Professor Dr. Bina Agarwal

Biography

Bina Agarwal is a Professor of Development Economics at the University of Manchester within the Global Development Institute. She focuses on agrarian transformations, group farming, and smallholder cooperation, highlighting environmental governance and the intersection of gender inequality and property rights. Her research entails significant contributions to understanding poverty, inequality, food security, and community forestry, particularly as they relate to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Agarwal has published extensively on the political economy of gender and bargaining relations, contributing to various academic and policy discussions. Furthermore, she has been involved in impactful projects aimed at promoting sustainable livelihoods for small farmers in India and Nepal, demonstrating the societal, cultural, and political implications of her research. She has received several accolades, including prestigious awards such as the Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy Book Prize and the International Balzan Prize in 2017.

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