Dr. Aldas Janaiah, Senior Scientist

 E-mail: ajanaiah@ncap.res.in 

 

Academic Qualifications:

 

• Post Doctoral Fellow, IRRI, The Philippines (1999-2002)
• Ph.D. (agricultural economics), Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi (India), 1995.
• M.Sc. (agricultural economics), Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University (now renamed as Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University), Rajendranagar, Hyderabad (India), 1989.
• B.Sc. (agriculture), Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University (now renamed as Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University), Rajendranagar, Hyderabad (India), 1987

 

Past Professional Experience:

 

• Visiting Fellow, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR), Mumbai, August 2002-August 2004 (on deputation from DRR/ICAR)
• Project Scientist (agricultural economics) at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Los Banos, The Philippines, October 1999-March 2002 (on deputation from DRR/ICAR)
• Joined the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) as a Scientist in 1991 through Agricultural Research Services (ARS)-1990.  Served as a Scientist (agricultural economics) at Directorate of Rice Research (ICAR-institution), Hyderabad until February 2005.

 

Special Assignments:

 

• International Team Leader for the World Bank-Asian Development Bank Joint Project “Assessing the Poverty Impacts of Public Expenditures in Irrigation in Viet Nam“, November 2002-May 2004
• Member, Experts’ Group on Green Revolution Initiative in Africa, The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (June 2003-June 2005).

 

Research Projects Carried out/Associated:

Completed:

Ø      Impacts of modern farm technologies on poverty and income distribution in rural Asia

Ø      The productivity impacts of green revolution in cereal crops in India (FASID-sponsored study)

Ø      Assessing the poverty impacts of public expenditures in irrigation sector

Ø      Economic evaluation of the farm-level impacts of hybrid rice technology in tropical Asia

Ø      Economic analysis of constraints to increasing rice production under irrigated environments

Ø      Analysis of the seed system and seed policy for rice in Bangladesh

Ø      Impact assessment of coordinated network for rice improvement in India

Ø      The seed system development: The case of rice in Andhra Pradesh, India

Ø      Impact of farm mechanization on rural livelihood: A comparative assessment in high productive and low productive regions in India

Ø      The comparative economics and adoption behavior of hybrid rice technology in India: An ex-ante assessment

Ø      Economic rationale of improved farm machinery on rice farms: A case study in AP, India.

Ø      Economic evaluation of Operational Research Project on IPM in Rice

 

In-hand

Ø      Impact assessment of fisheries research in India.

Ø      Rural Distress and Farmers’ Suicides in Andhra Pradesh

 

 

Current Areas of Interests:

 

• The livelihood impacts of agricultural modernization
• Farm-level impacts of transgenic crop varieties/GMOs
• Institutional economics of agricultural R&D

 

List of Selected Published Research Papers:

(Only Journal Articles published during the past 5 years)

 

1.      Janaiah, Aldas, Lalith Achoth and Cynthia Bantilan (2005). Has the Green Revolution Bypassed Coarse Cereals? The Indian Experience, eJournal of Agricultural and Development Economics, Food & Agriculture Organization of United Nations, Vol. 2 (1), pp.20-31

 

2.      Janaiah, Aldas, Mahabub Hossain and Keijiro Otsuka (2006). Productivity Impact of the Modern Varieties of Rice u India. The Developing Economies, Vol. 44 (2), Pp. 190-207.

3.      Janaiah, Aldas, Keijiro Otsuka and Mahabub Hossain (2005). Is the Productivity Impact of the Green Revolution in Rice Vanishing? Empirical Evidence from TFP Analysis for Rice. Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 40 (53), Pp. 5596-5600

4.      Janaiah, Aldas and Mahabub Hossain (2004). Partnership in the Public Sector Agricultural R & D: Evidence from India. Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 39 (50), pp. 5327-5334

 

1.      Janaiah, Aldas (2003). The Seed Delivery System in Andhra Pradesh: Institutional and Policy Issues. The Indian Journal of Agricultural Marketing, Vol. 17 (2).

 

2.      Aldas Janaiah and Mahabub Hossain (2003): Can Hybrid Rice Technology help Productivity Growth in Asian Tropics? Farmers’ Experiences, Economic and Political Weekly, 21 June 2003, Vol. 38 (25), pp. 2492-2501

 

3.      Cheryll B. Casiwan, A. Janaiah, Sergio R. Francisco, Mahabub Hossain, Josephine Narciso, Ellaine Cabrera and FlordelizaC. Hidalgo (2003): Hybrid Rice Cultivation in the Philippines: Early Farm Level Experiences, Economic and Political Weekly, 21 June 2003, Vol. 38 (25), pp. 2502-2508.

 

4.      C. Ramasamy, A. Janaiah, K. N. Selvarajan and M. Hossain (2003): Hybrid Rice in Tamil Nadu: Evaluation of Farmers’ Experiences, Economic and Political Weekly, 21 June 2003, Vol. 38 (25), pp. 2509-2512.

 

5.      Aldas Janaiah  (2003): Hybrid Rice in Andhra Pradesh: Findings of a Survey, Economic and Political Weekly, 21 June 2003, Vol. 38 (25).  pp. 2513-2516.

 

6.      Mahabub Hossain, A Janaiah and Muzzam Husain  (2003): Hybrid Rice in Bangladesh: Farm-Level Performance, Economic and Political Weekly, 21 June 2003, Vol. 38 (25). pp. 2517-2522.  

 

7.      Mahabub Hossain, Tran Thi Ut and A Janaiah  (2003): Vietnam Experience with Hybrid Rice, Economic and Political Weekly, 21 June 2003, Vol. 38 (25), pp. 25232529.

 

8.  P.G. Chengappa, A Janaiah and M V Srinivasa Gowda  (2003): Profitability of Hybrid Rice Cultivation: Evidences from Karnataka, Economic and Political Weekly, 21 June 2003, Vol. 38 (25), pp. 2531-2534.

 

9. Janaiah, A (2002): Hybrid Rice for Indian Farmers: Myths and Realities, Economic and Political Weekly, 9 October 2002, Vol. 37 (42), pp. 4319-4328.

 

10. Janaiah, A, Mahabub Hossain and Muazzam Husain (2002), Hybrid Rice for Tomorrow’s Food Security: Can the Chinese Miracle be replicated in Other Countries? Outlook on World Agriculture, Vol. 31 (1)

 

11. Hossain, M, Janaiah, A and Muazzam Husain and Firdousi Nahar (2001), The Rice Seed Delivery System in Bangladesh: Institutional and Policy Issues, The Bangladesh Development Studies, Vol. 27 (4)

 

12. Janaiah, A and Mahabub Hossain (2001), Impact of Crop Science Research on India’s Food Security: A Macro-level View, India Grains, Vol. 3 (5), May issue

 

13. Janaiah, A and M. Hossain (2001), Hybrid Rice for India's Food Security: Needs, Current Status and Policy Issues. Economic and Political Weekly, (Accepted for publication)

 

14. Janaiah, A. (2000), Economic Impact of Crop Management oo Productivity and Profitability of Hybrid and Inbred Rices in India: Evidences from a Farm-Level Study, The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, Feb, 2000, Vol. 70 (2): 77-84

 

15. Janaiah, A, A.G. Agarwal and M. Hossain (2000), Poverty and Income Distribution in the Irrigated and Rainfed Ecosystems: Insights from Village Studies in Chattissgarh, India, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 35 (52), 30 December 2000 issue.

 

16. Ut, Tran Thi, M. Hossain and A. Janaiah (2000), Impact of Technology and Infrastructure on Poverty and Income Distribution in Rural Vietnam, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 35 (52), 30 December 2000 issue.

 

17. Thakur, Jahawar, M. L. Bose, M. Hossain and A. Janaiah (2000). Rural Income Distribution and Poverty in Bihar, India: Insights from Village Studies, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 35 (52) 30 December 2000 issue.

 

18. Janaiah, A and M. Hossain (2000), Growth and Instability of Rice-Wheat System in India: Comparative Analysis in High Vs Low Productivity Regions, India Grains, and Vol. 2 (1).

 

19. Janaiah, A and M. Hossain (2000), Issues for Policy Intervention to Promote Hybrid Rice Technology in India: A Few Lessons from Recent Experiences, India Grains, Vol. 2 (9).