Social networks, heterogeneity, and adoption of technologies: Evidence from India

Deepak Varshney, Ashok K. Mishra, Pramod K. Joshi, Devesh Roy Social networks, heterogeneity, and adoption of technologies: Evidence from India, Food Policy, Volume 112, 2022, 102360, ISSN 0306-9192, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2022.102360          View/Download View at science.org Abstract This study examines the role of caste-based affiliations in the smallholders’ social network interactions…

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Examining the transfer of knowledge and training to smallholders in India: Direct and spillover effects of agricultural advisory services in an emerging economy

Deepak Varshney, Pramod K. Joshi, Anjani Kumar, Ashok K. Mishra, Shantanu Kumar Dubey Examining the transfer of knowledge and training to smallholders in India: Direct and spillover effects of agricultural advisory services in an emerging economy, World Development, Volume 160, 2022, 106067 ISSN 0305-750X,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2022.106067         View/Download View…

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Are climate finance subsidies equitably distributed among farmers? Assessing socio-demographics of solar irrigation in Nepal

Kashi Kafle, Labisha Uprety, Gitta Shrestha, Vishnu Pandey, Aditi Mukherji Are climate finance subsidies equitably distributed among farmers? Assessing socio-demographics of solar irrigation in Nepal, Energy Research & Social Science, Volume 91, 2022, 102756 ISSN 2214-6296, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2022.102756 View/Download View at sciencedirect.com Abstract Solar-powered irrigation pumps are a vital tool for both climate…

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Can water, energy, and food policies in support of solar irrigation enable gender transformative changes? Evidence from policy analysis in Bangladesh and Nepal

Manohara Khadka, Labisha Uprety, Gitta Shrestha, Shristi Shakya, Archisman Mitra, Aditi Mukherji Can water, energy, and food policies in support of solar irrigation enable gender transformative changes? Evidence from policy analysis in Bangladesh and Nepal Front. Sustain. Food Syst., 25 January 2024 Sec. Social Movements, Institutions and Governance Volume 7…

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Unleashing the potential of solar irrigation in Bangladesh: key lessons from different implementation models

Archisman Mitra, Marie-Charlotte Buisson, Abdullah Zahid Osmani and Aditi Mukherji Unleashing the potential of solar irrigation in Bangladesh: key lessons from different implementation models Published 5 December 2023 • © 2023 The Author(s). Published by IOP Publishing Ltd Environmental Research Letters, Volume 19, Number 1 https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ad0eaf        …

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Bangladesh’s groundwater trade–offs from decarbonizing irrigation through solar-powered pumps

Mohammad Faiz Alam, Archisman Mitra, Smaranika Mahapatra, Paul Pavelic, Marie-Charlotte Buisson, Ahasan  Habib, Tonmoy Kumer Saha, Abdul Haque, Alok Sikka Bangladesh’s groundwater trade–offs from decarbonizing irrigation through solar-powered pumps  Published 13 November 2025 | https://www.nature.com/articles         View/Download View at nature.com Abstract Solar-powered irrigation systems are being scaled…

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Solar irrigation and just energy transitions in agriculture: Insights from evaluation of Gujarat’s SKY program

Deepak Varshney, Aditi Mukherji, Kriti Sharma, Anurag Banerjee, Alok Sikka  Solar irrigation and just energy transitions in agriculture: Insights from evaluation of Gujarat’s SKY program  Published March 2026 |  https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0301421525005063?via%3Dihub          View/Download View at sciencedirect.com Abstract Set against the backdrop of reducing agricultural emissions, improving smallholder livelihoods, and…

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Solar irrigation in Nepal: Subsidy design, farmer adoption and utilization patterns

Deepak Varshney, Aditi Mukherji, Shisher Shrestha and Laxman Prasad Ghimire Solar irrigation in Nepal: Subsidy design, farmer adoption and utilization patterns  Published November 2025 | https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/ae2281https://www.nature.com/article          View/Download View at iopscience.iop.org Abstract Solar irrigation pumps (SIPs) are central to Nepal’s strategy for sustainable irrigation and reducing reliance on diesel pumps.…

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Climate-Smart Agricultural Assets and Household Coping Strategies in Times of Upheaval

Kashi Kafle, Marie-Charlotte Buisson Climate-Smart Agricultural Assets and Household Coping Strategies in Times of Upheaval Published  February 2026 • © 2025 The Author(s). https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/rode.70115    View/Download View at onlinelibrary.wiley.com Abstract Transferring agricultural assets can be welfare-improving for smallholders. Can agricultural assets also improve smallholders’ ability to cope with unprecedented exogenous…

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