Laxmi Joshi

Laxmi Joshi

Fellow

Laxmi Joshi is a Fellow at NCAER with research interests in agriculture and rural development. She has worked on issues related to the Agricultural Outlook Situation Analysis, National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, economic benefits of weather and marine services, air pollution issues in agriculture, India’s cotton revolution, dairy development, convergence and agricultural intervention in Maharashtra, farm mechanization, the National Policy for Farmers and fisheries sector. Also worked in Cement and Refinery and Petrochemicals. Before NCAER, she worked at the National Commission on Farmers and the National Institute for Agricultural Economics and Policy Research (NAIP). At NAIP worked  on various innovative research areas namely; ‘Radar Approach’ to measure sustainability; ‘ Meta- Analysis’ to assess impact of watershed, ‘Total Factor Productivity’ to measure the technological change; Congruence approach for priority setting in Uttaranchal agriculture; Diversification of agriculture in India and in South Asian countries and Resource Allocation in Agricultural Research.

Journal | Agricultural Economics Research Review 2023
Artificial intelligence-led innovations for agricultural transformation: A scoping study
Raka Saxena, Devesh Kumar Pant, Satish Chandra Pant, Laxmi Joshi, Ranjit Kumar Paul and Reeta Singh
April 2024

Policy Brief | NCAER
Making India A Global Power House in the Farm Machinery Industry
Bornali Bhandari, Laxmi Joshi and Shish Pal Bansal
April 2023

REPORT | NCAER
Making India A Global Power House in the Farm Machinery Industry
Bornali Bhandari, Laxmi Joshi, Ajaya Kumar Sahu, Saurabh Bandyopadhyay, Vaishali Jain, Devender Pratap, Palash Baruah, Nishika Pal and Poonam Dhawan
February 2023

REPORT| NCAER
Study to Assess the Availability of Resources for Creating the Assets and Initiatives taken for Generating Various Own Sources of Revenue
Saurabh Bandyopadhyay,  Anushree Sinha, Soumi Roy Chowdhury,  Laxmi Joshi,  Rajesh Jaiswal, Gautam Kumar Das,  Gargi Pal,  Vaishali Jain,
2022

REPORT| NCAER
An Evaluation of India’s Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan
Saurabh Bandyopadhyay,  Anushree Sinha,  Laxmi Joshi,  Rajesh Kumar Jaiswal,  Sanjukta Das, Gautam Kumar Das, Soumi Roy Chowdhury, Sanskriti Bahl,  Vaishali Jain,  Falak Naz,
2021

REPORT| NCAER
Economic Impact of the Proposed Ratnagiri Refinery in Maharashtra
Saurabh Bandyopadhyay,  Laxmi Joshi,  Devender Pratap,  Shashanka Bhide,  Tarujyoti Buragohain,  Ajaya Kumar Sahu
2021

REPORT| NCAER
Analysing Socio-Economic Impact of the NDP-I
Saurabh Bandyopadhyay,  Laxmi Joshi,  Shashanka Bhide,  Devender Pratap,  Prabir Kumar Chaudhuri,  Gurucharan Manna,  Tarujyoti Buragohain,  K Subbaraje Urs,  Gargi Pal,  Mohit Pandey, Sameer Kumar Mondal
2020

REPORT| NCAER
Impact Evaluation of the Maharashtra CAIM Programme
Saurabh Bandyopadhyay,  Laxmi Joshi,  Prabir Kumar Chaudhuri, Tarujyoti Buragohain, Animesh Sharma
2019

JOURNAL| Indian Journal of Environmental Protection
Existing Legislation on Air Pollution and Punjab Government Policy on Agriculture Waste Burning
P Kumar and L Joshi
2012

REPORT| NCAER
Study on Evaluating Performance of National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
A Sharma, L Joshi and A Sahu
2009

JOURNAL | Agricultural Economic Research Review
Diversification and Its Impact on Smallholders: Evidence from a Study on Vegetable Production
P K Joshi, L Joshi and P S Birthal
July-December 2006

JOURNAL | Comprehensive Assessment Secretariat
Meta-Analysis to Assess Impact of Watershed Program and People’s Participation
P K Joshi, A K Jha, S P Wani, L Joshi and R L Shiyani
2005

BOOK CHAPTER | Haworth Press Inc.
Agricultural Diversification in South Asia: Patterns, Determinants and Policy Implication | Economic Reforms and Food Security:  The Impact of Trade and Technology in South Asia
P K Joshi, A Gulati, P S Birthal and L Joshi   |  S C Babu and A Gulati (eds.)
2005

JOURNAL | Irrigation and Drainage Systems
Impact of Subsurface Drainage on Improvement of Crop Production and Farm Income in North- West India
K K Datta, P K Joshi and L Joshi
2004

WORKING PAPER | International Food Policy Research Institute
Agriculture Diversification in South Asia: Patterns, Determinants and Policy Implications
P K Joshi, A Gulati and P S Birthal
2003

BOOK CHAPTER |    National Centre for Agricultural Economics and Policy Research
Impact of Watershed Program and Peoples’ Participation |  Institutional Change in Indian Agriculture
P K Joshi, A K Jha, L Joshi and R L Shiyani |  S P Mruthyunjaya, P K Joshi and R Saxena (eds.)
2003

BOOK CHAPTER | Rawat Publications
Measuring Sustainability of Rice-Wheat Based Cropping System  | Sustainable Agriculture, Poverty and Food Security
P K Joshi, B C Roy and L Joshi  |  S S Acharya, S Singh and V Sagar (eds.)
2002

BOOK CHAPTER | UP Council of Agricultural Research
Agricultural diversification in Uttar Pradesh- nature, constraints and opportunities | Strategies for Agricultural Production and Marketing in the State of Uttar Pradesh in Context of WTO
P K Joshi and L Joshi  |  G B Singh, S Chandra, I N Mukherjee and J P Jaiswal (eds.)
2002

JOURNAL | Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics
Nature and Extent of Groundwater Resource Scenario due to Technological Change in Uttar Pradesh
A K Singh and L Joshi
July-September 1997

BOOK| Advance Publishing Concept and Agricultural Economics Research Association
Livestock in Different Farming System
P S Birthal, A Kumar and L Joshi (eds.)
2001

OPINION | The Hindu Business Line
Raw deal for women in the fisheries sector
Saurabh Bandyopadhyay and Laxmi Joshi
April 12, 2024  |  NCAER

OPINION | QRIUS
Consumer Awareness on Health Benefits of Fish
Laxmi Joshi and Saurabh Bandyopadhyay
April 05, 2024  |  NCAER

OPINION | QRIUS
Technology Plays a Crucial Role in Driving Change
Laxmi Joshi and Saurabh Bandyopadhyay
April 04, 2024  |  NCAER

OPINION | The Hindu Business Line
E-comm in fisheries
Saurabh Bandyopadhyay and Laxmi Joshi
March 13, 2024  |  NCAER

OPINION | QRIUS
The Digital Harvest: Unlocking AI’s Promise in Revolutionizing Agriculture
Raka Saxena and Laxmi Joshi
January 8, 2024  |  NCAER

OPINION | Aquapost
Fish consumption in India in 2022-23 and future prospects
Saurabh Bandyopadhyay, Laxmi Joshi and Nijara Deka
November 1, 2023  |  NCAER

OPINION | The Hindu Business Line
‘Farming’ research
Bornali Bhandari and Laxmi Joshi
May 19, 2023

OPINION | The Hindu Business Line
Skills shortage hampering farm mechanisation
Bornali Bhandari and Laxmi Joshi
April 13, 2023

OPINION | QRIUS
Nutritional security: Fishery demand in India could have been better managed
Saurabh Bandyopadhyay, Nijara Deka, Palash Baruah, Laxmi Joshi, and Falak Naz
April 5, 2023  |  NCAER

OPINION | The Hindu Business Line
Quality data on farmers’ use of machinery lacking
Bornali Bhandari, Laxmi Joshi, Ajaya K Sahu and Shish Pal Bansal
March 29, 2023

OPINION | The Hindu Business Line
Farmers deserve better tools 
Bornali Bhandari and Laxmi Joshi
March 8, 2023

OPINION I The Pioneer
Gandhian philosophy inspires rural development
Saurabh Bandyopadhyay, Anupma Mehta & Laxmi Joshi
June 9, 2022 | NCAER

BOOK REVIEW | Margin
Agriculture and Food in India: A Half Century Review from Independence to Globalization
Laxmi Joshi
2010

Consultation Workshop Report organised by Ministry of Skill Development and National Council of Applied Economic Research
July 9, 2024

Education

  • PhD in Agricultural Economics, G. B. Pant University of Agricultural and Technology, Pantnagar, 1999
  • MSc in Rural Banking and Agricultural Economics, G. B. Pant University of Agricultural and Technology, Pantnagar.1996

Work Experience

  • April 2018-Present: Fellow, NCAER
  • July 2006-March 2018: Associate Fellow, NCAER
  • December 2004-June 2006: Research Officer at National Commission on Farmers
  • July 1999-December 2004: Senior Research Associate at National Centre for Agricultural Economics and Policy Research.