Research

Research Publications

Econometric Modelling and Impact Assessment

1.     Aruga, K., Islam, M. M., & Jannat, A. (2025). Is nudging effective in promoting blue bond investment? Evidence from Japanese retail investors. Sustainable Development. https://doi.org/10.1002/sd.70028.

2.    Tasnim, A., Ahmed, J.U., Khan, M.J.A., Al-Noman, M.A., Jannat, A., Islam, M.M.* (2025). The role of livelihood diversification in agricultural modernization among tribal farmers in Bangladesh: A binary logistic model approach. PLoS ONE 20(2): e0318457. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0318457.

3.    Aruga, K., Islam, M.M. (2025). Assessing Investor Preferences for Environmental and Sustainability Bonds in Japan: A Discrete Choice Experiment Approach. Green Finance, Green Finance, 7(2): 200-222. https://doi.og/10.3934/GF.2025008.

4.     Ahmed, J.U., Kashem, M.A., Abedien, M.J., Jannat, A., Islam, M.M.* (2025). Socio-ecological factors influencing boro rice yield and profitability in Wetland areas of Bangladesh: an integrated assessment. Discover Agriculture, 3, 3. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44279-024-00146-8.

5.     Geffersa, A.G., Islam, M.M. (2024). Beyond subsistence? The role of rural cooperatives in driving smallholder commercialization in Ethiopia. Agribusiness. https://doi.org/10.1002/agr.21949.

6.     Aruga, K., Islam, M.M., Jannat, A. (2023). The impacts of COVID-19 on seafood prices in Japan: A comparison between cheap and luxury products. PLoS ONE 18(10): e0291395. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0291395.

7.     Jannat, A., Islam, M.M., Alamgir, M.S., Al Rafi, D.A. and Ahmed, J.U. (2021). Impact assessment of agricultural modernization on sustainable livelihood among tribal and non-tribal farmers in Bangladesh. GeoJournal. 86, 399–415. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10708-019-10076-4.

8.     Islam, M.M. and Uddin, M.T. (2014). Impact of GO-NGO Support on Crop Intensification and Food Security in Sirajganj Char Areas. Bangladesh Journal of Crop Science, 25, 25-36.

9.     Islam, M.M.*, Jannat, A., Al Rafi, D.A. and Aruga, K. (2020). Potential Economic Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on South Asian Economies: A Review. World, 1, 283-299. https://doi.org/10.3390/world1030020.

10.  Uddin, M., Khan, M. and Islam, M.M. (2016). Integrated farming and its impact on farmers livelihood in Bangladesh. SAARC Journal of Agriculture, 13(2), 61-79. https://doi.org/10.3329/sja.v13i2.26569.

Food Security, Land Use Policy, and Agricultural Production Economics

11.  Islam, M. M., & Monjardino, M. (2025). The importance of developing an integrated data-driven modelling platform for herbicide resistance research: A review. Heliyon, 11(4), e42564–e42564. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2025.e42564.

12.  Islam, M.M.*, Jannat, A. & Al Rafi, D.A. (2024). Women participation in South Asian agriculture: a comprehensive systematic review. Discover Sustainability, 5, 490. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43621-024-00649-w.

13.  Roy, J.K., Ahmed, J.U., Mannaf, M., Islam, M.M.* (2024). Assessing the economic viability and factors affecting farmer adoption of black soldier fly larvae as broiler feed in Bangladesh: a comparative analysis. Discover Agriculture, 2, 71. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44279-024-00064-9.

14.  Ahmed, J.U., Mozahid, M.N., Dhar, A.R., Alamgir, M.S., Jannat, A. and Islam, M.M.* (2021). Food security and dietary diversity of tea workers of two tea gardens in greater Sylhet district of Bangladesh. GeoJournal, 86, 1015–1027. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10708-019-10108-z.

15.  Islam, M.M.*, Jannat, A. and Dhar, A.R. (2018). Dataset on the Impact of GO-NGO Support on Crop Intensification and Food Security in Bangladesh. Data in Brief, 18, 144-149. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2018.03.020.

16.  Vortia, P., Nasrin, M., Bipasha, S.K. and Islam, M.M.* (2021). Extent of farm mechanization and technical efficiency of rice production in some selected areas of Bangladesh. GeoJournal, 86(2), 729-742, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10708-019-10095-1.

17.  Mohiuddin, M. and Islam, M.M.* (2020). Intensification of waterlogged fallow land through growing water chestnuts in Bangladesh. GeoJournal, 85, 1191–1202. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10708-019-10013-5.

18.  Al Rafi, D.A., Taurin, S., Aruga, K., Islam, M.M.*, Jannat, A. (2022). Revealing the pathway of reluctancy toward agricultural credit repayment: a case study on fish farmers in Bangladesh. SN Bus Econ 2, 46. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43546-022-00224-3.

19.  Khatun, B., S., Nasrin, M., Islam, M.M., Vortia, P., Yeasmin, F., and Islam, K. (2021). Land Use Change from Rice to Maize Farming in Northern Region of Bangladesh: Identifying Causes and Future Prospects. Asian Journal of Economics, Business and Accounting, 21(15), 71-84. https://doi.org/10.9734/ajeba/2021/v21i1530479.

20.  Islam, M.M.*, Jannat, A., Dhar, A.R. and Ahamed, T. (2020). Factors determining conversion of agricultural land use in Bangladesh: farmers’ perceptions and perspectives of climate change. GeoJournal, 85, 343–362. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10708-018-09966-w.

21.  Dhar, A. R., Islam, M.M., Jannat, A., & Ahmed, J. U. (2017). Wetland agribusiness aspects and potential in Bangladesh. Data in brief, 16, 617–621. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2017.11.055.

22.  Dhar, A.R., Islam, M.M., Jannat, A., Ahmed, J.U. (2018). Adoption prospects and implication problems of practicing conservation agriculture in Bangladesh: A socioeconomic diagnosis. Soil Tillage Res., 176, 77–84. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2017.11.003.

23.  Islam, M.M.*, Jannat, A. and Dhar, A.R. (2017). GO-NGO Support in Selected Char Areas of Sirajganj District in Bangladesh: Impact on Crop Profitability and Farmers’ Income Generation. American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 12(3), 130-138. https://doi.org/10.3844/ajabssp.2017.130.138.

24.  Aruga, K., Islam, M.M., Zenno, Y., Jannat, A. (2022). Developing Novel Technique for Investigating Guidelines and Frameworks: A Text Mining Comparison between International and Japanese Green Bonds. Journal of Risk and Financial Management, 15(9):382. https://doi.org/10.3390/jrfm15090382.

Energy Economics and Time Series Analysis

25. Aruga, K., Islam, M. M., & Jannat, A. (2025). The Impact of Fossil Fuel Market Fluctuations on the Japanese Electricity Market During the COVID-19 Era. Commodities, 4(2), 6. https://doi.org/10.3390/commodities4020006.

26. Jannat, A., Islam, M. M., & Aruga, K. (2025). Revealing the Interrelationship of Economic, Environmental, and Social Factors with Globalization in G-7 Countries Tourism Growth: A CS-ARDL Approach. Sustainable Futures, 100483. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sftr.2025.100483.

27. Islam, M.M.*[1], Jannat, A., Aruga, K., Rashid, M.M. (2024). Forecasting Foreign Direct Investment Inflow to Bangladesh: Using an Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average and a Machine Learning-Based Random Forest Approach. Journal of Risk and Financial Management, 17(10):451. https://doi.org/10.3390/jrfm17100451.

28. Ghose, T.K., Islam, M.R., Aruga, K., Jannat, A., Islam, M.M.* (2024). Disaggregated Impact of Non-Renewable Energy Consumption on the Environmental Sustainability of the United States: A Novel Dynamic ARDL Approach. Sustainability, 16, 8434. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16198434.

29. Aruga, K., Islam, M.M.*, Jannat, A. (2024). Assessing the CO2 Emissions and Energy Source Consumption Nexus in Japan. Sustainability, 16 (13), 5742. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16135742.

30.  Aruga, K., Islam, M.M., Jannat A. (2021). Does Staying at Home during the COVID-19 Pandemic Help Reduce CO2 Emissions? Sustainability, 13(15), 8534. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13158534.

31. Aruga, K., Islam, M.M. and Jannat, A. (2020). Effects of COVID-19 on Indian Energy Consumption. Sustainability, 12 (14), 5616. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12145616.

32. Aruga, K., Islam, M.M., Jannat, A. (2022). Effects of the State of Emergency during the COVID-19 Pandemic on Tokyo Vegetable Markets. Sustainability, 14(15):9719. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14159719.

GIS and Remote Sensing Applications

33. Islam, M. M.*, Rafi, D. A. A., Jannat, A., Aruga, K., Liebenehm, S., & Hossain, R. (2025). Harnessing complexity: Integrating remote sensing and fuzzy expert systems for evaluating land use land cover changes and identifying mangrove forest vulnerability in Bangladesh. Journal of Coastal Conservation, 29, 14. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11852-024-01093-8.

34. Islam, M.M.* (2024). Unravelling the Complexities of Climate Change, Coping Mechanisms, and Boro Rice in the Wetland Areas of Bangladesh: An Integrative Review Using Economics and Satellite Approaches. Environment, Development and Sustainability, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-024-05152-w.

35. Aktar, K., Yabar, H., Mizunoya, T., Islam, M.M.* (2024). Application of GIS in Introducing Community-Based Biogas Plants from Dairy Farm Waste: Potential of Renewable Energy for Rural Areas in Bangladesh. Geomatics, 4(4):384-411. https://doi.org/10.3390/geomatics4040021.

36. Islam, M.M., Ahamed, T. (2023). Development of a near-infrared band derived water indices algorithm for rapid flash flood inundation mapping from sentinel-2 remote sensing datasets. Asia-Pac J Reg Sci., 7, 615-640. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41685-023-00288-5.

37. Islam, M.M., Ujiie, K., Noguchi, R. and Ahamed, T. (2022). Flash flood-induced vulnerability and need assessment of wetlands using remote sensing, GIS, and econometric models, Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment, 25.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsase.2021.100692.

38.  Islam, M.M., Matsushita, S., Noguchi, R. and Ahamed, T. (2021). Development of remote sensing-based yield prediction models at the maturity stage of boro rice using parametric and nonparametric approaches. Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment, 22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsase.2021.100494.

39. Islam, M.M., Matsushita, S., Noguchi, R. and Ahamed, T. (2021). A damage-based crop insurance system for flash flooding: a satellite remote sensing and econometric approach. Asia-Pac J Reg Sci. 6, 47-89. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41685-021-00220-9.

Conference Attended

I. Md. Monirul Islam, Matsushita Shusuke, Ryozo Noguchi, Tofael Ahamed (2019). Vegetation Phenology Indices-based Micro Insurance Model: A Geo-econometric Approach. Japanese Society of Agriculture Informatics (JSAI), The University of Tokyo, 15-16th May 2019, Japan.

ii. Md. Monirul Islam, Matsushita Shusuke, Ryozo Noguchi, Tofael Ahamed (2019). Remote Sensing Application for Damage Assessment of Crops for Introducing Insurance Premium in Flash Flood Regions: A Geo-econometric Approach. Tsukuba Global Science Week (TGSW), Tsukuba Conference, Tsukuba International Congress Center, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 02 October 2019, Japan.

iii. Md. Monirul Islam, Matsushita Shusuke, Ryozo Noguchi, Tofael Ahamed (2020). Vegetation Phenology Analysis for Forecasting Yield of Paddy in Flashflood Affected Areas in Bangladesh Using Satellite Remote Sensing. Japanese Society of Agriculture Informatics (JSAI), The University of Tokyo, 24 May 2020, Japan (Online oral presentation).

iv. Md. Monirul Islam, Matsushita Shusuke, Ryozo Noguchi, Tofael Ahamed (2020). Agriculture Climate Change Coping Mechanism Nexus for Flash Floods: A Geo Econometric Approach, Twelfth International Conference on Climate Change: Impacts & Responses, April 16 - 17, April 2020, Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Italy (Poster presentation).

v. Md. Monirul Islam, Matsushita Shusuke, Ryozo Noguchi, Tofael Ahamed (2021). Development of Remote Sensing-based Yield Prediction Models at the Maturity Stage of Boro Rice Using Parametric and Nonparametric Approaches, Thirteen International Conference on Climate Change: Impacts & Responses, 8-9 April 2021, UBC Robson Square, Vancouver, Canada (Poster presentation).

vi. Md. Monirul Islam, Matsushita Shusuke, Ryozo Noguchi, Tofael Ahamed (2021). Remote Sensing and GIS‑based Frequency Ratio Model for Risk Estimation of Agricultural Lands in Flash Flood Regions. Japanese Society of Agriculture Informatics (JSAI), The University of Tokyo, 22-23 May 2021, Japan (Online oral presentation).

vii. Md. Monirul Islam, Matsushita Shusuke, Ryozo Noguchi, Tofael Ahamed (2021). Development of Early Yield Prediction Models to Combat Extreme Climatic Events (Flash Floods) Using GIS and Satellite Remote Sensing. International Workshop “Beyond Interlocal Lessons Learnt on Climate Change: Mapping, Fertilizing and Social Permeating”. Southeast Asia Research-based Network on Climate Change Adaptation Science (SARNCCAR), 16-17 September 2021, Ibaraki University, Japan (Online oral presentation).

viii. Kentaka Aruga, Md. Monirul Islam, Arifa Jannat (2022). Effects of the COVID-19 on the Indian energy consumption. 43rd IAEE International Conference, 31 July-04 August, Tokyo, Japan. (Oral Presentation).

ix. Md. Monirul Islam, Rick Llewellyn, Marta Monjardino (2024). The relationship between herbicide resistance and the use of integrated weed management: Is it simply reactive? 68th Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Conference 6-9, February, 2024, Kambri, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia (Paper presentation).

x. Jasim Uddin Ahmed, Md. Monirul Islam (2024). Evaluating Farmers' Perspective and Economic Viability in Environmentally Sustainable Vegetable Cultivation: An Investigation in Bangladesh. 68th Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Conference 6-9, February, 2024, Kambri, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia (Poster presentation).

xi. Kentaka Aruga, Md. Monirul Islam, Arifa Jannat (2024). Assessing the CO2 Emissions and Energy Source Consumption Nexus in Japan. 45th IAEE International Conference, 25- 28 June 2024, Boğaziçi Üniversitesi, Istanbul, Turkey.

xii. Md. Monirul Islam, Rick Llewellyn, Marta Monjardino (2024). The interplay between early responses to herbicide resistance, IWM adoption, and future levels of resistance. 23rd Australasian Weeds Conference (AWC), Brisbane, Australia (August 25-29) (Paper presentation).

xiii. Jasim Uddin Ahmed, Joy Kumar Roy, Maksuda Mannaf, Arifa Jannat, Md. Monirul Islam (2025). Comparative Analysis of Economic Viability and Adoption Drivers for Black Soldier Fly Larvae as Broiler Feed in Bangladesh. 69th Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Conference 11-14, February 2025, Brisbane, Australia (Paper presentation).

xiv. Md. Monirul Islam, Rick Llewellyn, John C. Broster, Marta Monjardino (2025). When reactive resistance management can lead to pro-active benefits: a data-driven study of herbicide and weed management in Australia. 69th Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Conference 11-14, February 2025, Brisbane, Australia (Paper presentation).

xv. Md. Monirul Islam, Md Chhiddikur Rahman, Mst. Esmat Ara Begum, Afroza Chowdhury, Arifa Jannat, Mahanam Das, Mohammed Mainuddin, Marta Monjardino (2025). Drivers of Crop Diversification in Salinity-Prone Coastal Production Systems of Bangladesh: An Empirical Estimation. 69th Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Conference 11-14, February 2025, Brisbane, Australia (Paper presentation).

Published Books

1. Md. Monirul Islam, Md. Taj Uddin and Arifa Jannat (2017). Crop Intensification and Farmers' Income Generation in Bangladesh, Lambert Academic Publishing, 1-148 ISBN 978-3-330-08386-8 177 Pages, Saarbruken, Germany, 2017.

2. Arifa Jannat, Md. Taj Uddin and Md. Monirul Islam (2017). One House One Farm Project Impact on Farmers Livelihood in Bangladesh, Lambert Academic Publishing, 1-151 ISBN 978-620-2-07538-1 173 Pages, Saarbruken, Germany, 2017.

Published Book Chapter

1. Islam, M.M., Ahamed, T., Matsushita, S., & Noguchi, R. (2024). A Damage-Based Crop Insurance System for Flash Flooding: A Satellite Remote Sensing and Econometric Approach. New Frontiers in Regional Science: Asian Perspectives, vol 77. pp. 121–163, Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-1188-8_5.

2. Arab, S.T., Islam, M.M., Shamsuzzoha, M., Alam, K.F., Muhsin, N., Noguchi, R., & Ahamed, T. (2022). A Review of Remote Sensing Applications in Agriculture and Forestry to Establish Big Data Analytics. In: Ahamed, T. (eds) Remote Sensing Application. New Frontiers in Regional Science: Asian Perspectives, vol 59. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-0213-0_1.

Session Chair

Md. Monirul Islam (2025). CP Parallel 6C - Farm Management & Farmer Behaviour. 69th Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Conference 11-14 February 2025, Brisbane, Australia (Paper presentation).

Academic Editor

PLOS ONE (Sections: Agriculture - General, Economics - Behavioral, Experimental, Economics – Econometrics)

Editorial Board Member

Discover Agriculture, Discover Sustainability, BMC Agriculture, Scientific Reports, International Journal of Agricultural Economics

Review Editor

Editorial Board of Environmental Economics and Management (specialty section of Frontiers in Environmental Science).

Guest Editor

Special Issue: Energy Transition Amidst Climate Change and Sustainability” of the Sustainability journal

Journal Reviewer

• Elsevier Science: The International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction (IJDRR), Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, Habitat International, Computer and Electronics in Agriculture, Environmental and Sustainability Indicators, Aquaculture, World Development Sustainability, Sustainable Futures, etc. 

• Taylor and Francis: Cogent Economics & Finance, Cognet Engineering, Journal of Applied Aquaculture, Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk, Water Science

• Wiley: Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Water Science, etc. 

• Springer: Quality & Quantity, SN Business & Economics, Regional Environmental Change

• Frontiers: Frontiers in Sustainable Cities, Frontiers in Agronomy, Frontiers in Environmental Science (Environmental Economics and Management), Frontiers in Psychology, Frontiers in Behavioral Economics

• MDPI: Sustainability, Social Sciences, Agriculture, Climate, JFRM, Economies, Horticulture, Social Sciences, Healthcare, Climate, Land

• Emerald Publishing: Transforming Government: People, Process and Policy

• American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Science Publications

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