Dr. Anu Susan Sam

          Dr. Anu Susan Sam obtained her Ph.D. degree in Agricultural Economics from Humboldt University Berlin, Germany with German Academic Exchange Scholarship (DAAD). She completed her International Master’s in Rural Development (IMRD) from Gent University, with Erasmus Mundus Scholarship from European Union. She also holds a Master’s degree in Agricultural Economics from Indian Agriculture Research Institute, New Delhi (Junior Research Fellowship from ICAR) and MPhil in Business studies from Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala. Her main research focus is on Climate Change, vulnerability and adaptation studies, food security, and rural development.

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

A. Peer-reviewed journal articles

• Ajith, K., Geethalakshmi, V., Bhuvaneswar, K., Jan, P. S., Sam, Anu Susan, & Krishna, A. P. (2025). Integration of CERES-rice crop simulation model and MODIS LAI (MOD15A2) for rice yield estimation. Journal of Agrometeorology, 27(3), 279–285. https://doi.org/10.54386/jam.v27i3.2973
• Kalidoss Radhakrishnan, Bayan, B., Prakash, S., Ananthan, P. S., Sam, Anu Susan, Shil, S., Sharma, A., Das, S., & Karuna Sri, K. (2025). Optimizing technical efficiency in whiteleg shrimp aquaculture: a double-bootstrap data envelopment analysis. Aquaculture International, 33(5), 362. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10499-025-02036-2
• Kalidoss Radhakrishnan, S. Prakash, P.S. Ananthan, Arpita Sharma, Sam, Anu Susan, Sandip Shil, Shyam Datta Waghmare (2025). Climatic Determinants of Shrimp Yields in Tamil Nadu, India: A Transfer Function Analysis. Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics and Sociology. 43 (1), pp.143-153. 10.9734/ajaees/2025/v43i12680
• Vijayan, D., Girindran, R., Sam, Anu Susan, Sathyan, A. R., & Kaechele, H. (2024). The large-scale expansion of rubber plantations in southern India: major impacts and the changing nature of drivers. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 196(4), 356. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-024-12517-1 .
• Kuriachen, P., Devi, A., Sam, Anu Susan., Kumar, S., Kumari, J., Suresh, A., & Jha, Girish Kumar. (2022) “Wheat Yield Responses to Rising Temperature: Insights from North Indian Plains of India”. Theoretical and Applied Climatology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00704-022-04218-x
• Vishnu, S., Raghavan Sathyan, A., Funk, C., Sam, Anu Susan., Radhakrishnan, A., Olaparambil Ragavan, S., & Vattam Kandathil, J. (2022). Digital competence of higher education learners in the context of COVID-19 triggered online learning. Social Sciences & Humanities Open, 100320. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssaho.2022.100320
• Sam, Anu Susan, Abbas, A., Surendran Padmaja, S., Raghavan Sathyan, A., Vijayan, D., Kächele, H., Kumar, R., & Müller, K. (2021). “Flood vulnerability and food security in eastern India: A threat towards achieving Sustainable Development Goals”. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2021.102589.
• Ullah, A., Sam, Anu Susan, Sathyan, A. R., Mahmood, N., Zeb, A., and Kächele, H. (2021). “Role of local communities in forest landscape restoration: Key lessons from the Billion Trees Afforestation Project, Pakistan”. Science of The Total Environment, 772, 145613. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.145613.
• Dam, T. H. T., Tur-Cardona, J., Speelman, S., Amjath-Babu, T. S., Sam, Anu Susan and Zander, P. (2021). “Incremental and transformative adaptation preferences of rice farmers against increasing soil salinity - Evidence from choice experiments in north-central Vietnam”. Agricultural Systems, 190, 103090. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2021.103090
• Sam, Anu Susan, Subash Surendran Padmaja, Harald Kächele, Ranjit Kumar, and Klaus Müller. (2020). “Climate Change, Drought and Rural Communities: Understanding People’s Perceptions and Adaptations in Rural Eastern India”. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 44: 101436. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2019.101436
• Sam, Anu Susan, Abbas, A., Surendran Padmaja, S., Kächele, H., Kumar, R., & Müller, K. (2018). “Linking Food Security with Household’s Adaptive Capacity and Drought Risk: Implications for Sustainable Rural Development”. Social Indicators Researches. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-018-1925-0.
• Sam, Anu Susan, Kumar, R., Kächele, H., & Müller, K. (2017).“Vulnerabilities to flood hazards among rural households in India”. Natural Hazards, 88(2), 1133-1153. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-017-2911-6
• Sam, Anu Susan, Kumar, R., Kächele, H., & Müller, K. (2017). “Quantifying household vulnerability triggered by drought: evidence from rural India”. Climate and Development, 9(7), 618-633. https://doi.org/10.1080/17565529.2016.1193461

B. Other journal articles

• Kuriyedath, Drisya and Sam, Anu Susan (2025) Climate Finance and Agriculture: Why It Matters for Kerala’s Farmers, Kerala Karshakan (English E-Journal), 13(8), 8-11
• Rohith M S, Anil Kuruvila, Sam, Anu Susan, Prema A, Pratheesh P Gopinath, Sachu Sara Sabu and Anandhu S (2025)            Natural Rubber Prices Behaviour and Volatility: Evidence from Indian and International Markets, Asian Research Journal of Agriculture, 18(4), 384-395.
• V S Devi, Sam, Anu Susan, and Ammu Punnoose (2025). Aerial spraying of nutrients and bio-fungicide for enhancing grain yield, grain quality and economics of rice in Kuttanad, Kerala, International Journal of Agriculture and Plant Science, 7(1), 2025, 112-116
• Beebi Suhana, Sam, Anu Susan, Anil Kuruvila, Prema A, Ajith K. Food security in a remote island context: A study of Lakshadweep households. (2025) Int J Agric Extension Social Dev; 8(10):465-472. 10.33545/26180723.2025.v8.i10g.2570

C. Book

Sam, Anu Susan, (2018). Natural Disasters and Household Vulnerability: A Study of Floods and Droughts with Special Reference to Food Security and Adaptation Strategies in Rural India. Verlag Dr. Köster, Germany. ISBN: 9783895749384. Pp 167

D. Book Chapters

• Srivastava, S.K., Sam, Anu Susan, Mahida, D. (2024). Consumption and Future Demand of Spices Among Indian Households. In: Ravindran, P.N., Sivaraman, K., Devasahayam, S., Babu, K.N. (eds) Handbook of Spices in India: 75 Years of Research and Development. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-3728-6_14
• Sam, Anu Susan, Raghavan Sathyan and Vijayan, D. (2023) A Laying Foundation for Community Resilience to Flood Disasters: Evidences from Kerala. In: Deepika V.S. (ed) India and climate change issues and challenges. Serials publications pvt. Ltd. New Delhi,143-156
• Sam, Anu Susan and Raghavan Sathyan, A. (2022). Access and Adoption of Agricultural Technology and Interventions: A Gender Analysis. Bonny, B.P., Sudheer, K.P., & Smitha, S. (Eds.). Engendering Agricultural Development: Dimensions and Strategies (1st ed.). CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 269-284. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003350002
• Raghavan Sathyan, A. and Sam, Anu Susan. (2022). Gender-Sensitive Monitoring and Evaluation: Prospects and Challenges Bonny, B.P., Sudheer, K.P., & Smitha, S. (Eds.). Engendering Agricultural Development: Dimensions and Strategies (1st ed.). CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 133-146. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003350002
• Kuriachen, P., Korekallu Srinivasa, A., Sam, Anu. Susan., Surendran Padmaja, S. (2022). The Economics of Climate Change in Agriculture. In: Mahdi, S.S., Singh, R. (eds) Innovative Approaches for Sustainable Development. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-90549-1_1 pp 1-20.
• Devi, P. I., Sam, Anu Susan. & Raghavan Sathyan, A. (2022). Resilience to Climate Stresses in South India: Conservation Responses and Exploitative Reactions. Ins: A. K. Enamul Haque, P. Mukhopadhyay, M. Nepal, & M. R. Shammin (eds.); Climate Change and Community Resilience: Insights from South Asia. Springer Singapore, pp. 113–127. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-0680-9_8
• Sam, Anu. Susan., Abbas, A., Arshad, M., & Kächele, H. (2016). Analysing Vulnerability to Climate Change in India with Special Reference to Drought Risk: Results from a Field Survey. In: Nautiyal. S., Schaldach. R., Raju. V.K., Kaechele. H., Pritchard. B., & Rao, S.K. (eds); Climate Change Challenge (3C) and Social-Economic-Ecological Interface Building: Exploring Potential Adaptation Strategies for Bio-resource Conservation and Livelihood Development. Springer International Publishing, Cham, pp 409-427. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31014-5_25

Awards/Scholarships Received

• Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions Seal of Excellence (2025)
• Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions Seal of Excellence (2024)
• Global Young Academy Membership (2024-2029), German National Academy of Sciences, Halle, Germany
• German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Scholarship for pursuing doctoral studies by the Government of Germany (2014-2018).
• Erasmus Mundus scholarship from the European Union (2007-2009) for pursuing International Master’s in Rural Development (IMRD).
• CIM Returning Expert fellow of Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Germany
• Junior Research Fellowship by Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)

Projects - Principal Investigator

1. Climate change, floods, and rural farming communities in Kuttanad: A shift from disaster management towards disaster preparedness (2020-2023). Funded by Directorate of Environment & Climate Change, Government of Kerala, India
2. ICT-enabled social science lab at Regional Agricultural Research Station, Kumarakom (2020-2021). Funded by the Centre for International Migration and Development (CIM), New Delhi
3. Climate change, labour migration, and food security: An Indian perspective (2015). Funded by Fiat Panis Foundation, Germany

Projects -Co-Principal Investigator

1. Establishment of Herbal Garden at Regional Agricultural Research Station, Kumarakom, funded by the National Medicinal Plants Board (2025-2029), Government of India
2. Co-Principal Investigator of the project titled “Homogenization of Water lilies in paddy fields and their herbicidal management in the fragile ecosystem of Kuttanad, (2023-2026) funded by The Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment (KSCSTE), Government of Kerala, India
3. Supply chain Analysis of Vazhakkulam Pineapple- an Agricultural GI Good of Kerala (2022-23) funded by Kerala state planning board, Government of Kerala, India
4. Centre of Excellence in Below Sea Level Farming-Adoption of crop insurance in Kuttanad and factors affecting it (2021-2023), funded by Kerala state planning board, Government of Kerala, India