Dr. Nirmala Bandumula is working as senior scientist (Agricultural Economics) at ICAR-Indian Institute of Rice Research, Hyderabad, India. She has published 47 research papers in journals of national and international repute and 22 book chapters (including 3 published by International Rice Research Institute). She has undertaken several research projects to conduct the farm level impact assessment of improved rice production technologies in India. Dr.Nirmala has been awarded with Gold Medal for securing the highest Overall Grade Point (OGPA) in the field of Agricultural Sciences in PhD. Her research paper on biofortification was selected for the best paper award conferred by Agricultural Economics Research Association (AERA), India.