Mohd Khairi Ismail is a Post Doctoral Research Fellow at Ungku Aziz Centre for Development Studies (UAC), University of Malaya. He holds a Bachelor of Economics (first-class honours) from Northern University of Malaysia (UUM) and Doctor of Philosophy (Environment & Development) (Economics) from National University of Malaysia (UKM), Malaysia. His research interests are in development economics, agricultural economics, environmental management, and business management. He has published more than 50 articles and currently serves on the editorial board of Sage Open, and International Journal of Social Sciences and Economic Review (IJSSER).