Dr. Anjani Kumar - NCAP

Principal Scientist (Agricultural Economics): National Centre for Agriculture Economics
and Policy Research, New Delhi. November 2010 – till date.
Research Focus:
Food Safety Issues in Agricultural Value Chain, Agricultural Commodity Market Outlooks,
Smallholders’ Access to Alternative Market Chains, Rural Poverty and Agricultural Growth,
Financial Innovation and Smallholders Access to Institutional Credit.
Project Lead For:
1) Tracking Change in rural poverty in household and village economies in South Asia –
An initiative to continuously monitor the changes in the socio-economic welfare of the
rural households in one of the most poverty stricken regions of the world to contribute
to evolve effective strategies for accelerated poverty reduction.
2) Developing a Decision Support System for Commodity Market Outlook in India – an
initiative to facilitate informed food management policies and strategies.
Senior Scientist (Agricultural Economics): National Centre for Agricultural Economics and
Policy Research, New Delhi. January 2008 - November 2010
Research Focus:
Food Safety Issues, Smallholder Dairy Farmers’ Access to Alternative Milk Market Chains,
Export Competitiveness of Livestock Products, Employment Diversification.
Project Lead For:
1) Developing a Decision Support System for Commodity Market Outlook in India
2) International Food Safety Standards and Processed Food Exports from India –
Assessed Status of Compliance with Food Safety Measures (FSM) in milk Production;
Estimated Cost of Compliance with FSM in Milk Production at Farm Level; Identified
Drivers for Better Compliance with FSM.
Senior Scientist (Agricultural Economics): ILRI-Asia Office, International Livestock
Research Institute (ILRI), Nairobi, Kenya. 2005 August –December 2007
Research Focus:
Improving Smallholders Dairy Farmers’ Access to Market Opportunities, Inputs and Services;
Facilitating Development of Pro-poor Dairy Development Policies and Food Safety Issues in
Livestock Value Chain.
Project Lead For:
1) Comprehensive Study of Dairy Sector in Assam
2) International Food Safety Standards and Processed Food Exports from India
3) Improvement of Fodder Markets and Identification of Crop Varieties with Improved
Fodder Characteristics in Selected Disadvantaged Areas of India
Scientist (Agricultural Economics), National Centre for Agricultural Economics and Policy
Research, New Delhi-12, India. January 1997- July 2005