Curriculum Vitae

JABIR ALI
DATE OF BIRTH : 1st JANUARY, 1973

MAILING ADDRESS : Assistant Professor

Centre for Food & Agribusiness Management,
Indian Institute of Management,
Off Sitapur Road, Prabandh Nagar,
Lucknow – 226 013 (UP) INDIA
Phone No. 91-522-2736978 (O)
91-522-2736508 (R)
Fax No. 91-522-2734027
Mobile 91-9415644574
Email: jabirali@iiml.ac.in

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
 Master of Agricultural Economics and Business Management, AMU, Aligarh – 1998.
 Ph.D. (Agricultural Economics and Business Management), AMU, Aligarh – 2004.

EMPLOYMENT DETAILS:
 Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow as Assistant Professor since December 10,
2004 to date.

 G. B. Pant Social Science Institute, Jhusi, Allahabad as Lecturer in MBA (Rural

Development) programme December 09, 2002 to December 09, 2004 (2 years).

 National Centre for Agricultural Economics and Policy Research (NCAP), New Delhi as
Research Associate between September 6, 1999 to December 7, 2002 (3 years)

ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES AT IIM, LUCKNOW:

TEACHING
 Agribusiness Supply Chain Management
 International Trade Logistics in Agribusiness
 Agricultural and Food Policy Analysis
 Risk Management in Agribusiness
 Agricultural Commodity Futures Markets
 Coordinating Field Visit Programme of PGP-ABM
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS (Most recent first):

International Journals:

1. Ali, Jabir and Sushil Kumar (2010) “Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs)
and Farmers’ Decision-making across the Agricultural Supply Chain”, International
Journal of Information Management, doi:10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2010.07.008.
2. Kumar, Sushil and Jabir Ali (2010) “Indian agri-seed Industry: Understanding the
Entrepreneurial Process”, Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, Vol.
17, No. 3: pp. 455-474.
3. Ali, Jabir, Sanjeev Kapoor and M. Jankiraman (2010) “Buying Behaviour of Consumers for
Food Products in an Emerging Economy”, British Food Journal, Vol. 112, No. 2: pp.
109-124.
4. Kumar, Sushil and Jabir Ali (2009) “Decision Making of Agrarian Communities:
Exploring the Impact of e-Governance Initiatives in India”, International Journal of
Electronic Governance, Vol. 2, Nos. 2/3: pp. 156-169.
5. Ali, Jabir and Sanjeev Kapoor (2009) “Understanding consumers’ perspectives on food
labeling in India”, International Journal of Consumer Studies, 33: pp. 724-734.
6. Ali, Jabir, Surendra P. Singh, E. Ekanem (2008) “Efficiency and Productivity Changes in
Indian Food Processing Industry: Determinants and Policy Implications”,
International Food and Agribusiness Management Review, Vol. 12 (1): pp. 43-66.
7. Ali, Jabir (2007) “Livestock, Common Property Resources and Rural Smallholders in
India: A Commentary”, International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, Vol. 5(4):
pp 265-268.
8. Ali, Jabir (2007) “Structural Changes in Food Consumption and Nutritional Intake from
Livestock Products in India”, South Asia Research, Vol. 27 (2): pp 137-151.
9. Ali, Jabir (2007) “Livestock Sector Development and its Implication for Poverty
Alleviation”, Livestock Research for Rural Development, Vol. 19 (2). ISSN 0121-3784
(Online International Journal for research into sustainable developing world agriculture)
http://www.cipav.org.co/lrrd/lrrd19/2/ali19027.htm
10. Ali, Jabir, S.P. Singh and Safdar Muhammad (2007) “High-Value Agriculture and
Structural Changes in Indian Meat Industry: Implications for Agribusiness and Small
Farmers”, Journal of Food Distribution Research, Vol. 38 (1): pp 01-09.

National Journals:
11. Ali, Jabir, Sanjeev Kapoor and Tribhuvan Nath (2008) “Consumers’ Preference on Food
Retail Store Attributes in India”, Management Dynamics, Vol. 8 Issue 2: pp 43-57.
12. Ali, Jabir and Sanjeev Kapoor (2008) “Farmers’ Perception on Risks in Fruits and
Vegetables Production: An Empirical Study of Uttar Pradesh”, Agricultural Economics
Research Review, Vol. 21 (Conference Number), pp. 317-326.
13. Ali, Jabir (2007) "Productivity and Efficiency in Indian Meat Processing Industry" Indian
Journal of Agricultural Economics, Vol. 62 No. 4.pp 637:648.
14. Ali, Jabir (2006) “Designing Vertical Coordination for Indian Meat Industry: Challenges
and Opportunities”, The ICFAI Journal of Supply Chain Management, Vol. III (3): pp
35-50.
15. Ali, Jabir and Neena Shukla (2006) “Public-Private Partnership for Delivering Health
Services in Remote Villages of Uttar Pradesh: A Case of Uttar Pradesh Health System
Development Project”, LMA Convention Journal, Vol. 2 (1): pp 58-64.
16. Ali, Jabir and Sanjeev Kapoor (2005) “Technical and Scale Efficiency in Indian Food
Processing Industry”, Productivity, Special Issue Jan-March, 2005.
17. Ali, Jabir; Shamim Ahmad and P.S. Birthal (2004) “Indian Meat Industry: Potential,
Constraints and Policy Intervention”, Productivity, Vol. 44 (2): pp 110-118.
18. Dhillon, P.K. and Jabir Ali (2002) “Productivity Growth in Agriculture Sector of Punjab”,
Agricultural Economics Research Review, Vol. 15 (2): pp 201-216.
19. Ali, Jabir and Shamim Ahmad (2001)"Export Competitiveness of Indian Meat Industry"
Indian Journal of Agricultural Marketing, Vol. 15 (3): pp 120-126.
20. Kumar, Anjani; Jabir Ali and Harbir Singh (2001) "Trade in Livestock Products in India:
Trends, Performance and Competitiveness", Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics,
Vol. 56 (4): pp 653-667.
21. Kumar, Anjani; Harbir Singh and Jabir Ali (2000)"Growth, Instability and Prospects of
Livestock Trade in India" Indian Economic Journal, Special Number in Industrial
Economics, Vol. 48 (2): pp 75-78.
22. Ali, Jabir (2000)"Export Potential of Indian Mint Oil Industry", Foreign Trade Review,
Vol. 35 (2&3): pp 42-55.

Book Chapters:
23. Kumar, Sushil and Jabir Ali (2010) History of Rice Marketing, In Rice: Origin, Antiquity
and History, edited by S.D. Sharma published by Science Publisher, Routledge. ISBN:
978-1-57808-680-1.
24. Ali, Jabir (2009) Performance of commodity markets for pulses in India: Can futures
trading help in bringing market efficiency and production diversification?, in Effects of
FUTURES MARKETS on Agricultural Commodities, edited by Dr. Madhoo Pavaskar,
published by Takshashila Academia of Economic Research (TAER), Mumbai.
25. Ali, J. (2008) “Issues in Supply Chain Management in Indian Agriculture”, In Food for
Policy: Reforming Agriculture, Surabhi Mittal & Arpita Mukharjee (Eds), Foundation
Books, Cambridge University Press India Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.
26. Ali, J. (2008) “India’s Livestock Sector Trade under WTO Regime: Opportunities and
Challenges”, In P. Rameshan (ed.), WTO, India and Emerging Areas of Trade:
Challenges and Strategies, New Delhi: Excel Books, 131-144.
27. Kumar, Sushil and Jabir Ali (2007) “e-Governance Systems (e-Choupal) and Decision-
Making Processes in Agriculture”, In: Delivering E-government (G.P. Sahu, Eds.):
GIFT Publishing, Delhi. ISBN 81-903397-3-7: pp 252-261.
28. Birthal, P.S., and Jabir Ali (2005), “Potential of Livestock Sector in Rural Transformation”,
In: Rural Transformation in India: The Role of Non-farm Sector (Rohini Nayyar and
 A.N. Sharma, eds): Institute for Human Development, and Manohar Publishers and
Distributors, New Delhi.
29. Jabir Ali (2003) "Performance of Livestock Sector in Uttar Pradesh: Implications for
Rural Poverty Alleviation and Employment", in Labour and Poverty in Uttar Pradesh
(U. Kalpagam, eds.), funded by Planning Commission, Government of India.

Papers Presented in Conferences/ workshop/ Seminars:

National Conferences/ workshop/ Seminars

30. Kumar, Anjani and Jabir Ali (2000)"Livestock Sector Trade in India: Trends, Performance
and Competitiveness", presented at VIII Annual Conference of Agricultural Economics
Research Association (AERA) held on 28-29 December 2000 at Chennai.
31. Kumar, Anjani and Jabir Ali (2000)"India’s Livestock Sector: A Perspective on
Performance" presented at VIII Annual Conference of Agricultural Economics Research
Association (AERA) held on 28-29 December 2000 at Chennai.
32. Kumar, Anjani; Jabir Ali and R.K.P. Singh (2001) “Recent Developments in Bihar
Agriculture: Prospects and Constraints” presented at Seminar on “Bihar’s Strategic
Direction for Economic Development” held on 23 – 24 May 2001 organised by Bihar
Industries Association, Patna.
33. Ali, Jabir and Shamim Ahmad (2001)"Export Competitiveness of Indian Meat Industry"
presented at 15th National Conference on Agricultural Marketing organized by Indira
Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR), Mumbai and Indian Society of
Agricultural Marketing, Nagpur held at Mumbai during February 24-26, 2002.
34. Ali, Jabir and Shamim Ahmad (2002) “India’s Export of Cane Jaggery: An Analysis of
Growth and Instability”, presented at National Seminar on Marketing of Jaggery in
India, organized by Indian Society of Agricultural Marketing and Department of
Economics, Shivaji University, Kolhapur during March 23-24, 2002.
35. Ali, Jabir and Shamim Ahmad (2002) “Performance and Efficiency of Sugarcane
Processing Industry in India” 16th National Conference on Agricultural Marketing
organized by Indian Society of Agricultural Marketing, Nagpur and West Bengal State
Agricultural Marketing Board, Kolkata at Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagapur
during January, 2003.
36. Ali, Jabir, P.S. Birthal and Shamim Ahmad (2002) “Structure and Performance of Indian
Tobacco Manufacturing Industry” presented at National Symposium on Tobacco
organized by Indian Society of Tobacco Sciences during January 23-25, 2002 at Guntur,
Andhra Pradesh.
37. Ali, Jabir and Shamim Ahmad (2002) “Growth and Global Competitiveness of Indian
Tobacco Industry” presented at National Symposium on Tobacco organized by Indian
Society of Tobacco Sciences during January 23-25, 2002 at Guntur, Andhra Pradesh.
38. Ali, Jabir (2003) "Disposal of Slaughterhouse Waste and Its Impact on Environment: A
case Study of Delhi Metropolis" presented at a Workshop organised by Cetre for Study
of Developing Societies (CSDS), New Delhi during August 30-31, 2003.
39. Ali, Jabir (2006) “Agricultural Land Lease Pattern in Uttar Pradesh: Implications for
Landless, Marginal and Small Households, Presented at National Seminar on
Sustainable Management of Land Resources through Land Care Movement during
January 12-13, 2006 at Yojana Bhavan, Lucknow, organized by the State Land Use
Board, Department of Planning, Government of Uttar Pradesh.
40. Ali, Jabir (2006) "Livestock Sector Development and Common Property Resources in
India" presented at the National Seminar on Rural Employment through Appropriate
Land Use Policy - Challenges and Opportunities during February 24-25, 2006 at Amity
School of Natural Resources and Sustainable Development, Noida.
41. Ali, Jabir and C. M. Mishra (2006) “Agricultural Diversification in Uttar Pradesh:
Opportunities and Constraints”, Paper Presented at National Seminar on ‘Conservation,
Management and Development of Land Resources with Special Reference to Eastern
Uttar Pradesh’, sponsored by the State Land Use Board, Department of Planning,
Government of Uttar Pradesh, organized by the G.B. Pant Social Science Institute,
Allahabad, during March 9-10, 2006.
42. Ali, Jabir (2006) “Livestock Sector Development and Rural Poverty in India”, presented at
National Workshop on "Trade, Environment and Rural Poverty" held at Institute of
Economic Growth, Delhi during August 18-19, 2006.
43. Ali, Jabir (2006) “Structural Changes in Consumption and Nutrition of Livestock Products
in India: Implications for Food Security”, presented at 66th Annual Conference of the
Indian Society of Agricultural Economics, held during November 8-10, 2006 at ICAR
Research Complex for NEH Region, Meghalaya.
44. Ali, J., S. Kapoor and T. Nath, “Food Labeling in India: A Consumer Perspective”, Paper
presented in the ‘Annual Conference of Indian Society of Agribusiness-Emerging Trends
in Agribusiness Management’ held at Bangalore during September 25-27, 2008.
45. Ali, Jabir, S. Kapoor and T. Nath (2008) “Consumer’s Preference on Food Retail Store
Attributes in India”, Presented at the Third National Conference on Interdependence,
Integration and Co-creation: Retail Business, jointly organized by the Jaipuria Institute of
Management, Lucknow, Noida & Jaipur and Global Institute of Flexible Systems
Management, Delhi during November 29-30, 2008 at Lucknow.

International Conferences

46. Ali, Jabir (2005) “Analysis of Total Factor Productivity Change in Indian Food Processing
Industry: A Nonparametric Approach”, Presented at 11th International Conference on
Productivity and Quality Research, December 12-15, 2005 at New Delhi, organized by
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (India) in association with International Society for
Productivity & Quality Research, USA.
47. Ali, Jabir and S.P. Singh (2006) “High-Value Agriculture and Structural Changes in
Indian Meat Industry: Implications for Agribusiness and Small Farmers”, presented at
the 2006 Annual Conference of the Food Distribution Research Society in Quebec City,
Quebec, Canada, October 14-18, 2006.
48. Kumar, Sushil and Jabir Ali (2006) ““e-Governance Systems (e-Choupal) and Decision-
Making Processes in Agriculture”, presented at 4th International Conference on E-
 governance (ICEG 2006)”, organized by International Congress of E-Government under
the aegis of Global Institute of Flexible Systems Management, co-hosted by Indian
Institute of Technology Delhi and the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi
during December 15-17, 2006 at New Delhi.
49. Ali, Jabir and Kriti Bardhan Gupta (2007) “Efficiency in Agricultural Commodity Futures
Markets in India: An Empirical Analysis”, Presented at 4th Annual Conference of the
Asia-Pacific Association of Derivatives (APAD), June 20-22, 2007, MDI, Gurgaon.
50. Ali, Jabir, Surendra P. Singh and Enefiok Ekanem (2007) “Efficiency and Productivity
Changes in Indian Food Processing Industry: Determinants and Policy
Implications”, Presented at 17th Annual World Food and Agribusiness Forum and
Symposium on “Food Culture: Tradition, Innovation and Trust - A Positive Force for
Modern Agribusiness” organized by the International Food and Agribusiness
Management Association (IAMA) during June 23- 26, 2007 at Parma, Italy (Presented
by Dr. Enefiok Ekanem, Associate Research Professor, Institute of Agriculture &
Environmental Research, Tennessee State University, Nashville 37209).
51. Ali, Jabir and Tribhuvan Nath (2009) Mandatory versus Voluntary Approaches of Food
Safety Provisions in India: A Consumer Perspective. Presented at 4th International
Consumer Sciences Research Conference, organised by the Queen Margaret University,
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK during June 24-26, 2009 at Edinburgh.

AWARD AND DISTINCTIONS:

 Best Research Paper Award - “e-Governance Systems (e-Choupal) and Decision-

Making Processes in Agriculture”, 4th International Conference on E-governance (ICEG
2006)”, organized by International Congress of E-Government under the aegis of Global
Institute of Flexible Systems Management, co-hosted by Indian Institute of Technology
Delhi and the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi during December 15-
17, 2006 at New Delhi (With Prof. Sushil Kumar).

 Awarded Dr. R. T. Doshi Prize for the second best research article "Livestock Sector
Trade in India: Trends, Performance and Competitiveness" presented at the VIII
Annual Conference of Agricultural Economics Research Association (India) held at
Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai on December 28-29,
2000 (With Dr. Anjani Kumar).

 Qualified National Eligibility Test (NET) for Lectureship/ Assistant Professorship

-2001 in Agricultural Economics conducted by Agricultural Scientist Recruitment
Board (ASRB), Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR).

 Awarded SARAI Student Stipend for Research on Cities for research proposal “Waste
Utilization and Management of Slaughterhouses in Metropolitan City of Delhi” by
Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, Delhi
NOMINATION

o Nominated as member of Sub-group on Land and Water Resources - Agriculture,

Irrigation and Allied Sectors under the Eleventh Five Year Plan (2007-12) of Uttar
 Pradesh by the State Planning Commission, Department of Planning, Government of
Uttar Pradesh.
o Nominated as member in State Level Committee of SGSY, Department of Rural
Development, Government of Uttar Pradesh.

REFERENCES:

1. Dr. Devi Singh

(Director)
Indian Institute of Management (IIM)
Off Sitapur Road, Prabandh Nagar,
Lucknow – 226013 (Uttar Pradesh), India
Phone No. (O) 0522 – 2734101 to 2734120.
Email: dsingh@iiml.ac.in

2. Dr. P.K. Joshi

(Director)
National Academy of Agricultural Research Management
Indian Council of Agricultural Research
Rajendranagar, Hyderabad - 500407,
Andhra Pradesh, India
Phone +91-40-24015070
Email: director@naarm.ernet.in

DATE:
PLACE: Lucknow (JABIR ALI)