Publications: Research Reports/ Articles/ Practice Abstracts
Centre for Agroecology and Public Health – Souvenir 2018

Centre for Agroecology and Public Health released project reports namely,
- Agroecological transition in Kerala: Compilation of cases that speak on science, society, ecology and culture
- Farmacology and Nature Supported Healing: A Case Study
- Killiyar Mission
- Sustainable and Innovative Development Practices of Nedumangad Block Panchayat In Kerala: A Case Study
- Technical Reports:
- D2.6 Annual case development report, NEXTFOOD project year (year 2) -2020
- D2.7 Annual case development report (year 3) – 2021
- D2.8 Annual case development report (year 4) – 2022
Internship Reports
- Fair Price Medical Shops in Kerala – An Exploratory Study
- Community kitchen programme in Attappady: A study on dynamics of social capital creation.
- Sustainability of Integrated Farming: A Study on Pokkali Farming
- Nudging cities towards sustainable food system – Using Behavioral Economics to promote urban agriculture.
- Performance of Family Health Centre under Aardram mission: A case study of Chemmaruthy Family Health Centre
Research Articles
- Public Health Interventions By Local Governments In Kerala: An Effectiveness Analysis BMJ Global Health 2016-06 | Journal article DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2016-ephpabstracts.24 Contributors: Manju S Nair; V Nagarajan Naidu
- ‘Human Development and Economic Growth in Kerala, Sustainability Issues’, Productivity April-June 2018, Vol.59, Issue 1.pp81-91
- ‘Public Health Intervention by Local Self Governments in Kerala – An Effectiveness Analysis’, BMJ Global Health Vol1.Issue Suppl1. http//dx doiorg/10.1136/bmjgh-2016
- ‘Social Capital Generation through National Rural Livelihood Mission – The Case of Attappdy Tribal Block, Kerala’, ISDA Journal, Oct-Dec 2019. Vol.29, No.4
- Decentralization and Collective Action in Watershed Development Programme : The Killiyar Mission in Kerala’, Inclusive Journal Volume I, No. 17 – AUGUST 2020
- Social interventions in palliative care in Kerala: A study on community owned home-based palliative care unit, IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences 2021; 25-35, Nair M, Augustine A.
- “Health Related Vulnerability among patients from tribal communities in Kerala, India: The case of Sickle Cell Disease patients. IOSR Journal of Humanities and Socia Science (IOSR-JHSS), 26(05), 2021, pp. 01-09.
- Human development status of particularly vulnerable tribal groups in Kerala Indian Journal of Economics and Development 2021 | Journal article DOI: 10.35716/IJED/20075 Contributors: Nair, M.S.; Sajeev, M.V.
- Civil Society Involvement and Resultant Health Care Utilization: A Study of Sickle Cell Disease Patients Across Communities in Kerala Contemporary Voice of Dalit2022 | Journal articleDOI: 10.1177/2455328X221134425 Contributors: Augustine, A.; Nair, M.S.
- Understanding long-term outcomes of public health strategy in palliative care at microlevel: Impact of home-based palliative care services under local self-government institutions in Kerala, India. Indian J Palliat Care 2022;28:7-12.Nair M, Augustine A.
- Agroecological Transition during COVID19: Evidence from Kerala, Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems 2023 DOI: 10.1080/21683565.2023.2275154 EID: 2-s2.0-85176108323Part of ISSN: 21683573 21683565 Contributors: Nair, M.S.; Augustine, A.
- Localizing sustainable development goals (SDGs) through decentralized governance: Insights from Kerala, India Manju S. Nair, A. Abhirami; Article ID: 10339;Vol 8, Issue 16, 2024.
- Integrating SDGs to village development plan through the provision of infrastructure: The case of the best village panchayat in Kerala, South India. . Journal of Infrastructure,
- Policy and Development. 8(13) 8176; 202; https://doi.org/10.24294/jipd8176; Manju S. Nair, A. Abhirami.
- Impact of Interventions From a Secondary Home-Based Palliative Care Unit on Caregiver Burden in Kerala, India. Cureus 17(4): e82481. doi:10.7759/cureus.82481; Nair M S, Augustine A, Nair G (April 18, 2025)
Books Published

The Kerala Experience, Kalpaz Publications.
2.. Vikendreekarana bharanasamvidhanam- Nedumangad Block Panchayat BhashaInstitute. (Malayalam)
Practice Abstracts
Practice Abstract #27 – Requirements to interact with farmers and non-university actors in a field-based
course. https://www.nextfood-project.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/nextfood-pa27.pdf
Practice Abstract #28 – Participating in action learning courses with students from multidisciplinary
backgrounds https://www.nextfood-project.eu/wpcontent/uploads/2021/03/nextfood-pa28.pdf
Practice Abstract #55: How to motivate farmers to act as stakeholders in courses conducted at
university https://www.nextfood-project.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/nextfood-pa55.pdf
Practice Abstract #56: Motivations for farmers to participate in action learning course
https://www.nextfood-project.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/nextfood-pa56.pdf
Practice Abstract #65: How to train the competence of visioning in UoK using the Nextfood approach
https://www.nextfood-project.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/nextfood-pa65.pdf
Practice Abstract #66: How to train the competence of observation in UoK using the Nextfood
approach https://www.nextfood-project.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/nextfood-pa66.pdf
Practice Abstract #71: Use non-university actors as teachers in an action-learning Master course
https://www.nextfood-project.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/nextfood-pa71.pdf
Practice Abstract #72: What it requires to interact with farmers and other non-university teachers in a
field-based course https://www.nextfood-project.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/nextfood-
pa72.pdf