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Dr. B.C.Barah

Dr. B. C. Barah is a principal scientist (economics) at NCAP, India currently leading the theme area of Agricultural Growth, Adjustment and Outlook, providing leadership to a number of inter-disciplinary professional members. He is also a member of the team in the thematic area of Sustainable Agriculture. Dr. B. C. Barah's wide ranging exposures include understanding of the grass root micro level reality of Indian rural scene to national and international scenario. Besides the research advisory, Dr. B. C. Barah is also responsible for fund-mobilization, research, networking and policy advocacy on agriculture and rural development. Several years of research in the unfavourable production environment (SAT and rainfed) has provided desired empirical parameters for policy intervention and identifying R&D needs for productivity enhancing, resource conserving and income generation for the vulnerable small farmers the poor. The major research areas include agricultural risk and uncertainty, pattern of agricultural growth and constraints to development, water resource development and ecological implications, environmental sustainability, demand and supply analysis, rural institutional innovations, environmental economics and policy advocacy. He also devotes his time on IT facilitation and networking in agricultural economics research. Dr. B. C. Barah has a high class Ph.D. degree in the applied econometrics. He served various institutions including the International crops research Institute for semi arid & topics (ICRISAT), Central University of Hyderabad, NABARD, Mumbai, Cornell University, New York, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP), International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Manila, Asian Productivity Organisation (APO), Tokyo, before taking up the present position at NCAP. Dr. B. C. Barah published a number of research papers in national, local and international journals, technical reports/bulletins and books.

 

Some Publications:

 

Book/Technical Report

Natural Resource: Water

Barah B C:

Traditional Water Harvesting Systems in India;

New Age International (formerly Wiley Eastern) Publications, New Delhi 1996

 

Barah B C (ed):

Water Resource Development & Ecological Implication;

Delta Publisher, Hyderabad, New Delhi1995

 

Barah B C:

Economics of Water-sharing in drought-prone area and ecological implications;

Research report, ICAR New Delhi1991

Agricultural Policy

Barah B C;

Food, Population, Food and Environment,

NCAP New Delhi2000

 

Barah B C

NORTH EASTERN INDIA; Prioritisation of Strategies for Agricultural Development

NCAP/ North East Council, Shillong/Assam Agricultural University 2001

Agricultural Policy: Commodity analysis

B C Barah and R Betne NATP/NCAP,

Rice Bibliography, [An annotated bibliography],

NATP (ICAR), New Delhi, 2002

 

Barah B C, Sushil Pandey, V Rene and L Velasco,

Pattern rice productivity growth in Eastern India: Implication for Research and Policy,

Occasional paper; NCAP/IRRI, New Delhi2002

 

Barah B C and Rajeev Betne

Rice Bibliography

Proc. Workshop on socio Economic Dynamics of rice production system in eastern India, Central Rice Research Institute, Cuttack 9-1 July2001

 

Barah B C;

Rice Data Base; a document prepared for discussion at the 4th Workshop on socio Economic Dynamics of rice production system in eastern India,

Central Rice Research Institute, Cuttack 9-1 July 2001

Agricultural Risk & Uncertainty

Sushil Pandey and B C Barah

Risk analysis and Management in rainfed areas,

Policy paper, IRRI, Manila Philippines2000

 

Barah B C, H P Binswanger;

Yield risk, Risk aversion, Genotype selection;

Research Bulletin No. 3 ICRISAT1980

 

B C Barah

Econometric analysis of weather uncertainty and crop production; unpublished PhD. dissertation

IARI 1975

Agricultural Statistics

B C Barah

Analysis of non-response in mail survey

 M. Sc dissertation, IARI

 

Barah B C;

Combining Time Series & Cross Section Data in Regression Analysis;

ICRISAT Occasional paper 1978

Analysis of Supply Response

Barah B C

Long run area decision and supply response of Indian Tea;

International Association of Forecasting, Amsterdam 1988

Environmental Sustainability

Barah B C, in

Fiscal Instruments for environmental sustainability of water resource,

Mathur O and U Shankar (ed) FISCAL INSTRUMENTS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY, NIPFP, New Delhi 1998

 

Barah B C;

Fiscal Instruments for Environmental Sustainability,

NIPFP, New Delhi, 1996

Natural Resource: Water Institutions

Barah B C;

Ecology and Tradition of Water Harvesting Systems;

Proc International Conference of Agricultural Economists, Harare, Zimbabwe1994

Book Chapters

Agricultural Policy

Barah B C, A K Neog;

Analysis of resource endowment and economic management; a study of north east India,

A Barua (ed), INDIA’S NORTH EAST; Developmental Issues in a historical perspective, Manohar, A publication of the French Research Institutes in India, New Delhi2005

 

Barah B C,

Prospects of Economic Development in Assam;

Dutta Roy B(ed) ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF ASSAM, North eastern Indian Council for Social Science Research (NEICSSR), Shillong 1993

 

B C Barah & Chandan Hazarika

Food Security in Assam: Some policy interventions

A Banerji (ed), FOOD SECURITY AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM TODAY; Failure and Successes, Kanishka Publishers2004

Agricultural Policy: Credit

Barah B C,

Agricultural Credit in India

 APO (ed) AGRICULTURAL CREDIT IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC; Asian Productivity Organisation (APO), Tokyo JAPAN2001

Agricultural Risk & Uncertainty

Barah B C, H P Binswanger

Component of income fluctuation and effect of infrastructure on risk reduction

Kalmon K E and J Martinez (ed); COMPUTER APPLICATION IN FOOD PROCESSING & Agri. Engineering, North Holland publishing Co. 1982

 

Barah B C,

An analysis of the components of crop income variability (A case study of Paddy in Eastern India),

IRRI, Manila Phillipines2000

 

Barah B C,

An analysis of the components of crop income variability (A case study of Paddy),

IRRI, Manila Phillipines2000

 

Barah B C

Emergence of Ground Water Market and Ecological Implication;

Proc International Conference on PROSPECT FOR AGRL. DEVELOPMENT IN CHINA, Beijing 1992

 

Binswanger H P, N S Jodha, B C Barah,

The Nature and Significance of risk in the Semi Arid Tropics;

Ryan J.G and H L Thompson (eds): SOCIO ECONOMIC CONSTRAINTS TO DEVELOPMENT, ICRISAT, Hyderabad

Environmental Sustainability

Barah B C,

Agricultural Production system and environmental sustainability: Lessons from long term manurial trials

Brono Dorin et al (ed) AGRICULTURAL INCENTIVES IN INDI; PROSPECTIVE PATH TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, Centre De Science and Humane, French Research Institutes in India, Manohar Publisher, New Delhi2004

 

Barah B C; in,

Agricultural production system and Environmental sustainability;

SS Acharya, et al (ed), Sustainable AGRICULTURE, POVERTY AND FOOD SECURITY a publication of the Asian Society of Agricultural Economists, Seoul, S Korea2002

 

Barah B C

An Economic Analysis Financing in Assam of Flood;

Agricultural Scenario in the North Eastern India, NEICSSR, Shillong2003

Natural Resource: Water Institutions

Barah B C,

Healthy bodies and weaker institutions: A historical perspectives of water institutions,

Pal Suresh et al (ed) INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE IN INDIAN AGRICULTURE, NCAP, New Delhi2003;

 

Barah B C, D N Reddy, T Sudhakar,

Throttled Tanks in South India,

DYING WISDOM; Rise and fall of potential of India’s traditional water harvesting systems, Anil Agarwal and Sunita Narain(ed), Centre for Science and Environment, New Delhi 1997

Jr. Articles

Agricultural Policy: Unfavourable Environment

Barah B C; 

Economics of FLOOD ECO-SYSTEM in Assam; on Constraints to agricultural development of North East India,

Jr. of NE ICCSR Shillong July1990

 

Barah B C;

Constraints to agricultural development of Assam;

Jr. of NEICSSR, (April) 1990

Agricultural Policy

Barah B C, H P Binswanger;

Regional effect of National stabilisation policies, a case of India;

Journal article No. 219 ICRISAT1982

Agricultural Policy: Commodity analysis

B C Barah and Sushil Pandey,

Synthesis on Socio economic dynamics of rice production systems in eastern India,

Indian Jr. of Agril Economics, vol 60 (1) Jan-March pp 110-136 2005

 

Barah B C and Sushil Pandey;

Changing pattern growth in agricultural production systems in rainfed areas,

paper prepared for EPW

 

Barah B C,.

Analysis of some aspects of changing pattern of rice economy in India; Emerging problems and policies,

Indian Farming, vol 54 (8), November, pp22-35 2004

Agricultural Policy: Credit

B C Barah

Do we need new credit policy-A Face of Rural Credit in India: How long the neglect of India’s lifeline continue without a change?,

Commodity India, Comprehensive Agri-commodity Intelligence 4(8), August pp23-29 2004

Agricultural Risk & Uncertainty

Barah B C,

Risk aversion in plant breeding, concept and application;

EUPHYTICA 30 1981.

Analysis of Supply Response

Barah B C, T Chiranjeevi;

Analysis of area decision in Indian tea industry;

Indian Jr. of Agril. Economics Oct – Dec1991

Consumer behaviour

Barah B C, Asha Prasuna,

FOOD AND FAMILY - Is calorie discrimination a basis a basis for female deprivation?

Jr. of A.P.Economic Association, Hyderabad 1989

 

Barah B C, Asha P;

An Analysis of Consumption Behaviour & Sex Discrimination: A Study of Adult Equivalent Scales; Indian

Jr. of Ag. Econ 1994

Natural Resource: Water

Barah B C, D N Reddy, T Sudhakar;

Decline of Traditional Water Harvesting in the Drought Prone Areas of Andhra Pradesh; Indian

Indian Jr. of Agril Economics, Jan-March 1993

 

Barah B C;

Traditional Water Harvesting Systems; A perspectives;

Indian Jr. of Hill farming, 1994

 

Barah B C and A K Neog

Water Resource and Economic Development in North East India

Jr. of AERA, 1996

Natural Resource: Water Institutions

Reddy Ratna, B C Barah;

Water Marketing in Rayalseema A.P;

Jr. of Overseas Development Institute, London1991

Policy Papers

Agricultural Policy: Commodity analysis

B C Barah;

Dynamics of Rice Economy in India: Emerging Scenario and Policy Options,

NABARD, Mumbai2005

 

B C Bhowmick, Barah B C and N Barthakur

Changing Pattern of Rice Production Systems and Technology in Assam

Policy paper 22, NCAP, New Delhi2005

Agricultural Risk & Uncertainty

Sushil Pandey and B C Barah

Risk analysis and Management in rainfed areas,

Policy paper, IRRI, Manila Philippines2000

Institutional Reform

B C Barah,

Institutional Innovation: A driver for Agrarian Prosperity (A case study of the FMC in Assam),

Research Report, NCAP2005

Agricultural Innovation

B C Barah

Socio Economic and Ecological concerns for productivity enhancing and resource conservation practice in Rice (Case study of SRI in the Peninsular India)

NCAP 2005