Amita Shah

Amita Shah, an economist, has wide ranging experience of conducting research on various aspects of rural economy. The major areas of research interest include, natural resource development with special focus on dry land agriculture and forestry, environmental impact assessment, gender and environment, agriculture-industry interface, small scale and rural industries, diffusion of technologies, and employment-livelihood issues. More recently, she has been involved in a number of studies pertaining to participatory watershed development, protected area management, economic valuation of bio-diversity, chronic poverty in remote rural areas, migration and status of women in agriculture. Over the past 17 years she has worked closely with a number of government and non-government organisations and participated in an informed process of policy formulation. She has also been a consultant to various donor agencies and has undertaken collaborative research both within and outside India. She has published about 40 research papers in professional journals and books; and participated in a number of academic seminars. She has been invited as a Visiting Fellow to academic institutions in United Kingdom, China, France and Netherlands.

'Land Degradation and Migration in a Dry Land Region in India: Extent, Nature and Determinants'
Environment and Development Economics, 2009.

Protection and Regeneration of Common Property Resources:Estimating Economic Value, Report of the resaerch study conducted jointly by GIDR and Foundation of Ecological security.
 
Poverty and Livelihood among Tribal Communities in Gujarat:Status, Opportunities and Strategies (with Sajitha, O. G.), paper prepared for the Status Report on Tribals in Gujarat, being coordinated at GIDR
 
Revisiting Watershed Development Projects in Madhya Pradesh: Evidence from a Large Survey, study undertaken as part pof the research supported by ForWaRD (www.forward.org.in)

Policy Engagement