Education: B.Sc. Agriculture (Hons.) VNMAU, Parbhani (2014); M.Sc. Agricultural Economics, DRBSKKV,Dapoli(2016); Ph.D. Agricultural Economics, MPKV, Rahuri (2019)

Position held: Agricultural Economist (June 7, 2021 to till date)

Research Interest: Agricultural Production Economics, Agricultural Marketing

Research Projects: Agricultural Marketing Innovations, Research and Intelligence Centre (AMIRIC)

Selected Publications

1. Market and Non-Market Determinants of Farmers’ Paddy And Wheat Price Realization In India: A Hedonic Pricing Approach (with Priya Brata Bhoi, Kamal Vatta, Kashish Arora and Sunny Kumar), Agricultural Economics Research Review, 2024, 36, 91-101.
2. Addressing the Impact of Covid-19 on Dairy Value Chains: Evidence From Punjab, India (with Kashish Arora, Sunny Kumar, Priya Brata Bhoi and Kamal Vatta) Current Science. 2023; 124 (5): 570-577.
3. Probability Analysis for Forecasting Basmati Prices in Punjab: Application of Advanced Forecasting Models (with Priya Brata Bhoi, Kamal Vatta, Sunny Kumar, Kashish Arora1, and Gourav Kumar Vani) Journal of Agricultural Development And Policy. 2023 33,(2), 157-164.
4. Bridging Markets and Harvesting Fortunes: Price Forecasting and Market Integration For Major Agricultural Crops In Punjab, (with Kamal Vatta, Priya Brata Bhoi, Kashish Arora, and Sunny Kumar) Department of Economics and Sociology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 2023: pp -59.
5. Commodity Outlook Report: Maize (with Kamal Vatta, Kashish Arora, Sunny Kumar and Priya Brata Bhoi) Department of Economics and Sociology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 2023: pp -36.
6. Crop Diversification in South Asia: A Panel Regression Approach (with Pardeep Singh, Amit Guleria, Priya Brata Bhoi, Akash Kumar Bhoi, Manlio Bacco, and Paolo Barsocchi), Sustainability. 2022, 14, 9363.
7. Is Crop Diversification Vulnerable to Climate, Agricultural and Socio-Economic Factors in Himachal Pradesh, India? (with Pardeep Singh, Amit Guleria and Manoj Vaidya), Current Science. 2022; 123 (5): 707-7011.
8. Understanding India’s Reliance on Pulses for Food and Nutritional Security. Agricultural Situation in India. 2022 (with Reviraj Pawar) 79 (7), 24-30.
9. Economic Impact of Sugarcane Variety Co-86032 on Farmer’s Economy (with Chandrashekhar Gulve and Vasant Pokharkar), Indian Journal of Economics and Development. 2020; (16) : 354-359.
10. Total Factor Productivity and Returns to Investment in Sugarcane Research in Maharashtra (with V. G. Pokharkar and C. M. Gulve), Indian Journal of Economics and Development. 2019; 15(4) : 609-613.

Awards/Honours/Distinctions

• ICSSR Doctoral Fellowship, Indian Council of Social Science Research (2018-19).
• Best Paper Presentation Award for the research paper entitled “Cost, Returns and Profitability of Waingani Paddy Cultivation in Sindhudurg District of Maharashtra” in IJTA 4th International conference on Recent Advances in Agriculture and Horticulture Science, Jodhpur, Rajasthan. India.