Associate Professor, Agricultural Development and Rural Transformation Centre (ADRTC).

Area of Specialisation

• Agricultural Economics (Horticulture & Floriculture)
• Fisheries
• Poverty Alleviation Programmes
• Non-Governmental Organisations
• Informal Sector in Rural and Urban Areas

Ph.D degree in Economics, Bangalore University, July 1994. Topic of the Thesis: "Informal Sector and the Urban Poor in a Metropolitan Area: A Case Study of Bangalore".

LL.B., Bangalore University, passed in 1985.

M.A., in Economics, Mysore University, April 1976, obtained II Class.

B.A., Mysore University, April 1973, obtained II Class

Books

• Crops and Cultivation, State of the Indian Farmer: A Millennium Study, Ministry of Agriculture, Govt of India and Academic Foundation, New Delhi, Sept. 2004

Articles

• Impact of Removal of Quantitative Restrictions on Import of Agricultural Produce (With R.S. Deshpande) in S. M Jharwal, R.S Deshpande et.al (eds), Glimpses of Indian Agriculture: Macro and Micro Aspects, Vol. 1: Macro Aspects, Academic Foundation, New Delhi, 2008.

• Evaluation Study of Feed and Fodder Development Under Centrally Sponsored Schemes in Karnataka, (With R. S Deshpande) in S. M Jharwal, R.S Deshpande et.al (eds), Glimpses of Indian Agriculture: Macro and Micro Aspects, Vol. II Macro Aspects, Academic Foundation, New Delhi, 2008.

• Floriculture in Karnataka: Performance, Problems and Prospects) in S. M Jharwal, R.S. Deshpande et.al (eds), Glimpses of Indian Agriculture: Macro and Micro Aspects, Vol. II: Macro Aspects, Academic Foundation, New Delhi, 2008.

• An Evaluation Study of Prime Minister’s Rojgar Yojana in Karnataka (with R.S.Deshpande, M.J, Bhende and S Manasi) in S. M Jharwal, R.S Deshpande et.al (eds), Glimpses of Indian Agriculture: Macro and Micro Aspects, Vol. II Macro Aspects, Academic Foundation, New Delhi, 2008.

• Encroachment of Water spread Area of Tanks in Karnataka: Magnitude, Causes and Consequences, Agricultural Economics Research Review, Vol.19, No.1 January-June 2006.

• Encroachment of Tanks: A Study in Karnataka, Land Bank Journal, Vol.45, No.1, June 2006.

• Growth Pattern of Onion and Tomato Crops in Karnataka, in Impact, Adoption and Vulnerability of Horticultural Crops to Climatic Change, Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bangalore, December 2005.

• Encroachment of Community Property Resources in Karnataka: Magnitude, Causes and Consequences, Indian Association of Social Science Institutions (IASSI) Quarterly Vol.23, No.4, April-June 2005.

• Decline of Tank Irrigated Area in Kolar, Indian Farming, August 2001.

• "Rag-Picking Children and NGO’S Of Bangalore", Social Welfare, Vol.47, No.2, May 2000.

• "Analysis Of Market Infrastructure, prices and Terms of Trade: A case Study of Karnataka, Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics, Vol. 53, No.3, July-September 1998.

• Status of Tank Irrigation in Karnataka, Proceedings of the Consultative Workshop on Renovation of Rainfed IrrigatioTanks with Farmers Involvement in Karnataka, DHAN Foundation, Madurai and ISRC, Bangalore 1998

• "Economics of Waste Collection and Recycling in Urban Informal Sector", Productivity, Vol.39, April-June 1998, pp.142-146.

• Study of Causes for the Shrinkage of Tank-Irrigated Area in Karnataka

• The Evaluation of Prime Minister’s Rozgar Yojana (PMRY) in the State of Karnataka (With Dr.R.S.Deshpande and Dr.M.J. Bhende)

• Consolidation of Study Reports of Shrinkage of Areas Covered by Tank Irrigation for Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka.

• The Reforms of Subsidy Regime in Respect of all Agricultural Implements and Machinery Including Drip and Sprinkler Irrigation( with R S Deshpande).

• The Impact of Removal of Quantitative Restrictions on Import of Agricultural Commodities (with R S Deshpande).

• Evaluation of Soft Loan Schemes for the Development of Post Harvest Infrastructure for Horticultural Crops in Karnataka

• Evaluation of Feed and Fodder Development under the Centrally Sponsored Schemes in Karnataka (With Dr.M.J. Bhende and Dr. R.S.Deshpande)

• Floriculture in Karnataka – Performance, Problems and Prospects

• Study of Tanks in Watershed Development Area in Karnataka