Agricultural Economics

Department of Agricultural Economics

Head

Prof. Tuhin Narayan Roy E-mail: [email protected] Mobile: +91 9474140702

Background

The present department of Agricultural Economics is being continuing as a component teaching organ of erstwhile North Bengal campus of B.C.K.V. since 1978 and then after w.e.f. 01.02.2001 it has been elevated to a full fledged teaching department under the Faculty of Agriculture of Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya. The primary function of the department is to provide teaching to Under Graduate and Post Graduate level as per the academic schedule of the Viswavidyalaya. Besides that the department also extends required participation to research and extension activities as sought by the Viswavidyalaya time to time. Usually teaching members of the department generously formulates and there by participates to research programmes by their individual gesture and the department provides every support to make the same fulfilled. The department also participates in providing expert ship to various Govt. programmes with due invitation from the later. However, it is an emerging department that promises to do a lot for the interest of farming community of northern districts of West Bengal in the aspect of resource planning, marketing and others.

The sanctioned teaching structure of the department is 1 (Prof.) + 2 (Reader) + 3 (Lecturer), out of which presently three positions are filled (One Reader + Two teachers), one position of teacher is going under lean and the rest positions are awaiting for fresh intake. The department is drawing teaching support from the lecturer posted under Regional Research Station. Thus, in all at present four faculties are available with the department to cater the teaching of curses at main campus.

Functions

1.  To impart teaching in Agril. Economics and Agri./Horti. Business Management for B.Sc., M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees.
2. To provide practical exposure through experiential learning to the students on market study, financial analysis, econometrics and production economics.
3. To organize seminar, symposium, workshop, conference on latest sociological and economic issues.
4. To undertake strategic, academic and action researches.
5. To impart training for man power development and dissemination of latest technological know-how to the farming community.

Teaching

The Department of Extension Education imparts undergraduate and post graduate teaching to the students under the semester system. The students are provided in depth learning both in theoretical and practical aspects of extension education. They are provided practical learning by carrying out activities pertaining to extension education methodologies and approaches. The undergraduate students are also given the exposure of field extension work under Rural Farm Work Experience programme. The Agricultural Universities in India have been successful in their primary mission of achieving phenomenal increase in agricultural productivity and gaining the confidence of our farming gentry and the agricultural graduates had played a pivotal role in this regard. With an aim to develop competent human resources in agricultural universities the ICAR had tried to introduce RAWE course in the undergraduate studies based on the findings of Randhawa committee. The course is launched as a full semester course with a motto to eradicate the inadequacies in providing required practical training and acquisition of skills by the graduates. In this RFWE programme the students are exposed to realities in farmer's field or in agro-based industrial situations. The students are groomed through practicing agricultural diagnostic services of soil, water and plants and gaining the acumen of generating appropriate measures. Such a learning process is surely improving their organizational skill by practice, enriches their knowledge pool through collective wisdom, expands their creative faculties through repetitive analysis and interpretation and ultimately refines them as professional through sharing and interaction.

Field of specialization for M.Sc and Ph.D.:  

A PG student can option any of the following advance area of specialization for the fulfillment of his/her course.

• Farm Management & Production Economics
• Marketing & Price Analysis
• Finance & Project Analysis
• Development & Policy