Staff Profile:Dr Mondira Bhattacharya

Name:

Dr Mondira Bhattacharya

Job Title:

Postdoctoral Research Officer

Responsibilities:

Survey research, data management and analysis

Module Convenor: Global Issues in Nutrition and Health - AP3A105/IDM098

Current Research Projects:

GCRF Project on 'Do microplastics undermine food security and sustainable development in developing countries?', with Bangor University, UK and case study partners in China, Vietnam, Egypt, Sri Lanka and India.

Areas of Interest:

• Agriculture and rural economy with special reference to India and other low- and middle-income countries
• Food and nutritional security
• Agricultural innovation and agricultural technology adoption
• India's employment guarantee scheme (MGNREGA)
• Gender dimensions of agriculture and employment
• Economics of crop cultivation, rural incomes, livelihoods and agrarian distress

Key Facts:

Mondira Bhattacharya joined SAPD as Postdoctoral researcher in March 2020 and worked on projects that focused on food security and health among rural adolescents in India and Nepal (GCRF) and knowledge exchange and economic evaluation of autonomous robots in the soft fruit sector in UK (Innovate UK). She also took lectures on course modules such as 'Rethinking Agriculture' and 'Research Methodology'. She is currently associated with a project focusing on microplastics and food security in less economically developed countries. Alongside research she is convening a course module on global issues in nutrition and health for undergraduate and postgraduate students. Mondira specializes in field-based research and large dataset management and analysis. Before joining the University of Reading, she worked as Assistant Professor at the Council for Social Development (CSD) in New Delhi, India. She was principal investigator in several rural development research projects. Most of her work involved extensive field surveys all over India, collaborating with research institutions and universities across India and analysis of large datasets. She has several publications to her credit, including a book 'Socio-economic Impact Assessment of Bt Cotton in India'. Before CSD, Mondira worked at the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) as Associate Fellow where she prepared 'Agricultural Outlook and Situation Analysis Reports' for the National Food Security Mission (NFSM), Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India. During her PhD, she also worked as Junior Consultant, Ecological Economics at the Institute of Economic Growth (IEG) in New Delhi. Mondira has a PhD in Economic Geography from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Her PhD on the topic 'Basmati Rice Cultivation in India under a Globalised Trade Regime', was awarded in 2009 and was supported by the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) fellowship.

Research groups / Centres:

• Department of International Development, School of Agriculture, Policy and Development
• Agri-food, Economics and Marketing, School of Agriculture, Policy and Development

Publications:

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Number of items: 17.

2022

• Pankaj, A. and Bhattacharya, M. (2022) Income and livelihood promotion through individual assets under MGNREGS. Economic and Political Weekly, 57 (4). ISSN 2349-8846

2021

• Rose, D., Bhattacharya, M., de Boon, A., Dhulipala, R., Price, C. and Schillings, J. (2021) The fourth agricultural revolution: past, present, and future. In: Sage, C. L. (ed.) A Research Agenda for Food Systems. Edward Elgar Publishing. ISBN 9781800880252 (In Press)

2020

• Pankaj, A. and Bhattacharya, M. (2020) MGNREGS and rural labour market in India. In: Mishra, N. K. (ed.) Development Challenges of India After Twenty Five Years of Economic Reforms. India Studies in Business and Economics. Springer, pp. 247-259. ISBN 9789811582646 doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-8265-3_13

2019

• Bhattacharya, M. and Goyal, A. (2019) Food security & sustainable agriculture in India. In: Rangachar, G. and Poornima, M. (eds.) India's Social Sector and SDGs: Problems and Prospects. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9780367341824 doi: https://doi.org/10.4324/9780367341824-9

2018

• Pankaj, A. and Bhattacharya, M. (2018) MGNREGS and doubling of farmers’ income. In: Singh Sangwan, S. and Deep, G. (eds.) Policy and Technological Options for Doubling of Farmers' Income. Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development, pp. 315-338. ISBN 97885835888

2017

• Bhattacharya, M. and Goyal, A. (2017) Trends, patterns and drivers of rural female workforce participation. Social Change, 47 (4). pp. 526-551. ISSN 0049-0857 doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/0049085717730236
• Bhattacharya, M. (2017) Food security in India – issues and concerns. In: Sacher, A., Kaushik, T. and Esha, (eds.) 4th International Case Conclave ELIXIR. Bloomsbury. ISBN 9789386950918
• Pankaj, A. and Bhattacharya, M., (2017) Socio-economic impacts of 'Category-B' assets under MGNREGS. Report. Council for Social Development, New Delhi, India. ISBN 9789353214401

2016

• Bhattacharya, M. (2016) Status of the irrigation sector in India. Agricultural Situation in India, 73 (5). pp. 35-51.
• Bhattacharya, M. (2016) Nature and extent of yield gaps in principal crops in India. In: Kumar, P. and Mohanakumar, S. (eds.) Indian Agriculture: Performance, Growth and Challenges. Essays in Honour of Ramesh Kumar Sharma. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9781315659589 doi: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315659589

2015

• Haque, T., Bhattacharya, M. and Goyal, A. (2015) Socio-Economic Impact Assessment of BT Cotton in India. Concept Publishing Company. ISBN 9789351251132
• Bhattacharya, M. (2015) Status of rural female employment in India. In: Haque, T. (ed.) Empowerment of rural women in developing countries: challenges and pathways. Concept Publishing Company. ISBN 9789351251095

2013

• Bhattacharya, M. and Goyal, A. (2013) Bt cotton – a status report. Agricultural Situation in India, 70 (1). pp. 13-30.

2011

• Bhattacharya, M. (2011) Economic analysis of yield gaps in principal crops in India. Agricultural Situation in India, 68 (5).
• Bhattacharya, M. (2011) Spatio-temporal analysis of Indian Basmati rice trade and its comparison with Pakistan. Foreign Trade Review, 46 (2). pp. 86-107. ISSN 0015-7325 doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/0015732515110203

2009

• Bhattacharya, M. (2009) Economics of basmati cultivation in India. Agricultural Situation in India, 66 (7).

2002

• Bhattacharya, M. (2002) Fertilizer use imbalances in Indian agriculture. IASSI Quarterly, 20 (4).

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Qualifications:

MA/M.Phil/Ph.D, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
BA(Hons.) Geography, Delhi University, New Delhi, India