Biography
Prior to her post-doctoral program, Dr Sandya worked as a Research Fellow in TIGR2ESS for 4 months (2018) at ICRISAT, Patancheru, Hyderabad, Telangana, assisting the early structural stages of the project. Prior to her Master’s program, she worked as a Subject Matter specialist at the Agricultural Technology Management Agency based at Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh for 2 months, dealing with extension and technology dissemination field activities at district level (2011).
Qualifications
2018: PhD Agronomy, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.
2014 and 2016: Qualified National Entrance Test (NET) twice conducted by Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board (ASRB), Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR).
2012-2014: MSc Agronomy, Agricultural College, Bapatla, Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University.
2007-2011: BSc Agriculture, Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu.
Certification:
2019: Certification of Course titled: Integrated and Adaptive Water Resources Planning, Management and Governance (September 30 to November 30, 2019) conducted by Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Continuing Professional development, McGill University, Canada.
Fellowships:
- 2014-15: Selected for the UGC Fellowship under the scheme provided for PhD fellowships at BHU.
- 2015-2018: Selected for the fellowship belonging to OBC category under the scheme of National Fellowship for Students of Other Backward Classes based on academic performance.
Research
I am an Agronomist, trained in Nutrient, Weed and Irrigation Management with a focus on cropping systems and crop production practices for sustainable agricultural models. I work with TIGR2ESS, Transforming India's Green Revolution by Research and Empowerment for Sustainable food Supplies: FP4 - Water use and management under climate change at ICRISAT (International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-arid Tropics), Hyderabad to identify and demonstrate water efficient systems and model sustainable practices for resilience in changing environments. It also included working with data from surveys, participatory field experiments, climatic, mapping, and remote sensing parameters. It gave an opportunity to engage with practitioners at ground level connecting local research and administrative government agencies through workshops and capacity building meetings.
Publications
- A.S. Green, S. Dixit, K.K. Garg, Sandya NR, G. Singh, K. Vatta, A.M. Whitbread, M.K. Jones, R.N. Singh and C.A. Petrie. 2020. An interdisciplinary framework for using archaeology, history and collective action to enhance India’s agricultural resilience and sustainability. Environmental Research Letters. 15(10), 105021
- Sandya N R, Kaushal K Garg, Adam S Green, Cameron A Petrie and Anthony M Whitbread. 2020. Impact of COVID-19 on Rural Agriculture of Warangal District (Telangana). Journal of Agricultural Development and Policy, 30(2):75-82
