Personal Data

First Name: Alisher

Last Name: Tashmatov

Birth Date: May 31, 1957

E-mail: a.tashmatov(at)cgiar.org, atashmatov@rambler.ru

Address Work: 6,Osiyo str, Tashkent , Uzbekistan

Phone: + 998 71 2372130 (office)

EDUCATION

1982 – 1985 National Scientific Research Cotton Institute

Department of Economics, PhD, Associate Professor

Research field: ”Economic effectiveness of intensive technology for cotton

growing”

1974 – 1979 Tashkent Agricultural Institute (Uzbekistan)

MSc in Economics of Agriculture

BSc in Economics of Agriculture

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Sep. 2010 – Present Leading expert on social and economic research ICARDA

Executive secretary CACAARI (Central Asia and South Caucasus Association of Agricultural Research Institutions)

Sep. 2009 – Sep. 2010 UNDP Project Manager, “Capacity building and strengthening of development aid coordination institutions in Uzbekistan”

Nov. 2007 – Sep. 2009 Asian Development Bank Project Implementation Unit Director, ADB Loan 2403 CAREC Regional Road Project

Jan. 2007 – Nov. 2007 Research Consultant at International Water Management Institute (IWMI)

Dec. 2004 – Jan. 2007 Head of Senior Researchers section at Social-Economic Research Center under the Cabinet of Ministers of Uzbekistan

Feb. 2002 – Dec. 2004 Dean, Faculty of Economics, Tashkent institute of Irrigation and Melioration (Uzbekistan)

Apr. 2001 – Feb. 2002 Head of International Relations Department, Tashkent institute of Irrigation and Melioration (Uzbekistan)

Sep. 1998 –Apr. 2001

Deputy Director General, Technical assistance project between the World Bank and Rural Restructuring Agency under the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources.

Oct. 1996 –Sep. 1998 Director of Agribusiness Incubator, joint project of the Tashkent State University of Agriculture, State Property Committee of Uzbekistan\UNIDO on creating national network of the business incubator centers

Sep. 1985 – Sep. 1997

Tashkent State University of Agriculture, Accounting Faculty (Head of Finance Department, Deputy Dean, Teacher Assistant, Associate Professor)

OTHER WORKING EXPIRIENCE

Second IAASTD CWANA Sub-Global Authors Meeting, June 3-7, 2006, Amman, Jordan, Third meeting December 17-22, 2006 Cairo, Egypt

Forth meeting Cape Town, June South Africa (Lead Author, chapter 5)

Presentation paper: “Statues of reorienting national agricultural systems on new innovative way” international workshop IFPRI/ICARDA, Tashkent 10-11 February, 2006

“Problems of implementation and transition toward market economy conditions in water recourses management and land melioration sector in Uzbekistan”

National Scientific – Practical Conference TIIM, Tashkent 16-18 November, 2005

International Conference on Public-Private Partnership for Harnessing the Potential of Rain fed Agriculture, organized by IFPRI & FICCI& ICRISAT. New Delhi, India, October 19-20, 2005

National Workshop: Institutional Support for Agricultural Development, organized by ADB and ADAS International Ltd. Tashkent. September 30, 2005

Seminar on Cost and Return Appraisal organized by Washington State University and TII&M, Tashkent, 2004

Russia, Moscow, October 27-29, 2003 United States Department of Agriculture, Faculty Exchange Program, 1995-2002, conference participant, presented paper ”Uzbekistan: education reforms – experience and problems”

Uzbekistan, Tashkent, May, 2002 National scientific conference: ”Water management issues and Economics of Agriculture”, presented paper “Investments policy for Agricultural sector in Uzbekistan”, Head of organization committee of the conference

UNCTAD, Kazakhstan, Alma-ata 12-16 November, 2001. Regional international workshop ”Agricultural diversification and international trade”. presented paper ”Uzbekistan: Agricultural diversification and international trade”

Germany, Bonn, September, 2001 World conference Vision 2020. Food & Agricultural development. Participant

EU TEMPUS, Uzbekistan, Samarqand, May, 2001, Projects selection session of EU TEMPUS projects for CAC region, academician evolution. Regional competition of the TEMPUS projects. Regional expertise of the project proposals from the CIS countries universities, National Expert

CGAIR\CYMMIT, Uzbekistan, April, 2001 Data collection for regional project: ”Grain production in Uzbekistan”, two weeks field trip on data collection in Fergana valey – Andijan, Samarqand, Djizak, Tashkent. Visits to scientific research institutes, research stations for repot CYMMIT. (Senior researcher, economist Dr. Erika Meng) CYMMIT economic department, Local Consultant

CGAIR\ISNAR, Uzbekistan, January-March, 2001, (senior researcher, economist ISNAR, the Netherlands, Dr.Turgut Temel) sub regional data collection on research project: ”Innovation system in Uzbekistan”. Visits to research institutes, universities in Tashkent, Samarqand, Local Consultant

Romania, Bucharest, 19-22 June, 2000 World bank seminar on Competitive grand’s schemes Workshop/Training on ” Competitive Grants Schemes (CGS) in agricultural research and extension”, National representative, presented paper of the Country experience (Uzbekistan), Participant

CGIAR \ICARDA, Uzbekistan, Tashkent, December, 1999 Regional seminar CGIAR, Central Asian and Caucasus national scientific research workshop, Participant.

CGIAR\IFPRI, Uzbekistan, Tashkent, 19-21 July 1999, International workshop: ”Setting priorities Agricultural &Food policy in Central Asia”. Coordinator

World Bank\EDI, Turkey, Ankara, March-April 1998, International workshop Sustainable Agricultural Development in Ankara. Presented paper:” Agricultural reforms in Uzbekistan”. Team leader from Uzbekistan.

World Bank\EDI, Tajikistan, Dushanbe, February 1998, one week national seminar on “Agricultural sustainable development”. Coordinator

EU TEMPUS. Uzbekistan, Tashkent, June, 1998, National workshop EU TEMPUS “Improvement of international relations Office at TSAU” compact project EU/TEMPUS, Coordinator

World Bank\ EDI, Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek, July, 1998, Regional workshop on Sustainable agricultural development, Team Leader from Uzbekistan

The Netherlands, Arnem, Larenstain international college November-December 1997, Compact project EU – TEMPUS, Six weeks training and tour of the various institutions, Agricultural Research, Policy Development and Policy Implementation.

Greece. Creat Heraklion Technological institute, November 1997. Two weeks program, tour visit TEI, farms, agricultural factories, research station.

Russia, Moscow, Temiriyazev Agricultural Academy, International Seminar, April 1997. Rural project analysis, Senior Lecturer on project analysis case study,

Canada, Toronto, June 1997, Global Knowledge Conference, UN\World Bank.

Team Leader of the Central Asian Agricultural Universities Teachers. Study tour in Canada & Netherlands. The Tour included visit to Universities, International Agricultural scientific research stations, Governmental agencies in irrigation and water distribution systems, Agricultural Research Stations and Water Supply and Treatment Plants in Netherlands

Azerbaijan, Baku, February, 1996 Agricultural project analysis seminar, Senior Lecture

Kazakhstan, Alma-ata, January, 1996 Sustainable agricultural development, international seminar, Senior Lecturer.

USA, Washington D.C.1996, World Bank\EDI. Training of Trainers course for Teachers from Agricultural Universities of the Former Soviet Countries, Phase 2 Washington D.C, Coordinator of the program

Uzbekistan, Tashkent, Tashkent University of Agriculture,1995. World Bank\EDI.

Training of Trainers course for Teachers from Agricultural Universities of the Former Soviet Countries. Phase 1. National Program Coordinator

Philippines, Manila, June, 1995, Visits to ADB, SIERCA, Los Banos University. World Bank\EDI. The tour included visit to research centers, participation in international seminar and paper presentation “Uzbekistan: Agricultural reforms, experience and problems“

ATTENDED INTERNATIONAL CONGRESSES AND COURSES

Regional Project Implementation and Administration Seminar, ADB Headquarters, Manila, Philippines, 21 July – 1 Aug. 2008

Faculty Exchange Program (Market Economics, Agribusiness, Agrarian Law, and Higher Education), United States Department of Agriculture, Colorado State University, USA, June – December, 2002

Russia, Moscow, Moscow State University, 2002, April, Two weeks training ”Distance learning technologies in Higher Education”

Uzbekistan, Tashkent, University of World Economy and Diplomacy, 1999 World Bank training program Two weeks “Procurement for WB projects”

South Korea, Seoul, October 1998, KOICA, “Agricultural cooperatives and crediting”, Three weeks training study tour.

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The Netherlands, Dan Hague, Institute of Social Studies, July1997, EDI\WB. Tour of Holland agricultural development, two weeks tour and training, Program Coordinator.

The Netherlands, Dan Hague, Institute of Social Studies, 1994, “Agricultural project analysis” two weeks course. Case study preparation for EDI T&T program

Russia, Moscow, Temiriyazev Agricultural Academy. Agricultural Project analysis course.1994, Phase III, Two weeks seminar and field trip.

USA, Washington D.C. Junuary-March, 1994, EDI/World Bank – Phase II “Agricultural project analysis”, T&T courses, agricultural universities training of trainers program, six weeks

Russia, Moscow, December, 1993, Moscow State University, Economic Development Institute (EDI), - Phase 1 “Project analysis” Training of trainer’s three-weeks program.

Uzbekistan, Tashkent, 1993. Tashkent State University of Agriculture/VINROCK INTERNATIONAL, USA, Farmer to farmer Program, three weeks-training course: “Agricultural credits and farm management”

KEY PUBLICATIONS

Total amount of publications is more than 30 including three books.

1. ”Intensive technology of cotton production”, Economic life of the country K. Khasanjanov & A. Tashmatov. Tashkent, Mekhnat, 1986

2. “Food policy reforms in Central Asia” setting the research priorities edited by Suresh Babu & Alisher Tashmatov . Copyright 2000. International Food policy research institute Washington, D.C.

3. ”Policy reforms and Agriculture development in Central Asia” edited by Suresh Chandra Babu, Sandjar Djalalov Copyright 2006, Washington D.C. Springer Science Business media Inc. Chapters: 16 Suresh Chandra Babu and Alisher Tashmatov (347-357), Alisher Tashmatov and Dilobar Tashmatova (357-371), 23 Suresh Chandra Babu , Debdatta Sengupta and Alisher Tashmatov (474-483)

4. International assessment of agricultural knowledge, science and technology for development (IAASTD): Central and West and North Africa (CWANA) report, edited by Beverly D. Mclntyre. Chapter 5, Copyright 2009 IAASTD.

HONORS

Laureate Premium the Republican Youth Organization for Science and Technology, 1989