Dr.Ashok Gulat

Dr. Ashok Gulati is currently IFPRI Director in Asia based in IFPRI New Delhi Office. During January 2001 to February 2006, he was Director of the Markets, Trade and Institutions Division of IFPRI in Washington D.C. Before joining IFPRI, Ashok Gulati was a NABARD Chair Professor at the Institute of Economic Growth in Delhi; Chief Economist at the National Council of Applied Economic Research, Delhi. Dr. Gulati has also been a member of the Economic Advisory Council of the Prime Minister of India; a member of the State Planning Board of Karnataka; a member of the Economic Advisory Council of the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh; a member of the Board of Directors of ICICI Banking Corporation; and many other such positions. Dr. Gulati has done Masters in Economics and Ph.D. from Delhi School of Economics.His special areas of research include analysis and policy advice on issues related to agricultural markets and development of value chains; agriculture trade liberalization and negotiations in WTO with a focus on the likely implications on developing country interests; etc. Dr. Gulati has published widely in national and international research journals, rendered policy advice to the Government of India, and interacted closely with the corporate sector involved in agri-business, the farmer groups, and the civil society organizations.

A.古拉蒂博士现在担任国际食物政策研究所（IFPRI）亚洲区主任，办公地点在印度新 德里。2001 年1 月至2006 年2 月，他在IFPRI 总部华盛顿工作，担任市场、贸易和制度部 主任。在加入IFPRI 之前，他曾是德里经济增长研究所的NABARD 讲座教授、国家应用经 济研究委员会首席经济学家。

A.古拉蒂博士还是印度总理经济咨询委员会的成员，卡纳塔卡邦计划委员会成员，安德 拉邦地方首脑经济咨询委员会的成员，ICICI 银行集团董事会成员等职务。A.古拉蒂博士毕 业于德里经济学院，获经济学硕士和博士学位。

他的研究领域包括对农业市场和价值链发展相关问题的分析和政策咨询；农业贸易自由 化和WTO 谈判，尤其关注发展中国家利益可能受到的影响等。

A.古拉蒂博士在国家级和国际研究期刊上发表了多篇论文，向印度政府提出政策建议， 并与农业企业、农民组织和民事社会团体保持密切互动关系。