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Listening Window Odisha Knowledge Hub Lecture Series 23

Getting Agriculture
LECTURE 2 Back on Track

Dr. Ashok Gulati

Dr. Ashok Gulati, currently Infosys Chair Professor for Agriculture, joined
the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations
(ICRIER) in March 2014. From March 2011-February 2014 he was
Chairman of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP),
a body responsible for recommending Minimum Support Prices (MSPs)
of 23 important agri-commodities to Government of India,. Prior to
this, he was Director at the International Food Policy Research Institute
(IFPRI) for more than 10 years (January 2001-February 2011). He has
also served as NABARD Chair Professor at Institute of Economic Growth,
and Chief Economist at National Council of Applied Economic Research
in India.

Dr. Gulati has been deeply involved in agri-policy analysis and advice in
India. He has been a member of the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory
Council, State Planning Board of Karnataka, Economic Advisory
Committee of the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, the Task Force
on Agriculture setup by the Prime Minister under NITI Aayog and the
Chairman of the Expert Group on Agriculture Market Reforms (2015).

He has to his credit 13 books on issues related to Asian Agriculture. He
has been honoured with the Padma Shri by the President of India in
2015 for his services to the country.