Area of Research Interest:

1. Macro Economics, Development Economics and Agricultural Economics.

Books:

1. “Agricultural Marketing in Gujarat” 1993, Concept Publishing Company, New Delhi.

Journal Articles :

1. “Recent Developments in the Farmer-Market Linkages of Agri-Business in Gujarat” in the book Managing Rural Finances in India, Concept Publication, 2010.
2. “A Framework for the Development of Management Information Systems for Integrated Rural Development Projects” published in Anvesak, July-December, 2009, Vol.39, No.2.
3. “Contract Farming in Two Horticultural Crops: A Perspective" S R Asokan and Anita Arya, paper published in Anvesak, Jan- June 2009, Vol.39. No.1.
4. “Farmers Participation in Future Trading: Problems and Prospects”, S R Asokan and Anita Arya, Productivity, January-March 2008. Vol. 48, No. 4.
5. “Recent Developments in Alternative Marketing System of Agricultural Products in India” paper published in A Journal of the Indian Association of Social Science Institutions, IASSI, April-June 2007, Vol. 25, No. 4
6. "Institutionalizing an Innovative Approach towards Agricultural Development", Niti Mehta and Anita Arya, Anvesak, Jan.-June 2007, Vol. 37 No. 1.
7. "Need for a Paradigm Shift in the Rural Employment Policies" Anita Arya and S R Asokan, paper published in Anvesak, Jan- June, 2006, Vol. 36, No.1.
8. "Indebtedness of Farmers: Can Contract Farming be a Solution", S R Asokan and Anita Arya ,paper published in Productivity, July-Dec, 2005, Volume 46, No. 2-3 pp. 240-244
9. "Emerging Trends of Agricultural Marketing in Gujarat". Encyclopedia of Agricultural Marketing: The Case of States: Emerging Trends and Perspectives, Vol. XII / edited by Jagdish Prasad. New Delhi, Mittal, 2005, xxi, 322 p. tables, ISBN 81-7099-745-3.
10. ''Agro-processing Industries in Gujarat-Contract farming and Co-operatives'' Anita Arya, paper published in Anvesak, July-December 2005, Vol.35, No.2.
11. "Behaviour of Area Production and Yield of Food grains Across States During Last Two decades. Anita Arya and S N Joshi, Anvesak, January-June 2002, Vol. 32, No. 1.
12. “Agricultural Research under Intellectual Property Regime in India. Issues and Options. S R Asokan and Anita Arya, Anvesak, July-December 2000, Vol..30, No.2.

Published Conference Papers:

1. "Contract Farming by Multinationals in Gujarat", paper accepted for the 22nd National Conference on Agricultural Marketing organized by the Indian Society of Agricultural Marketing on 25,26 and 27th February, 2009 at Department of Economics and Sociology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana
2. "Vertical Integration in Indian Food Industry: Case of Broiler Chickens “.S R Asokan and Anita Arya , paper accepted for the ISAE Conference. December 17-19, 2009 at Ludhiana, published in Conference Number ISAE Vol.64 No.3, July-Sept 2009.
3. Food Security Issues and Problems for International Conference on Agripreneurship and Rural Development, ICARD, Banaras Hindu University Campus, Varanasi, December 5-6, 2009.
4. "Contract Farming in Two Horticulture Crops: A Transaction Cost Perspective” S R Asokan and Anita Arya, paper accepted for the 68th Conference of the Indian Society of Agricultural Economics at Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, 28-30th November 2008. Published in Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics, Vol. 63, No 3, July September, 2008
5. "Changing Market Environment in Gujarat Agriculture for Sustainable Development", paper accepted for the 16th Annual AERA Conference Changing Market Environment and Supply Side Constraints in Indian Agriculture, 21-23 Nov. 2008 at AMITY School of Rural and Agricultural Management, AMITY University, Luck now, Uttar Pradesh, published in Agricultural Economics Research Review, Volume 21, Conference Number, 2008.
6. "Recent Developments in Farmer-Market linkages of Agri-business in Gujarat" paper accepted for the 15th Annual Conference of the Agricultural Economics Research Association held at UAS, Dharwad on 25-26th October, 2007, published in Agricultural Economic Research Review Volume 20 (Conference Issue), 2007.
7. "Future Trading and Risk Management by Farmers: A Perspective". S R Asokan and Anita Arya, paper accepted for the Annual Conference of Agricultural Economics held at BIRD, Luck now, 4th-6th November, 2007. Published in Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics, Vol. 62, No. 3, July - Sept 2007.
8. "Organic Framing in Cotton-A Case Study of Agrocel", paper accepted for presentation and discussion at the 14th Annual Conference of the Agricultural Economics Research Association at GB Pant University of Agriculture and Technology Pantnagar, U.S. Nagar 263145, Uttaranchal from 27th - 28th September, 2006, published in Agricultural Economics Research, Volume 19 (Conference number), 2006.
9. “Contract Farming –A Tool to Manage Risk in Agriculture”? Anita Arya and S R Asokan, paper accepted for the National Seminar on India’s Social and Political Development: Challenges, Achievement and Ways ahead organized by MPISS on May 24-26 at Ujjain.
10. “Recent Infrastructural Changes in Agricultural Marketing in India” S R Asokan and Anita Arya, paper accepted for the 5th Development Convention of ICSSR Institution on Sustainable Development and the Indian Economy Approaches and Challenges in the New Millennium, organized on 27-28 April 2006 at CMDR Dharwad, Karnataka, published in the volume.
11. ''Role of Contract Farming in Managing Risk in Agriculture'', Anita Arya and S R Asokan, paper accepted for the Annual Conference of AERA held at Kanpur during 6-7 January, 2006 published in Agriculture Economic Review, December 2005.
12. “Future Trading: Does it Help Regulate Prices or Increase Speculation?", Anita Arya paper accepted for 19th National Conference on Agricultural Marketing at Pantnagar, Uttaranchal during 25th- 27th October 2005, published in Indian Journal of Agricultural Marketing, Vol. 19, No. 2, 2005.
13. “Indebtedness of Farmers: Can Contract Farming be a Solution?”, S R Asokan and Anita Arya paper accepted for the 65th Annual Conference of the Indian Society of Agricultural Economics, held at Ludhiana from 24th to 26th November 2005, published in the Indian Journal of Agriculture Economics, July-Sept 2005
14. “Cooperatives in Globalization” paper accepted for the 10th World Congress of Rural Sociology, Rio-de-Janeiro, Brazil July 30 to August 5, 2000.

Book Reviews:

1. R. Radhakrishnan, S.R. Rao, S Mahendradev, K. Subbarao: "India in a Globalizing World - Some Aspects of Macro Economy, Agriculture and Poverty" - Essays in honour of C.H. Hanumantha Rao, Anvesak, Vol. 37, No. 1, Jan.-June 2007.
2. C.H.Hanumantha Rao "Agriculture, Food Security, Poverty and Environment: Essays on Post Reform India", to be published in Nirma University Journal of Business and Management Studies, Volume 1, No. 2, 2006
3. Shah Tushar, "Making Farmers Cooperatives Work - Design Governance and Management", Journal of Rural Co-operation Israel, Vol. 24, No. 2, 1996.
4. Shah Tushar, "Catalyzing Cooperation Design of Self-Governing Organization", New Delhi, Sage Publication. Anvesak, July-Dec., 1996.
5. Meyra Sebello Mendoza and Mark W. Rosegrant, "Pricing Behaviour in Philippine Corn Markets Implications for Market Efficiency", IFPRI Research Report, Anvesak Jan-June, 1996.
6. Ashok Kumar, "Rural Development in India - Dimensions of its Planning", New Inter India Publications, 1986, Anvesak, July-Dec. 1992.
7. "Kailas Sarap - Interlinked Agrarian Markets in Rural India", Vikalpa, April 1994.

Course Coordinator:

1. Coordinated a course on “Macro Economics with Special Reference to Indian Economic System” sponsored by ICSSR, New Delhi from 17 to 30th March 2004 at Sardar Patel Institute of Economic & Social Research, Thaltej Road, Ahmedabad. There were 25 participants from all over India. Topics covered were National Income, Monetary Policy, Fiscal Policy, Agriculture, Industry, Service Sector, Employment, Human Resources, Poverty, Economic Policy, International Trade, Infrastructure, and Economic Environment.
2. Coordinated a course on “Macro Economics with Special Reference to Indian Economic System” sponsored by ICSSR, New Delhi from 12 to 25th May, 2008 at Sardar Patel Institute of Economic & Social Research, Thaltej Road, Ahmedabad. There were 20 participants from all over India. Topics covered were National Income, Monetary Policy, Fiscal Policy, Agriculture, Industry, Service Sector, Employment, Human Resources, Poverty, Economic Policy, International Trade, Infrastructure, and Economic Environment.

Current Works:

1. Structural changes in Agricultural Marketing
2. HDR Sabarkantha, sponsored by UNDP, Planning Commission – submitted draft.

Membership of Committees:

1. Editor, Anvesak, Journal of The Sardar Patel Institute of economic & Social Research
2. Consultant, ILO (1995).
3. Member, Executive Committee of the Agricultural Economics Research Association, IARI, New Delhi (1993-94, 1994-95)
4. Member, Executive Committee of the Indian Society of Agricultural Marketing, Jaipur (1991- 92, 1992-93, 1993-94)
5. Consultant, Agro-Climatic Regional Planning Project (1991)

Contact:

Email: anita@spiesr.ac.in
Telephone: +91 79 26850598, +91 79 27454684 (R), 09898375006 (Cell)
Fax: +91 79 26851714