| Date
of Birth |
31st
October 1948 |
| Qualification
|
| Year |
Degree |
College/University |
| 1970 |
B.Sc.
(Ag. Hons.) |
Visva-Bharati |
| 1974 |
M.Sc.
(Ag. Econ)
|
G.B. Pant University of Agril. and Technology, Pantnagar |
| 1976-77 |
Ph.D.
Courses in Natural Resource Economics |
Oregon
State University, U.S.A |
| 1982 |
Ph.D.
(Ag. Econ.) |
G.B.
Pant University of Agril. and Technology, Pantnagar |
| Research
Projects, Papers and Books |
|
Identification of Appropriate Technologies for Rural development
with special reference to Agriculture, (1985)
Expost Evaluation
of Pisciculture programme on weaker sections of farmers with special
reference to Lab. to Land Project, (1987)
An Evaluation
of shallow tubewells in West Bengal (NABARD sponsored project, 1988)
Capital Requirement
for Selective Modernization of Indian Farms, project sanctioned
by Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Govt. of India, Duration
- 4 years Designation : Principal Investigator
Field Level
Constraints In Crop Production and Identification of Appropriate
Technologies in Sub-Humid Lateritic Belt of West Bengal. Project
sanctioned by ICAR, Govt. of India, Duration - 3.5 years. Designation
: Principal Investigator
Socio-Economic
Implications of Farm mechanisation in Burdwan District, Project
sanctioned by ICAR, Govt. of India, Duration - 3 years, Designation
: Principal Investigator
Evaluation of
Engineering Structures Constructed under the Soil Conservation Scheme
in DVC and Bihar
Factors Involving
in Development of Pisciculture in West Bengal
Analysis of
Trends in Operational Holdings (Note : The study was conducted by
13 AER Centres/Units in all the States in India under my Co-ordinatorship)
Growing Non-conventional
Export Commodities in Agricultural Land in West Bengal - An Exploratory
Study
Potential of
Diversification of High Value Crops, Sanctioned by National Centre
for Agricultural Economics and Policy Research, ICAR, New Delhi,
Govt. of India, Duration - 1 year, Designation : Principal Investigator
(1997)
Economics of
Export Oriented Horticulture Crops in selected regions - Orchid
in West Bengal (1997)
Economics of
Export Oriented Horticultural Crops in selected regions - Orchid
in Sikkim (1997)
Multi-sectoral
Development Plan for Minorities in West Bengal, Sponsored by Govt.
of West Bengal (1998)
Research undertaken in collaboration with other institution
With Institute
of Rural Management, Anand Gujarat - Project entitled "Central
Fishermen's Cooperative Society, Contai - A Case Study"
Studies Conducted Under My Supervision
Evaluation of
Implication of Central Sector Scheme on Promotion of Agricultural
Mechanisation Through Small Tractors
Agro-Economic
Evaluation of Micro-Watershed under National Watershed Development
Programme for Rainfed Areas (NWDPRA)
Fallow Land
- Their Potential for Increasing Agricultural Production
Consolidated
Report on Role of Non Governmental Agencies in Agricultural Development
Role of Price
Policy in Raising Oilseeds Production Instance of Mustard in West
Bengal
Causes of Shrinkages
of Areas covered by Tank
Irrigation
Non-Conventional
Energy Sources - Problems and Prospects
|
| Teaching
Experience |
20 years in Visva-Bharati
5 years in G.B.P.U.A
& T, Pantnagar |
| Awards
and other Academic Distinctions |
| Junior
Research Fellowship at P.G. Level (ICAR) Ford Foundation |
| Other
Co-curricular Interests |
Member of Indian Society of Agricultural Economics |
Life member of Agricultural Economics Research Association |
Member of Advisory Board, Jr. of Disaster Management |