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Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin - Ressourcenökonomie

Raghu Chaliganti, M.Sc.

Doctoral Candidate

 

 

 

Address

 

Humboldt University Berlin
Faculty of Agriculture and Horticulture
Department of Agricultural Economics
Division of Resource Economics
Philippstr. 13, Haus 12

D-10099 Berlin

Germany

Phone

+49-30-2093-6231

Fax

+49-30-2093-6497

Email

chaliganti78 (at) gmail.com

Research Interests

·        Renewable energy, rural-urban linkages

·        Institutional Economics, Environmental and Resource Economics

·        Value chain analysis

Academic Background

2007 –

present

Ph.D. student at Division of Resource Economics at Humboldt University Berlin, Germany

 

Topic: “Institutional analysis for sustainable biofuel production in rural regions of Andhra Pradesh, India”

Supported with a fellowship from German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)

 

2005

 

M.Sc. in Tropical and International Agriculture, Focus: “Natural Resource Management” at Georg-August University Göttingen, Germany

 

Topic of master thesis: “Renewable Energy Resources in India: A Case Study of Biomass Balance in the State of Andhra Pradesh”

 

2000

 

B.Sc. in Farm Science and Rural Development at Loyola Academy, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India

 

Student project on organic farming: bio-fertilizers and vermiculture

Internships and Work Experience

 

04/2006 -04/2007

 

Planned and conducted a pilot study within the research project ‘Hyderabad as a megacity of tomorrow’ at Humboldt University Berlin, Germany

 

08/2006-10/2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

12/2000-

01/2001

 

Internship at the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Hyderabad, India

 

Focus: Assessment of biofuel programs for sustainable rural livelihoods and urban environment of the emerging megacity of Hyderabad

 

Active member of National Service Scheme (NSS) in India

 

Village campaigns in rural India: set up a night school, conducted nutrition awareness programs, established sanitation facilities and created awareness about hygiene

 

 

Publications

Publications