Dr. Ishita Mandla as a Fellow in the APSI Team. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Horticulture and a master’s and Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan. Himachal Pradesh.
Before joining ICRIER, she worked as a Senior Research Fellow and Research Associate at the ICAR–National Institute of Agricultural Economics and Policy Research (NIAP), New Delhi. Her research experience spans climate resilience in agriculture, irrigation impact assessment and agricultural policy analysis. Her work focuses on evidence-based research to strengthen agricultural systems, enhance climate adaptation, and support policy formulation for sustainable and resilient agriculture.