Archana Raghavan Sathyan, Dr.

Dr. Archana Raghavan Sathyan has obtained her Ph.D. Degree from Justus Liebig University of Giessen, Germany in 2019 with German Academic Exchange Scholarship (DAAD). She completed her International Master’s in Rural Development from Gent University of Belgium and Humboldt University of Berlin with Erasmus Mundus Scholarship from European Commission. She holds her second Master’s in Agricultural Extension from Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (Junior Research Fellowship from ICAR) and Post Graduate Diploma in Extension Education & Management from MANAGE, Hyderabad. She served various state departments (VHSE & Soil Conservation) for 5 years before joining KAU in March 2019. Her main research focus is on Climate Change Vulnerability & Adaptation Studies, Participatory Approaches in Agricultural Extension & Rural Development and Agricultural Knowledge and Information System. She holds External Membership in Center for International Development & Research (ZEU), JLU, Giessen, Germany and Research Ambassador- Agriculture (South Asia), German Academic Exchange Service.

Awards/Fellowships/Recognitions/Collaborations/Honors

International peer reviewed papers 

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7526-4452

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ZurMxi8AAAAJ&hl=en

Areas of interest: climate change and adaptation studies, participatory research, gender studies, citizen science

Peer-reviewed publication (as listed in Web of Science)

1. Matla, H. M. D., Funk, C., Gopinath, P. P., Raghavan Sathyan. A. (2025). Flood vulnerability of rural women – An indicator-based approach. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 121, 105404. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2025.105404 
2. Kala-Satheesh, H. K., Kuriyedath, D., Jaleel, J., Rahman, E. N., Raghavan Sathyan, A., Khed, V.D., Cariappa, A. A. and Krishna, V. V. (2024). Seed market dynamics and diffusion of new wheat varieties in Bihar, India: a supply-side perspective. Agricultural and Food Economics, 12 (1), 38. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40100   
3. Vishnu, S., Tengli, M. B., Ramadas, S., Raghavan Sathyan, A. and Bhatt, A. (2024). Bridging the Divide: Assessing Digital Infrastructure for Higher Education Online Learning. TechTrends, 68(6), 1107-1116. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11528-024-00997-4
4. Vijayan, D., Girindran, R., Sam, A. S., Raghavan Sathyan, A. and 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.
5. Ullah, A., Sam, A. S., Raghavan Sathyan A., 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
6. Sam, A. S., Abbas, A., Padmaja, S. S., Raghavan Sathyan, A., Vijayan, D., Kächele, H., Kumar, R. and Müller, K. (2021). Flood vulnerability and food security in eastern India: A threat to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 66, 102589. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2021.102589
7. Pham, N. T. T., Nong, D., Raghavan Sathyan, A. and Garschagen, M. (2020). Vulnerability assessment of households to flash floods and landslides in the poor upland regions of Vietnam. Climate Risk Management, 28, 100215. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crm.2020.100215
8. Funk, C., Raghavan Sathyan, A., Winker, P. and Breuer, L. (2020). Changing climate-Changing livelihood: smallholder's perceptions and adaption strategies. Journal of Environmental Management, 259, 109702. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.109702   
9. Raghavan Sathyan. A., Funk, C., Aenis, T., & Breuer, L. (2018). Climate Vulnerability in Rainfed Farming: Analysis from Indian Watersheds. Sustainability. 10(9):3357. https://doi.org/10.3390/su10093357

Further peer-reviewed publications

1. Krishna, J. P., Jayalekshmi, G., & Sathyan, A. (2025). Assessing Economic Resilience of Farm Households in Kerala’s Coastal Plains under Climate Stress. Agricultural Sciences: Techniques and Innovations, 3(3), 53–68.
2. Vishnu, S., Kurian, A. C. and Raghavan Sathyan, A. (2024). Brewing the perfect cup: Understanding consumer preferences for attributes of packed tea. Journal of Tropical Agriculture, 62(1), 59-64. https://jtropag.kau.in/index.php/ojs2/article/view/1371
3. Nikhil, K. S., Radhakrishnan, A., Raghavan Sathyan, A., Thomas, A. and Dileepkumar, R. (2024). Unveiling Constraints in Banana Value Chains: A Holistic Analysis in Palakkad District, Kerala. Indian Journal of Extension Education, 60(1), 132-136. https://doi.org/10.48165/IJEE.2024.601RN3
4. Jayakrishnan, P. K., Nair, J. G., Raghavan Sathyan, A., Jena, A. and Reddy, M. P. S. (2023). Unveiling Climate Resilience of Peri-urban Agriculture: A Farming System-Based Assessment of Coastal Plains of Kerala, India. Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics and Sociology, 41, 871-877. https://doi.org/10.9734/ajaees/2023/v41i102238 
5. Balasundaram, A., Sreedharan, N. V., Gopinath, P. P., Hafiz, S. A. and Raghavan Sathyan A. (2023). Analysis of public media content in COVID-19: A case from Kerala. Chelonian Research Foundation 18(2), 1854-1871.  https://www.acgpublishing.com/index.php/CCB/article/view/152
6. Vishnu, S., Raghavan Sathyan A., Sam, A. S., Radhakrishnan, A., Ragavan, S. O., Kandathil, J. V. and Funk, C. (2022). Digital competence of higher education learners in the context of COVID-19 triggered online learning. Social Sciences & Humanities Open, 6(1), 100320. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssaho.2022.100320
7. Indira Devi P., Sam A. S., Sathyan A. R. 2022. Resilience to Climate Stresses in South India: Conservation Responses and Exploitative Reactions. In: Enamul Haque A., Mukhopadhyay P., Nepal M., Shammin M.R. (eds) Climate Change and Community Resilience. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-0680-9_8
8. Raghavan Sathyan, A., Aenis, T., & Breuer, L., (2016). Participatory vulnerability analysis of watershed development programmes as a basis for climate change adaptation strategies in Kerala, India. Journal of Environmental Research & Development, 11 (1), 196-209

Funding

As Principal Investigator

Total amount of funding- ₹ 1, 82, 660/-

As Co-Principal Investigator

Total amount of funding- ₹ 29,800/-