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The Department of Agricultural Economics is one of the leading department of the College which was established in the year 1949 at U.G.level (Affiliated formally Agra University, Agra). Since then it has been actively engaged in teaching, research and extension activities. Later on P.G. classes were started from 1959 in the prestigious department of Agricultural Economics. Since then the department is serving this auspicious semi-urban region and imparting quality education in the field of Agriculture economics. Research activities are also going on in the department in different areas viz. Agriculture marketing, Production Resource management, Agriculture finance etc.
Department area. : 3600 sq. ft. (covered)
Building of the Department: Double storey building, department at First Flore having adequate space.
Class Rooms. : 03
H.O.D. Room : 01
Faculty Rooms: 01 (4 faculty can be accommodated in each room)
Office room : 01
Store Room : 01
Activity room cum Seminar Hall : 01
Laboratory cum Computer Room: 01 with Wi-Fi Internet connection
Equipment of teaching & research. : 01 Over head projector, 6 computers, LCD Projector, Projector With Interactive Board.
Departmental Library. : A dedicated library comprising around. 2500 Books, 721 journals and 21 Theses
Power supply : 1 KVA Inverter
Teaching Activities
The department also imparts teaching of B.Sc.(Ag) Honrs., M.Sc.(Ag). And Ph.D in Agricultural Economics. All the latest teaching techniques are being adopted to teach Graduate & Post Graduate students. During last twenty five years more than 23 students were awarded Ph.D. Degree. More than 350 Student got, M.Sc. (Ag) Degree from this department. A direct link between the students and farmers is done through survey & visiting programme by this department.
Research
The research activities of the department consisted of Farm production analysis, farm business analysis of different districts and economic study on system of storage of paddy, wheat and gur at farm and market level. A study of income and consumption pattern of different categories of rural population, cost and return analysis of important crops, Structure and flow of institutional credit and An enquiry into the marketing cost of cereals, pulses, oilseeds and other important crops, Constraints to Agricultural production in different districts etc. have been under taken. The department has also been engaged in conducting research on production, marketing and storage of vegetable, potato & fruit crops like guava, mango etc.
A List of the Visitors
The personalities of national and international status visited the department in the capacity of examiner. To mention a few-
1. Dr. V.P. Tyagi I.A.R.I New Delhi
2. Dr P.S.Badal B.H.U. Banaras U.P.
3. Dr. Himmat Singh CCS Haryana Agriculture University Hisar Haryana
4. Dr Rajvir Singh N.D.R.I Karnal Haryana
5. Dr H. L. Singh S.B.P. University of tech. & Agriculture, Modipuram Meerut
6. Dr. Ramesh Kumar I.A.R.I. New Delhi
7. Dr. Dalvir Singh CCS Haryana Agriculture University Hisar Haryana
8. Dr Kulbant Singh N.D.R.I. KarnalHryana
9. Dr. S. N. Parikh Uddaypuruni.
10. Prof. R C Kumarawat Bikaner University
11. Dr. Iqwal Singh Principal Scientist IARI Pusa New Delhi
12 Dr S. P. Singh, Principal Scientist, IIFSR, Modipuram, Meerut
13 Dr Raghvendra K. J., IIFSR, Modipuram, Meerut
14. Dr Pramod Kumar , Professor , IARI Pusa New Delhi
Alumni of the Department
1. Dr Rajpal Singh, Retd. Reader&Head Department of Ag.Economics J. V. College Baraut (Baghpat)
2. Dr Iqwal Singh, Principal Scientist, I. A.R.I. Pusa New Delhi
3. Dr. Kulwant Singh, Retd. Scientist N.D.R.I. Karnal Haryana
4. Dr K.P. Singh, Retd. Reader K. D.CollegeSimbhawali
5. Dr S.P. Singh Arya, Retd. Reader & Head, Department of Agriculture Economics J.V. College Baraut
6. Mr Pawan Singh. F.C.I.
7. Sh. Saheb Singh, Retd. Reader & Head Department Of Agriculture Economics J.V.CollegeBaraut
8. Sh.Charan Singh Panwar, Reader & Head, Department of Agriculture Economics R. K. College Shamali U.P.
9. Dr. M. P. Tyagi, Retd. Reader & Head, Deptt.Of Ag. Eco, CSSS College Macchara Meerut
10. Dr R. N. Malik, C.C.R.D. College Muzzafarnagar (U.P.)
11. Dr. N.S.Teotiya, Birala Institute of Technology Pilani (Raj.)
12. Sh. Dusyant Kumar, Asstt. Professor. Department of Agriculture Economics U.P.CollegeVaranashi (U.P.)
13. Dr. Komal Prakash Atrri, Retd. Reade&Head, Department of Ag.Economics, R.M.P.CollegeGurukulNarsan U.K.
14. Dr. Ashok Kumar Singh, Assistant Professor, Department of Ag.Economics Narendra Dev Univ. of Agriculture & Technology, Faizabad
15. Sh. Pradeep Kumar, K.V.K, S.V. B.P. Patel University Ag. & Technology. Meerut
16. Dr..Ramesh Chandra Kumawal, Professor, Bikaner University
17. Dr.Sanjeev Kumar Malik, C.D.O. U.P. Govt.
18. Dr. Jai Drath Sharma Udaypur University (Raj.)
19. Dr.Birahmpal Singh Tomar, Seed Cooperation of Inda
20. Dr. Birpal Singh, Water Resource Management IARI Pusa New Delhi
22. Dr. Virendra Kamal Vanshi, Professor and Head, Department of Agricultural Economics B. H.U (UP)
23. Mr. Arun Kumar, Research officer, Deptt. Of Market Intelligence National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX), Jaipur
Achievement and PhD Awarded in the Department Of Agriculture Economics
Name of the Candidate. Awarded Year. Under the Supervision
1. Satya NarainPareek. 1983 Dr R.P. Singh
2. Bhopal Singh Ruhal 1984
3. Ram Narain Malik. 1985
4. Jogendra Singh. 1985
5. Kulwant Singh. 1985
6. Puran Singh Sangwan. 1985
7. M. P.Singh. 1988
8. Harvir Singh Malik. 1990
9. Ashok Kumar Singh. 1993
10. Pradeep Kumar. 1994
11. Ramesh Chandra kumawal. 1995
12. Sanjeev Kumar Malik. 1997
13. Jai Drath Sharma 2000
14. Birahmpal Singh Tomar. 2000
15. Birpal Singh. 2003
16. Vinod kumar. 2003
17. Rakesh Kumar. 2003
18. Narendra Singh Tiotia. 2006
19. Yogesh Kumar. 2006. Dr. Arun Solanki
20. Ram Suresh. 2008
21. Virendra Kamal Vanshi. 2010. Dr. R.P. Singh
22. Mayuri Shukla 2012 Dr. Arun Solanki
22. Pukhraj Singh. 2025 ,, ,,
23. Dushyant Kumar 2025 ,, ,,
Gold Medalist in M.Sc. (Ag) Ag. Economics
SOME DISTINGUISHED FORMER HEADS:
NAME OF THE HEAD PERIOD
1. Dr. Raghubar Singh. 1959 to 1963 & 1969 to 1971
2. Prof. Harsarn Das. 1963 to July 1964
3. Prof. Durga Prasad Sharma. 1964 to 1969 & 1971 to 1974
4. Dr. Rajpal Sing. 1 Jan 1975 to 30 June 1999
5. Prof. Surendra Pal Singh Arya. 1 July 1999to 31 July 2001
6. Prof. Saheb Singh. 1 August 2001 to 12Sep2007
7. Dr. Arun Solanki. 12Sep to 2007 to 29/11/2024
8. Dr. Pukhrajsingh 29/11/2024 to Continue
SOME DISTINGUISHED FORMER FACULTY
1. Prof. B. K. Rastogi
2. Dr. J.S. Sharma
3. Dr. Narendra Teotia
4. Dr. H. L. Singh
5. Prof. Dushyant Kumar
6. Prof. (Dr.) Arun Solanki
