Chaitanya Ashok Adhav

About

Chaitanya Ashok Adhav is currently working as Research Associate at Agro-Economic Research Centre (AERC) (Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, GOI), Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune. He completed his Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics at G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand and M.Sc. in Agricultural Economics at the ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal. He has also qualified ICAR-JRF, ICAR-SRF, ASRB-NET, UGC NET (Ph.D.).
During his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degree program, his research interests were focused broadly on agricultural economics with a special emphasis on climate change impact assessment, vulnerability and resilience estimation, adaptation and mitigation strategies to climate change. He is a prominent researcher in agricultural economics with a focus on climate change resilience, food systems and agricultural market dynamics in India. His work has significantly contributed to understanding the socio-economic vulnerabilities of farm households, especially in the context of climate change, using advanced econometric techniques like index development, principal component analysis, trend analysis, timeseries analysis, regression analysis, etc. His research has also explored the far-reaching impacts of COVID-19 on India’s agricultural sector, delving into issues like commodity price volatility, consumer behavior shifts and the resilience of agricultural supply chains.
His collaborative research studies provide strategic insights into post-pandemic recovery, sustainable food waste management and resilience measures within the agricultural system, particularly for staple crops such as wheat. His interdisciplinary research extends to innovative areas like cellular agriculture, using bibliometric analysis to assess research trends and potential. His notable achievements include nationwide news articles as research outreach including Times of India, Hindustan Times, Indian Express, Hindu and media release reports in the ‘Simplifying Science’ Programme of the Climate Resilient Maharashtra by Climate Voices and his article citation in The Contrapuntal Magazine (international) on climate-induced challenges in agriculture.

Employment

• Agro-Economic Research Centre, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, GOI, Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune Research Associate
  2025 - 2026

Education

• G B Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Udham Singh Nagar Ph.D. Agricultural Economics
  2021 - 2025
• Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth B.Sc. Horticulture
  2015 - 2019

Projects & Funding

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Publications (12)

• Consumer Response to COVID-19 Induced Lockdown in India
  Indian Journal of Economics and Development 2023 DOI: 10.35716/IJED-21236
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• Determinants of Farm Household Socio-Economic Vulnerability Induced by Climate Change in Maharashtra, India – Regression Tree Approach
  2023 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.4368174
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• Determinants of Farm Household Socio-Economic Vulnerability Induced by Climate Change in Maharashtra: Regression Tree Approach
  Indian Journal of Economics and Development 2023 DOI: 10.35716/IJED-21249
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• Farm Household Level Socio-Economic Vulnerability to Climate Change: Index Development and Adaptive Capacity Analysis in Maharashtra, India
  2023 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.4497077
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• COVID-19 induced lockdown effect on wheat supply chain and prices in India – Insights from state interventions led resilience
  Socio-Economic Planning Sciences 2022 DOI: 10.1016/j.seps.2022.101366
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• COVID-19 induced lockdown effects on agricultural commodity prices and consumer behaviour in India – Implications for food loss and waste management
  Socio-Economic Planning Sciences 2022 DOI: 10.1016/j.seps.2021.101160
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• Impact of COVID-19 on the Indian agricultural system: A 10-point strategy for post-pandemic recovery
  Outlook on Agriculture 2021 DOI: 10.1177/0030727021989060
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• Cellular agriculture research progress and prospects: Insights from bibliometric analysis
  Current Research in Biotechnology 2021 DOI: 10.1016/j.crbiot.2021.07.001
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• Socio-economic vulnerability to climate change – Index development and mapping for districts in Maharashtra, India
  2021 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3854297
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• Effect of COVID-19 on Indian Agricultural System: A 10-Point Strategy for Post-Pandemic Recovery
  SSRN 2020 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3708760
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