Education

M.S. Agricultural and Biological Systems Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2020

B.S. Agriculture (Agricultural Engineering major), Banaras Hindu University, India, 2015                                         

Selected Publications:

• Chandra, A., 2024., “The water-carbon nexus: is it worthwhile to generate carbon credits based on agricultural water management?.” Environmental Research Letters, 19(9), p.091004. https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/ad6339.
• Chandra, A. and Brozović, N., 2024. “Shifting dynamics and environmental implications of the irrigation pump market in India.” Frontiers in Environmental Science, 12, p.1398822. https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/environmental-science/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2024.1398822/full.  
• Balasubramanya, S., Garrick, D., Brozović, N., Ringler, C., Zaveri, E., Rodella, A.-S., Buisson, M.C., Schmitter, P., Durga, N., Kishore, A., Minh, T., Kafle, K., Stifel, D., Balasubramanya, S., Chandra, A. and Hope, L., 2024, “Risks from solar-powered groundwater irrigation.” Science, 383, 256-258, https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adi9497. 
• Chandra, A., Heeren, D., Odhiambo, L., Brozović, N., 2023. “Water-energy-food linkages in community smallholder irrigation schemes: Center pivot irrigation in Rwanda.” Agricultural Water Management. 289, 108506. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2023.108506.  

Selected Reports and Blogs: 

• Chandra, A., May 14, 2025. "Is 2025 the year of reset for agtech?" AgTech Navigator, https://www.agtechnavigator.com/Article/2025/05/14/is-2025-the-year-of-reset-for-agtech/ 
• Chandra, A. and Ruffalo, W., 2024. “Understanding Carbon Credits in Agricultural Voluntary Carbon Markets: Ecosystem Actors and Their Roles.” CSA News, 69: 3-7. https://doi.org/10.1002/csan.21428
• Chandra, A., Aug 30, 2024. DWFI  facilitated a field trip to West Central Nebraska for international irrigation startups: https://waterforfood.nebraska.edu/news-and-events/news/2024/08/dwfi-facilitated-a-field-trip-to-west-central-nebraska-for-international-irrigation-startups.
• Chandra, A. and Brozović, N., Mar 19, 2024. “DWFI & Invest Nebraska Release 2024 Nebraska Agtech Innovation Ecosystem Map.” Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute, https://waterforfood.nebraska.edu/news-and-events/news/2024/03/dwfi-invest-nebraska-release-2024-nebraska-agtech-innovation-ecosystem-map.
• Chandra, A. and Brozović, N. 2023. “Entrepreneurial trends in the Indian agricultural water ecosystem.” Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute. 10 p. https://waterforfood.nebraska.edu/our-work/research-and-policy/entrepreneurship-sa/irrigation-agtech-1.
• Chandra, A. and Brozović, N. 2023. “Agtech startups and the business ecosystem for agricultural water use in India.” Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute. 12 p. https://waterforfood.nebraska.edu/our-work/research-and-policy/entrepreneurship-sa/irrigation-agtech-2.
• Chandra, A., 2023. “Rethinking India’s water and climate narrative in agriculture.” India water portal, https://www.indiawaterportal.org/articles/rethinking-indias-water-and-climate-narrative-agriculture.
• Brozović, N. and Chandra, A., 2021. “Customer discovery for agtech startups.” Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute, https://waterforfood.nebraska.edu/news-and-events/news/2021/03/customer-discovery-for-agtech-startups.
• Chandra, A. and Brozović, N., 2021. “Where next, Midwest agtech?” Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute,https://waterforfood.nebraska.edu/news-and-events/news/2021/02/where-next-midwest-agtech.