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Scientific Staff

Dr. Anuradha Narala
Discipline: Agricultural Economics | Designation: Scientist | At IIMR Since: 25th November, 2019
Email: anuradha@millets.res.in
Academic Qualifications
Degree | Institute / University | Year of completion | Subject(s) with major field |
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Ph D | Anand Agricultural University, Anand, Gujarat | 2010 | Agricultural Economics |
M.Sc. (Ag) | Anand Agricultural University, Anand, Gujarat | 2006 | Agricultural Economics |
B.Sc. (Ag) | Acharya NG Ranga Agricultural University, Bapatla College, Bapatla, Andhra Pradesh | 2003 | Agricultural Sciences |
Employment Record & Experience (Starting from the present position)
Designation | Organization | Institution & place of posting | Period (From-to) |
Duration (years, months) |
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Scientist | ICAR | Indian Institute of Millets Research, Hyderabad | 25 November 2019-till date | |
Scientist | ICAR | Central Institute for Cotton Research, Nagpur, Maharashtra | 17-09-2010 to 24-11-2019 | 9 years 1 month |
Current responsibilities:
- Database of Millets
Recent major contributions:
- Cotton Price Forecasting models
- Socio-Economic impact analysis of cotton production
- Gender related analysis
Recent awards and recognitions:
- Nil
Current collaborative activities:
- Nil
Relevant experiences
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Impact analysis and price forecasting models.
Recent most significant publications:
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Journal papers
- Anuradha Narala and Usha rani (2019) Gender issues : Women in cotton Farming in Vidarbha region of Maharashtra, Indian Journal of Extension Education(Accepted)
- Isabella Agarwal and Anuradha Narala (2019): Comparing predictive accuracy through price forecasting models in cotton, Journal of Cotton Research Development,34(1):146-157.
- A.R.Reddy, D. Blaise,and Anuradha N.(2018): Cost escalation in cotton cultivation: An Analysis. Economic Affairs, Vol 63, No.4, pp. 833-838.
- A.Ravindra Raju, N.Anuradha, Rachana Deshmukh and Shilpa Babar, (2018). Participatory evaluation of technologies for improving the profitability of Bt hybrids cotton based cropping systems in calcareous soils: Journal of Cotton.Res.Dev, 32(2)218-225.
- A.R. Reddy, M.V.Venugopal, Isabella Aggarwal and Anuradha Narala, (2016), IS MSP relevant for cotton farmers in India; Cotton research Journal, Vol.7, no.2.
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Popular Articles:
- Narala Anuradha, Pantwane P, Meshram M ans Suke R, “India’s Cotton Trade : An Overview’’(2016), International Journal of Life Sciences, An International Peer Reviewed Open Access Journal : Special issue A6 ; February 2016 ; A-47.
- Meshram Jayant H, Narala A, Kharche R, Rodge C, Pantawane P, Suke R, Meshram M and Kranthi KR (2016), “Role of Technology Mission on Cotton (TMC) in enhancing cotton productivity’’, International Journal of Life Sciences, An International Peer Reviewed Open Access Journal : Special issue A6 ; February 2016 ; A- 23.
- Pantwane Pranali T, Narala A, Raju AR, Meshram MP and Suke R (2016), “Trends of Minimum Support Price for Cotton’’, International Journal of Life Sciences, An International Peer Reviewed Open Access Journal : Special issue A6 ; February 2016 ; A- 19.
- Anuradha Narala, 2018, Insight on profitability of cotton farming-Post Bt era, Cotton Statistics&News, Cotton association of India, N0-33, 13th November.
- Anuradha Narala, 2019, Cotton Trade of India, A breif time series analysis, Cotton Statistics&News, Cotton association of India, N0-9, 2019. Conference papers
- A R Reddy, M V Venugopalan, Isabella Aggarwal and Anuradha Narala. 2017. Is MSP relevant for cotton farmers in India, 7th Asian Cotton Research and Development Network Meeting, 15-17 September 2017, Nagpur, India.
Other professional activities
- Member of Indian Society of Cotton Improvement (ISCI)
- Member, Society for Millet Research, Hyderabad