Professor Dr. Muhammad Ashfaq is currently working as Professor/Dean, Faculty of Management Studies, the University of Faisalabad-Pakistan. He completed his graduation in 1985 and earned MS degree in Agricultural Economics in 1988. He won the scholarship in 1990-91, from USAID for training in Agricultural Marketing and Sales from Colorado State University, USA. Later on he won scholarship from the World Bank for higher studies in Australia and went to University of New England, Armidale Australia in 1995 and successfully completed his PhD degree. There he carried out his doctoral level research on the key issue of agricultural policy in Pakistan. During his stay in Australia, he also actively participated in various socio-cultural activities. In the year 2006, he also won a prestigious Higher Education Commission funded fellowship and went to University of Laval, Canada for his post doctorate studies. Dr. Ashfaq has rendered services as consultant to various national and international organizations. He is also acting as PhD/MS supervisor for ICDD, Kassel University, Germany. He has also won the TWAS Associateship Award in 2011 and Australian Alumni Excellence Award in 2013 for Innovation and Research. He has supervised 12 PhD students and more than 150 MS/M.Phil/MSc students. He is the author/co-author of 5 books; 14 chapters and more than 100 research papers published in peer reviewed journals. He is also working as editor/section editor of different journals. He has completed 32 research projects as PI/Co-PI which were funded by national and international organisations like USAID, ACIAR, ICARDA, IFPRI, ILRI, AgMIP, JBIC, ADB, JICA, TiKA, UK Met Dept. and Govt of Pakistan.
Experience: Prof. Ashfaq have more than 32 years of rich teaching and research experience and have interest and worked on various research projects in the following areas;
o Irrigated Agriculture
o Impact Assessment of Interventions
o Supply Chain Management
o Climate Change and Poverty

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