Shourish Chakravarty
Assistant Professor
Southern Piedmont AREC
2375 Darvills Road
Blackstone, VA 23824
2375 Darvills Road
Blackstone, VA 23824
I completed my Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from the Food and Resource Economics Department at the University of Florida. My core research interests lie in applying economic tools to analyze agricultural production, technology adoption, conservation practices, and crop profitability.
The primary goal of my research program is to deliver timely, relevant, and comprehensive insights on agricultural productivity, profitability, and sustainability to farmers and stakeholders in Virginia. A key part of this work involves direct communication with agricultural stakeholders—particularly those involved in plant commodities—to understand their challenges and conduct research aimed at addressing them.
- Batuman, O., Britt-Ugartemendia, K., Kunwar, S., Yilmaz, S., Fessler, L., Redondo, A., Chumachenko, K., Chakravarty, S. & Wade, T. (2024). The use and impact of antibiotics in plant agriculture: A review. Phytopathology®, 114(5), 885-909. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-10-23-0357-IA
- Chakravarty, S., & Wade, T. (2023). “Cost Analysis of Using Cover Crops in Citrus Production.”. HortTechnology, 33(3), 278-285. https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTTECH05126-22
- Cosgray, C., Chakravarty, S., Wade, T., & Gao, Z. (2023). “Citrus Growers’ Willingness to Pay and Perceptions of Cover Crops.”. Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, 52(3), 582-603. https://doi.org/10.1017/age.2023.15
- Brancalion, P. H., Broadbent, E. N., De-Miguel, S., Cardil, A., Rosa, M. R., Almeida, C. T., Chakravarty, S., Zhou, M., Gamarra, J.G.P., Liang, J., Crouzeilles, R., Hérault, B., Aragão, L.E.O.C., Silva, C.A., & Almeyda-Zambrano, A. M. (2020). Emerging threats linking tropical deforestation and the COVID-19 pandemic. Perspectives in ecology and conservation, 18(4), 243-246. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pecon.2020.09.006.
- Mullally, C. and S. Chakravarty. (2018). “Are Matching Funds for Smallholder Irrigation
Money Well Spent?” Food Policy, 76(1): 70-80. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2018.03.009