Focus of Research :
- Economics of marine fishing and mariculture
- Market dynamics and fish supply chains
- Sustainable livelihoods, impact and vulnerability assessment, policies
Background :
After completing MSc (Agricultural Economics) from Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), Coimbatore, I joined ICAR-CMFRI through the Agricultural Research Service in 2002. I obtained PhD from TNAU, Coimbatore in 2009 and my Ph. D research work focussed on the bio-economic analysis of sustainability of marine fish production in Kerala. Currently, I am leading the research project on the livelihood status assessment of marine fisherfolk in India using Sustainable Livelihoods Approach. I also served as the Manager of Agricultural Technology information Centre of ICAR-CMFRI from October 2014 to July, 2019.
Education :
- PhD 2009 (Agricultural Economics), Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore
- Agriculture 1999 (Agricultural Economics), Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore
- Agriculture 1996 (Agriculture), Kerala Agricultural University
Current Research Projects :
No. | Title | Funded by |
1. | Assessing the Livelihood status of marine fishers in India: A sustainable livelihoods approach | CMFRI |
2. | Economics, Trade and Stakeholders in Marine Fisheries Sector: A Policy Outlook
| CMFRI |
3. | Science for Sustainability: Developing an Integrated Assessment Framework (IAF) to support management decisions for marine fisheries in Kerala and Lakshadweep | CMFRI |
4. | Science and Technology innovation hub in Fisheries sector, Kochi Corporation, Ernakulam District | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
5. | National Innovations in Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA) | ICAR |
Awards & Recognitions :
- Junior Research Fellowship, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi for Post Graduate Studies in 1997
- Hon’ble William Odango Omamo award for the Best Post Graduate student in Agricultural Economics, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore in 1999
- Dr.M.Srinivasan memorial award for the Best Post Graduate student in Agricultural Economics, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore in 1999
- A Grade, Foundation Training for ARS probationers (75th FOCARS), ICAR-NAARM ( 2002)
- Best oral presentation award in the international conference Aquatic resources and blue economy –AQUABE 2019
- Co-authored the paper “Profit share and bio-resource utilization in fish cutting sheds in Karnataka” which received Young Marine Biologist Award in the international symposium” Marine Ecosystem Challenges and Opportunities-3(MECOS-3), 2020.
- ICAR-CMFRI bagged Swachhta Pakhwada Award/ Rank 1 of ICAR institutes in 2022 as Nodal Officer of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan of CMFRI
- Small Gant Award for attending the Pre-Conference gender workshop and IIFET, 2024 conference by International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade (IIFET) and GAF, Asian Fisheries Society
- Associate Editor, Marine and Coastal Fisheries Journal, American Fisheries Society
- Sub Editor, Indian Journal of Fisheries, Indian Council of Agricultural Research
Publications:
Aswathy, N., Najmudeen, T M., Mini, K G., Kuriakose, Somy, Athira, N R., Shyam, S Salim, Sunil, P V ., Narayanakumar, R. Abdussamad, E M., Jayasankar, J and Gopalakrishnan, A (2023). Economic and livelihood impacts of the decline in Indian oil sardine landings in Kerala state, India. Regional Studies in Marine Science 62(2023)102963.
Shinoj, P., Muktha, M ., Jeeva, Charles J ., Johnson, B., Anuraj, A., Swathi Lekshmi, P S., Ramachandran, C., Padua, Shelton, Aswathy, N., Ghosh, Shubhadeep, Divu, D., Megarajan, Sekhar, Geetha, R., Vinuja, S V., Ignatius, Boby, Suresh, V V R., Narayanakumar, R., Gopalakrishnan, A., Chand, Prem (2023). Sustainable intensification of small-scale mariculture systems: Farm-level insights from the coastal regions of India. 2023.Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 7. pp. 1-27.
Sreya, P S, Chitra, Parayil, Aswathy, N., Bonny, Binoop P, Aiswarya, T P and Nameer, P O (2021) Economic vulnerability of small-scale coastal households to extreme weather events in Southern India. Marine Policy, 131. pp. 1-11.
Aswathy, N., Imelda, Joseph, Ignatius, Bobyand Joseph, Shoji(2020) Economic viability of cage fish farming in India. CMFRI Special Publication (134). Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi.
Aswathy, Nand Narayanakumar, Rand Shyam, S Salim and Vipinkumar, V P and Kuriakose, Somy and Geetha, R and Harshan, N K (2013) Total factor productivity growth in marine fisheries of Kerala. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 60 (4). pp. 77-80.
