Prabhakaran Tenkasi Raghu

About

I conduct rigorous research on poverty and development challenges amongst smallholder farmers in various states of India and Bangladesh. Improving the household income, food, nutrition and health security of the marginal communities are the main components of my work through support from bilateral and multilateral donors. I am familiar with the application of econometric modeling using economic analysis and statistical techniques in real-world situations. My current research interests include climate change adaptation, technology dissemination and impact assessment, agriculture and nutrition linkages, and experimental economics.

Employment

• International Rice Research Institute Associate Scientist - Agricultural Economics
  2015 - Present
• M S Swaminathan Research Foundation Senior Scientist
  2012 - 2015
• International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center Research Economist
  2011 - 2012
• M S Swaminathan Research Foundation Research Economist
  2009 - 2011
• Madras School of Economics Research Associate
  2008 - 2009

Education

Education history is unavailable.

Projects & Funding

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Publications (16)

• Farmer Risk Perception and Crop Insurance Uptake in India
  Journal of South Asian Development 2026 DOI: 10.1177/09731741261469371
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• Drought adaptation and economic impacts on smallholder rice farmers
  Agriculture Communications 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.agrcom.2025.100075
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• Current forest use in the light of new rurality
  Trees, Forests and People 2022 DOI: 10.1016/j.tfp.2022.100242
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• Smallholder adaptation to flood risks: Adoption and impact of Swarna-Sub1 in eastern India
  Environmental Challenges 2022 DOI: 10.1016/j.envc.2022.100480
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• Measuring the economic status of different caste groups in rural India: An application of principal component analysis
  Indian Journal of Economics and Development 2021 DOI: 10.17485/IJED/v9.2021.74
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• Gender differences in rice value chain participation and career preferences of rural youth in India
  Development in Practice 2020 DOI: 10.1080/09614524.2020.1804840
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• Information quality, adoption of climate-smart varieties and their economic impact in flood-risk areas
  Environment and Development Economics 2020 DOI: 10.1017/s1355770x20000212
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• A biophysical and socioeconomic characterization of the cereal production systems of Northwest Bangladesh
  2016
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• Adoption and Outcomes of Hybrid Maize in the Marginal Areas of India
  Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture 2015 DOI: 10.22004/AG.ECON.210314
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• Assessment of food and nutrient intake of communities across three agro-biodiversity hotspots in India
  European Scientific Journal 2014
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