Dayakar Peddi (2024)
“Can Institutional Interventions be Profitable for Millet Farming in India’s Rainfed Regions? Insights from MESR Models” (with Suresh Reddy, and Revathi), Journal of Quantitative Economics, October, 2024.
About
Dr. Dayakar Peddi is an Assistant Professor at the Agro Economic Research Centre (AERC), Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics (GIPE), Pune. He is an applied economist and his research/consulting assignments cuts across the domains of environment, ecosystem services, agriculture and land degradation. Before joining GIPE, he served as an Assistant Professor at Centre for Economic and Social Studies (CESS), an ICSSR Institute, Hyderabad.He has also worked as a Research Associate at Madras School of Economics, Chennai. Dr. Dayakar earned his Ph.D. in Economics from the Madras School of Economics, specializing in environmental economics. He has conducted research projects funded by organizations such as the Telangana State Council of Science and Technology (TSCOST) & DST, Government of India, the Planning Department, Government of Telangana, and various NGOs. Currently, Dr. Dayakar is involved in projects funded by the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Government of India. Additionally, he has five years of teaching experience.
Education
- Ph.D. in Economics, Madras School of Economics, Chennai, India M.A. in Applied Economics, Pondicherry Central University, Puducherry
Research Interest
- Environmental Economics, Environmental Valuation and Agricultural Economics
Courses Taught
- Microeconomics, Mathematical Economics, Applied Econometrics, and Environmental Economics.
Journal Articles
Dayakar Peddi (2024)
“Adoption of organic soil fertility measures and their impact on farm outcomes: a case study of millet cultivators in India” (with Suresh Reddy, and Revathi), Journal of Asia Pacific Economy, July 2024.
Dayakar Peddi (2024)
“Soil and Water Conservation Measures and Rainfed Agriculture in Telangana, India: Role of Community and Neighborhood Conservation Measures” (with Kavi Kumar K S), Land Use Policy, 137, 107011.
Dayakar Peddi (2023)
“Analysis of Irrigation Enhancement, Crop Diversification and Farm Profits: Evidence from Telangana State” (with Suresh Reddy B). Review of Development Change, 28(2) 189–206, 2023.
Dayakar Peddi (2023)
“Climate Sensitivity of Major Crop Yields: Evidence from Telangana State, India”. (with Rajeshwar), Journal of Asia Pacific Economy, July 2023.
Dayakar Peddi (2021)
“Adoption of Soil Conservation Measures: Evidence from Rain-Fed Watershed Areas of Telangana” (with Kavi Kumar K S) Ecology, Economy and Society–the INSEE Journal, 4(2), 95-117.
Dayakar Peddi (2020)
“Farmers' Perceptions about Soil Erosion in Rainfed Areas of Telangana, India” (Kavi Kumar K S) Journal of Public Affairs, e2374.
Dayakar Peddi (2019)
“Climate and Weather Induced Agricultural Distress and Migration: Characteristics and Evidence" (with K.S. Kavi Kumar, Brinda Viswanathan), Productivity, 60(2), July-September 2019, p. 126-135.
Working Papers
2024
Dayakar Peddi, Suresh Reddy. B, Revathi. E (2024), Do Institutional Interventions Matter in Farm Profits? Evidence from Rainfed Agriculture Systems in Telangana, India, Centre for Economic and Social Studies Working Paper No. 145, January.
2019
2. Dayakar Peddi, K.S. Kavi Kumar (2019), “Farmer’s Perception on Soil Erosion in Rain-fed Watershed Areas of Telangana, India”, Madras School of Economics Working Paper, No. 180/2019, April.
2017
Dayakar Peddi (2017), “Cost of Land Degradation in India”, Madras School of Economics Working Paper, No. 163/2017, April.
Monographs
Revathi Ellanki, B. Suresh Reddy, P. Dayakar (2024). “An Assessment of Millet-Based Agro-Biodiversity Systems Enriched with A Mix of Modern and Traditional Ecological Packages”, Centre for Economic and Social Studies (CESS) Monograph No. 57, March.
Policy Briefs
E Revathi and Dayakar Peddi (2020), “Decentralized Paddy Procurement System during COVID 19: Ground Level Anomalies in Telangana”, Centre for Economic and Social Studies Policy Brief Series, No. 11, March 2020.
Seminar / Conference / Workshop Presentations
2047
Two-Day National Seminar on Vikasit Bharat@2047: Way Towards Self-Reliance the Central University of Karnataka, Kalaburagi, Karnataka during 17-18, September 2024
2023
The 18 th Annual Conference on Economic Growth and Development to be held ISI Delhi on 18 - 20 December 2023
2022
Second Biennial Conference on Development-Sustainable Development Goals amidst Multiple Global Shocks: Progress, Challenges, and Way Forword, IGIDR Mumbai during 21-23 December 2022 (Jointly)
2022
82 nd Annual Conference of the Indian Society of Agricultural Economics (ISAE), Central Agricultural university, Imphal Manipur during 10-12 December 2022 (Jointly)
2022
11 th Congress of the Asian Association of Environmental and Resource Economics (AAERE), UEH University Vietnam during 19-20 August 2022.
2021
26th Annual Conference of the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE), Berlin during 23-25 June 2021 (Online).
2021
65th Annual Conference of the Australasian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society (AARES) Sydney during 8th - 12th February 2021 (Online).
2021
6 th International Conference on South Asian Economic Development, South Asian University, Delhi during February 25-27 2021.
2019
Presented a paper in a panel discussion on Climate Change and India Agriculture-Methodological Issues in Tenth Biennial International Conference on “Climate Change and Disasters: Challenges, Opportunities” organised by INSEE held CESS, Hyderabad during November 6-8, 2019.