ANNUAL REPORT - Sardar Patel University
ANNUAL REPORT2014-15AERC, SPU, VVNEstablished in 1961Agro-Economic Research CentreFor the states of Gujarat and Rajasthan(Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India)H.M. Patel Institute of Rural Development,Opp. Nandalaya Temple, Post Box No. 24Sardar Patel UniversityVallabh Vidyanagar 388120, Anand, Gujarat.Ph.No. 91-2692-230106, 230799, 292865; Fax- 91-2692-233106Email: director.aerc@gmail.com; directoraercgujarat@gmail.comWebsite: www.aercspu.ac.in, www.spuvvn.edu1
ANNUAL REPORT 2014-15Annual Report 2014-2015 Agro-Economic Research Centre, Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar 388120, Dist. Anand, GujaratPublished by :The DirectorAgro-Economic Research CentreFor the states of Gujarat and Rajasthan(Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers & Welfare, Govt. of India)H.M. Patel Institute of Rural Development, Opp. Nanadalaya Temple,Post Box No. 24, Sardar Patel University,Vallabh Vidyanagar 388120, Dist. Anand, Gujarat.Ph. No. 91-2692-230106, 230799, 292865;Fax- 91-2692-233106Email: director.aerc@gmail.com; directoraercgujarat@gmail.comWebsites: www.aercspu.ac.in; www.spuvvn.eduPrepared by :Dr. S.S. KalamkarDirector & ProfessorAgro-Economic Research CentreSardar Patel UniversityVallabh Vidyanagar 388120, Dist. Anand, Gujarat.Edited by :Dr. Mahesh PathakHonorary AdvisorAgro-Economic Research CentreSardar Patel UniversityVallabh Vidyanagar 388120, Dist. Anand, Gujarat.Compilation & Design :Dr. Mrutyunjay SwainShri Deep K. PatelShri V. D. ParmarPublished in January 2016Printed at :Asian Printery, Raipur, Ahmedabad.2
ANNUAL REPORT 2014-15CONTENTS Chairman’s Statement5 From the Director’s Desk7 Governing Body10 Highlights of the Year9About the Centre13Academic Staff/Faculty Members15Projects in Progress37Participation in Conferences, Seminars, Workshops, Teaching, Work on43Details of Field Visits for Project Work/CCS53Other Distinctive/Important Work done62Cost of Cultivation Scheme at the CentreProjects Completed1417PublicationsCommittees, other Academic Activities, etcAdministrative Assignments HandledGuidance to the Ph. D./ M. Phil Student396165Awards won, Election/ Nomination to Professional, Educational,66Professional Affiliation67Non-academic bodies, etcAcademic Events held and Visitors at the Centre69Meetings of the Governing body79Committees83Research Support Services (Library, Computer Centre)80Appointments, Retirements, Resignations, etc.90Staff Members as on March 31, 201592InfrastructureAudited Statement of Accounts (2014-15)39195
‘Swach Bharat Abhiyan’ on October 2, 2014 withProf. Ved Prakash (Chairman UGC, New Delhi); Dr. Harish Padh (Vice Chancellor, SPU);Dr. Mohan Patel (I/C Registrar, SPU, VVN) & others4
ANNUAL REPORT 2014-15CHAIRMAN’S STATEMENTIt gives me immense pleasure to take note of the achievements of theAgro-Economic Research Centre (AERC) for the year 2014-15. I ampleased to note that the Centre has continued the tempo of academicactivities for the 54th year in succession. The Annual Report 201415 presents a fairly comprehensive account of the various academicactivities of the Centre. It also describes the activities of the faculty members and researchersat the Centre. Right from its inception, this Centre has undertaken a number of researchstudies on major agriculture development programmes enjoying high national priority. Thiscentre has, in its own modest way, strived to build bridges of understanding between groundrealities and macro public policies. It has provided worthwhile feedback in the formulation ofpolicies relating to agriculture and rural development in Gujarat and Rajasthan. Collection ofhigh quality field data has been a widely recognized hallmark of our field research.The year was marked by some important events such as organization of 28th NationalConference on Agricultural Marketing, 45th Annual Conference of Gujarat EconomicAssociation, National Workshop on Cost of Cultivation Scheme, AERC Foundation day Lectureby Dr. Tushaar Shah), Invited Seminar/lecture talk by Dr. V. S. Vyas, initiation of IWMI AERCSeminar series, H.M. Patel memorial Lecture by Dr. V. S. Vyas, timely completion of workand extension of academic activities in the Centre. The Centre has completed nine researchprojects, of which six projects were completed for Ministry of Agriculture, GOI and one projecteach undertaken for the Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Govt. of Gujarat; IrrigationDepartment, Govt. of Gujarat and SPRERI, Vallabh Vidyanagar (part of DST project).Apart from undertaking the research studies, the faculty of Centre participated in seminars,conferences, workshops, group discussions on field and various meetings. The wide rangingactivities of the Centre as summarized in the report are truly gratifying. I congratulate theDirector, faculty and staff of the Centre for their excellent performance and sincere efforts inrealizing the objectives of the Centre.The main challenges faced by the Centre was uncertainty created by the abrupt decision ofMinistry on funding to AER Centre and future of Agro Centre network which has a seriousdemoralising effect on the work culture. This issue deserves a more careful considerationwith the help of distinguished senior experts. I am sure that in coming years, the Centre willmake efforts to upgrade for quality research output and publications, ensure more effectivecommunications and undertake more collaborative work.Dr. Harish PadhChairman, Governing Body AERC &Vice Chancellor, Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar5
Dr. S.S. Kalamkar welcoming Dr. R.S. Deshpande on his visit to the Centreon 28.02.2015Prof. R. S. Deshpande addressing the staff of the Centre6
ANNUAL REPORT 2014-15FROM THE DIRECTOR’S DESKI am happy to present before you annual report of the Centre for the periodfrom April 2014 to March 2015. The report serves the twin objectivesof self appraisal of our performance and of sharing information aboutthe academic activities of the Centre with our well wishers, supportersand other interested groups and individuals. A wider circulation of thisdocument helps us in getting valuable feedback from our well-wishersand policy makers for making our studies and dialogues more relevant to the emerging needs.I feel privileged to prepare this document and present it before you. The activities of theCentre during the year under report include both research programmes and other academicactivities aimed at the dissemination of knowledge gained though research. The facultymembers have participated in several academic activities. During the year under report,Centre has submitted reports of six research projects to the Ministry and three project reportsto other public agencies. Besides, the Centre has organized the 28th National Conference onAgricultural Marketing (December 4-6, 2014), 45th Annual Conference of Gujarat EconomicAssociation (February 13-15, 2015), National Workshop on Cost of Cultivation Scheme(August 24-25, 2014). Besides, IWMI AERC seminar series was initiated at the Centre. Whileour activities expanded and studies deepened further, the abrupt decision of Ministry onfuture of AERC network not only has serious demoralizing effect on the work culture of Centrebut also limit our ability to undertake the strengthening of academic support system and toinitiate new academic activities.We continue to strive for attaining new goals and open up new avenues for our academicendeavors. This is possible only though the hard work of all staff members, guidance receivedfrom the esteemed members of the Governing Body of AERC, and the support as well asappreciation from a number of individuals as well as organizations within and outside thecountry.I wish to express my grateful thanks to the Chairman and members of the Governing Body;Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India, NewDelhi; Agriculture Department, Government of Gujarat, Gandhinagar; Agriculture Department,Government of Rajasthan, Jaipur; Officers of Sardar Patel University, several governmentand non-government organizations and individuals for their support in various ways to theCentre. I wish to place on record my appreciation of the excellent work done by the facultyand useful support provided by the supporting staff of the AERC and CCS, who worked hardduring the year for achieving greater heights of academic attainments.Dr. S.S. Kalamkar7Director & Professor
Dr. M. Govinda Rao (Former Member, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister; andEmeritus Professor, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, New Delhi) visited theCentre on February 14, 2015Policy consultation workshop organized jointly by Indian Institute of Management (IIM),Ahmedabad and International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) on“Support-Led and Economic Growth-Mediated Food and Nutrition Security In India:The Case of Gujarat” on Saturday, November 1, 20148
ANNUAL REPORT 2014-15HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR The faculty and the research staffmembers of the Centre completed nineresearch projects and two researchprojects are under progress. Dr. Tushaar Shah, Senior Fellow,InternationalWaterManagementInstitute (IWMI), Colombo (Anand officeGujarat) delivered AERC FoundationDay Lecture 2014 on “Secret of Creating High Performing Knowledge Institutions(HPKI)” on July 1, 2014.Dr. V. S. Vyas, Professor Emeritus,Institute of Development Studies, Jaipur and Former Member, Economic AdvisoryCouncil to the Prime Minister deliveredthe second H.M. Patel Memorial Lectureon “Transforming Higher Education inIndia from Blind Alley to Knowledge Highway” on February 11, 2015.Dr. V. S. Vyas Felicitation Prize for thebest research report conducted in theCentre during two years period 2010-12was awarded to AERC Report No. 144 on “Economics of Production, Processing andMarketing of Fodder Crops in Gujarat”,prepared by Shri V. D. Shah, Shri ManishMakwana and Shri Shreekant Sharma.Instituted IWMI-AERC Seminar series at the Centre. Inaugural seminar lectureunder this series was delivered by Prof.Peter Mollinga, Director, Centre for Water & Development, School of Oriental &American Studies (SOAS), University ofLondon, UK on February 26, 2015.The Centers for International ProjectsTrust (CIPT), New Delhi (organ ofColombia Water Centre, New York,9UK) and AERC agreed to undertake thecollaborative work on water-energyagriculture nexus in Gujarat.Organized two days National Workshopon FARMAP software under Central SectorComprehensive Scheme for Studying theCost of Cultivation of Principal Crops inIndia during on August 21-22, 2014.Organized three days 28th NationalConference of Indian Society ofAgricultural Marketing (ISAM) duringDecember 4-6, 2014.Organized three days 45th AnnualConferenceofGujaratEconomicAssociation (GEA) during February 1315, 2015.Constituted the Technical AdvisoryCommittee-Research (TAC-R) with anobjective to receive useful feedbackon research work completed and to beundertaken at the Centre.The faculty members published manyresearchpapers/articlesaswellas participated in many seminars,conferences, workshops and trainingprogrammes.Under Special reservation recruitmentdrive, advertisement for vacant positionsin CCS was released.Submitted the Cost of Cultivation Datafor the year 2013-14 to the CS Divisionof Directorate of Economics andStatistics, Department of Agriculture andCooperation, Ministry of Agriculture,Government of India, New Delhi onSeptember 29, 2014.
ANNUAL REPORT 2014-15GOVERNING BODYThe Governing Body meets once a year under the Chairmanship of Vice Chancellor to discusswide ranging issues including technical administrative and financial matters of the Centre.Composition of the Governing Body(as on March 31, 2015)Dr. Harish PadhVice Chancellor, Sardar Patel UniversityVallabh Vidyanagar -388120, Anand, GujaratMs. Sangeeta VermaEconomic and Statistical AdviserDirectorate of Economics & StatisticsDepartment of Agriculture and CooperationMinistry of Agriculture, Government of IndiaKrishi Bhavan, New Delhi -110 001Dr. V. S. VyasProfessor EmeritusInstitute of Development Studies, Jaipur, RajasthanFormer Member, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime MinisterDr. Y. K. AlaghProfessor EmeritusSardar Patel Institute of Economic and Social Research, AhmedabadChancellor, Central University of Gujarat, GandhinagarDr. Amrita PatelFormer Chairman, NDDB &Chairman, Charutar Arogya MandalGokal Nagar, Karamsad – 388 325Anand, GujaratThe Principal SecretaryPrincipal Secretary, Department of Agriculture and CooperationGovernment of Gujarat, New SachivalayaGandhinagar – 382010, Gujarat10
ANNUAL REPORT 2014-15The Principal SecretaryDepartment of Agriculture, Government of RajasthanSachivalaya, Jaipur 302 005, RajasthanDr. Tushaar ShahInternational Water Management Institute (IWMI)C/o Indian Natural Resources Economics and Management (INREM) FoundationBehind IRMA Mangalpura, Anand 388 001, Gujarat, IndiaDr. Sudarshan IyengarFormer Vice Chancellor, Gujarat VidyapithAhmedabad - 380 014, GujaratDr. S. S. AcharyaProfessor EmeritusInstitute of Development Studies, Jaipur (Raj.) &Former ChairmanCommission for Agriculture,Cost and Prices (CACP), Govt. of IndiaD. J. ChauhanProfessor and HeadPost Graduate Department of Economics, Sardar Patel UniversityVallabh Vidyanagar 388 120, Anand, GujaratDr. Mahesh PathakHonorary AdvisorAgro-Economic Research Centre, Sardar Patel UniversityVallabh Vidyanagar 388 120, Anand, GujaratDr. S.S. KalamkarDirector & ProfessorAgro-Economic Research CentreSardar Patel UniversityVallabh Vidyanagar 388 120, Anand, Gujarat11
CIPT, New Delhi officials Shri Sanjay Dixit, Shri Nikunj Parekh, Dr. Kamal Vatta (Director,CIPT) visited Centre on December 25, 2014CCS Field Visit –Visavadar Cluster (Junagrah, Gujarat)12
ANNUAL REPORT 2014-15ABOUT THE CENTREThe Agro-Economic Research Centre (AERC)for the states of Gujarat and Rajasthanwas established in July 1961 at the SardarPatel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar by theDirectorate of Economics and Statistics,Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India,New Delhi. It was late Shri H.M. Patel (ICSretd.) who not only provided the vision forestablishing such an Institute but also ensuredthe much needed support and encouragementfor its growth at Vallabh Vidyanagar. ThoughAERC is a part of University, it has beenenjoying autonomy status in its working.The Centre has completed 54 glorious years(1961-2015) of its journey marked by bothachievements and challenges. During theseyears, the Centre has emerged as a strongpolicy feedback centre of the Ministry ofAgriculture, Government of India due to hardwork and strong commitment of the staffin the Centre. The focus of research effortin the initial stage was on comprehensivevillage surveys and resurveys in order tounderstand the process and direction ofchange at the village level. Subsequently, theemphasis of research has shifted to problemoriented studies. The Centre has by nowcompleted 159 problem-oriented studies, 21village surveys and 4 village resurveys. Mostof these research projects have been takenup by Centre on the recommendation of theGovernment of India and State Governmentsof Gujarat and Rajasthan. Some of the projectshave also been sponsored by other nationaland international organizations. Duringits long journey, the Centre has broughtremarkable improvement in every aspect13of research including methodological baseof the studies. The studies have come outwith useful findings and policy implicationsfor agricultural and rural development ofthe states of Gujarat and Rajasthan. Manyseminars and conferences were organizedby the Centre (jointly with Department ofEconomics) during these years. Ever sinceits inception, the Centre has been workingin close collaboration with the Post-graduateDepartment of Economics of the S. P. Universityand so far it has helped/supported about 40scholars to successfully complete their Ph. D.work in agricultural economics. Since 1970,the Centre has been also organizing the workof Comprehensive Scheme to Study Costof Cultivation of Principal Crops in Gujaratentrusted to the University by the Ministryof Agriculture, Govt. of India. The principleobjectives of the Centre have been as follows:1.2.3.4.To make continuous study of the changein rural economy by means of surveys ofvillages each year, to be repeated after aninterval of five years.To conduct ad-hoc investigation onproblems of interest to the Ministry ofAgriculture and Irrigation and the StateGovernments under their jurisdiction.To undertake research on fundamentalproblems relating to the agriculturaleconomy of the country, andTo give technical advice totheGovernment of India and to theState Governments on such importantissues as, with mutual agreement, maybe referred to the Centre.
ANNUAL REPORT 2014-15COST OF CULTIVATION SCHEMEStudies on cost of production of agriculturalcommodities have been of interest to researchworkers and policy-makers. The needfor reliable and representative estimatesabout cost of production of agriculturalcrops is obvious for formulating anappropriate strategy for planned agriculturaldevelopment.of Cultivation of Principal Crops” is used notonly for the primary purpose of providingcost estimates for determination of MinimumSupport Prices (MSP) but for a wide variety ofother important purposes like ‘Compilation ofNational Accounts Statistics’, Wholesale PriceIndices (WPI) and research studies relatingto cost of cultivation and farm income.Up to 1982, cost of cultivation data inGujarat were collected from 480 samplecultivators spread over 40 clusters of villagesthrough cost accounting method. Underthe old arrangement (known as single cropapproach) the clusters were changed everyyear retaining only a sub-sample of 10 to 20clusters. Since 1983, the single crop approachhas been replaced by crop complex approachunder which the number of clusters has beenincreased from 40 to 60 thereby providinga wider and varied base for generation ofreliable estimates. Now eleven principal cropsof Gujarat viz., paddy, bajra, maize, mong, tur/arhar, groundnut, sesamum, cotton, wheat,rapeseed & mustard and onion are beingstudied continuously and simultaneously forthree consecutive years in the same clustersof villages. At present, there is a sample of 600cultivators (10 each from selected clusters)drawn from different size groups of holdings.The five size groups are: below 1.0 hectare,1.0 to 2.0 hectare, 2.0 to 4.0 hectare, 4.0 to6.0 hectare, 6.0 hectare and above. The workof Scheme is being looked after by 78 personsof which 60 are permanently posted in thevillages spread over entire State of Gujarat.The data base generated through the This Scheme is being fully financed by the“Comprehensive Scheme for Studying Cost Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India.In a vast country like India with markedvariations in agro-climatic conditions, itbecomes essential to collect State-wise,region-wise data on cost of productionof various crops on a continuous basis.Recognizing the importance of such studies,the Directorate of Economics and Statistics,Ministry of Agriculture, Government ofIndia, evolved a permanent arrangementfor collection of cost of cultivation dataon a continuous and uniform basis forall important crops in the country. TheDirectorate of Economics & Statistics decidedto establish the Comprehensive Scheme forstudying the cost of cultivation of principalcrops in different states of India in 196869. The Directorate entrusted one such costscheme to the Sardar Patel University forcollecting cost of cultivation data in Gujarat.The University entrusted this Scheme to theAgro-Economic Research Centre. Since 1970,the Agro Centre and the ComprehensiveScheme are working together in closecollaboration for serving the needs of theDirectorate of Economics and Statistics ofMoA, Government of India.14
ANNUAL REPORT 2014-15ACADEMIC STAFF / FACULTY MEMBERSAERCNameDr. S. S. Kalamkar(email: dearshri@g
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