Fatema Sarker

Fatema currently works as Associate Professor and Chair in the Department of Development and Poverty Studies, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka. She holds a B.Sc. in Agribusiness Management (Hons.) and an M.Sc. in Development and Poverty Studies from Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Bangladesh. Her Ph.D. is funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) on Agricultural Economics, Bioeconomy and Rural development titled Gender Dynamics and Human Nutrition in Livestock Production Systems. Her study focuses on Bangladesh, and the research investigates linkages between female livestock ownership, women’s empowerment, and household nutrition, aiming to derive lessons for development interventions. She has worked on several projects on women’s empowerment and entrepreneurship from the National Science and Technology (NST) and the University Grand Commission (UGC) Research funds. She is the co-founder of the Saleha Foundation, a philanthropic organization focusing on distressed women and children.