Department of Agricultural Economics — College of Agriculture, GBPUA&T Pantnagar

The Department

About the Department

The Department of Agricultural Economics started functioning in 1960 as an integral part of the College of Agriculture. In the beginning it used to offer only undergraduate courses. The Master’s degree programme was started in 1963 and the Ph.D. degree programme in 1970. A new M.Sc. (Ag.) programme was started in Rural Banking in the year 1976 which successfully continued till 1992. The Department engages itself in all the three core activities of teaching, research and extension which constitute the integrated system of education in the university. In the last 57 years of its existence, the department has built up expertise in almost all the major fields of agricultural economics.

Vision

Agricultural and Rural Development with equity and sustainability through excellence in teaching, research, extension and training.

Mandate

To offer core course(s) to the first degree programmes in Agriculture, Fisheries, Forestry, Horticulture and Home Science.
To offer Ph. D and Master’s degree programmes in Agricultural Economics.
To offer ‘Minor Package’ for post graduate programmes of other disciplines.
To conduct independent research in thrust areas of Agricultural Economics.
To participate in multi-disciplinary research projects.
To participate in extension activities of the university.
To provide comments, opinion on policy issues and research and field based information to government and other development departments.

Achievements (Faculty Awards/honours)

Uttarakhand Ratan to Dr. M. L. Sharma.
Certificate of Recognition by IRRI in 2011 for exemplary performance as a PDF in implementation of PVS activity under STRASA project in South Asia and Africa.
Dr. S.K. Srivastava and Dr. Anil Kumar honoured with ‘Best Teaching Practices Award’ by the Faculty of Agriculture on 01.01.2015.
Dr. S.K. Srivastava attended the international training on New structural economics’ during 18-24 July 2016 at Peking University, Beijing, China.
Implementation of two new projects as follows: (1) Impact assessment of project “Potash for Life” for improving productivity and profitability of crops in India — funded by DSW, Israel. (2) Mapping the adoption of improved verities of major crops and management practices in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand — funded by IFPRI, Washington DC.

During last 5 years

Text Book: NIL
Lab Manual: NIL
Field Manual: 01
Technical Bulletin: 01

Research Papers (numbers during last 5 years)

Year	Number of Papers
2012-13	11
2013-14	09
2014-15	11
2015-16	21
2016-17	16

Student’s awards/achievement

Ms. Manisha Pant Id No. 36894 (ex PG student) joined in AFC, New Delhi as Development Officer.
Mr. Soumitra Chowdhury, Id. No. 49651 Ph. D. student joined as Assistant Manager in General Insurance company.
Dr. Vijay Kumar Pal (Id. NO. 25914) and Ms. Renu Martolia (Id. No. 32180) has been joined as Assistant Professor Agricultural Economics in Post Graduate Colleges in U.P.

Significant Contribution (National/state level)

Developed baseline socioeconomic data of tribal dominating CD blocks Kalsi and Chakrata, district Dehradun for use of policy maker and planners for various purposes.

Ongoing Extension Activities

Promotion and demonstration of hybrid rice PA 6444 and improved variety wheat PBW 226 for food security in tribal dominating villages of CD blocks Kalsi and Chakrata district Dehradun Uttarakhand.
Organized trainings, farmer-scientist interactions/field days etc. to educate and strengthened the knowledge of tribal farmers for improved crop production in Kalsi and Chakrata blocks, Dehradun for their food and nutritional security.

Seminar/Workshop/Training/Symposium (conducted in last five years)

Organized Post Kharif workshop NAIP on “Establishing & Networking of Agricultural Market Intelligence Centres in India”, September 20-23, 2011 GBPUAT, Pantnagar.
Organized workshop on poverty, Hunger, Food Security and Nutrition: From Concepts to Measurement on August 23, 2014.
Organized 40 trainings under project “Integrated Farming System and Human Resource Planning and Management for Livelihood Security and Capacity Building of Tribal Community in CD blocks Kalsi and Chakrata, district Dehradun, Uttarakhand”.
Conducted 30 farmers’ Training during 2009-14 to create awareness among farmers regarding market information and intelligence.

Academics

Degrees Offered

M.Sc. Ag. (Agricultural Economics) — 08 Seats
Ph.D. (Agricultural Economics) — 02 Seats

Agricultural Economics — academic detailsPDF

Our people

Faculty

Each profile carries the faculty member’s qualifications, research interests and publications.

Dr. Anil Kumar

Professor & Head

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Dr. S.K. Srivastava

Professor

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Dr. Virendra Singh

Professor

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Dr. Chandra Dev

Professor

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Dr. Shweta Chaudhary

Assistant Professor

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Dr. Ruchi Rani Gangwar

Assistant Professor

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Dr. Ajay Kumar Tripathi

Assistant Professor

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Research

The department’s detailed research profile is available in the document below.

Agricultural Economics — research profilePDF

Students

PG Students Details

Student Name	Id. No.	Advisor	Topic
Ph.D.
Ashish Prakash	33013	Dr. H.N. Singh	—
Soumitra Chowdhury	49651	Dr. M.L. Sharma	A Study on Access and Utilization Pattern of Agricultural Credit in Midnapore and Burdwan Division of West Bengal
Asha Bisht	34338	Dr. Anil Kumar	—
Ms. Anjali Jakhar	36861	Dr. S.K. Srivastava	Total Factor Productivity and Technical Efficiency in Major Crops in Western Region of Uttar Pradesh
M.Sc.
Haripriya Bagh	48078	Dr. H.N. Singh	An economic analysis of rice crop establishment method ‘beushening’ in Balangir district of Odisha.
Praveen Ganur	49545	Dr. H.N. Singh	Comparative economics of organic and inorganic sugarcane cultivation in Belagavi district of Karnataka.
Somya Misra	43636	Dr. H.N. Singh	—
Girdhar B.J.	51180	Dr. H.N. Singh	—
Sweta Naula	41792	Dr. M.L. Sharma	Economic Analysis of production and marketing of deferent varieties of tomato in Nainital District of Uttarakhand
Ankita Deo	43680	Dr. M.L. Sharma	—
Madhu Rawat	43664	Dr. Anil Kumar	—
Shubham Arya	43755	Dr. Anil Kumar	—
Devesh Kumar Pant	43677	Dr. Virendra Singh	—
Yogesh Pandey	51010	Dr. Virendra Singh	—
Sangita	43785	Dr. Chandra Dev	—

Recognition

Student Achievements in Academic Session 2021-22

Ph.D. Students

Mr. Devesh Kumar Pant, Id. No. 43677 joined as Senior Research Fellow at Indian Agriculture Statistical Research Institute New Delhi w.e.f. 12 September, 2022.
Ms. Bhumika Giri Goswami, Id. No. 44385 joined as Assistant Agricultural Officer (AAO), Jageshwar Range, Almora w.e.f. 01 January, 2022.
Ms. Shefali Srivastava, Id. No. 43701 did 3 month’s internship with International Food Policy Research Institute, New Delhi (IFPRI), worked on the project, ‘Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA)’ (01 July, 2022 to 30 September, 2022).
Guest Lecture was delivered by Ms. Shefali Srivastava, Id. No. 43701 on “Adoption of Crop Insurance: Behavioral Biases and Possible nudges’ on 8th October, 2022 organized by Jindal School of Environment and Sustainability, O.P. Jindal Global University, Delhi NCR.

Outreach

Trainings/Webinars/Competition Organised

Topic	Date	Time	Expert	Organized by
"Microsoft Excel: Smart Techniques and Formulas"	30/05/2023	3:00 PM – 4:00 PM	Mr. Rohit Goswami, Director, Beevibes Business Services Pvt. Ltd. and Suvernada Foundation.	Program Convener, Dr. H.N. Singh, Professor & Head; Programme Coordinator Dr. Shweta Chaudhary, Assistant Professor & Staff Counsellor
"Methodologies on Policy Evaluation Techniques"	26/04/2023	5:00 PM – 6:00 PM	Mr. Vikas Mishra, Research Assistant, Norman Bourloug Institute of International Agriculture, Texas A&M University, USA	Program Convener, Dr. H.N. Singh, Professor & Head; Programme Coordinator Dr. Shweta Chaudhary, Assistant Professor & Staff Counsellor
Sustainable and Resilient Food Systems	28/12/2022	11:00 AM – 1:00 PM	Dr. Meeta Punjabi Mehta, Food Systems Expert, Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), Rome.	Program Convener, Dr. H.N. Singh, Professor & Head; Programme Coordinator Dr. Shweta Chaudhary, Assistant Professor
Overseas Network Lecture series	12.12.2022	4:00 PM – 5:00 PM	Dr. Raman Srivastava, D.G. Fedral Govt. Canada	Program coordinator, Dr. H.N. Singh, Professor & Head; Faculty Advisor/Staff Counsellor, Dr. Shweta Chaudhary, Assistant Professor
"World Food Day" and "International Day For Eradication of Poverty" (Poster Competition)	21/10/2022	03:00 PM – 04:00 PM	—	Program Coordinator, Dr. H.N. Singh, Professor & Head; Faculty Advisor/Staff Counsellor, Dr. Shweta Chaudhary, Assistant Professor, Agricultural Economics Association and Planning Forum
Virtual Interactive Session on "RBI Guidelines for Banks and Economics Centered Competitive Exams"	01.09.2022	2:30 PM – 3:30 PM	Mr. H.C. Yogesh, Manager, Department of Economic and Policy Research, RBI, Mumbai	Program Coordinator, Dr. Anil Kumar, Professor & Head; Faculty Advisor/Staff Counsellor, Dr. Shweta Chaudhary, Assistant Professor and Staff Counselor, Agril. Economics
'Panel Data Regression Modelling'	09/06/2022	3:30 PM – 4:30 PM	Dr. Raviraj Shekhawat, Scientist ICAR-CAZRI, Jodhpur	Program coordinator, Dr. M.L. Sharma, Professor & Head; Faculty Advisor/Staff Counsellor, Dr. Shweta Chaudhary, Assistant Professor
Quiz Competition on Agricultural Economics	28/04/2022	3:00 PM – 3:30 PM	—	Program coordinator, Dr. M.L. Sharma, Professor & Head; Faculty Advisor/Staff Counsellor, Dr. Shweta Chaudhary, Assistant Professor
Overseas Lecture on 'Impact Assessment Techniques'	26/02/2022	2:30 PM – 3:30 PM	Subash Surendran Padmaja, Scientist, ICAR-National Institute of Agricultural Economics and Policy Research, New Delhi & NAARM and CIMMYT	Program coordinator, Dr. M.L. Sharma, Professor & Head; Faculty Advisor/Staff Counsellor, Dr. Shweta Chaudhary, Assistant Professor
"Recent Advances in Econometrics and Statistical Tools in Agricultural Economics"	12.02.2022	9.30 AM – 10.30 AM	Dr. Aakansha Melkhani, Post-Doctoral Research Associate at the Daugherty Water for Food Institute and National Drought Mitigation Centre, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, US	Program coordinator, Dr. M.L. Sharma, Professor & Head; Dr. Shweta Chaudhary, Assistant Professor and Staff Counselor, Agril. Economics
Overseas Network Lecture series — second talk "Changing Perspective on Resources, Environment and Economic Development"	05.02.2021	9.30 AM – 10.30 AM	Dr. Deepthi Kolady, Assistant Professor, Ness School of Management and Economics, South Dakota State University (USA)	Program coordinator, Dr. M.L. Sharma, Professor & Head; Faculty Advisor/Staff Counsellor, Dr. Shweta Chaudhary, Assistant Professor
Overseas Network Lecture series — first talk "Canada Geography, Government and Economy"	25.01.2021	9:30 AM – 10:30 AM	Dr. Raman Stivastava, Assistant Deputy Minister in Federal Govt of Canada	Program coordinator, Dr. M.L. Sharma, Professor & Head; Faculty Advisor/Staff Counsellor, Dr. Shweta Chaudhary, Assistant Professor