Area of interest/ Specialization

Agricultural Economics, Value Chain, Migration and Labour Studies, Urban Studies, Political Economy and History of Economic Thought

Courses Taught

Basic Statistics and Econometrics, Indian Economy, Macroeconomics and Microeconomics, Ethics and Economics, History of Economic Thought, Environmental Economics, Growth and Development

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Academic Employment

1. Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Shillong-22, Meghalaya (From 12^th October, 2023 onwards)
2. Assistant Professor (Senior Grade), Department of Economics, Christ (Deemed to be) University, Bangalore (From 15^th May, 2019 till 10^th October, 2023).
3. Assistant Professor, Omeo Kumar Das Institute of Social Change and Development (OKDISCD), Guwahati, Assam (From 16^th August, 2016 till 30^th April, 2019).
4. Assistant Professor (on Adhoc), Institute of Economic Growth (IEG), University Enclave, North Campus, Delhi University, Delhi-110007 (From March 18, 2014 till August, 2015).
5. Researcher, Institute of Human Development (IHD), New Delhi (From February till July, 2013).
6. Senior Research Analyst/ Consultant, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), New Delhi (From June, 2008 till January, 2010).
7. Research Associate, National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER), New Delhi (From August 2007 till February, 2008).

Assignment Abroad

Visiting Research Scholar, Department of Applied Economics, University of Minnesota, USA

         (From 31^st January till 29^th February), 2016

Award/Grant

Full travel grant to present my doctoral research in AAEA Annual Meeting held in Minneapolis, MN 2014.

Awarded Uma Lele Mentor Fellowship by Agricultural and Applied Economic Association (AAEA) for 2015 to get mentorship under Prof Marc F Bellemare, University of Minnesota. The award is granted by trust committee of AAEA every year to one or two agricultural economists from Middle and Low Income countries to support his/her research collaboration with a member of AAEA.

Research Projects

Projects completed as Principal Investigator (PI)

2017 Project Title: Welfare Implication of Collective Action in Global Value Chain: A Case  Study of Organic Ginger in Karbi Anglong, Assam, sponsored as Major Research Project by Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) with a grant of Rs 7,00,000

Ongoing Project as Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)

2022: Project title: Organic Farmers as Green Entrepreneurs: Exploring the Impact of FPOs on Organic Cultivation in Sikkim, Northeast India, sponsored as a Research Project by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Kathmandu, Nepal with a grant of $18,000.

Publications

Peer Reviewed Journal Papers published

2024

• Sutradhar Rajib: Rhetoric of Collective Action in North-East India? Lessons from GIN-
  FED, Karbi Anglong District, Assam, Economic and Political Weekly, Sameeksha Trust, (accepted).

2023

• Chakraborty Arpita and Sutradhar Rajib: Unpaid Work by Women: A State-level Analysis of Evidence from Time Use Survey, Indian Journal of Human Development,
  Sage Publication, Vol.17, Issue 3
• Varma Sankar and Sutradhar Rajib: Food and Communities in Post Covid 19 Cities: Case of India, Urban Governance, Elsevier Vol 3, Issue 2, pages 97-105

2021

• Sutradhar Rajib: The FPTC Act, 2020 A Blinkered Vision, Economic and Political Weekly, Sameeksha Trust, Vol. 56, Issue No. 31, 31 Jul, 2021, p. 19-22.  
• 2020
• Das Anamika & Sutradhar Rajib: Handloom Weavers and Lockdown in Sualkuchi Cluster of Assam, Economic and Political Weekly, Sameeksha Trust Vol. 55, Issue No 39, 26 Sept p.23-25.
• Rao N. Chandrasekhara, Rajib Sutradhar, Thomas Reardon and Matin Qaim: Supermarket Procurement and Farm-gate Prices in India, World Development, Elsevier, Vol.134. p.1-14
• Sutradhar Rajib and Das Anamika: Supermarket and Rural Inequality in India: A Case Study of Reliance Fresh” International Journal of Rural Management, Sage Publication, Vol.16 (1), 81-104.

2019

• Sutradhar, Rajib,  N. Chandrasekhara Rao and Marc F. Bellemare: “Wither the Pin Factory? Modern Food Supply Chain and Specialization in India,” Agricultural Economics, Wiley, Vol. 50, No 4.

2018

• Rao N. Chandrasekhara, Rajib Sutradhar and Thomas Reardon: “Inclusiveness, Technology and Profitability in Supermarkets - SUR Model Results from Semi-Arid India”, Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics. Vol. 73, No 3, (July-September), 293-408
• Sutradhar Rajib “Problems of Marketing of Fresh Produce by Tribal Farmers: A Case Study of Organic Ginger in Karbi Anglong, Assam”, Indian Journal of Agricultural Marketing, Conference issue, 83-90
• Sutradhar Rajib “Global Value Chain: A Case Study of Ginger in Karbi Anglong”, Social Change and Development, Vol. XVI, No 2, pp-35-45

2017

• Rao N Chandrasekhara, Rajib Sutradhar & Thomas Reardon: Disruptive Innovations in Food Value Chains and Small Farmers; Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics, Vol.72, No.1 (Jan-March), PP. 24-48

2016

• Srivastava  Ravi S & Rajib Sutradhar: Migration to the construction sector workers in India and its impact on rural poverty, Indian Journal of Human Development, Sage Publication, Vol.10, No.1, pp.27-48

2014

• Minten Bart, Thomas Reardon,  K.M.Singh & Rajib Sutradhar: The New and Changing Roles of Cold Storages in the Potato Supply Chain in Bihar; Economic and Political Weekly, Sameeksha Trust December 27,2014, Vol XLIX, No 52 pp.98-108

2013

• Minten Bart, KM Singh & Rajib Sutradhar: Branding and Agricultural Value Chains in Developing Countries: Insights from Bihar (India), Food Policy, Elsevier (38), pp.23-34

2010

• Minten Bart, Thomas Reardon & Rajib Sutradhar: Food Prices and Modern Retail: The Case of Delhi, World Development, Elsevier, Vol. 38, No.12, pp.1775-1787

Book Chapter in Edited Volume

2017

• Sutradhar Rajib:  Smallholder Participation in Supermarket Driven Agri-Food Supply Chain: A Case Study of Reliance Fresh, in Mani, G., Joshi, P.K., Ashok M.V. (Ed.), “Financing Agricultural Value Chains in India: Challenges and Opportunities” Springer, New Delhi.

2017

• Sutradhar Rajib:  Transition of Agricultural Marketing in India in Goswami, B., Bezbaruah,  M., and Mandal Raju (Ed): Indian Agriculture after Green Revolution- Changes and Challenges” Routledge, London and New York. pp.78-95

2014:

• Minten Bart, Thomas Reardon, K M Singh & Sutradhar Rajib: The Quiet Revolution in Agri-food Value Chains in Asia: Understanding the Fast Emergence of Cold Storages in poor districts in India, in Christie, R., da Silva, C.A., Mhlanga, N., Tihanyi, K., and Mabaya, E.(Ed.), Innovative institutions, public policies and private strategies for agro-enterprise development, World Scientific Publishing Company/FAO, pp. 313-340.

Popular Writings in Newspapers and Periodicals:

2023:

• (with Anamika Das) Assam Budget lacks intent to improve poor human development
  record, EastMojo, March 27, Assam Budget lacks intent to improve poor human development record (eastmojo.com)

2021:

• A Bull run reaching Barpeta District of Assam is not a good news: Here is why, EastMojo, Oct 10, dated  A Bull run reaching Barpeta district of Assam is not good news: Here's why (eastmojo.com)
• How Assam’s Cow Protection Law could devastate the state’s already stressed rural economy, SCROLL.IN dated Sept 04, Assam’s cow protection law could devastate the state’s already-stressed rural economy (scroll.in)
• Counting Reverse Migration numbers ahead of Assam State Assembly Election, North-East Now, March 21, Counting reverse migration numbers ahead of Assam State Assembly Election (nenow.in)

2020

• Why are most Assam Farmers not protesting against Farm Laws, The WIRE, 16th Dec Why Are   Most Assam Farmers Not Protesting Against the Farm Laws? (thewire.in)
• Action Plan for Assam Govt to revitalize agri-food supply chain in wake of Covid 19, Northeast Now, Action plan for Assam govt to revitalize agri-food supply chain in wake of COVID19 (nenow.in)dated May 19, 2020.  

2018

• A Critical Review of Assam Budget, The Assam Tribune, Op-ed Page April 10

Conferences Attended

2023   

• How do the Seasonal Migrants Migrate to Urban Spaces - Evidence from IHDS Data -    
  The International Conference on Structural Transformation and Indian Labour Market, conducted by Goa Institute of Management , Centre for Public Policy and Governance 15-16th June, 2023
• Inter Group Inequality and Othering in Urban Spaces – Evidence from the India Human Development Survey (2011-12).  Conducted by Association of Academics for Social Justice (AASJ) Inaugural Conference on Intergroup Inequality in Indian Society: Magnitude, Nature, Sources, Policies and the Movement In Collaboration With Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bengaluru Indian Institute of Dalit Studies (IIDS), Delhi Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung, South Asia (23-25 August 2023)
• Mapping Urban Deprivation in India: Evidence of India Human Development Survey Data – XVIII International Conference on Public Policy and Management. IIM, Bengaluru - 21st to 25th August 2023
• How do the Seasonal Migrants Migrate to Urban Spaces: Evidence from IHDS Data – XXVII IIPS National Seminar 2023 jointly organised by International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai and Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bengaluru. 23-25 February, 2023

2022 

• Confronting the Binary and Conceptualizing ‘Othering’ in Urban Spaces: A New Age
  Urban Phenomenon”. State of Employment in India: Problems and Prospects (International Conference), Centre for Public Policy and Governance, Goa Institute of Management (GIMS), Goa. (May, 2022)
  2020  
• Presented a paper titled “Supermarkets and smallholders in India” at 20th Annual Conference of the Indian Association of Social Science Institutions (IASSI) January 27-29, 2020

2017 

• Presented a paper titled “Supermarket Participation and Cropping Diversification: A Panel Evidence from Indian State of Telangana” at The Third International Conference on South Asia Economic Development, Faculty of Economics, South Asia University, SAU, New Delhi, February 23-24, 2017. 

2016

• Presented a paper titled “Dynamics of Smallholder Participation in Modern Agrifood System: A Case Study of Jaipur”, at two-day National conference on “Small Producers in India under liberalization: Challenges of Survival, Institute of Development Studies, Jaipur, March 28-29, 2016

2015

• Presented a paper titled “Smallholders Participation in Supermarket Driven Agri-Food Supply Chain: A Case Study of Reliance Fresh” at National Seminar on Financing of Agri-Commodity Value Chain: Challenges and Opportunities, BIRD Institute, organized by NABARD & IFPRI, 29th and 30 th November 2015.

2014:

• Presented a paper titled “Impact of Supermarket Procurement on Rural Livelihood –Evidence from India” in Annual Meeting of Agricultural and Applied Economic Association (AAEA),held at Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA on 26-29th July, 2014.
• Presented a paper titled “Does Supplying fresh produce to supermarket benefit small holders-Evidence from India” in the'Innovation in Indian Agriculture: Ways Forward' organisedjointly by the Institute of Economic Growth, New Delhi and International Food Policy Research Institute, New Delhi during December 4-5, 2014

Organization of Seminars

Organized as Convenor National Conference on Prospects and Challenges of Labour Market Outcome in Post Covid India. Department of Economics. Christ (Deemed to be University). April 24th, 2023 with grants received ICSSR, New Delhi.

Other academic activities

Refereed for Food Policy, Journal for Social and Economic Development (JSED), Climate and Development, International Journal of Rural Management, Journal of Agribusiness in Developing, Millennium Asia and Emerging Economies and Social Change and Development