INTRODUCTION
The College of Agriculture, Darwha was established in the year 2003 and the working of the Agricultural Economics Section started during 2003 with the initial appointment of an Assistant Professor of Agricultural Economics. The post of Professor of Agril. Economics was sanctioned to this college in the year 2003 after the establishment of Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krushi Vidyapeeth, Akola.
Extension And Other Activities
The section is also engaged with extension activities. Farmers are being advised to prepare the farm production plan based on their resource endowments. The findings of production oriented and need based research projects are being extended to the farmers from All India Radio station, Dhule and Jalgaon through broadcasting. Staff participates in the Monthly District Workshop organized at this college. Besides this Professor of this section also participate in deciding the scale of finance for crop loan to be given by DCCBs of Jalgoan and Dhule District. Students can get help with writing academic papers, essays of various types on the website https://papertyper.net/. Moreover, you can find writing tools there.
The staff also participates in the co-curricular activities of students viz., sports, debating competition organized by the university from time to time. This section is running the Students’ Co-operative Consumer Store for meeting the daily requirements of stationery, practical printed manuals and other essential articles for the benefit of students.
COURSES AND CREDITS
| Sr. No. | Semester | Course No. | Course title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B.Sc. (Hons) Agriculture | ||||
| 1 | II | ECON 121 | Fundamentals of Agricultural Economics | 2+0=2 |
| 1 | III | STAT- 231 | Statistical Methods | 1+1=2 |
| 2 | IV | ECON-242 | Agril. Finance and Co-operation | 2+1=3 |
| 3 | V | ECON- 353 | Agril. Marketing, Trade & Prices | 2+1=3 |
| 4 | V | ELE.ECON-354 | Agribusiness Management | 2+1=3 |
| 5 | VI | ECON-365 | Farm Management, Production and Resource Economics | 1+1=2 |
| 6 | VII | ECON-476 | Rural Agricultural Work Experience | 0+2=2 |
| 7 | VIII | ELP | Experiential Learning Program in each module (1 credit for each module) | 0+1=1 (5 modules) |
| Total | 10+12=22 |
Faculty
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| Name of Faculty | Shri. N. V. Joshi |
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| Mobile No. | 9422801719 |
| Email ID | nvjoshi17684@gmail.com |
| Designation | Associate Professor of Agricultural Economics |
| Qualification | M.Sc. ( Agricultural Economics) |
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| Name of Faculty | Shri. S. D. Rathod |
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| Mobile No. | 9623240643 |
| Email ID | shubham04rathod@gmail.com |
| Designation | Associate Professor of Agricultural Economics |
| Qualification | M.Sc. ( Agricultural Economics) |