Dr. Mittal is Senior Fellow at ICRIER. She joined ICRIER in December 2003 as Fellow. She is an agriculture expert and has been working on various projects funded by organizations like World Bank, Global Development Network, Planning Commission, National Centre for Agricultural Economics and Policy Research, ICICI Bank, CII, ADB etc. Her research expertise includes trade in agriculture (focusing on subsidies and other WTO issues), Agricultural Reforms, Infrastructure and ICT, Supply Chain and Horticulture, Price Policy, Demand and Supply Projections, Productivity Issues, Food Security, Regional Cooperation in South Asia, domestic market integration among others. Her work on policy has been used in drawing up the agriculture sub-committee report for the Eleventh Plan. She has over 25 publications in international and national journals, one edited book, chapters in various national and international books, working papers, monographs, and newspaper articles. Her work has been presented in several international conferences. She is a member of International Associations of Agricultural Economists, Indian Society of Agriculture Economics, and Agriculture Economics Research Association. She is a reviewer for various international and national journals. She did her masters in Economics from Delhi School of Economics and has a PhD in Agriculture Economics.
Selected Publications :
The impact of mobiles on agricultural productivity. Chapter in The Public Policy Paper Series Number 9. January 2009. www.vodafone.com/publicpolicyseries (with Sanjay Gandhi and Gaurav Tripathi)
Feasibility check for diversifying towards horticulture production. Agriculture Economic Research Review. Forthcoming Jan-June 22(1), 2009.
Book on Food for Policy – Reforming Agriculture (2008) edited by Surabhi Mittal and Arpita Mukherjee . Printed by Cambridge University Press ( India )
Agricultural Growth Accounting and Total Factor Productivity in South Asia: A Review and Policy Implications. Agriculture Economic Research Review. Vol. 21 (2), December 2008 Pp 145-172. (with Praduman Kumar and Mahabub Hossain).
Would Indian Farmers Benefit from Liberalization of World Cotton and Sugar Markets? Agricultural Economics, Blackwell Synergy, USA. Vol. 38 (3), May 2008, Pp 301-312 (with Jeff Reimer)
Impact of rising Food Prices on Inflation. Indian Economic Review 2008 Vol. V. Quarterly Issue: 30th June, 2008 Pp 138-143 (with Deepti Sethi ).
Strengthening Backward and Forward Linkages in Horticulture: Some Successful Initiatives. Agriculture Economic Research Review. Vol. 20, December 2007 Pp 457-469.
What Affects Changes in Cereal Consumption? Economic and Political Weekly Vol. 42 No. 5, February 3, 2007 . Pp. 444-447.
Are Indian Markets Moving Towards Spatial Integration? Journal of Quantitative Economics. Vol. 5 No .1 January 2007 Pp. 17-31. (with Arvind Virmani).
