Pragya Timsina
Higher Degree by Research Candidate
School of Social Sciences
Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics
Pragya Timsina is a PhD student in the Department of Geography, Environment, and Population within the School of Social Sciences at the University of Adelaide. Previously, she worked as a Social Researcher at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT) in India. She holds a Master’s degree in Ecology, Environment, and Sustainable Development from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Guwahati and a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Delhi. Pragya has experience in community development and social research across India, Nepal, and Bangladesh. Her research interests focus on gender, marginalized groups, climate change, and resilience.
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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, 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.
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.
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.
Scopus22023 Brown, B., Chaudhary, A., Sharma, A., Timsina, P., Karki, E., Rashid, M. M., . . . Jackson, T. M. (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), 15 pages.
Scopus62023 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.
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).
Scopus52023 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.
Scopus92022 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.
Scopus11- Suri, B., Timsina, P., Chaudhary, A., Karki, E., Sharma, A., Sharma, R., . . . Brown, B. (n.d.). Farmer Insights Regarding Zero Tillage Systems Against Weeds in the Eastern Gangetic Plains of South Asia. South Asian Journal of Agriculture, 52-63.
- Brown, B., Timsina, P., Sharma, A., Aravindakshan, S., & Krupnik, T. (n.d.). Stepwise methods for more nuanced adoption analysis: a case study of harvest and post-harvest mechanization in Bangladesh. Discover Agriculture, 2(1).
- Karki, E., Karmacharya, S., Ghosh, A., Rana, G., Chakma, K. R., Timsina, P., . . . Nandi, R. (n.d.). Smallholder farmer insights on information systems: current use and future needs in the Eastern Gangetic Plains. The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 1-31.
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