Mrs Anjana Chaudhary
Higher Degree by Research Candidate
School of Society and Culture
College of Education, Behavioural and Social Science
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 at University of Adelaide.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.
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.
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Brown, B., Timsina, P., Chaudhary, A., Karki, E., Sharma, A., Das, K. K., . . . Rahman, M. W. (2026). There is more to it than just adoption: Exploring agricultural mechanisation journeys in South Asia. Agricultural Systems, 231, 12 pages. |
| 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, 111372. |
| 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. Scopus2 WoS2 |
| 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(5), 725-755. |
| 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. Scopus4 WoS4 Europe PMC1 |
| 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. Scopus3 WoS3 |
| 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. Scopus1 WoS1 |
| 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. Scopus14 WoS13 |
| 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. Scopus19 WoS18 |
| 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. Scopus11 WoS11 |
| 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. Scopus4 WoS4 |
| 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. Scopus16 WoS14 |
| 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. Scopus13 WoS13 |
A John Allwright Fellowship recipient 2024
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