Publications

Padmaja, Ravula; Pramanik, Soumitra; Pingali, Prabhu; Bantilan, Cynthia; and Kavitha, Kasala. 2019. Understanding nutritional outcomes through gendered analysis of time-use patterns in semi-arid India. Global Food Security 23(December 2019): 49-63. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2019.04.001

Deb, Uttam; Nagaraj, N.; Kumar, Ranjit; Bhattarai, Madhu; Padmaja, R. Parthasarathy Rao, P.; Bantilan, Cynthia. 2014 Dynamics of Rural Labor Markets in India: Implications for Inclusive Development Strategy. Policy Brief 27. India: ICRISAT. http://www.icrisat.org/posters%5CPB27.pdf

Kumar, Ranjit; Deb, Uttam; Bantilan, Cynthia; Nagaraj, N.; and Bhattarai, Madhusudan. 2015. Economic growth and rural transformation in eastern India: Strategies for inclusive growth. Indian Journal of Economics and Development 11(3): 779 - 797. https://doi.org/10.5958/2322-0430.2015.00087.6

The Cynefin Company. 2024. Effective and Inclusive Agricultural Extension Services in Coastal Bangladesh: Possible pathways. Overview Report. Conwy, United Kingdom: The Cynefin Company.

Kapur, A., Nayak, P. K., Khan, A., & Puskur, R. (2024). Women seed entrepreneurship: Key highlights. International Rice Research Institute, CGIAR Seed Equal Initiative, WP6. 32 p.

Dupuis, Sarah; Hennink, Monique; Wendt, Amanda S.; Waid, Jillian L.; Kalam, Md Abul; Gabrysch, Sabine; and Sinharoy, Sheela S. 2022. Women’s empowerment through homestead food production in rural Bangladesh. BMC Public Health 22: 134. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-12524-2

Rahma Adam, Surendran Rajaratnam, Farha Sufian, Lucy Njogu. (10/1/2025). Measuring women’s empowerment in aquaculture in northwestern Bangladesh using a project level women’s empowerment in fisheries index (pro-WEFI). PLoS ONE.

Connor, M., Munshi, S. 2024. Gendered trait preferences for direct-seeded rice in Bihar, India. A Poster presented at the CGIAR Initiative on Market Intelligence WP1-WP2 Workshop, 14-18 October 2024, Harare, Zimbabwe.

Jain, Harsha, Hom Nath Gartaula, Riche Shivhare, Prakash Kumar Nayak, Deepali Chadha, Yash Johri, Prama Mukhopadhyay, Kritika Goel, Anandita Dullo, Ranjitha Puskur (2024). Bundled innovations for women’s empowerment and resilience. Baselline study. CGIAR Initiative on Gender Equality : International Rice Research Institute, December 2024. 70 p.

Singh, Vartika; Das, Prantika; Stevanovic, Miodrag; Jha, Chandan; Bodirsky, Benjamin; et al. 2024. An Inclusive agri-food systems transformation pathway for India. Preprint available August 16, 2024. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-4767324/v1

Singaraju, Niyati and Shalini Gakhar (2025). Fostering Inclusive Adoption of RCM Through MDII Insights. Rice Today, January 31, 2025: International Rice Research Institute.

Kumar, Neha; Quisumbing, Agnes; Manohar, Swetha; Banerjee, Archis; Gupta, Shivani; Chauhan, Alka; Patwardhan, Sharvari; and Koirala, Uma. 2025. Intrahousehold dynamics in South Asia: understanding the relationships between women's empowerment, task sharing, decision making, and diets among women. MedRxiv Preprint. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.01.08.25320196

Padmaja, R.; Bantilan, M. C. S.; Parthasarathy, D.; and Base, Avishek. 2016. Role of social networks in adoption of technology and empowerment of women: Sociological evidences from village-level studies. In Proceedings of XII Agricultural Science Congress: Sustainable Livelihood Security for Smallholder Farmers, Feb 03 - 06, 2015, National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, New Delhi. http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/9854

Ahmed, S., Debnath, M., Miajy, A., Haque, A., & Bhandari, H. (2024). Vermicomposting: A gender-inclusive solution for sustainable manure management for homestead and high-value crops. International Rice Research Institute.

Najjar, Dina; Frija, Aymen; and El Garhi, Aman. 2018. A typology analysis of agricultural empowerment profiles in rural Egypt with a particular focus on women. Economic Research Forum Working Paper 1198. Giza, Egypt: The Economic Research Forum. http://erf.org.eg/publications/a-typology-analysis-of-agricultural-empowerment-profiles-in-rural-egypt-with-a-particular-focus-on-women/

Mekuriaw, Z., Meseret, S., Temesgen, W., Derseh, M., Marshall, K. and Baltenweck, I. 2024. Theory of change for the dairy value chain in Ethiopia, developed for the CGIAR Initiative Sustainable Animal Productivity for Livelihoods, Nutrition and Gender Inclusion. Nairobi, Kenya: ILRI.

Gakhar, Shalini, Shelly Patwar, Srikanth Rupavatharam (2024). ICTforAg India 2024: Localizing impact through inclusion, inspiration, and innovation. Conference Report. AP Shinde Symposium Hall, NASC Complex, Dev Prakash Shastri Marg, New Delhi. 68 p.

Dominic, D. M., Niranjan, D. A., Mittal, N., Sulaiman V. R, Malhotra, A., Singaraju, N. & Sharma. S. 2024. Digital inclusion through WOTR’s FarmPrecise mobile application. Good Practices in Digital Inclusion No 1. Hyderabad, India: International Food Policy Research Institute.

Guettou Djurfeldt, N.; Bryan, E.; Davis, K.; Boukaka, S.; Ghione, A.; Grazioli, F.; Ramirez, M.; Kinuthia, D.; Borelli, T.; Azzarri, C.; Otieno, G.; De Falcis, E.; Krishnan, S.; Fadda, C.; Termote, C.; Kettle, C.; Vernooy, R. (2024) Fostering gender equity in Nature-Positive Solutions - Strategies for inclusive and sustainable transformation. 16 p.

Saville, Naomi; Banerjee, Archis; DuttaGupta, Tanaya; Alvi, Muzna; Jolly, Saira Parveen; et al. 2024. D4N2024 Presentation Showcase – THEMATIC SESSION 4b: Gender and Social Inclusion. Presentation given at the D4N 2024 Conference Delivering For Nutrition In South Asia in Colombo, Sri Lanka on December 4, 2024.

Amarnath, Giriraj; Ameer, Mohamed; Aggarwal, Pramod; Smakhtin, Vladimir. 2012. Detecting spatio-temporal changes in the extent of seasonal and annual flooding in South Asia using multi-resolution satellite data. In Civco, D. L.; Ehlers, M.; Habib, S.; Maltese, A.; Messinger, D.; Michel, U.; Nikolakopoulos, K. G.; Schulz, K. (Eds.). Earth resources and environmental remote sensing/GIS applications III: proceedings of the International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE), Vol.8538, Amsterdam, Netherland, 1-6 July 2012. Bellingham, WA, USA: International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE). 11p.

Pal, Barun Deb; Thurlow, James; Pauw, Karl; Diao, Xinshen; and Ajmani, Manmeet Singh. 2025. Agrifood value chains in India: A state-level analysis using a social accounting matrix. IFPRI Discussion Paper 2325. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/170111

Deka, R.P. 2024. Human health risk associated with pesticide residues in pork and pork products. Nairobi, Kenya: ILRI.

Sanju Koirala, Powell Mponela, Sagar Kafle, Jibesh KC, Lokendra Khadka, Pankaj Koirala, & Manohara Khadka (2024). Scaling strategy workshop: Assessing challenges and opportunities for scaling socio-technical innovations in Mixed Farming Systems of Nepal's Mid-Hills. IWMI. https://hdl.handle.net/10883/35404

Bageant, Elizabeth; Liu, Yanyan; Diao, Xinshen, 'Agriculture-nutrition linkages and child health in the presence of conflict in Nepal', International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Washington, D.C., 2016

Spielman, David J et al., 'Agriculture and the rural economy in Pakistan: Issues, outlooks, and policy priorities', University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia, 2016

Buisson, Marie-Charlotte; Mitra, Archisman; Hounsa, T.; Habib, Md. A.; Mukherji, A. 2024. A place in the sun: farmers’ co-benefits from solar irrigation in Bangladesh. Energy Economics, 140:107973. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2024.107973]

Popoola, F. 2022. Initiative and platform budget processes―2022. Presented at the Sustainable Intensification of Mixed Farming Systems Initiative Planning and Inception Meeting, ILRI, Addis Ababa, 31 May–2 June 2022. Ibadan, Nigeria: IITA.

Haque, A., Kamal, M., Humaira Sadaf, B., Ahmed, S., Mponela, P. and Bhandari, H. (2024). Proceedings of Annual Workshop 2024 with the Partners on Mixed Farming Systems (MFS) Initiative in Bangladesh. International Rice Research Institute and International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center

CGIAR Initiative on NEXUS Gains. 2024. Focus and impact on gender equality, youth, and social inclusion. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Initiative on NEXUS Gains. 4p.