Anjana Chaudhary

Anjana Chaudhary

Higher Degree by Research Candidate

School of Social Sciences

Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics

I am a PhD researcher interested to understand the experiences of women farmers in social learning and scaling mechanisms for sustainable agriculture development in the Eastern Gangetic Plains within the School of Social Sciences.

A social researcher with over 10 years of experience in the development sector and 5 years of focused research at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), based in Kathmandu, Nepal, where I have experience working in regional projects funded by ACIAR across Nepal, India, and Bangladesh. My expertise includes implementation of qualitative and quantitative research in agriculture and rural development.

I hold a Master’s degree in Public Health with a strong interdisciplinary background including health, nutrition, gender, WASH, and agriculture. My research interests center on understanding gender dynamics in agricultural systems, particularly how they influence decision-making, access to resources, livelihood outcomes, and sustainable development.

  • Journals
    Year Citation
    2025 Jackson, T. M., Nandi, R., Jannat, A., Ghosh, A., Hajra, D. K., Mitra, B., . . . Kishore, A. (2025). Dataset on the patterns of livelihood diversification in farming systems of the Eastern Gangetic Plains of South Asia. Data in Brief, 59, 13 pages.
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    2025 Nandi, R., Jackson, T., Jannat, A., Ghosh, A., Mitra, B., Chakma, K. R., . . . Pokhrel, P. (2025). Status and drivers of crop diversification in the Eastern Gangetic Plains of South Asia: Across borders and communities. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 20, 101776.
    DOI Scopus1
    2025 Karki, E., Karmacharya, S., Ghosh, A., Rana, G., Chakma, K. R., Timsina, P., . . . Nandi, R. (2025). Smallholder farmer insights on information systems: current use and future needs in the Eastern Gangetic Plains. Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 31 pages.
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    2024 Nandi, R., Krupnik, T. J., & Jackson, T. (2024). Dataset on the status of crop diversification in the Eastern Indo Gangetic Plains of South Asia. Data in Brief, 56, 12 pages.
    DOI Scopus4
    2024 Karki, E., Sharma, A., Timsina, P., Chaudhary, A., Sharma, R., & Brown, B. (2024). Strategies to overcome stagnation in agricultural adoption despite awareness and interest: a case study of conservation agriculture in South Asia. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems, 39, 12 pages.
    DOI Scopus1
    2023 Karki, E., Chaudhary, A., Sharma, A., Timsina, P., Sharma, R., Leipzig, A., & Brown, B. (2023). What agricultural transition means for women in male-headed households in South Asia: an in-depth exploration of intrahousehold evaluation processes. Gender Technology and Development, 27(3), 444-467.
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    2023 Timsina, P., Chaudhary, A., Sharma, A., Karki, E., Suri, B., & Brown, B. (2023). Necessity as a driver in bending agricultural gender norms in the Eastern Gangetic Plains of South Asia. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 21(1), 13 pages.
    DOI Scopus6
    2023 Chaudhary, A., Timsina, P., Karki, E., Sharma, A., Suri, B., Sharma, R., & Brown, B. (2023). Contextual realities and poverty traps: Why South Asian smallholder farmers negatively evaluate conservation agriculture. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems, 38, 10 pages.
    DOI Scopus13
    2023 Brown, B., Chaudhary, A., Sharma, A., Timsina, P., Karki, E., Rashid, M. M., . . . Jackson, T. (2023). How diverse are farming systems on the Eastern Gangetic Plains of South Asia? A multi-metric and multi-country assessment. Farming System, 1(2), 100017.
    DOI Scopus8
    2023 Brown, B., Sharma, A., Karki, E., & Chaudhary, A. (2023). ‘From Plot to People’: A Photovoice Exploration of South Asian Farmer Livelihood Diversification Strategies When Extra Time and Money are Found Through Zero Tillage Adoption. Journal of South Asian Development, 18(2), 193-220.
    DOI Scopus3
    2022 Chaudhary, A., Timsina, P., Suri, B., Karki, E., Sharma, A., Sharma, R., & Brown, B. (2022). Experiences With Conservation Agriculture in the Eastern Gangetic Plains: Farmer Benefits, Challenges, and Strategies That Frame the Next Steps for Wider Adoption. Frontiers in Agronomy, 3, 13 pages.
    DOI Scopus14
    2021 Brown, B., Karki, E., Sharma, A., Suri, B., & Chaudhary, A. (2021). Herbicides and Zero Tillage in South Asia: Are we creating a gendered problem?. Outlook on Agriculture, 50(3), 238-246.
    DOI Scopus13

A John Allwright Fellowship recipient 2024

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