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Dr. Kappa Kondal is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics, School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Central University of Tamil Nadu (CUTN), India. His prior academic appointments include Assistant Professor in Economics at the University of Allahabad, Visiting Faculty at the Central University of Andhra Pradesh (CUAP), and Guest Faculty at Osmania University, Hyderabad.

He holds a Ph.D. in Economics and a UGC Post-Doctoral Fellowship (PDF) from Osmania University, where his research focused on the growth, structure, and economic efficiency of horticultural crops in Telangana State using advanced econometric techniques. He has qualified the UGC-NET in Economics multiple times and cleared APSET, reflecting a strong foundation in economic theory and applied analysis.

His research interests include agricultural economics, environmental and resource economics, climate change and sustainable agriculture, rural development, productivity and efficiency analysis, and applied econometrics (time-series and panel data methods). He has published research articles in reputed journals such as The Indian Economic Journal, Journal of Public Affairs, Agricultural Situation in India, Anvesak, and Productivity, among others, contributing to evidence-based agricultural and rural policy.

Current work focuses on climate–agriculture linkages, non-food and horticultural crop performance, resource use efficiency, and policy-relevant empirical research aimed at sustainable and inclusive rural growth in India.

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Publications (20)

  • The impact of tourism development on environmental sustainability
    Discover Sustainability 2026 DOI: 10.1007/s43621-026-04259-6
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  • Assessment of agro-climatic and input variables affecting non-food crop yields in India
    SN Business & Economics 2026 DOI: 10.1007/s43546-026-01352-w
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  • Does Vegetables Export Causes Economic Growth in BRICS Economies? A Panel Data Approach
    The Indian Economic Journal 2022
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  • Impact of Direct Institutional Credit on Agricultural Productivity in India: An Empirical Analysis
    Productivity 2020
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  • Do the vegetable exports lead to economic growth? An empirical evidence in selected SAARC economies
    Journal of Public Affairs 2020 DOI: 10.1002/pa.2484
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  • Determinants of Major Vegetables' Return on Investment in Telangana State
    Productivity 2018
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  • Development role of e-marketing, gst, fpos and shgs in agricultural marketing
    Indian Journal of Agricultural Marketing 2017
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  • Determinants of Marketed Surplus of Tomatoes in Telangana State: A Grassroots Level Study
    Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics 2017
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  • An Empirical Analysis of Cost and Returns of Tomato Cultivation in Telangana State
    International Journal of Academic Research 2017
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  • Determinants of Marketed Surplus of Tomatoes in Telangana State
    International Journal of Research in Economics and Social Sciences 2017
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  • Economies of Scale and Return on Investment (RoI) of Vegetables in Telangana State
    Trajectories and Sectoral Growth of Asian Economies with Special Reference to India 2017
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  • Determinants of Marketed Surplus of Vegetable Growers in Ranga Reddy District: An Econometric Analysis
    Agricultural Situation in India 2016
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  • Horticulture Sector in Telangana State: A Decomposition Approach
    The Indian Economic Journal 2016
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  • Vegetable marketing in Telanganal state: A micro level study
    Indian Journal of Agricultural Marketing 2016
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  • BILATERAL VEGETABLE TRADE BETWEEN CHINA AND INDIA: AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
    Anvesak 2015
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  • Women empowerment through self help groups in Andhra Pradesh, India
    International Research Journal of Social Sciences 2014
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  • Growth rate of area, production and productivity of onion crop in Andhra Pradesh
    Indian journal of applied research 2014
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  • Performanceof Horticulture Sector in India
    International Journal of Scientific Research 2014
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  • Trade Pattern of Indian Horticulture Sector: An Analysis
    Golden Research Thoughts 2014
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  • Trends in Area and Production of Horticulture Sector in India
    Anvesak 2014
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