Rashid Mehmood

Academic Background

M.Phil from Applied Economics Research Centre, University of Karachi.
M.A in Economics from Hazara University, Mansehra.

Research Experience

Rashid Mehmood has been working with the Collective since 2013 and has worked on social protection, education, nutrition and food security issues.Rashid completed his MPhil degree at Applied Economics Research Centre, where his thesis focused on fiscal decentralisation and human development.Prior to joining the Collective he has worked as a teaching assistant in Applied Economics Research Centre and as a field researcher with different organisations.

Research Interests

Poverty, social protection, education, agriculture and nutrition.

Reports and Publications at the Collective

  1. Nigel Poole, Jessica Agnew, Natasha Ansari, Bhavani R.v, Mar Maestre, Rashid Mehmood and Rohit Parasar, Being realistic about the contribution of private businesses to public nutrition objectives. Food Chain, 9:2, 91–102, Practical Action Publishing. June 2020.

    Keywords: LANSA

  2. Rebecca Pradeilles, Elizabeth Allen, Haris Gazdar, Hussain Bux Mallah, Azmat Budhani, Rashid Mehmood, Sidra Mazhar, Ayesha Mysorewala, Saba Aslam, Alan D. Dangour and Elaine Ferguson, Maternal BMI mediates the impact of crop-related agricultural work during pregnancy on infant length in rural Pakistan: a mediation analysis of cross-sectional data. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth Vol 19, Issue 504. December 2019.

  3. Rebecca Pradeilles, Tom Norris, Elaine Ferguson, Haris Gazdar, Sidra Mazhar, Hussain Bux Mallah, Azmat Budhani, Rashid Mehmood, Saba Aslam, Alan Dangour and Elizabeth Allen, Factors associated with catch-up growth in early infancy in rural Pakistan: A longitudinal analysis of the women's work and nutrition study. Maternal and Child Nutrition. November 2018.

  4. Natasha Ansari, Rashid Mehmood and Haris Gazdar, Analysing Pakistan's Modern Dairy ValueChain Intervention. LANSA Working Paper Series, Volume 2018 No 29. June 2018.

  5. Rashid Mehmood and Natasha Ansari, The Dairy Reform That Wasn't. Collective Blog. April 2018.

  6. Natasha Ansari, Rashid Mehmood and Haris Gazdar, A Value-Chain Perspective on Wheat Flour Fortification in Pakistan. LANSA Working Paper Series, Volume 2018 No 27. April 2018.

  7. Natasha Ansari, Rashid Mehmood and Haris Gazdar, Going Against the Grain of Optimism: Flour Fortification in Pakistan. IDS Bulletin, Volume 49, Issue 1, pages 57-71. February 2018.

  8. Natasha Ansari, Rashid Mehmood and Haris Gazdar, 'Milk for Milk, Water for Water': Analysing Pakistan's Dairy Innovation . IDS Bulletin, Volume 49, Issue 1, pages 91-106. February 2018.

  9. Samar Zuberi and Rashid Mehmood, Plugging the Gaps between Farm and Fork. Collective Blog. October 2016.

  10. Samar Zuberi, Rashid Mehmood and Haris Gazdar, Review of Agri-Food Value Chain Interventions Aimed at Enhancing Consumption of Nutritious Food by the Poor: Pakistan. LANSA Working Paper, Volume 2016, No 7. July 2016.

  11. Ayesha Khan, Samar Zuberi, Rashid Mehmood and Rabia Khan, Best Practices in Girls' Enrolment in Pakistan. The Citizens Foundation: A Case Study. August 2015.

    Keywords: Education, Gender, Women

  12. Ayesha Khan, Samar Zuberi, Rashid Mehmood and Rabia Khan, Best Practices in Girls' Enrolment in Pakistan. The Citizens Foundation: A Case Study. Research Report. August 2015.

    Keywords: Education, Gender, Women

  13. Michael Loevinsohn and Rashid Mehmood, Convergence on Nutrition in Agricultural Systems of Innovation: Concepts and Methods, with Examples from Pakistan. LANSA Working Paper, Volume 2014, No.01. LANSA. October 2014.

    Keywords: Agriculture, Nutrition

  14. Rashid Mehmood and Samar Zuberi, Review of Agri-Food Chain Interventions Aimed at Enhancing Consumption of Nutritious Food by the Poor: Pakistan. LANSA Internal Paper. June 2014.

Press Publications

  1. Natasha Ansari and Rashid Mehmood, Land of milk. The News on Sunday (TNS). April 2018.

Collective Seminars


  1. Natasha Ansari and Rashid Mehmood, Milk for Milk, Water for Water: Analysing Pakistan's Dairy Innovation, Collective Seminar 2019-03, 19 Mar 2019.