Dr. Kiran Kumara TM

Dr. Kiran Kumara T M is a Scientist (Senior scale) at the ICAR-National Institute of Agricultural Economics and Policy Research (NIAP), New Delhi, India. He earned his M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from the ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi. His research focuses on ecosystem services valuation, carbon markets, sustainability assessment, natural resources, and environmental economics. He has led several national and international research projects and published more than 40 papers and book chapters in peer-reviewed journals. He received the NAAS Young Agricultural Scientist Award (2025) and AERA Young Agricultural Economist Award (2024).