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different division of Agricultural economics​

Answer 1

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Current research thrust areas of the division include. Investment in agriculture, inclusive growth, and poverty alleviation: Modelling growth in agriculture and analysis of drivers of growth and sustainability, developing diverisification crop plans.

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The Division of Agricultural Economics, a constituent of the School of Social Sciences of Indian Council of Agricultural Research-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, was established in 1960. The mandate of the Division is to conduct research in frontier areas and serve as a center for academic excellence in post-graduate education. Since its inception, the Division has been making contributions in basic and applied research with significant implications for agricultural policy. The Division has achieved excellence in post-graduate education and research as an ICAR-UNDP Centre of Excellence through a faculty exchange program for human resources development and strengthening of infrastructure facilities. Since 1995 it has been functioning as an ICAR Centre of Advanced Faculty Training (CAFT) to strengthen the capacity for agricultural economics and policy research in the national agricultural research system. Since then, the division has conducted 34 training programs for early stage researchers in the National Agricultural Research System. The trainings have covered variety of contemporary topics in agricultural economics, with a special focus on empowering the trainees with methodological advances in the field. So far, 657 Researchers have benefited from the CAFT program.