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Division of Agricultural Economics
Name of the HeadDr. R. P. Singh
Phones (Office) :
011- 25847501/011-25842951
Phones (Home) : 011-25733036 /
25730848
E-mail : rpshashi@rediffmail.com
Fax :
91-11-25846420
Gram : Krishipusa
The Division
The Division of Agricultural Economics, a constituent of the
School of Social Sciences of IARI, was established in 1961. Its
major functions are research, post-graduate education and extension
of IARI technologies to farmers. Since its inception, the Division
has been making contributions in basic and applied research with
significant policy implications. The Division achieved excellence in
post-graduate education and research under ICAR-UNDP Advanced Centre
during 1971-1982. Since 1995, it is functioning as an ICAR Centre of
Advanced Studies in Agricultural Economics with capacity
strengthening for Agricultural Economics policy research in
institutions of the National Agricultural Research System as its
major objective.
Research Focus
The research thrust of the Division of Agricultural Economics has
centred on issues of national and global importance. To meet the
challenges of times, research programmes have been adapted and
modified from time to time.
During the sixties, a major concern of national policy planners
and agricultural development organizations was efficient allocation
of scarce production resources and efficient management of farm
business. To aid policy planners, the Division’s research focus was
on farm business analysis, resource allocation, economics of input
use, analysis of supply response, input demand analysis and
marketing efficiency.
During the seventies the agricultural development strategy of the
country and the needs of the farmers changed considerably. The
Division responded to this change by shifting its research emphasis
to capital formation, resource allocation and productivity, labour
employment and farm mechanisation, risk management, marketing
efficiency and marketing systems, rural credit needs and financing
of farm operations, supply response studies and irrigation
economics
Disparities in the regional spread of the seed-fertilizer
technology, a corollary of the “green revolution”, led to problems
of inequitable agricultural and infrastructure development in the
country during the eighties. The Division adapted and modified its
research programmes to concentrate on the analysis of technological
change, yield gaps and constraints in technology adoption, effect of
new technology on yield instability, marketing problems of farmers,
price policy and subsidy issues, farm capital requirements, regional
imbalances in agricultural development, and efficient management of
resources. Research on topical issues of efficiency, equity,
balanced regional development and export potential, necessitated a
change in perspective relating to coverage of research. In addition
to researching micro-level evidences, the Division also undertook
research on macro issues relevant to national planning.
Besides continuing with research programmes initiated in the late
nineties, focused attempts were made at the turn of the century to
analyse the impact of changed domestic and global consumption,
production and trade environment on Indian agriculture. Research
programmes, therefore, focused on the estimation and determinants of
food demand and supply, efficient use and management of natural
resources for sustainability of various production systems,
especially the rice-wheat production system, the analysis of markets
for horticultural products, impact of WTO regulations, including
product safety requirements, on agro-exports, market information and
intelligence, and impact analysis of IARI technologies.
Mandate
TThe Division of Agricultural Economics was established with the
twin basic objectives of conducting research and post-graduate
teaching in agricultural economics. Specifically,
- To serve as a centre for excellence for advanced research and
post-graduate education in agricultural economics.
- To strengthen and develop collaborative linkages with national
and international institutions.
- To organize short-term courses for in-service training of
professional agricultural economists in frontier areas of
agricultural economics policy research.
- To conduct benchmark surveys and assess the impact of
technologies on farm economy.
The Vision
- The Division of Agricultural Economics cherishes a vision of
knowledge enrichment, value orientation and value addition in
national and international agriculture sector through research,
training and human resources development thereby sensitizing
concerned persons in a pro-active role for overall agricultural
development.
- It functions on the premise that research is the engine of
science led agricultural growth.
- The Division strongly believes that its activities, programmes
and priorities need to be continuously monitored, reoriented and
geared up to meet the emerging challenges, for which carefully
researched solutions must be found, and also suggest to the end
users how emerging opportunities can be beneficially tapped.
Research thrust
The vision outlined above and the general current trends suggest
a comprehensive research agenda in Agricultural Economics.
Specifically, the Division will concentrate on policy research in
the following thrust areas:
- Sustainable Agriculture and Poverty Alleviation - Policy
Research.
- Impact Assessment, Priority Setting and Resource Allocation
with Special Reference to Food Security.
- Environmental Accounting and Valuation of Agro-biodiversity.
- International trade.
Recent Completed research Projects
- Dynamics of Intra-Sectoral Imbalances in Agriculture. Parmatma
Singh, B. M. Sharma and Alka Singh.
- Priorities in Agricultural Research. Mruthyunjaya, Praduman
Kumar, S. Pal, Alka Singh & S. Selvarajan.
- Study on the Export Potential of Agricultural Commodities of
India. V. C. Mathur, A. K. Vasisht & Chhotan Singh.
- A Study of the Impact of Institutional Credit on Weaker
Sections in Rural Areas of U.P. V. P. Tyagi and Gita Bisaria.
- Quantitative Assessment of Economic Losses of Degraded Land in
India. R. P. Singh, V. C. Mathur and A. K. Vasisht.
- Equity Driven Trade And Marketing Policies And Strategies For
Indian Agriculture: A Scoping Exercise. Praduman Kumar (ICAR /
ACIAR Collaborative Project.)
- An Interface of Public and Private Funded Maize Research in
India: Emerging Issues and Policy Options. R. P. Singh
(ICAR-CIMMYT Collaborative Project.)
- Regional Promotion of Mungbean Research Network-Socio-economic
Analysis of Mungbean in India. I. Sekar and P.S.Badal (ICAR-AVRDC
collaborative project)
- Organizational Strategy for Commercialization of Products and
Services- Development and Distribution. R. B. Singh, P. N. Mathur,
V. C. Mathur and B. R. Atteri
- Socio-economic Impact of Soybean Cultivation in MP. P. S.
Badal and Praduman Kumar (IARI-NRC for Soybean)
- Economic Analysis of Total Factor Productivity of Irrigated
Agriculture by Districts and Regions. Praduman Kumar (NATP)
- Technological Change and Production Performance in Irrigated
Maize-based Agro-ecosystem: The Interplay of Economic,
Technological and Institutional Factors. R. P. Singh, Ranjeet
Kumar, A. K. Vasisht and N. P. Singh.
(NATP),
- Diversification and Sustainability of Agriculture in Haryana.
Puran Chand and Parmatma Singh.
- Contract Farming in Haryana State: An Economic Investigation.
Shiv Kumar, Puran Chand and Parmatma Singh.
- A Socio-economic Study of Soil and Water Conservation
Practices for Watershed Management in Rajasthan: Policy
Implications. P.S.Badal, Geeta Bisaria, I. Sekar and Promod Kumar
- Strategies and Options for Increasing and Sustaining Fisheries
and Aquaculture Production to Benefit Poor Households in Asia.
Praduman Kumar (ICAR-ICLARM Project.)
- Food Production and Demand by State and Region in India.
Praduman Kumar (NATP- CGP-III)
Ongoing Reseach Project
In-house projects:
- Marketing Information Systems for Horticultural Commodities in
India: Status, Constraints and Prospects. B. R. Atteri, R.
P. Singh, A. K. Vasisht, Alka Singh , Amit Kar & Prem
Lata Singh
- Impact Assessment of IARI Technologies. A. K. Vasisht, Ranjit
Kumar, N. P. Singh and S. Dubey.
- Food Safety Measures and its Implications on the
Competitiveness of India’s Exports.Pramod Kumar, P.S.Badal, Alka
Singh & K.K.Singh
- Impact Assessment of IARI Technologies. A. K. Vasisht, Ranjit
Kumar, N. P. Singh and S. Dubey.
- Study on Peri-Urban Agriculture, its Management and Economic
Impact on Farm Economy in Delhi. Puran Chand, Geeta Bisaria,
Balraj Singh & Mahendra Singh
- Cointegration of Horticultural Markets in India Amit Kar, V.
P. Tyagi, Shiv Kumar and Pramod Kumar
- Impact of Trade Liberalization on Indian Agriculture. B. R.
Atteri, Pramod Kumar, A. K. Vasisht, V. C. Mathur, Geeta Bisaria
and Daroga Singh .
- Precision Farming for Sustainable Rice-Wheat Cropping System:
Economic Evaluation. P. S. Badal.
- Studies on Integrated Plant Nutrient-Water-Tillage Management
Systems (IPNWTMS) for Sustainable Production in Rice-Wheat and
Maize-Wheat Cropping Systems: Economic Appraisal. V. P. Tyagi.
Externally funded Projects
- Identification of Pulling Factors for Enhancing Sustainable
Development of Diverse Agriculture in Selected Asian Countries
(AGRIDIV): Case Study of India. R P. Singh, N. P. Singh &
Ranjit Kumar. (ICAR-CGPRT collaborative project)
- Pesticide Use and Sustainability of Agriculture: Emerging
Issues and Policy Options. Alka Singh, Ranjit Kumar & D. K.
Das. (ICAR AP Cess Fund.)
- Economic Adoption and Impact of Resource Conserving
Technologies on Farm Economy in Indo-Gangetic Plains of India. R.
P. Singh. N. P. Singh, Ranjit Kumar and A. K. Vasisht (ICAR AP
Cess Fund.)
- Labour Migration and its Implications on Rural Economy of
Indo-Gangetic Plains of India. R. P. Singh, Ranjit Kumar, N. P.
Singh, Alka Singh and R. N. Padaria. (ICAR AP Cess Fund.)
- Demand and Supply of Food in Different Scenarios of Climate
Change. Sub-project of ICAR Net Work Project “Impact Adaption and
Vulerability of Indian Agriculture to Climate Change”. N. P. Singh
- Economics analysis of virus management technologies in Banana,
Lime and Papaya. P.S.Badal. (Regional Research Station Pune and
Division of Agricultural Economics, IARI, AP Cess Fund)
Proposed Research Projects
- Newer Dimensions for Growth and Sustainability of
Horticultural Sector in North Eastern Region in India. R. P.
Singh, Ranjit Kumar, Praduman Kumar, N. P. Singh and A. K. Vasisht
- Agricultural Market Integration and its impact on price
transmission. Amit Kar and V.P.Tyagi
Significant Research Achievements (2003-04)
Research
- Studies on resource use efficiency and optimization identified
the mechanisms for increasing farm production and incomes through
resource reallocation in different farming systems.
- Estimation of demand for credit and the magnitude of increase
in production on account of enhanced credit availability.
- Positive impact of prices on acreage and supply of commodities
estimated.
- Post-harvest losses estimated for horticultural commodities at
different levels in the supply chain to identify methods for
reducing losses.
- Model developed to estimate economic losses due to land
degradation.
- Interfacing the role of public and private maize seed industry
in India.
- Technological push identified as a mechanism for meeting the
growing demand for maize in different maize segments / industry.
- Integrated food supply-demand model developed for projecting
supply, demand and trade of agricultural commodities focused on
long-term food and nutrition security.
- Prioritization of regions for allocation of research
resources. Magnitude of needed investments in agricultural
research for various regions determined.
- Factors responsible for persistent deceleration in total
factor productivity growth identified.
- Identified and prioritized pulling factors for sustainable
development of India’s coarse grains economy.
- Identification of the export prospects of agricultural
commodities and constraints to exports of horticultural
commodities.
Human Resource Development
Regular revision and up gradation of post-graduate course
curricula and addition of new courses to incorporate recent
developments in the field ensure the maintenance of premier rank of
the Division among national educational institutions and attract
finest students from India and abroad.
Till date, around 120 M.Sc and 160 Ph.D candidates have
completed their degree programmes. Many of the Division’s alumni
occupy positions of repute and importance in national and
international organizations.
Agribusiness Management developed as an area of specialization
in post-graduate programme. Five areas of specialization offered.
Eighteen advanced level training courses organized under the
Centre of Advanced Studies for strengthening of research and
teaching capacities in institutions of the National Agricultural
Research System.
Three international trainings, two special trainings and one
summer institute organized.
Inter-Institutional Collaborations
The Division has forged linkages in research and education with
several national and international institutions. Some of the
institutions with which the Division has and is collaborating are
UNDP, CIMMYT, UN ESCAP CAPSA, IFPRI, IRRI, World Fish Centre, Tamil
Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore and Assam Agricultural
University, Jorhat.
Human Resource Development
Development of human resources to generate trained manpower to
undertake and manage the agricultural economics research and
education functions in the country has been the second major
responsibility of the Division. Towards this goal the Division has
been continuously upgrading its post-graduate education programme to
incorporate the latest developments in the field. The Division
currently offers 28 courses and five fields of specialization in the
discipline.
Major Field of Specialization
- Farm Management and Production Economics.
- Agricultural Marketing and Price Analysis.
- Agricultural Finance and Cooperation.
- Agricultural Development and Policy.
Post-Graduate Courses
A-14 Fundamentals of Economics and Business Management
Ag.Econ.101 Microeconomics-I
Ag.Econ.102 Macroeconomics-I
Ag.Econ.110 Agricultural Econometrics-I
Ag.Econ.111 Agricultural Econometrics-II
Ag.Econ.120 Agricultural Production and Resource
Economics-I
Ag.Econ.130 Economics of Marketing
Ag.Econ.140 Agricultural Co-operation
Ag.Econ.150 Agricultural Development and Planning
Ag.Econ.201 Microeconomics-II
Ag.Econ.202 Macroeconomics-II
Ag.Econ.220 Agricultural Production and Resource
Economics-II
Ag.Econ.221 Agricultural Production and Resource
Economics-III
Ag.Econ.230 International Trade
Ag.Econ.231 Agribusiness Management
Ag.Econ.235 Agricultural Price Analysis
Ag.Econ.240 Agricultural Finance-I
Ag.Econ.241 Agricultural Finance-II
Ag.Econ.250 Economic Development
Ag.Econ.251 Agricultural Policy
Ag.Econ.261 Research Methods
Ag.Econ.320 Agricultural Production,
Resource Economics
Ag.Econ.321 Economic, social and institutional
aspects of water resource management
Ag.Econ.331 Marketing Management
Ag.Econ.332 Quantitative Analysis of Marketing Problems:
Application Studies.
Ag.Econ.350 Environmental Economics
Ag.Econ.360 Agricultural Project Analysis
Degrees Awarded
M.Sc. 120
Ph.D. 160
Training and Capacity Strengthening
To strengthen the capacity for agricultural economics policy
research and teaching in the country and abroad, the Division has
been organizing advanced level trainings to acquaint researchers and
teachers with the advances taking place in the field and the
emerging research issues in the field. Regular training programmes
are organized under the Centre of Advanced Studies while other
national and international trainings are organized whenever
required.
Centre of Advanced Studies (CAS)
Since 1995, when the Division was designated as a Centre of
Advanced Studies by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, the
Division has organized nineteen advanced level training programmes
for researchers and teachers of the national agricultural research
system of the country. The objective of organizing these programmes
is to appraise the participants of the latest developments in the
field and to sensitize them to important current issues. The
trainings organized so far include
- Quantitative Techniques for Policy Analysis in Agricultural
Economics. (November 27 to December 9, 1995)
- Agricultural Research Evaluation and Impact Assessment.
(February 5-19, 1996)
- Role of Social Sciences in Agro-biological Research.(October
24 to November 7, 1996)
- Agricultural Development and Policies. (February 11-25, 1997).
- Advances in Methodologies for Policy Research in Agricultural
Economics. (May 16-29, 1998)
- Role of Social Sciences Under Changed Scenario of Agricultural
Research. (March 30 to April 19, 1999)
- Demand Supply Projections of Agricultural Commodities.
(September 7-27, 1999)
- Measurement of Technological Change in Agriculture. (November
11 to December 1, 1999)
- Impact Assessment of Agricultural Technology.(March 13 to
April 2, 2000)
- Quantitative Techniques for Policy Analysis in Agricultural
Economics. (August 7 to September 5, 2000)
- Conceptual and Methodological Issues in the New Regime of
International Agricultural Trade. (December 7-27, 2000)
- Agricultural Development and Policy. (March 13 to April 2,
2001)
- Sustainable Agricultural Development for Food Security.
(October 9-29, 2001)
- Role of Social Sciences under Changed Scenario of Agricultural
Research. (March 13 to April 2, 2002)
- Demand - Supply Projections of Agricultural Commodities.
(August 24 to September 13, 2002)
- Impact Assessment of Agricultural Technology. (Nov. 11 - Dec.
2, 2003)
- Measurement of Technological change in Agriculture.(Feb.26 -
March 17, 2004)
- Quantitative Techniques for Policy Analysis in Agricultural
Economics. (December 1-21, 2004)
- Conceptual and Methodological Issues in the New Regime of
International Agricultural Trade. (November 29 - December 19,
2005)
Special Training
- Recent Advances in Quantitative Techniques for Policy Analysis
in Agricultural Economics. (July 10-29, 1992)
- Micro and Macro Economic Theory for ISS Probationers Sponsored
by CSO. (February 13 to March 7, 2001)
Training for Foreign Nationals
- FAO sponsored training programme on Farm Management for
Bangladesh Nationals, during December 5, 1988 to February 2, 1989.
- Associations and Management of farmers' users Association/
Cooperative for Nigerian Nationals, during June 11 to July 17,
1998.
- Post Harvest Management of Tropical Fruits and Vegetables and
Agri-business Management, for Nepali Nationals, during June 5 to
July 15, 2000.
Services
- Advanced level training programmes in Agricultural Economics.
- Consultancy and advisory services in different areas of
agricultural economics through research work.
- Providing information and research guidance to farmers and to
researchers and teachers of the national agricultural research
system.
- Evaluation and impact assessment of IARI technologies.
Faculty / Scientists as of today
- Computer with Internet facility round the clock for all
faculty and students.
- Well equipped Library
- Well equipped Seminar and Committee halls.
- Documentation facilities.
Executives of the
Division
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Head |
Professor |
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Prof. R. P.
Singh |
Prof. Virendra
C. Mathur |
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(August 2000 –
continuing) |
(May 2005 –
continuing) |
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Prof. Parmatma
Singh |
Prof. Praduman
Kumar |
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(April 2000- August
2000) |
(March 2001 - May
2005) |
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Prof. Praduman
Kumar |
Prof. R. P.
Singh |
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(October 1994-
March 2000) |
(August 2000 –
March 2001) |
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Prof. Parmatma
Singh |
Prof. Parmatma
Singh |
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(September 1993 –
October 1994) |
(October 1994 -
August 2000) |
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Prof. S. K.
Goel |
Prof.
Mruthyunjaya |
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(Decmeber 1992-
September 1993) |
(October 1989 -
October 1994) |
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Prof. Praduman
Kumar |
Prof. M. A.
Muralidharan |
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(January, 1989 –
December, 1992) |
(January 1987-
Septemebr 1989) |
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Prof. D. H.
Srivastava |
Prof. D. H.
Srivastava |
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(1986 -
1989) |
(August 1985 -
January 1987) |
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Prof. A.S.
Sirohi |
Prof. D.
Jha |
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(1974 –
1986) |
(1982 -
1985) |
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Prof. L.S.
Venkataraman |
Prof. M. A.
Muralidharan |
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(1968 -
1974) |
(1978 -
1982) |
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Prof. K.
Kanungo |
Prof. D.
Jha |
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(1964 -
1968) |
(1974 -
1978) |
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Prof. S. M. Ajaj
Hussain |
Prof. A. S
Sirohi |
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(1961 -
1964) |
(1964 -
1974) |
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Prof. T.P.S.
Chaudhary |
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(1961 -
1964) |
Faculty / Scientists
R. P.
Singh, Head & Principal Scientist, PhD (OUAT)
rpshashi@rediffmail.com
V. C. Mathur, Professor and
Principal Scientist, PhD (IARI) mathurvc@rediffmail.com
Puran Chand, Principal
Scientist, PhD (IARI)
B. R. Atteri, Principal Scientist, PhD (IARI)
b_r_atteri@.yahoo.co.in
A. K. Vasisht, Principal
Scientist, PhD (IARI) amitvasisht@rediffmail.com
V. P. Tyagi, Principal
Scientist, PhD (BHU) Ved_tyagi@rediffmail.com
Amit Kar, Senior Scientist,
PhD (IIT, Kharagpur) Amitkar123@yahoo.com
Alka Singh, Senior Scientist, PhD (GBPUAT)
Saialka@rediffmail.com
Geeta Bisaria, Senior Scientist, M.A. (Meerut Univ.)
P S Badal, Scientist Selection Grade, PhD (IARI)
ps_busi@yahoo.com
Pramod Kumar, Scientist
Selection Grade, PhD (IARI) Pramod_iari@yahoo.com
Shiv Kumar, Scientist, PhD (HAU)
dhull_shiv@hotmail.com
I Sekar, Scientist, M Sc (TNAU) Sekar_I@yahoo.com
Ranjit Kumar, Scientist, PhD (IARI)
ranjitkr@iari.res.in
Naveen P Singh, Scientist, PhD (IARI)
npsingh@iari.res.in
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