P. S. Birthal

Biography

Dr. Pratap Singh Birthal is currently Principal Scientist at the National Institute of Agricultural Economics and Policy Research, New Delhi. Earlier, he has the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi Arid Tropics, Patancheru (Telangana), and the Institute of Development Studies, Jaipur. Dr Birthal has made notable contributions in agricultural economics and policy research. His important contributions focus on the interrelationship among high-value agriculture, agricultural growth and rural poverty; market linkages and value chains in smallholder production systems; impact of information on retruns from farming; instituional and policy requirements for accelrating adoption of technologies; and impact of climate change on agriculture. He has published more than 75 research papers in national and international journals, in addition to a number of books, policy papers, working papers, discussion papers etc. Dr. Birthal is a Fellow of the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS), and has also been conferred Recognition Award (Social Sciences) by it. He is a recipient of National Fellowship and Young Scientist Award from the Indian Council of Agricultural Research; DK Desai Prize (thrice) from the Indian Society of Agricultural Economics; and RT Doshi Award (thrice) from the Agricultural Economics Research Association (India) for his outsatnding contributions in the field of agricultural economics. Dr. Birthal serves on Edirorial Boards of many national and international journals, and commmittes of the central and state governments.

Research Interest

Agricultural Economics