Briefly
Krishna P. Paudel is deputy director for research and communications in the Resource and Rural Economics Division at the USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS).
Background
Krishna focuses on water quality and quantity, technology adoption, and international development economics. Krishna has served agricultural economics and other affiliated professions in several roles, such as editor of the Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics and president of the Southern Agricultural Economics Association. He serves as an associate editor for Natural Resource Modeling journal and editor for the Journal of Water Resource Planning and Management. Krishna was the Gilbert Durbin Endowed Professor of Agricultural Economics at Louisiana State University before joining ERS in 2021.
Education
Krishna received a Ph.D. degree in agricultural economics from the University of Georgia, an M.S. degree in agricultural economics from Auburn University, and a B.Sc.Ag. degree in agricultural sciences from Tribhuvan University, Nepal.
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