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: isaeconfcards2021@gmail.com

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

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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

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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.

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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.