The work on this book started when Shahidur R. Khandker was a visiting senior research fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) during 2015–2017. Maximo Torero, now chief economist of the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), then the director of markets, trade, and institutions at IFPRI, was in fact instrumental for undertaking the book’s analytical work and financial support for starting the policy research for the book. Without his support, the book’s work would not have been possible. We deeply thank Maximo Torero for his encouragement and support. The book was initially scheduled to be published by IFPRI but this was not possible as he has moved from IFPRI. The work on the book was delayed further due to the pandemic.
Shahidur R. Khandker is a development economist with research experience of over 30 years at the World Bank and other development organizations. He was a lead economist at the World Bank’s Development Research Group. After his retirement from the World Bank, he spent about 3 years during 2015–2017 as a visiting senior research fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute. He has been a leading researcher in the areas of microfinance, rural and agri-finance, poverty, gender, and rural infrastructural development. His expertise includes micro-econometrics, household survey design, micro-data collection, and analysis. He has authored more than 50 articles in peer-reviewed journals, including the Journal of Political Economy and Journal of Development Economics.
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