Agricultural Value Chains in India: Ensuring Competitiveness, Inclusiveness, Sustainability, Scalability, and Improved Finance

Ashok Gulati is the Infosys Chair Professor for Agriculture at Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER). Prior to this, he was the Chairman of the Commission for Agriculture Costs and Prices (CACP), Government of India. He also served as the Director at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) for more than 10 years. He is also currently on the Central Board of Directors of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) and National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX). He has 15 books and several research papers on Indian and Asian agriculture to his credit. Dr Gulati is a prolific writer in leading media on agri-policies. He was honoured with ＂Padma Shri＂ award in 2015 by the President of India for his significant contribution in the area of agricultural economics and policymaking.

Kavery Ganguly is a Senior Research Fellow at Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER). She began her career with International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), and worked as Lead - Policy Advocacy and Research with CII-Food and Agriculture Centre of Excellence. She also worked as an independent consultant on Political Economy of Food Price Policy, jointly led by Copenhagen University, Cornell University and UNU-WIDER. Kavery has been working in the area of agriculture and food policy research and advocacy for the past 17 years.She has contributed to research publications including book chapters, research reports, and peer reviewed papers.