Assistant Professor, Agricultural Development and Rural Transformation Centre (ADRTC)

• Agriculture and Resource Economics

• Agricultural trade and Business Management

• Econometrics  

• Banking and Financial analytics 

• Ph.D. in  Agricultural Economics, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore

• M. Sc. in Agricultural Economics, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore

• B. Sc. in Agricultural Marketing and Co-operation, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore

• PG Diploma in Exploration, Exploitation and Management of Groundwater Resources, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

Articles

• Lokesh.G.B., Hari Shilpa.G.R., and Chandrakanth. M.G., 2005, An Economic analysis of tomato production, processing and marketing in Karnataka, Agricultural Marketing January – March, pp 15-21.

• Lokesh.G.B., and Chandrakanth.M.G.,2004, Economics of production, marketing and processing of turmeric in Karnataka, Indian Journal of Agricultural Marketing 18(2):32-44.

• Lokesh.G.B., Muthappa.P.P., and Chandakanth.M.G., 2004, Economics of cultivation and marketing of passion fruit in Karnataka, Agricultural Economics Research Review. Vol.17 January-June 2004 pp 131-138.

• Lokesh.G.B., and Chandrakanth, M.G. 2002, A study for commercial cultivation of sweet flag (Acorus calamus) in Tumkur district of Karnataka, Journal of Medicinal and Aromatic plants Sciences 24 (2002): 984-989.

• Lokesh.G.B., 2001, Economic Scenario of Wind Energy TREE NEWS letter Vol. 2(4) :12-14.

• Lokesh.G.B., Chandrakanth. M.G., Alluvinanchinnaliruva Oshadi Sasya – Baje Published in Prajavani dated 13th  Feb, 2002.

• Lokesh.G.B., Chandrakanth.M.G.,  and Chinnappa Reddy., B.V., 2004, Total Economic Valuation of Watershed Development Program in Kallambella, Karnataka, National Seminar on Impact Assessment of Watershed Development: Conceptual and Methodological Issues held at  Water Technology Centre, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbature , Nov 24-26.

• Ravishankar.P.S., and Lokesh.G.B., 2003,  Problems in Trade of medicinal plants,  published in proceedings of symposium on Medicinal and aromatic crops: challenges and prospects held at Mythic society, Bangalore, Nov 16-17.

• Lokesh.G.B., and Chandrakanth.M.G., Vasundhara.M., and Kathreshan., 2001, Economics of cultivation of sweet flag (Acorus calamus), published in National Seminar on Medicinal and Aromatic plants compendium,  Feb 2001, PP  158-162.

• International Fellowship (MASHAV) to attend the International course “Exploration, Exploitation and Management of Groundwater Resources” from of Foreign Ministry of Israel, for the period of Feb- June 2003.

• Senior Research Fellowship for Ph.D. from Team of Excellence in Natural Resource Economics (TOE-NRE) project funded by ICAR, Department of Agricultural Economics, UAS, Bangalore, October 1999- 2002.

Dr. G B Lokesh
Assistant Professor, ADRTC
Institute for Social and Economic Change
Nagarabhavi P.O. BANGALORE-560072, India
Tel : Office 080-23215468, 23215519
Fax : 080-23217008
e-mail: lokesh@isec.ac.in