Rewa Shankar Misra
Doctoral Student
Chair of Development Economics and Global Health / CeMIS, Prof. Dr. Sebastian Vollmer
Rewa Misra works as Head of National Policy and Innovative Financing at HarvestPlus IFPRI. She is a development economist and holds a Masters from Georgetown University, Washington DC and is undertaking her PhD in Economic Sciences with the University of Göttingen, Germany with a focus on climate smart agriculture. Her research interests include understanding how risk shapes farmer decision-making in fragile contexts and evaluating adaptation policy interventions.
Publications
Birol E, Foley J, Herrington C, Misra R, Mudyahoto B, Pfeiffer W, Tedla Diressie M, Ilona P (2022). Transforming Nigerian Food Systems Through Their Backbones: Lessons From a Decade of Staple Crop Biofortification Programing.
IFPRI: International Food Policy Research Institute (2020). Potential impacts and demand for picture-based crop insurance: Qualitative research findings from Haryana state, India.
Misra R (2018). Insurtech and Agriculture: Promising Products and an Emerging Research Agenda.
Georgetown University Gui2de Briefing Note.
Misra R (2008). ITC Choupal Fresh. In: Harper M (Ed.), Inclusive Value Chains in India. World Scientific, UK.
