Thiagu Ranganathan

Prof. Ranganathan works in the area of Economics. He did his Ph.D. from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay. His thesis analyzed hedging and price risk management strategies using soybean futures for farmers and processors. His previous experience was in the Agricultural Economics Research Unit (AERU) at the Institute of Economic Growth (IEG), New Delhi. He has worked on various research projects funded by the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA), International Labour Organisation (ILO), Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), and Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR). His current research involves work in the topics related to knowledge formation among farmers, and the impact of climate change on rural livelihoods. He has coordinated workshops on “Rural Livelihoods and Wellbeing” and “Impact Evaluation Methods for Research in Climate Change and Agricultural Economics”. He also has significant years of experience in the corporate and development sector.