Autor: Kavery Ganguly

Ashok Gulati is the Infosys Chair Professor for Agriculture at Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER). Prior to this, he was the Chairman of the Commission for Agriculture Costs and Prices (CACP), Government of India. He also served as the Director at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) for more than 10 years. He is also currently on the Central Board of Directors of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) and National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX). He has 15 books and several research papers on Indian and Asian agriculture to his credit. Dr Gulati is a prolific writer in leading media on agri-policies. He was honoured with «Padma Shri” award in 2015 by the President of India for his significant contribution in the area of agricultural economics and policymaking.   Kavery Ganguly is a Senior Research Fellow at Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER). She began her career with International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), and worked as Lead – Policy Advocacy and Research with CII-Food and Agriculture Centre of Excellence. She also worked as an independent consultant on Political Economy of Food Price Policy, jointly led by Copenhagen University, Cornell University and UNU-WIDER. Kavery has been working in the area of agriculture and food policy research and advocacy for the past 17 years.She has contributed to research publications including book chapters, research reports, and peer reviewed papers.   Harsh Wardhan is a Consultant at ICRIER, working on issues related to agricultural and food policies, agricultural value chains and food prices. He has over seven years of research experience. Prior to ICRIER, he worked as a consultant with Office of Economic Advisor, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Go I and as Research/Academic Associate at Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad. He has co-authored a book, Marketed and Marketable Surplus of Major Foodgrains in India, Springer 2017. He has also published research reports, book chapters, and articles in reputed journals and newspapers. He has completed his Master’s in Economics from Ambedkar University, Delhi (AUD) and Bachelor’s in Economics from Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi