National Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Dr. Takashi Yamano
FOREIGN FELLOW, ELECTED 2024

Born in Osaka, Japan, on 10 May 1967. Educated at Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan, B.Sc. in Agricultural Engeneering, 1993; Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan, M.Sc. in Agricultural Economics, 1995; Michigan State University, USA, a joint Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics and Economics, 2000.

Principal Economist, Asian Development Bank, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Visiting Assistant Professor, Michigan State University, USA, 2000-2001; Consultant, The World Bank, USA, 2001-2002; Assistant Professor, 2002-2004, Associate Professor, 2004-2008, Professor, 2008-2011, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Japan; Impact Assessment Specialist/ Senior Scientist, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), India Office (2011-2014), Los Banos Head Quarters (2014-2017); Senior Economist (2017-2021), Principal Economist (2021-present), Asian Development Bank, Manila Head Quarters (2017-2023), Bangladesh Residence Misson (2023-present).

Awards/Honours: Outstanding Article Award of the 2005 American Journal of Agricultural Economics, July 2006; Top 20 Contributed Papers of the 2006 International Association of Agriculture Economists conference, August 2006; Top 20 Contributed Papers of the 2003 International Association of Agriculture Economists conference, August 2003.

Research Areas: Agricultural Economics; Farmers’ Technology Adoption; Climate Smart Agriculture; Poverty Analysis; Household Surveys and Microdata Analysis; Use of GIS and Remote Sensing Technology

Address: Principal Economist, Asian Development Bank, Bangladesh Residence Mission, Plot E-31, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh; Apartment 2C, House 9, Road 55, Glushan, Dhaka, Bangladesh; [Tel: Off. (880) 2-55667000; Cell: (880) 1709678236; Email: tyamano@adb.org]