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]
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