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Sudha Narayanan is an Associate Professor at the Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR), Mumbai. She obtained a Ph.D. from Cornell University in 2011, specialising in agricultural and development economics. She earlier obtained M.A. and M.Phil. degrees in Economics from the Delhi School of Economics, India. Sudha's research interests straddle agriculture, food and nutrition policy, and human development in India. Her current research focuses on contract farming, technology adoption in agriculture, public policies for food security and employment guarantee and agriculture-nutrition linkages. Prior to studying for a doctoral degree, Sudha worked with the Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi, IFPRI, Washington D.C. and the Right to Food Campaign in India and Cornell University, among others. Her past works include a book co-authored with Ashok Gulati titled “The Subsidy Syndrome in Indian Agriculture” published by the Oxford University Press, New Delhi.
Posts by Sudha Narayanan
Does workfare work? MNREGA during Covid-19
In the wake of the large-scale return of migrant workers from cities to rural areas on account of the Covid-19 lockdowns and associated job losses, it was apparent that MNREGA would need to play a cru...
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Sudha Narayanan
Christian Oldiges
Shree Saha
01 December, 2020
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एक महामारी के दौरान खाद्य और कृषि: प्रभावों का प्रबंधन
नोवल कोरोनोवायरस महामारी के बाद लॉकडाउन का एक महत्वपूर्ण प्रभाव यह हुआ है कि किसान और उपभोक्ता इस बात को लेकर असमंजस, अनिश्चितता और चिंता में हैं कि आखिर आने वाले हफ्तों में क्या होगा। इस पोस्ट में, स...
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Sudha Narayanan
30 मार्च, 2020
- लेख
Food and agriculture during a pandemic: Managing the consequences
A critical fallout of the lockdown following the novel coronavirus pandemic has been a combination of confusion, uncertainty, and anxiety for farmers and consumers alike as to what lies in store in th...
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Sudha Narayanan
27 March, 2020
- Perspectives
आर्थिक सर्वेक्षण 2019-20: यह कृषि क्षेत्र की चुनौतियों का समाधान कैसे करेगा?
इस वर्ष का आर्थिक सर्वेक्षण, जोकि वित्त मंत्रालय का प्रतिनिधि दस्तावेज है, हाल ही में संसद में पेश किया गया था। यह ऐसे वक्त में आया है जिसमे भारत आर्थिक मंदी और ग्रामीण तंगी के दौर से गुजर रहा है। इस ...
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Sudha Narayanan
17 फ़रवरी, 2020
- दृष्टिकोण
Economic Survey 2019-20: How does it seek to address challenges of farm sector?
This year’s Economic Survey, the flagship document of the Ministry of Finance, was recently tabled in the Parliament at a time of economic slowdown and rural distress in India. In this post, Sudha N...
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Sudha Narayanan
05 February, 2020
- Perspectives
पोषण में नारी सशक्तिकरण: सशक्तिकरण के विचार
'वीमेनस एम्पावरमेंट इन न्यूट्रिशन इंडेक्स’ परियोजना में शोधकर्ताओं के एक समूह ने बिहार के अररिया, और ओडिशा के गंजाम, रायगड़ा, कंधमाल, और नयागढ़ में नारी सशक्तिकरण, कृषि, और पोषण संबंधी अनेक मुद्दों पर...
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Sudha Narayanan
07 अगस्त, 2019
- फ़ील्ड् नोट
वर्ष 2019-20 के केंद्रीय बजट में सामाजिक संरक्षण
इस पोस्ट में सुधा नारायणन ने केंद्रीय बजट 2019 में सामाजिक संरक्षण से संबंधित प्रावधानों का विश्लेषण किया है। उनका तर्क है कि बजट के आंकड़ों से लगता है कि सरकार समाज कल्याण की अनेक योजनाओं के मामले में...
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Sudha Narayanan
17 जुलाई, 2019
- दृष्टिकोण
Social protection in the Union Budget 2019
In this post, Sudha Narayanan analyses the provisions pertaining to social protection in the Union Budget 2019. She contends that while the budgetary figures give the impression that the Government is...
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Sudha Narayanan
10 July, 2019
- Perspectives
Digital India Land Records Modernisation Programme: Assessing impact in Himachal Pradesh and Maharashtra
Government of India launched the National Land Records Modernisation Programme in 2008, with the aim of establishing a system of titles to ensure conclusive proof of land ownership. The programme was ...
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Sudha Narayanan
Prerna Prabhakar
Gausia Shaikh
Diya Uday
Bhargavi Zaveri
06 August, 2018
- Articles
What did demonetisation do to domestic agricultural markets?
When the note ban was announced a year ago, many feared that it would hit agriculture and informal sectors the hardest given the widespread use of cash for transacting in these sectors. Based on analy...
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Nidhi Aggarwal
Sudha Narayanan
10 November, 2017
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Women empowerment in nutrition : Ideas of empowerment
As part of the ‘Women’s Empowerment in Nutrition Index’ project, a group of researchers spoke with rural women and community workers from Araria in Bihar, and Ganjam, Rayagada, Kandhmal, and Na...
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Sudha Narayanan
13 September, 2017
- Notes from the Field
Women empowerment in nutrition: Ideas of empowerment
As part of the ‘Women’s Empowerment in Nutrition Index’ project, a group of researchers spoke with rural women and community workers from Araria in Bihar, and Ganjam, Rayagada, Kandhmal, and Nay...
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Sudha Narayanan
12 September, 2017
- Notes from the Field