Climate Smart Agriculture in South Asia (PDF)

Dr Barun Deb Pal is a Program Manager at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - South Asia chapter, New Delhi, India. He received his Master's in Economics from the University of Calcutta, India and his PhD from Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India. He has more than 10 years of experience in economic policy modelling with a special focus on climate change policy analysis. He has many research articles and books to his credit. His most recent articles have been published in the Journal of Economic Structures, Economic Systems Research, Journal of Science and Technology, and his co-authored book "GHG Emissions and Economics Growth - A Computable General Equilibrium Model Based Analysis for India" was published by Springer.

Dr Avinash Kishore obtained his Master's in Public Affairs from Princeton University, USA and his PhD in Public Policy from Harvard University, USA. He is interested in agriculture, environment, and development economics. Atthe International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) South Asia chapter, New Delhi, India he is working as a Research Fellow and is engaged in research projects that seek to bridge the gap between laboratories and farms in Indian agriculture using action research in collaboration with agricultural universities, agribusiness firms and farmers. He has published more than 15 articles in journals of international repute like Water International, Water Policy, Food Policy, Economic Development and Cultural Change and Economic and Political Weekly.

Dr Pramod Kumar Joshi is Director of the IFPRI - South Asia chapter, New Delhi, India. His areas of research include technology policy, market, and institutional economics. Dr Joshi is a recipient of many awards such as the Dr MS Randhawa Memorial Award of the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (2009-11), Prof RC Agarwal Lifetime Achievement Award of the Indian Society of Agricultural Economics, DK Desai Award of the Indian Society of