Professional Profile

1. Name: Dr. Amrutha, T.

2. Designation: Scientist

3. Contact no:
(Mobile No.): +91 7795192083
(Office No.): 0364 2310 453

4. Employee ID no.: AZ7-01/4378

5. Qualifications: Ph.D (Agricultural Economics)

6. Professional Experience:

7. Area of Specialization: Climate Resilient Agriculture, Value Chain Mapping and Impact assessment

8. Brief Accomplishments:

• Since 2020, I have served as the Nodal Officer for implementing the NICRA-TD component under ATARI, Zone VII, Umiam, Meghalaya. Under this project, we have effectively disseminated climate-resilient technologies to farmers through capacity-building activities conducted by KVKs. As part of this initiative, Custom Hiring Centers have been established in NICRA-adopted villages. These centers enable farmers to access farm implements and machinery at affordable costs for various agricultural operations across different crops, ensuring high energy-use efficiency. Additionally, village-level institutions, such as climate risk management committees and seed/fodder production systems, have been established to facilitate the implementation of the TDC NICRA Programme.
• Model villages have been developed in six KVKs: KVK Senapati, KVK Mamit, KVK Lunglei, KVK Kiphire, KVK Lawngtlai, and KVK Dimapur. These model villages serve as a testament to the positive impact of improved agricultural practices on the livelihood development of the farming communities in these areas.
• Tested and proven technologies developed by the KVKs have been transferred to the State Department of Agriculture for large-scale popularization. These technologies have been incorporated into state government schemes to boost the translation of research into development. This is achieved through the policy implementation of KVK recommendations on suitable farming technologies for the state.
• Developed an e-learning lesson titled "Social Accounting Matrix: An Impact Assessment Tool to Study the Effect of Programme/Policy Interventions on Village Economy Dynamics" (2023).

9. Publications (Best of five Publications):

1. Amrutha, T., Chandrakanth, M. G., Chikkathimme Gowda, H. R., Mohanty, A. K., Bordoloi, R., Singha, A. K., & Biam, K. P. (2024). Assessing Dietary Pattern and Nutritional Status of Small Millet Consumers in Bengaluru, Karnataka. Indian Journal of Extension Education, 60(1), 30–34. https://doi.org/10.48165/IJEE.2024.60106
2. Mohanty, A. K., Bordoloi, R. M., Amrutha, T., Singha, A. K., Kumar, B., Athare, T., Jhangid, B. L., Keshava, & Kumar, A. (2023). Promotion of beekeeping as a potential option for agriprenureship: Insights in context of Mann Ki Baat (Inner thoughts). The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 93(5). https://doi.org/10.56093/ijas.v93i5.135462
3. Raghavendra, K. J., T. M. Kiran Kumara, Chikkathimme Gowda, Ankita Kandpal, Shripad Bhat, T. Amrutha, G. P. Shivaswamy, M. L. Nithyashree, N. Ravishankar (2024). A meta-analysis on economic performance of organic vis-à-vis conventional farming in India. Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, 1-12.
4. Chikkathimme Gowda, H. R., Amrutha, T., N Uttam Singh, Pampi Paul, Kamini P. Biam, Anjoo Yumnam, Nivetina L.,Kuldeep Singh (2024), Inter-State Growth and Dynamics of Maize Production in North -East Himalayan States of India, Journal of Mountain Research, 19(2), 431-441.
5. S.C. Ravi, Karma Beer, A.K. Gupta, T. Amrutha, Maneesh Mishra, Rohit Jaiswa and T. Damodaran. (2023), A comprehensive analysis of the value chain dynamics of Dashehari mango in Uttar Pradesh, India, Journal of Applied Horticulture, 25(3). 10.37855/jah.2023.v25i03.53

6. Recognition and Awards (in brief): Received best oral presentation award ICAR-Agripreneurs Meet Cum National Symposium on Strategies for Promotion of Incubate in Agriculture and Allied Sectors in the Northeastern Region of India during 04th - 05th October 2023 organized by ABI Center & ZTMC, ICAR- Research Complex for NEH Region, Umiam, Meghalaya