Centre for Advanced Studies in Policy Research organised a workshop on the topic “ Agricultural Credit Policy and Practice: A Small Farmer Perspective” by Sukhpal Singh
The challenges faced by the small and marginalized farmers are very peculiar. It is complex in nature as one moves up studying it on the policy levels, regional disparities and social structures to mention a few. Dr Sukhpal Singh elaborates a detailed picture of it through his vast experience in this area and also discusses the possible remedies to tackle the situation.
About the Speaker:
Dr. Sukhpal Singh
Professor, and Chairperson, Centre for Management in Agriculture (CMA), IIM, Ahmedabad
§ Fellow, Indian Society of Agricultural Economics, Mumbai, conferred in 2018
§ Director General, Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development (CRRID), Chandigarh, an ICCSR institute, during 2017-2018.
§ Visiting Fellow at the Asia Research Centre, Copenhagen Business School, at Denmark during April-May, 2014.
§ Professor and Head, Agril. Eco. Res. Unit, Institute of Economic Growth (IEG), Delhi during 2011-12
§ Selected NABARD Chair Professor under the NABARD Chair Professorship Scheme in 2010.
§ Visiting Fellow at the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) Sussex, at Brighton (UK'), 1999.
§ ASIA Fellow of the Asian Scholarship Foundation, (ASF) Bangkok of the International Institute of Education (IIE), Washington, 2002.
§ Visiting Fellow, University, Bangkok (Thailand). 2002.
§ ESRC-ICSSR Exchange Scholar at the University of Manchester, UK. 2010.
§ Selected for a 3-month Visiting Fellowship at Indian Institute of Advanced Study (IIAS) Shimla in 2010 and 2011.
Editorial Responsibilities
§ Founding Editor, Millennial Asia- an intl. journal of Asian Studies (of the Association of Asia Scholars (ASS) published by Sage, New Delhi since 2009.
§ Member, editorial board, Food Chain, published by Practical Action, UK since 2014.
§ Member of the editorial review board of the Journal of Agribusiness in the developing and emerging economies, Emerald publishing, since 2012.
§ Member, Editorial Board, Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics, of the ISAE, for 2014-2019.
Academic and Policy body mebmerships and contirbutions:
§ Member of the expert committee to review training programs of MANAGE Hyderabad, 2016-2017.
§ Member of the committee on warehousing
§ Member of the expert committee to formulate policy for development and promotion of FPOs in Punjab,
§ Member of the Chhatisgarh State govt. committee to suggest Minimum Support Price (MSP) and/or other alternative ways of assisting farmers of different crops in the state, since 2018.
§ Member of the Expert Group on Sustainable Development Goals Vision 2030 Document for the state of Punjab, 2016
§ Member of the standing committee of the Chhatisgarh State Planning Commission for framing agricultural development policy for three years and heading a working group on agricultural marketing policy, since July 2015.
§ Invited by the Andhra Pradesh Commission on Inclusive and Sustainable Agriculture to write a background paper on role and strategy for producer companies in Andhra Pradesh and presented the paper before the drafting committee of the Commission, since May 2015.
