Debasish Sarkar
Sr. Lecturer in Agricultural Economics
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Department
Agril. Extension, Agril.Economics and Agril. Statistics

Areas of Specialisation
Agricultural Marketing

Agricultural Finance

   

 

Date of Birth 15th January 1960
Qualification
Year Degree College/University
1983 B.Sc. (Ag.Hons.) Visva-Bharati
1985 M.Sc. (Ag.) Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya
1991 Ph.D. Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya
Research Projects, Papers and Books
Research Projects
An evaluation study of special jute development programme, sponsored by Directorate of Jute Development, Government of India, 1991
Emerging problem of agricultural marketing with special focus on processing and input supplies, sponsored by Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India, 1992
Impact of increase in fertiliser prices on consumption/demand of fertiliser (Bihar) in rabi crops, sponsored by Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India, 1992
Impact of increase in fertiliser prices on consumption/demand of fertiliser (Bihar) in kharif crops, sponsored by Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India, 1993
Concurrent evaluation of JRY in West Bengal, sponsored by Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India, 1993
Agro-Economic evaluation of micro watershed under national watershed development programme for rainfed areas in West Bengal, sponsored by Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India, 1995
Growing non-conventional export commodies in agricultural land in West Bengal, sponsored by Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India, 1996
Potential of diversification of high value crops, sponsored by National Centre for Agril. Economics and Policy Research, Indian Council & Agricultural Research, New Delhi, 1997
Economics of export oriented horticultural crops in West Bengal, sponsored by Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India, 1997
Economics of export oriented horticultural crops in Sikkim, sponsored by Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India, 1998
Socio-economic evaluation of the national integrated pest management programme in West Bengal, sponsored by Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India, 1999
Evaluation of EARAS scheme in West Bengal, sponsored by Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India, 2001
Consolidated report on evaluation of EARAS scheme in the states of Kerala, Orissa and West Bengal, sponsored by Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India, 2001
Consolidated report on socio-economic evaluation of the national integrated pest management programme in West Bengal, sponsored by Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India, 2001
Fruits and vegetables mandies located in urban and semi-urban areas of West Bengal with focus on Kolkata market : Their problems and suggestions, sponsored by Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India, 2002
Teaching Experience
11 years in Visva Bharati
Awards and other Academic Distinctions
Received National Scholarship at under-graduate level
Received Merit Scholarship at post-graduate level
Received fellowship at Ph.D. level
Member two professional bodies
Other Co-curricular Interests
Writing short stories and singing
Any other Information
Supervising Ph.D scholars jointly with the faculty member of Bidhan Chandra Krishi Visvavidyalaya
Organised two International Seminar on (1) 'Natural Disasters' (2) 'River Floods : A Socio-technical Approach' as Core Committee member and Treasurer respectively.