National Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Dr. Ashok Gulati
FELLOW, ELECTED 2004

Born in New Delhi, India on 11 May 1954. Educated at Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi, M.A. 1975; Ph.D. 1984.

Distinguished Professor, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER), New Delhi, 2022 - till date.

Consultant with the World Bank (1985-91) Part time on several projects, 1986-1990; full time during, 1990-91 as chief coordinator of Project on Agriculture Protection and subsidies; Lecturer/Reader, Deshbandhu College, University of Delhi, 1975-86; Reader, Shri Ram College of Commerce, University of Delhi, 1986-88; Reader, Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi, 1988-90; Director/Chief Economist, National Council of Applied Economic Research, Delhi, 1991-97; NABARD Chair Professor, Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi, 1998-2000; Director, Markets, Trade, and Institutions Division, International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, 2001-2006; Director in Asia, International Food Policy Research Institute, New Delhi 2006-11; Chairman, Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices, Ministry of Agricutlure, GoI, New Delhi 2011-14. Infosys Chair Professor for Agriculture, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations, 2014-2022.

Awards/Honours: Padma Shri 2015; Member of the Global Sustainability Council of Bayer Foundation (2020 – till date); Member of the Advisory Board of the ADMI Institute of University of Illinois (2018 – till date).; Member, Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council in India, 1999-2001; Member of the Farm Panel Committee Set up by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India (2021).; Economic Advisory Council of the Chief Minister, Government of Andhra Pradesh, India, 2000-2001; State Planning Board of Karnataka, Govt. of Karnataka, India, 1995-99; Member of the Rajasthan Chief Minister’s Economic Transformation Advisory Council (2020 – till date).; Panel Member of the MaMo Montpellier Panel, a group of international agriculture experts (2017- till date); Member of the Global Sustainability Council of Bayer Foundation (2020 – till date).; Member of the Advisory Board of the ADMI Institute of University of Illinois (2018 – till date).; Board of Directors of ICICI Banking Corporation, India, 1994-97; Agricultural Finance Corporation, India, 1996-2001; IDFC Foundation (2015-2017); Reserve Bank of India (2017-2021); Director on the Board of Directors of TERI University (2016-2017); National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (2017-2020); National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange (2015-2018 & 2019-2022); NCDEX e-Markets Limited (2016-2018); Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited (2021 - till date); Godrej Agrovet (2021 - till date); Comptroller and Auditor General of India (2021 - till date)

Research Areas: Analysis and policy advice on agricultural markets; trade liberalization, WTO and trade negotiations in agriculture; globalization and the small holders, vertical linkages between farms and firms, pricing policies (including subsidies) and their efficiency and welfare impact, and the role of infrastructure and institutions in making markets function efficiently

Address: Distinguished Professor, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations, Core 6A, 4th Floor, India Habitat Center, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110003; A-17, Sector-52, Noida 201301, U.P.; [Tel: Off. (011) 43112400 Extn. 436; Fax: (011) 24620180, 24618941; Email: agulati115@gmail.com; agulati@icrier.res.in]