Educational Background
Ph.D. (Regional and Rural Development Planning), Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand, 1999.
B. Sc. (Agriculture), Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science, Rampur, Tribhuvan University, 1985.
B.L. (Law), Tribhuvan University, 1989.
Professional Experience
September 2004 – Present: Coordinator (Policy Studies), Nepal Development Research Institute (NDRI), Lalitpur, Nepal.
November 1985 – Present: Associate Professor (2005 to date), Lecturer (1995 – 2005) and Assistant Lecturer (1985 – 1995) Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science (IAAS), Central Campus, Rampur, Chitwan, Nepal. Currently Head of Agricutltural Economics Department.
1993 – 1999: Adjunct lecturer (2001), Research Specialist (1999 – 2001) and Research Associate (1993 – 1999), Asian Institue of Technology, Thailand.
October 1997 – June 1008: Ph. D. Fellow, United Nations University, Instiute of Advanced Studies, Tokyo, Japan.
December 1997 – June 1998: Visiting Researcher, Graduate School of Agriculture and Agricultural Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Japan.
March 1998: Visiting Scholar, Department of Agricultural Economics, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, ETH, Switzerland.
Accomplish Tasks and Publications:
Punya Prasad Regmi, “Eco-restructuring: A New Development Paradigm for Sustainable Development”, The Springtide, Second Annual Issue, 2001, pp. 1-4.
Punya P. Regmi, Karl E. Weber and Rainer Loof, “Importance of Irrigation in Ecological Restructuring: Empirical Evidence from Nepal”, Water Resources Journal, Vol. 52, 1st quarter, ST/ESCAP/SER.C/204, March 2000, pp. 29-38.
Punya P. Regmi and Karl E. Weber, “Eco-restructuring: a holistic methodological framework for sustainable agricultural development”, Outlook on AGRICULTURE, Vol. 28, No. 1, 1999, pp. 35-41.
Punya P. Regmi and Karl E. Weber, “Achieving Sustainable Agriculture Through Recognizing Gender Roles: Some Salient Points”, Gender, Technology and Development, Vol. 1, No. 2, 1997, pp. 225-245.
Punya P. Regmi and Karl E. Weber, “Sustainable Agriculture Development for Small Farmers in Nepal: Myth or Reality?”, Outlook on Agriculture, Vol. 25, No. 2, 1996, pp. 89-94.
Punya P. Regmi, “Agriculture and Technology: A Case Study of Small Farmers”, Water Nepal, Journal of Water Resource Development, Vol. 5, No. 1, January 1997, pp. 101-108.
Punya P. Regmi, “Importance of Eco-restructuring for the Sustainable Agricultural Development in Nepal”, UNU/IAS Working Paper No. 50, the United Nations University, Institute of Advanced Studies, Tokyo, Japan, 1998.
Major Keywords: Eco-Restructuring, Rural Development, Agriculture.