Research Associate / PhD Candidate


Professional positions:

  • Since 2022: Doctoral Researcher, University of Göttingen

  • 2020 - 2022: Research Analyst, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), New Delhi, India

  • 2017 - 2020: Assistant Program Officer, Tata-Cornell Institute (TCI), Cornell University, New Delhi, India



  • Education:

  • Since 2022: PhD in Agricultural Economics, University of Göttingen, Germany

  • 2015 - 2017: M.A. in Development Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

  • 2011 - 2014: B.A. in Economics, St. Xavier’s College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India



  • Research interests:

  • Food and nutrition security

  • Agriculture-Nutrition interlinkages

  • Sustainability

  • Food Consumption Behavior

  • Agriculture and Food Markets

  • Farmer Organizations



  • Publications:

  • Saroj, S., Pradhan, M., Boss, R., & Roy, D. (2022). Roles of rural non-farm employment (RNFE) in India: Why RNFE, the conveyor of a shock like COVID 19 is also the key to recovery?. Journal of Asian Economics. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asieco.2022.101485

  • Roy, D., Boss, R., Saroj, S., Karandikar, B., Pradhan, M., & Pandey, H. (2021). Snack Food Consumption across the Pune Transect in India: A Comparison of Dietary Behaviors Based on Consumer Characteristics and Locations. Nutrients, 13(12), 4325. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13124325

  • Gedara, P. K., Roy, D., Sonkar, V. K., Weerahewa, J., Kanthilanka, H., Hemachandra, D., ... & Boss, R. (2021). Awareness and practices among dairy producers and consumers in Sri Lanka. Washington, DC.: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).

  • Boss, R., Pradhan, M. (2020). Post-Harvest Management and Farm Outcomes: Storage Facility Matters. Economic & Political Weekly.

  • Roy, D., Boss, R., & Pradhan, M. (2020). 24. How India’s food-based safety net is responding to the COVID-19 lockdown. Washington, DC.: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).

  • Roy, D., Boss, R., Pradhan, M., & Ajmani, M. (2022). India’s pulse policy landscape and its implications for trade. Washington, DC.: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.135842