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Dr. '''Aldas Janaiah''' is a senior scientist and economist who did extensive research on socio-economic and policy issues related to technological developments, adoption and its impacts in [[South Asia]] and [[Southeast Asia|SE Asia]].

He is well known for various research articles in Hybrid Rice for Indian farmers, Hybrid Rice for Tomorrows Food Security, [[agricultural diversification]] in favour of non-traditional and high nutrient value food crops and Genetically Modified food crops. He is also a frequent presenter at various national and international conferences.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110703142924/http://www.grain.org/hybridrice/?docs GRAIN | Resources | Hybrid rice | Hybrid rice key documents]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2006/04/12/stories/2006041200181100.htm|title=Why a re-think on GM crops is needed|publisher=The Hindu Business Line|date=12 April 2006}}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120312141057/http://en.scientificcommons.org/aldas_janaiah Scientific Commons: Aldas Janaiah]</ref>

==Family and education==
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Janaiah was born in agriculturist family on 2 May 1964 to Aldas Janamma and Aldas Saidulu Goud in [[Mamidala]] village of Thipparthy Mandal in [[Nalgonda]] district of [[Telangana]] in India.

He did his [[Bachelor of Science|BSc]] in ([[agriculture]]) in 1987 and [[Master of Science|MSc]] in ([[agricultural economics]]) in 1989 from [[Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University]], [[Doctorate|PhD]] in ([[agricultural economics]]) in 1995 from [[Banaras Hindu University]]

==Career and assignments==
* He joined as a scientist ([[agricultural economics]]) at [[Indian Council of Agricultural Research]] in 1991 until 2005.
* He was as a project scientist and post doctoral fellow at the [[International Rice Research Institute]], Los Banos, The [[Philippines]] between 1999 and 2002.
* Visiting Fellow at [[Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research]] between 2002 and 2004.
* Visiting Professor at the Vietnam Agricultural Science Institute to deliver Lectures on "The Irrigation & Technology Impacts on Rural Livelihood in [[Vietnam]]" in 2004.
* International Team Leader for the [[World Bank]]-[[Asian Development Bank]] Joint Project "Assessing the Poverty Impacts of Public Expenditures in Irrigation in Vietnam" between 2002 and 2004
* Member of Experts Group on Green Revolution Initiative in [[Africa]], The [[United Nations Economic Commission for Africa]] (UNECA), [[Addis Ababa]], [[Ethiopia]] between 2003 and 2005.
* Convenor of South Asia Regional Conference (SARC) of International Association of Agricultural Economists from 2005.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2005033101530900.htm&date=2005%2F03%2F31%2F&prd=bl& |title=Archived copy |access-date=22 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606114435/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2005033101530900.htm&date=2005%2F03%2F31%2F&prd=bl& |archive-date=6 June 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Awards==
* Best Scientist Award in 2002 from [[International Rice Research Institute]] in 2002 for outstanding contributions in the field of Rice Policy Analysis across [[Asia]].

==Research projects==
*The comparative economics and adoption behavior of hybrid rice technology in [[India]].
*Analysis of the seed system and seed policy for rice in [[Bangladesh]].
*The productivity impacts of green revolution in cereal crops in [[India]].
*Impacts of modern farm technologies on poverty and income distribution in rural Asia
*Economic evaluation of the farm-level impacts of hybrid rice technology in tropical Asia<ref name="ncap.res.in">{{cite web |url=http://www.ncap.res.in/biodata/janaiah.htm |title=Dr. Aldas Janaiah, Scientist-Senior Scale |publisher=Ncap.res.in |date= |accessdate=2013-06-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721181503/http://www.ncap.res.in/biodata/janaiah.htm |archive-date=21 July 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Publications==
* Aldas Janaiah, "Hybrid Rice for Indian Farmers : Myths and Reality", Economic and Political Weekly, 2002,42(37):4328
* Aldas Janaiah, "Hybrid Rice For Tomorrow Food Security:", Economic and Political Weekly, 2002,1(31)
* Aldas Janaiah, "Vietnam Experience in Hybrid Rice", Economic and Political Weekly, 2003,25(38):2529
* Aldas Janaiah, "Hybrid Rice in Bangladesh:Farm-Level Performance", Economic and Political Weekly, 2003,25(38):2552
* Aldas Janaiah, "Hybrid Rice in Andhra Pradesh:Findings of a survey", Economic and Political Weekly, 2003,25(38):2512
* Aldas Janaiah, "Hybrid Rice Cultivation in the Philippines: Early Level Experiences", Economic and Political Weekly, 2003,25(38):2508
* Aldas Janaiah, "Can Hybrid Rice Technology help Productivity Groeth in Asian Tropics?Farmers' Experience", Economic and Political Weekly, 2003,25(38):2501
* Aldas Janaiah, "The Seed Delivery System in Andhra Pradesh", Indian Journal of Agricultural Marketing, 2003,2(17)
* Aldas Janaiah, "Partnership in the Public Sector Agricultural R&D:Evidence from India", Economic and Political Weekly, 2004,50(39):5334
* Aldas Janaiah, "Has the Green Revolution Bypassed Coarse Cereals? The Indian Experience", Economic and Political Weekly, 2004,1(2):31<ref name="ncap.res.in"/><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://agrieconet.nic.in/staffdetail.asp?sscode=sc00681 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2010-03-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410025235/http://agrieconet.nic.in/staffdetail.asp?sscode=sc00681 |archive-date=2009-04-10 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{cite web|title=Most widely held works by Aldas Janaiah|url=https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no2004054448/|publisher=[[WorldCat]]}}

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[[Category:People from Nalgonda district]]
[[Category:Indian agricultural economists]]

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