Department:  Faculty of Social Sciences, Institute of Agricultural Extension Education and Rural Development

Position:  Director/Associate Professor

HEC Approved Supervisor:  YES

Research Intersts:  
1. Agricultural and cyber extension
2. Rural development
3. Natural Resource Management
4. Food security, social exclusion and rural livelihoods
5. Impact assessment/evaluation

Publications:  

1. Ata, S., B Shahbaz, M. A. Watto, M. T. Siddiqui, , 2019, . Short-term Land Acquisition, Long-term Impacts: The Case of Houbara Bustard Hunting in South Punjab, , Pakistan. Journal of Asian and African Studies,, 54(3) , 390 –408
2. Ata, S., B Shahbaz, M. A. Watto, M. T. Siddiqui, 2019, Access and exclusion: case of transnational 'land grabbing' in Pakistan., Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, , 24:3, 331-346
3. Akhtar, M. S., A. A. Maann, K. Asghar and B. Shahbaz,, 2019, Coping strategies of farmers regarding the impact of climate change in rice-wheat zone of the Punjab, Pakistan. Pak. J. Agri. Sci., , 56(4), 1038-1046
4. Raza, M. H., G. A. Khan, B. Shahbaz and M. F. Saleem , 2019, Emerging trends of information and communication technologies (ICTs) for agricultural information dissemination in the Punjab,, Pakistan. J Agric. Res., , 57(2),
5. Farah, N., I. A. Khan, A. A. Maan, B. Shahbaz and J. M. Cheema , 2019, Driving factors of agricultural land conversion at rural-urban interface in Punjab,, Pakistan. J Agric. Res., 57(1), 55-62
6. Ahmad, A., M. Iftikhar, B. Shahbaz, G. A. Khan , 2018, Marketing Chain of Cotton in Punjab, Pakistan: Skills Gap Analysis of Farmers., J Agric. Res., 56(3), 215-220
7. Khan, I. A. , B. Shahbaz, M. Naz, S. Umber, R. M. Amir,, 2017, Determinants of women’s empowerment and poverty reduction: a case study of rural Faisalabad, Punjab., Pak. J. Agri. Sci., 53, 217-225
8. Luqman, M. , B. Shahbaz, T. Ali,, 2016, Impact of agricultural services provided by non-state actors on rural livelihoods: a case of district Mansehra, Khyber Pukhtunkhwa, Pakistan., Pak. J. Agri. Sci., 53, 743-750
9. Safdar, U. , B. Shahbaz, T. Ali, I. A. Khan, M. Luqman, S. Ali,, 2014, Role of agricultural extension services in adaptation to climate change in highlands of Kaghan valley, Pakistan., Pak. J. Agri. Sci., 51, 1193-1198
10. 2. Amir, R. M., T. Ali, G.A. Khan, M. Ahmad, B. Shahbaz, A.S. Rana., 2013, Identification and analysis of the barriers hampering wheat production in the Punjab, Pakistan: the case study of Vehari district., Pak. J. Agri. Sci. , 50(4), 731-737
11. Nazir, S., I. A. Khan, B. Shahbaz and F. Anjum., 2013, Rural women’s participation and constraints in agricultural activities: a case study of district Nankana Sahib, Punjab, Pak. J. Agri. Sci., , 50, 317-322
12. Khurram, M. I., T. M. Butt, B. Shahbaz, S. Ahmad, M. Rizwan, 2013, Effects of unemployment rural youth on rural development., African Journal of Agricultural Research, 8(44), 5562-5571
13. Ashraf, S., M. Iftikhar, G.A. Khan, B. Shahbaz and I. Ashraf. , 2013, Performance evaluation of the dairy farmers regarding adoption of precise dairy farming practices in the Punjab, Pakistan., Afr. J. Agric. Res. , 8(29), 4074-4080
14. Luqman, M., B. Shahbaz, T. Ali and M. Iftikhar. , 2013, Critical analysis of rural development initiatives in Pakistan: implications for sustainable development. , Span. J. Rural Dev. , 4(1), 67-74
15. Asif, H.M., M. Iftikhar and B. Shahbaz. , 2013, Influence of bleach activators on the fabric made from cotton (Gossypium hirsutum)., Pak. J. Agric. Sci. , 50(2), 267-272
16. Luqman, M., B. Shahbaz and T. Ali. , 2013, Civil society organizations: nature and their role in rural development (A case study of Hazara region of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province). , Life Sci. J. , 10(11s), 91-98
17. Luqman, M., B. Shahbaz, I.A. Khan and U. Safdar. , 2013, Training need for rural women in livestock management: case study of Southern Punjab, Pakistan., J. Agric. Res., 51(1), 99-1008
18. Ali, S., M. Ahmad, T. Ali, B. Shahbaz, G.A. Khan, M. Iftikhar and F. Nosheen. , 2013, Role of private sector in promoting IPM practices among farming community in Punjab, Pakistan. , J. Anim. Plant Sci. , 23(5), 1473-1476
19. Shahbaz B., A. Tanvir, I.A. Khan and M. Ahmad, 2010, An analysis of the problems faced by farmers in the mountains of Northwest Pakistan: challenges for agri. extension, Pak. J. Agric. Sci., 47, 415-418
20. Wattoo, A., T.Ali, , A.J. Khan and B.Shahbaz, 2010, Stakeholders’ role and interactions in context of forestry extension interventions in the Northwest Pakistan, Pak. J. Agric. Sci., 47, 173-177
21. Amir, R.M., B. Shahbaz, T. Ali and M.I. Zafar. , 2000, Analysis of household food security concerns and coping strategies of small farmers in northwestern highlands of Pakistan. , Pak. J. Agric. Sci. , 50(3), 5050-510

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