Biodata of Dr. P. Shinoj
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Dr. P. Shinoj (Born in 1980) joined NCAP as a
scientist in October, 2007. Shinoj graduated from
Kerala Agricultural University in the year 2001 and is the recipient of
KAU merit scholarship for excellence in academics. Shinoj
completed M.Sc. and Ph.D. in agricultural economics from Indian Agricultural
Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi in the year 2004 and 2007 respectively. His
area of specialization is agricultural marketing and international trade. Dr. Shinoj belongs to the 2005 batch of ARS and was presented
the ‘Best Trainee Award’ from National Academy of Agricultural Research
Management (NAARM), Hyderabad in 2007 for his outstanding performance in
academic and extra curricular activities. Dr. Shinoj
had been a visiting scholar at Department of Applied Economics and Management,
Cornell University, New York and at Food and Agricultural Policy Research
Institute (FAPRI), Iowa State University, Ames, United States. Besides this,
Dr. Shinoj had also been consultant to SAARC Agricultural
Centre (SAC), Dhaka, Bangladesh and National Agricultural
Cooperative Marketing Federation (NAFED), New Delhi. Shinoj has so far published 13 research papers in journals
of national repute, in addition to several popular articles and papers presented
in various national/international conference/seminars/workshops/symposia. |
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HONOURS/AWARDS
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Best Trainee Award, 81st Foundation Course for
Agricultural Research Service (FOCARS)
FELLOWSHIPS
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USDA Norman E. Borlaug International Agricultural Science
and Technology Fellowship 2009 under Indo-US Agricultural Knowledge Initiative.
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Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) Junior
Research Fellowship for pursuing Masters in Agricultural Economics from 2002 to
2004.
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Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) Fellowship
for pursuing Ph. D. in Agricultural Economics from 2004 to 2007.
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Kerala Agricultural University Merit Scholarship for
Excellence in Academics in 1998.
RESEARCH PROJECTS
UNDERTAKEN
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‘Implications
of biofuels on food security, social welfare and
environment in India’ Funded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation subcontracted
through International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Washington D.C.
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‘Developing
a Decision Support System for Commodity Market Outlook’ sponsored by National
Agricultural Innovation Project (NAIP), Indian Council of Agricultural
Research, New Delhi.
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‘Exploring
Market Opportunities of Fisheries Sector in India’ funded by National Dairy Development
Board (NDDB), Hyderabad.
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Capacity
Building to Enhance the Competitiveness of Indian Agriculture and Registration
Abroad’, a consultancy project sub-contracted to NCAP by National Agricultural
Cooperative Marketing Federation (NAFED), New Delhi.
PUBLICATIONS
Research
Papers Published in Refereed Journals
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Shinoj, P., Raju, S.S. and Joshi, P.K. (2011). India’s biofuel production programme:
Need for prioritizing alternative options. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 81(5): 391-397, May, 2011.
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Shinoj, P., Raju, S.S., Praduman
Kumar, Siwa Msangi, Pawan Yadav, Vishal
Shankar Thorat and Chaudhary,
K.R. (2010). An economic assessment along the jatropha-based biodiesel value
chain in India. Agricultural Economics Research Review, Vol. 23 (Conference Number): 393-404.
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Anjani Kumar, Shinoj, P. and Joshi, P.K. (2010). Global economic
crisis and Indian agriculture: Impacts and perspectives. Indian Journal of Agricultural
Economics, Vol. 65 (3): 508-519.
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Praduman Kumar, Shinoj
P., Raju, S.S., Anjani
Kumar, Karl M. Rich and Siwa Msangi.
(2010). Factor demand, output supply elasticities and
supply projections for major crops in India. Agricultural Economics Research
Review, Vol. 23 (1): 1-14.
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Raju, S.S., Shinoj, P. and Joshi, P.K. (2009). Sustainable development of biofuels: Prospects and challenges. Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. XLIV No. 52: 65-72. December,
26.
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Shinoj, P., Ganesh Kumar, B., Joshi, P.K.
and Datta, K.K. (2009). Export of India’s fish and
fishery products: Analysing the changing pattern/composition
and underlying causes. Indian Journal of
Agricultural Economics, Vol.64 (4): 541-556.
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Shinoj, P. and Mathur, V.C. (2009).
India’s potential for agricultural trade in Asia: A gravity model approach. The Asian Economic Review, Vol. 51(3):
475-486.
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Ganesh Kumar, B. and Shinoj, P. (2009). Changed scenario in trade of shrimp in India: Needed
policy measures. Indian Journal of
Agricultural Marketing (Conference special), Vol. 23(3): 32-41.
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Dastagiri, M. B., Ganesh Kumar B., and Shinoj P. (2009). Organized retail marketing in agriculture during WTO
regime: A paradigm shift. DSM Business
Review, Vol. 1(2): 77-102.
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Shinoj P. and Mathur V.C. (2008).
Comparative Advantage of India in Agricultural Exports vis-à-vis Asia: A
Post-reforms Analysis. Agricultural
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Shinoj P., Ganesh Kumar B., Sathiadhas R., Datta K.K., Muktha Menon and Shiv Kumar Singh (2008). Spatial price integration and
price transmission among major fish markets in India. Agricultural Economics
Research Review. Vol. 21 (conference number). pp 327-335.
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Shinoj P.
Monograph/Policy
Paper/Policy brief
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Shinoj, P. Raju, S.S., Ramesh
Chand, Praduman Kumar and Siwa Msangi (2011.) Biofuels in India: Future Challenges. Policy Brief No. 36,
National Centre for Agricultural Economics and Policy Research, New Delhi.
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Ramesh Chand, Ashok Gulati,
Shinoj, P. and Kavery
Ganguly (2011). Managing food inflation in India:
Reforms and policy options. Policy Brief No. 35, National Centre for Agricultural
Economics and Policy Research, New Delhi.
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Shinoj P. (2009). India-ASEAN trade in agriculture: Retrospect and
prospect. Policy Brief No. 29, National Centre for Agricultural Economics and
Policy Research, New Delhi.
Popular articles / Other
publications
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Ramesh Chand and
Shinoj P. (2010). Food inflation in India: Causes
and remedies. Yojana, Ministry of Information
and Broadcasting, Government of India, August, 2010.
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Shinoj P. (2010). Targeting
poverty through employment generation: Roadmap for the future. India Economy
Review, Vol.7 (2): 52-65, June, 2010.
Papers in selected Conferences/Seminars/Workshops/Symposia:
International
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Shinoj P., Raju,
S.S. and Praduman Kumar. 2011. Assessing the
jatropha-based biodiesel value chain in India. Paper presented at 3rd
Global Modeling Workshop of the project ‘Biofuels
and the Poor’ held at IFPRI, Washington DC from 16-18, March, 2011.
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Shinoj P and Raju S.S. 2010. Overview of Biofuel Development
in India. Brown Bag Seminar presented
at Department of Applied Economics and Management, College of Agriculture and
Life Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York on 29 April, 2010.
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Raju S.S.
and Shinoj
P. 2009. Biofuel
Policy and Potential in India. Paper presented at 2nd Global
Modeling Workshop of the project ‘Biofuels and the
Poor’ held at IFPRI, Washington from 28-30, October, 2009.
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Shinoj P. and Joshi P. K. 2007. Poverty alleviation programmes in
India: A Brief Profile. Regional meeting on “Poverty Alleviation through Agriculture”
organized by UNESCAP-CAPSA, Bangkok, Thailand.
National
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Rajni Jain,
Raj Kumar, Anjani Kumar, P Shinoj
and Shiv Kumar 2010. Online Database Repository: Case
Study of Agricultural and Socio-Economic Datasets. Paper presented in 3rd
International Conference on Data Management held on 11-12th March, 2010 at
Institute of management technology, Ghaziabad.
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Ganesh Kumar
B., Shinoj P., Senthil
R. and Vidhyasagar Reddy G. 2009. Marketing and Trade
of Shrimp in India: A supply Chain Analysis. Paper presented at National
Seminar on ‘A Roadmap to Emerging Trends in Food Processing and Marketing’ held
at Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru College of Agricultural
Research Institute, Karaikal, Puducherry
on 17-18 September, 2009.
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Shinoj P., Ganesh Kumar B., Sathiadhas R.
and Datta K.K. 2009. ‘Market Integration in Shrimp
and Tuna among Major coastal markets of India’ Poster presented at International symposium on ‘Marine
Ecosystems: Challenges and Opportunities’ organized by Marine Biological
Association of India at Hotel Presidency, Cochin on 9-12, February, 2009.
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Joshi
P.K. and Shinoj
P. 2008. Role of government polices
and programmes in poverty alleviation and employment
generation in India. Paper presented at Babu
Jagjivan Ram Birth Centenary Seminar on Role of State
Policies and Institutions for the Second Green Revolution on Agricultural
Revolutions, Inclusive Growth and State Policies, organized by ICAR, at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi, 7
February.
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Shinoj P. and Joshi P. K. 2007. An inventory of pro-poor policies
and programmes for poverty alleviation in India. Paper presented at the International
Seminar on Pro-poor Policy Formulation Dialogue, organized jointly by
NCAP-FAO-MoA-AERA, at NCAP, New Delhi, 14-15
December.
Peer
Recognitions
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Discussant at the workshop on ‘Study Design and
Methodology of coordinated Projects assigned in 2009’ sponsored by Ministry of
Agriculture, GoI, at Institute of Economic Growth,
New Delhi, 11 February, 2010.
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Expert in the first and second meetings for
discussions on ‘FDI policy on Agriculture’ held at Department of Agriculture
and Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture, February, 2010.
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Special invitee in the Inaugural session of the 82nd
Foundation Course for Agricultural Research Management (FOCARS), NAARM,
Hyderabad, 7 January, 2008.
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Referee for the journal Agricultural Economics
Research Review.
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Rapporteur in several
conferences and seminars organized by different universities/institutes.
Professional affiliations:
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Life
Member, Agricultural Economics Research Association, New Delhi
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Life
Member, Indian Society of Agricultural Marketing, Nagpur