Dr. R. Geetha

Completed Post Graduation in Agricultural Economics from the S V Agricultural College, Tirupati in 2003 and Doctoral studies and research (Ph.D) at the Division of Agricultural Economics, Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI, New Delhi) in 2008. Joined ICAR in June, 2009 and worked in ICAR- CMFRI till March, 2017. I have contributed to the development of Aquastat-Statistical compendium and online Aquastat-web based module a database on brackishwater aquaculture. I have worked on Monte Carlo simulation methodology to estimate economics of disease loss in shrimp aquaculture, export performance, COVID-19 impact on shrimp farming sector; shrimp export rejection, drug use pattern and technical efficiency in shrimp farming. She has interest in database development for brackishwater aquaculture, impact assessment for various brackishwater technologies, technology forecasting, economic analysis of aquaculture production, marketing and trade systems and domestic and global trade issues in shrimp exports. She is also part of the Institute Technology Management Unit and Incubation unit at ICAR-CIBA.

• Statistical database on brackishwater aquaculture
• International trade and policy research
• Aquatic animal health economics
• Shrimp export rejection for major exporters and importers
• Economic loss due to diseases in brackishwater aquaculture
• Drug use pattern in brackishwater aquaculture
• Vulnerability studies and Climate change

• Best poster award – 2019
• ICAR Junior Research Fellowship (2001-2003) for Post-Graduation in Agricultural Economics.
• IARI Senior Research Fellowship (2005-2008) for Doctoral research in Agricultural Economics.

• Geetha R, Ravisankar T, Patil PK, Avunje S, Vinoth S, Sairam CV, Vijayan KK. Trends, causes, and indices of import rejections in international shrimp trade with special reference to India: a 15-year longitudinal analysis. Aquaculture International. 2020 Jun; 28(3):1341-69.
• Kumaran M, Geetha R, Antony J, Vasagam KK, Anand PR, Ravisankar T, Angel JR, De D, Muralidhar M, Patil PK, Vijayan KK. Prospective impact of Corona virus disease (COVID-19) related lockdown on shrimp aquaculture sector in India–a sectoral assessment. Aquaculture. 2021 Jan 30; 531:735922.
• Patil PK, Geetha R, Ravisankar T, Avunje S, Solanki HG, Abraham TJ, Vinoth SP, Jithendran KP, Alavandi SV, Vijayan KK. Economic loss due to diseases in Indian shrimp farming with special reference to Enterocytozoon hepatopenaei (EHP) and white spot syndrome virus (WSSV). Aquaculture. 2021 Feb 25; 533:736231.
• Geetha R, Kizhakudan SJ, Divipala I, Shyam SS, Zacharia PU. Vulnerability index and climate change: An analysis in Cuddalore District of Tamil Nadu, India. Indian Journal of Fisheries. 2017; 64(2):96-104.
• Parappurathu S, Ramachandran C, Gopalakrishnan A, Kumar D, Poddar MK, Choudhury M, Geetha R, Koya KM, Kumar RN, Salini KP, Sunil PV. What ails fisheries insurance in India? An assessment of issues, challenges and future potential. Marine Policy. 2017 Dec 1; 86:144-55.

• Geetha R, Ravisankar T, Patil PK, Avunje S, Vinoth S, Sairam CV, Vijayan KK. Trends, causes, and indices of import rejections in international shrimp trade with special reference to India: a 15-year longitudinal analysis. Aquaculture International. 2020 Jun; 28(3):1341-69.
• Kumaran M, Geetha R, Antony J, Vasagam KK, Anand PR, Ravisankar T, Angel JR, De D, Muralidhar M, Patil PK, Vijayan KK. Prospective impact of Corona virus disease (COVID-19) related lockdown on shrimp aquaculture sector in India–a sectoral assessment. Aquaculture. 2021 Jan 30; 531:735922.
• Patil PK, Geetha R, Ravisankar T, Avunje S, Solanki HG, Abraham TJ, Vinoth SP, Jithendran KP, Alavandi SV, Vijayan KK. Economic loss due to diseases in Indian shrimp farming with special reference to Enterocytozoon hepatopenaei (EHP) and white spot syndrome virus (WSSV). 2021 Feb 25; 533:736231.