 Scientist | Academic Qualification:
Address Office: ICAR- Central Institute for Cotton Research, PB.No.2, Shankarnagar PO,Nagpur, INDIA. 440010. |
- Climate change perception and adaptation.
- Farming systems.
- Crop insurance.
- Farmers’ distress.
| Designation | From | To | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scientist (Grade pay Rs.6000) | 05.07.2017 | 04.10.2017 | ICAR-NAARM, Hyderabad |
| Scientist (Grade pay Rs.6000) | 21.10.2017 | 04.07.2021 | ICAR-CIARI, Port Blair |
| Scientist (Grade pay Rs.7000) | 05.07.2021 | 31.03.2023 | ICAR-CIARI, Port Blair |
| Scientist (Grade Pay Rs.7000) | 10.04.2023 | Till date | ICAR-CICR, Nagpur |
| Project title | Funding Agency | Period | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enhancing on-farm production and promoting forward and backward linkages through technological intervention | NABARD | 2017-19 | Co-PI |
| Livelihood Security of Nicobari tribal communities of A & N Islands through sustainable horticultural intervention. | NASI | 2020-22 | Co-PI |
| Establishment of Biotech-KISAN Hub at ICAR- Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair | DBT | 2019-23 | One of the PIs |
| Indigenous adaptation strategies of tribal vis-a-vis non-tribal farmers and impact of CIARI technologies in mitigating climate change effects on agriculture in Andaman & Nicobar Islands. | Institute | 2018-23 | PI |
| Opportunities and challenges of sustaining agriculture in Andaman and Nicobar District and Minicoy: A behavioural perspective. | Institute | 2021-24 | Co-PI |
| Bio-prospecting of Pandanus sp. (Kewda) of Andaman and Nicobar Islands for its medicinal properties | NMPB | 2021-24 | Co-PI |
| Evaluation of Andaman Padauk (Pterocarpus dalbergioides) based sequential cropping system | Institute | 2022-25 | Co-PI |
| Sr. No. | Details of publication in *Harvard Style | NAAS Journal (Rating) – 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| I. International journals | ||
| 1. | Sendhil, R., Arora, K., Lal, P., Roy, A., Varadan, R.J., Vedi, S. and Pouchepparadjou, A. (2023). Price dynamics and integration in India’s staple food commodities – Evidence from wholesale and retail rice and wheat markets. Commodities 2(1), 52-72. | – |
| 2. | Varadan, R. J., Mamidanna, S., Kumar, S., Ahmed, S. Z. and Jaisankar, I. (2022). Technology, infrastructure and enterprise trade-off: Strengthening smallholder farming systems in Tamil Nadu State of India for sustainable income and food security. Outlook on Agriculture 51(2), 197–212. | 9.31 |
| 3. | Jaisankar, I., Varadan, R.J., Jerard, B.A., Nabanita, G., Rajkumar, M., Velmurugan, A., Ahmed, S.K.Z. and Moses, E.M. (2022). Natural regeneration potential of Andaman Padauk (Pterocarpus dalbergioides) in sustaining the tropical forests of Andaman & Nicobar Islands, India. European Journal of Forest Research. | 9.14 |
| 4. | Jaisankar, I., Varadan, R.J., Vijayakumar, S., Nitiprasad, N.J., Jerard, B.A., Nabanita, G., Rajkumar, M., Moses, E.M. and Simhachalam, P. (2021). Efficacy of clonal propagation in Andaman Padauk (Pterocarpus dalbergioides): Augmenting conservation of an endemic ornamental timber species of Andaman & Nicobar Islands, India. Forest Science, 67(5):537-549. | 7.74 |
| 5. | Varadan, R.J. and Kumar, P. (2015). Mapping agricultural vulnerability of Tamil Nadu, India to climate change: A dynamic approach to take forward the vulnerability assessment methodology. Climatic Change 129(1): 159-181. | 11.17 |
| 6. | Varadan, R.J., Kumar, P., Jha, G.K., Pal, S. and Singh, R. (2015). An exploratory study on occurrence and impact of climate change on agriculture in Tamil Nadu, India. Theoretical and Applied Climatology 127(3-4): 993-1010. | 9.41 |
| II. Indian journals | ||
| 1. | Nanda, B.K., Ramakrishna,Y., Varadan, R.J., Bhattacharya, R. and Rahman F.M. (2022). Adaptation potential of dyke vegetable cultivation to overcome the impact of climate change on Island agriculture. Indian Agriculturist. | 3.76 |
| 2. | Pandey, S.K., Zachariah George, Varadan, R.J., Swarnam, T.P., Ahmed, S.K.Z. and Jerard, B.A. (2021). Enhancing tribal farmers’ income through technological intervention: A case study from Car Nicobar, Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Indian Journal of Extension Education 57(2): 94-100. | 5.95 |
| 3. | Singh, P.K., Gautam, R.K., Sakthivel, K., Ahmed, S.K.Z. Venkatesan, K. and Varadan, R.J. (2020). Augmenting Rice Productivity in Andaman and Nicobar Islands through Improved Varieties and Seed Replacement Rate. Journal of the Indian Society of Coastal Agricultural Research 38(1): 1-10. | 5.17 |
| 4. | Velmurugan, A., R Varadan, R.J., Swarnam, T.P., Ahmed, S.K.Z., Subramani, T., Biswas, T.K., Jaisankar, I and Perumal, P. (2020). Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Agricultural Production and Marketing Systems of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Journal of the Andaman Science Association 25(2):217-225. | 4.15 |
| 5. | Varadan, R.J. and Kumar, P. (2014). Indigenous Knowledge about climate change: Validating the perceptions of dryland farmers in Tamil Nadu. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge 13(2): 390-397. | 7.09 |
| 6. | K.C. Bairwa, Varadan, R.J., Jhajhria, A. and Meena, D.K. (2013). An Economic Appraisal of Livestock Sector in India. Indian Journal of Animal Research 47(2): 105-112. | 6.43 |
| 7. | Kumar, P., Raju, T.S.V.B., Varadan, R.J. and Tyagi, V.P. (2013). Regional Disparity in Performance of Micro-finance in India: Policy Imperatives. International Journal of Agricultural Sciences 9(2): 640-646. | 4.73 |
| 8. | Varadan, R.J., Jhajhria, A. and Kumar, P. (2013). Fiscal Federalism in India: An Appraisal, International Journal of Commerce and Business Management. | – |
| 9. | Varadan, R.J. and Kumar,P. (2012). Impact of Crop Insurance on Rice Farming in Tamil Nadu. Agricultural Economics Research Review 25(2): 291-298. | 5.84 |
| 10. | Varadan, R.J., Lenin, V and Kumar,P. (2009). Growth, Instability and Acreage Response of Principal Crops in Tamil Nadu. Agricultural Situation in India 65(13): 721-728. | 4.53 |
Training Attended:
- 3-day training on “Data Analysis and Interpretation using SAS” organized by AKMU and Sub-DIC, CIARI from 18th to 20th September 2018.
- 21-day Summer School on “Quantitative Methods for Social Sciences” organized by ICAR-National Institute of Agricultural Economics and Policy Research, New Delhi from 21st September to 11th October 2019.
- 5-day training on “Concept Development for Climate Change Project for State Government Officials” organized by Bankers Institute of Rural Development, Lucknow at Port Blair from 25th to 29th November 2019.
- 5-day online training on “Data Analysis in Social Sciences Research” organized by NAARM, Hyderabad from 4th to 8th October 2021.
- 3-day training on “Promotion and Management of FPO” organized by NABARD, Port Blair from 9th to 11th March, 2022.
Training Conducted:
- Computer literacy for Skilled Supporting Staff for 5 days from 17th to 21st January 2022 at CIARI, Port Blair.
- Merit Medal in M.Sc.(Agrl. Economics) for the dissertation on “An Economic Analysis of Crop Insurance in India: A Case Study of Rice Farmers in Tamil Nadu” by ICAR-IARI, New Delhi.
- Jawaharlal Nehru Award for P.G. Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Research in Agricultural and Allied Sciences, 2015 for the dissertation on “Efficacy of Weather Based Crop Insurance as an Adaptation Strategy to Climate Change” by ICAR, New Delhi.