日間（一村一品　/タイ）
13. インタビュー調査（草の根の市民健康）：2003年11月/３日間（一つの村、カンボジア）
14. 農村実地研修及びインタビュー調査、バングラデシュ：　2004年８～９月(3週間)
15. 農村実地研修及びインタビュー調査、カンボジア：　2004年１１月(１週間)　

特別活動：
理事 (2003年1月～): 農村開発部分、日本―カンボジア　ボランティア協会　(JCVA).
理事 (2003年11月～): 世界平和超宗教超国家連合‐愛知県連合会
編集委員（2001年4月～2004年3月）: Regional Development Studies（地域開発研究）
企画調整員/ Module Coordinator (2001年～)：国際連合地域開発センターにおける地域開発国際研修コース　(2000年～)、地域開発テーマ別研修コース　

国連のオブザーバー: 研修コース　「人間開発と貧困問題」　1999年7月, UN-ESCAP, Bangkok (「Human Resources Development　& Poverty Alleviation Training Course」　又、国連地域開発センターの通信員又プロジェクト使節団：バングラデシュ、中国、カンボジア、インド、日本, ラオス、マーレシア、韓国、タイー等
特別講義シリーズ : 瀬戸市民大学（テーマ：南アジアの社会と農業問題）(1996年７月)；香川県（多度津町）民健センター – ふれあいネットワーク－UNICEFF　(テーマ：農村の貧困問題とグラミン・バンク(1996年11月)；名古屋大学農学研究科（2001年6-7月）、愛知県内の大学や高等学校 (1997年~);その他。
通信員「パート」、ベンガル語の新聞「Correspondent/Part-time job, Daily Bengali Newspaper」: ４年+ (ダッカ：　7/1983–9/1987).

コンピューターのコースとスキル：
コース：Institute of Scientific Instrumentation (ISI), University Grant Commission (UGC) of Bangladesh-
(i). Microcomputer Operation and Word Processing (17 July~30 August, 1990)　(ii) Data Management with dBase-III+ (19 September ~ 1 Nov., 1990), (iii) Spreadsheet Using Lotus 1-2-3 (Jan. 6~14 Feb. 1990),
スキル： MS Office, SPSS, Delta Graph, E-mail, Internet, Homepage, etc.

健康状態及び過去の病歴：良好・特にない

母国語又読解可能な外国語：英語・日本語･ベンガル語（母国語）・ヒンディやウルﾄﾞゥ語（会話）

連絡先（自宅):
〒465‐0065 愛知県名古屋市名東区梅森坂 4-101 市営梅森荘 9棟204号
Tel.・Fax: (052) 703-2206、Mobile: 090-9222-2904
E-mail: hmashraf2004@yahoo.com / ahossain29@yahoo.co.in

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