Background
Ahmed, Belal was born on June 1, 1949 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Arrived in Jamaica, 1988. Son of Hafiz Uddin Ahmed and Rezia Sarker Khatun.
(This text presents an analysis of the agricultural and fo...)
This text presents an analysis of the agricultural and food-producing sector of the English-speaking Caribbean "island economies", set in historical perspective. It discusses the reasons for the relative decline of this sector, and the failure of policy proposals for its resuscitation. Issues examined include: the legacy of the plantation economy, which emphasizes luxury export crops over basic food production; the reliance on multinational donor funding for economic development, and the resulting manipulation of agricultural projects by such external agencies; and liberalization of the market economy leading to more underdevelopment of the region and dependence on the international market system.
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Ahmed, Belal was born on June 1, 1949 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Arrived in Jamaica, 1988. Son of Hafiz Uddin Ahmed and Rezia Sarker Khatun.
Bachelor of Science with honours, University Dhaka, Bangladesh, 1969. Master of Science, University Dhaka, 1970. Doctor of Philosophy, University Würzburg.I., St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago, 1978.
Postdoctoral fellow University West Indies, St. Augustine, 1978. Forage agronomist Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute, 1978-1987, Mona, Jamaica, 1988-1989. Agronomist Scientific Research Council, 1990-1991.
Manager Planning Institute Jamaica, Kingston, 1996-1999. Freelance consultant, since 2000. Consultant United States Agency for International Development, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, 1986, Caroni, Trinidad and Tabago, 1988, 89, United Nations Development Program, Dhaka, 1992.
(This text presents an analysis of the agricultural and fo...)
Secretary Bengali Popularisation Movement, Dhaka, 1966. Member International Society Soil Science, International Association Studying Common Property, Agronomy Society of America.
Married Sultana Afroz, June 14, 1981.