Prof. Ramesh Chand

Prof. Ramesh Chand is Member of National Institution for Transforming India, NITI Aayog, the apex think-tank of Government of India, New Delhi. In addition, he is also member of the Integrated Partnership Board (IPB) of the CGIAR and member of the Policy Advisory Council (PAC) of the Australian Center for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR). In the past, he was Chairman of the Institute of Economic Growth, Member of the Fifteenth Finance Commission of Government of India, Member of Board of Trustees of International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Mexico and Member of Global Future Council on the Future of Food Security and Agriculture, World Economic Forum for 2016-18 term.

Prof. Chand has a Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi, India. He has been actively involved in policy research and formulation in the areas of agriculture and allied sectors, food security, nutrition, science policy, impact analysis, food systems etc. and has worked in senior academic positions at National Institute of Agricultural Economics and Policy Research, New Delhi, Institute of Economic Growth and Punjab Agricultural University. He was Visiting Professor at University of Wollongong, NSW Australia and at Institute of Developing Economies, Chiba Shi, Japan. He has also been Consultant with international organizations such as FAO, UNDP, ESCAP, UNCTAD, Commonwealth and World Bank.

Prof. Chand has authored seven books and published more than 100 research papers in reputed national and international journals in the areas of agriculture growth and development, demand and supply, food policy, farmers’ issues, agricultural markets and trade. In recognition of his contributions, Prof. Ramesh Chand has received several national and international awards.