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Centre Profile
 Agro-Economic
Research Center was established in 1968 in Andhra University by the Directorate
of Economics and Statistics, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India to
carry out research in agricultural economics in the states of Andhra Pradesh and
Orissa. The Center is fully funded by the ministry of Agriculture, Government
of India, and it operates under the administrative controller of
Vice-Chancellor. There is an Advisory Committee, which exercises over all
supervision of the functioning of the Centre.
The
main objectives of the Centre are:
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To carry out continuous study
of changes in the rural economy by means of surveys of a number of selected
villages at each year. The surveys have to be repeated in the same group of
villages at intervals of five years. The Centers will analyze the field
returns and use such secondary data as may be necessary and work out reports
and furnish them to the Government of India, Ministry of Agriculture, New
Delhi.
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To conduct adhoc investigations
into the problems in which the Ministry of Agriculture is especially
interested.
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To carry out research work on
problems relating to Agricultural Economics of the country and
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To give technical advice to the
Government of India and the State Governments concerned on such issues as with
mutual agreement may be referred to the Centre.
 initially
village surveys used to contribute the bulk of the research work of the Centre.
However, in the early 1970s the focus shifted to problem-oriented studies of
immediate policy implications to the Government of India and the State
Governments. The research output of the Centre is much extensive and varied.
Its findings and recommendations have helped the Central and State government
in their policy formulation and some of the are relevant even today. It covered
a broad spectrum of subjects including regional planning, crop production, input
use and supplies, marketing, target group oriented programmes, institutions,
infrastructure development, tribal socio-economic conditions and special
problems of the tribal etc.
Contact Us:
| Address: |
Prof. L.K.Mohana
Rao,
Honorary Director,
Agro - Economic Research Centre
Andhra University,
Visakhapatnam - 530 003
Andhra Pradesh, INDIA. |
| E-mail: |
Director:
Krishnamohan_lk@yahoo.co.in
Centre
:
agro29@rediffmail.com |
| Telephone
Numbers: |
Office
: 91-891-2844082, 2755873
Director:
91-891-2844083, 2755874 |
| Fax: |
91-891-2755873 |
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