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th80 Annual Conference
Indian Society of Agricultural Economics February 10-12, 2021
Venue
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Organized by
Centre for Agricultural and Rural Development Studies (CARDS)
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
&
Indian Society of Agricultural Economics
Mumbai
Conference Organizing Committee
Chief Patron
Dr. N. Kumar
Vice-Chancellor, TNAU, Coimbatore
Patrons
Dr. Abhijit Sen
President, Indian Society of Agricultural Economics, Mumbai
Dr. C. Ramasamy
Former President, ISAE & Former VC, TNAU, Coimbatore
Dr. Vasant P. Gandhi
Conference President and NABARD Chair Professor, Centre for Management in Agriculture, IIM, Ahmedabad
Dr. C.L. Dadhich
Hon. Secretary and Treasurer, Indian Society of Agricultural Economics, Mumbai
Advisory Committee
Dr. A.S. Krishnamoorthy, Registrar, TNAU, Cbe
Dr. K.S. Subramanian, Director of Research, TNAU, Cbe
Dr. S.D. Sivakumar, Director, Agribusiness Development, TNAU, Cbe
Dr. J. Venkata Pirabu, Director, Planning & Monitoring, TNAU, Cbe
Dr. M. Jawaharlal, Director of Extension Education, TNAU, Cbe
Dr. P. Balasubramanian, P &H, Dept. Agrl. Extension, TNAU, Cbe
Dr. V. Puhalendhi, CGM, NABARD (Retd), Cbe
Former Directors of CARDS & HoDs of Ag.Economics, TNAU, Cbe
Organizing Secretary
Dr. K. R. Ashok, Director
Centre for Agricultural and Rural Development Studies (CARDS),
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore – 641 003
Co-Organizing Secretaries
Dr. D. Suresh Kumar, Professor and Head
Dept. of Agricultural Economics, CARDS, TNAU, Coimbatore
Dr. N. Venkatesa Palanichamy, Professor and Head
Dept. of Agricultural and Rural Management, CARDS, TNAU, Coimbatore
Contact for details
Dr. K.R. Ashok, Director, CARDS
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Coimbatore – 641 003
Mobile: 94430 01852
Email: [email protected]
Registration Form (ISAE, 2021)
*INR 1000.00 & **INR 800.00 toward annual membership of ISAE (India)
Conference Bank Account Details
Bank Name : State Bank of India
Beneficiary Name: The Organizing Secretary and Director
CARDS, TNAU, Coimbatore
Branch : TNAU Branch, Coimbatore
Account No. : 39870089332
IFSC Code : SBIN0002274
MIRC Code : 641002005
Note
Payments (in any form) should be in favor of “The Organizing
Secretary and Director, CARDS, TNAU, Coimbatore” Participants are
requested to send their filled in registration form along with proof of
payment of registration fee to the Organizing Secretary, 80th Annual
Conference of Indian Society of Agricultural Economics, India, Centre
for Agricultural and Rural Development Studies (CARDS), Tamil Nadu
Agricultural University (TNAU), Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu - 641003
through speed post or e-mail at '[email protected]' latest
by January 30, 2021.
Considering pandemic situation, it is planned to organize the
conference in dual mode (in person for inaugural function and online for
concurrent technical sessions). The meeting ID, passcode and programme
schedule will be shared in advance to the registered participants for
participating and presenting the papers in the conference.
Registration Fee
Category ISAE members (INR) Non-Members (INR)
Scientists/Academicians
2200*
Students including JRFs, SRFs, RAs, PDFs
1200**
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Dr. A. Kandaswamy
Dr. S.R. Subramanian
Dr. N. Raveendaran
Dr. K. Palanisami
Dr. M. Chandrasekaran
Dr. N. Ajjan
Dr. M. Chinnadurai
Dr. P. K. Aiyasamy
Dr. V. Meenakshisundaram
Dr. N. Srinivasan
Dr. R. Sundaresan
Dr. L.P. Swaminathan
Dr. R. Balasubramanian
Dr. K. Mani
Conference
th The 80 Annual Conference of the Indian Society of Agricultural
Economics will be held under the auspices of Centre for Agricultural and
Rural Development Studies (CARDS), Tamil Nadu Agricultural University,
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. This conference aims to provide a platform to
address and deliberate on various issues and concerns in the field of
institutions and supply chain for agricultural development, agricultural
labour, employment, marketing and agricultural trade. The conference
would attempt to facilitate researchers around the world to present their
research work, expanding knowledge and insight into the significant
current challenges. The program is structured to favor interactions
among attendees from diverse horizons and to synthesize research
perspectives and foster interdisciplinary scholarly dialogues for
developing integrated approaches.
The following three themes are selected for discussion:
Ü Institutions and Efficient Supply - Chains for Agricultural
Development
Ü Agricultural Labour, Skill Development, Labour Productivity and
Employment
Ü Agricultural Trade with Special Reference to Plantation Crops
and International Trade Agreements.
Awards: There will be best paper award – Dr. N.A. Mujumdar Prize Award
to young scholars below 40 years on each of the Conference theme.
Indian Society of Agricultural Economics, India
The establishment of the Society in December 1939 constituted a
landmark in the progress in the study of Agricultural Economics in India.
In its establishment, a notable role was played by the late Lord L.K.
Elmhirst, the founder-President of the International Conference (now
Association) of Agricultural Economists and by Dr. T.G. Shirname. Among
the distinguished persons who occupied the post of President of the
Society in its formative years were the late Sir Malcolm Darling and Sir T.
Vijayaraghavacharya. But it was left to Sir Manilal B. Nanavati to infuse it
with a sense of purpose and direction. It was during his Presidentship
covering a period of 17 years from 1943 to 1959 that the Society acquired
its present status and stability. The Society is registered under the Societies
Registration Act, 1860 and the Bombay Public Trusts Act, 1950. The
objectives of the Society are “to promote the study of social and
economic problems of agriculture and the rural areas and also to
promote technical competence for teaching and research in agricultural
economics and allied subjects.”These objectives are sought to be achieved
by (a) undertaking, organising, and co-ordinating research in problems of
agricultural economics and rural development and maintaining a
research library and documentation centre; (b) holding periodical
conferences and seminars and training courses; (c) publishing books,
reports, papers or summaries of papers either separately or collectively,
or in a periodical which may be issued under the auspices of the Society;
(d) co-operating with other institutions having similar objectives such as
the International Association of Agricultural Economists, the Indian
Economic Association, etc. The society also gives away awards and
fellowships to recognize meritorious research and professional
accomplishments.
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), Coimbatore
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) had its beginning as an
Agricultural School in Madras, Tamil Nadu, as early as 1868 and relocated
to Coimbatore as Agricultural College and Research Institute and later in
1971 upgraded into a full-fledged University. Since then the University is
unfailingly taking forward its mandate of agricultural education, research
and extension in the state. Over a hundred of years of its existence TNAU
has been hand in hand with the Government of Tamil Nadu in the
development of agriculture in the state. In 2020 ICAR ranking, TNAU was
ranked eight among 67 Agricultural Institutes, fourth among SAUs and
first among Southern Agricultural Universities. Presently, TNAU offers 10
undergraduate degree programmes, 40 post graduate courses and six
doctoral programmes in the discipline of Agriculture, Horticulture,
Forestry, Agricultural Engineering, Home Science, Bioinformatics,
Agricultural Information Technology etc, in 14 constituent colleges and 27
affiliated colleges in the State. With a research and extension network of 14
colleges, 52 research stations, 14 KVKs, TNAU is well placed to serve the
farming community. The University has brought out wide array of crop
varieties, crop management technologies and farm implements. Such
phenomenal performance was achieved because of generous research
grants from the State government, Government of India and other
external funding agencies. The University is fore runner in developing and
harnessing innovative technologies such as biotechnology, remote
sensing and GIS, market intelligence and price forecasting, nano
technology, e-extension, weather and agro-advisories etc.
Centre for Agricultural and Rural Development Studies (CARDS)
Centre for Agricultural and Rural Development Studies is the first
Multi-disciplinary Centre in Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
established in 1978. CARDS has three constituent departments of
Agricultural Economics (1961), Agricultural Extension and Rural
Sociology (1962) and Agricultural and Rural Management (2000). CARDS
with a faculty strength of 96 is an advanced institute of high standard
learning in Social Sciences at TNAU, promoting Education, Research,
Extension, Policy Advocacy and Capacity Building in Agriculture and
Rural Development.
The Directorate offers post graduate and doctoral programmes
in all these three disciplines and also B.Sc (Hons.) Agribusiness
Management under-graduate programme. CARDS has been nurtured and
groomed in to a reputed center of excellence with a vision to address the
emerging challenges in agriculture and rural development related to
economic, social and environmental domains. The flagship research
programmes currently being implemented are the Cost of Cultivation
Scheme, Endowment Chair in Agricultural Marketing, Studies on
Watershed Development Programmes, Price forecasting, Impact of e-
NAM, Artificial Intelligence and Big data analytics, Documentation of
IPRs. The Centre has active collaborations and partnerships with the State
Government agencies like SDPC, DES, TAWDEVA, national agencies like
ICAR, DST, GoI, ICSSR, NABARD, MoEFC and international organizations
such as World Bank, SANDEE, SANEI, ICRISAT, IWMI, IRRI, IFPRI, GDN,
IDRC, IDE, Japan and Foreign universities.
Coimbatore
Coimbatore is the second largest city in Tamil Nadu located on
the banks of the Noyyal River and surrounded by the Western Ghats. The
city generally has a pleasant and salubrious climate. The rich black soil of
the region has contributed to successful growth of cotton has served
as a foundation for the establishment of its famous textile industry.
Coimbatore is referred popularly as “Manchester of South India” and
"Detroit of India". It is the state's industrial, commercial, IT and software
hub. The Siruvani water of Coimbatore is the “world's second tastiest
drinking water”. The people of Coimbatore are especially known for their
impeccable hospitality. The city also houses research institutes like
Central Institute for Cotton Research, Sugarcane Breeding Institute,
Institute for Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding. The city is one of the
largest exporters of jewellery, wet Grinders, poultry and auto
components; the “Coimbatore Wet Grinder” and the “Kovai Cora Cotton”
are recognized as Geographical Indications by the Govt. of India. There
are many tourist attraction places near Coimbatore including the 1500-
year-old Perur Pateeswarar Temple, Sri Murugan temple at Maruthamalai,
Adiyogi Shiva temple of Isha Foundation. Hill stations like Top slip,
Coonoor and Ooty are also great for weekend getaways from
Coimbatore.