Govind Ballabh Pant University

Profile

Dr. Anil Kumar
Head,
Department of Agricultural Economics,
College of Agriculture

Contacts
+91-5944-233072 (O), +91-9411300598 (M)
kumar70anil[at]yahoo[dot]com

Department of Agricultural Economics

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.

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	---

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.

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 PM- 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 P.M.-5:00 P.M.	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” the second talk “Changing Perspective on Resources, Environment and Economic Development”	05.02.2021	9.30 AM-10.30 A.M.	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” the first talk “Canada Geography, Government and Economy”	25.01.2021	9:30 A.M.-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

Glimpse of Activities of Agricultural Economics

Vihaan 2022

Kisan Mela, 2022

International Lecture by Dr. Raman Srivastava, Assistant Deputy Minister in Federal Govt. of Canada

Guest Lecture by Rohit Goswami-Director, Beevibes Business Services Pvt. Ltd. and Suvernada Foundation

Overseas Guest Lecture by Mr. Vikas Mishra, Research Assistant, Norman Bourloug Institute of International Agriculture, Texas A&M University, USA

Guest Lecture by Dr. Meeta Punjabi Mehta, Food Systems Expert, Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), Rome

Student’s activities in academic session 2021-22

International Online Guest Lecture on “Recent Advances in Econometric and Statistical Tools in Agricultural Economics” By Dr. Aakansha Melkhani, Held on 12/02/2022 at 9:30-10:30 AM

International Online Guest Lecture on “Impact Assessment Techniques” By Mr. Subhash Surendran Padmaja, Held on 26/02/2022 at 2:30-3:30 PM

Quiz Competition on Agricultural Economics held on 28/04/2022 at 3:00-3:30 PM

Freshers of batch 2021-2022 was held on 29/04/2022 and certification distribution for the quiz competition held on 28.04.2022.

Online Guest Lecture on “Panel Data Regression Modelling” by Dr. Raviraj Shekhawat was held on 09/06/2022 at 3:30-4:30 PM

Online Guest Lecture on “Latest RBI Guidelines for Banks and Economics Centred Competitive Exams by Mr. H.C Yogesh was held on 10/09/2022 at 3:00-4:00 PM