Dr. Chidanand Patil

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Dr. Chidanand Patil
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Associate Professor, Department of Applied Agriculture, School of Basic Sciences, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda. PIN: 151401
Dr. Chidanand Patil

Assistant Professor
Department of Applied Agriculture
School of Basic and Applied Sciences

Qualification
Degree University Subject/Specialization
B.Sc. (Agriculture) University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, Karnataka, India Agriculture
MBA (Agribusiness Management) University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India Agribusiness Management
Ph.D. (Agribusiness Management) University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, Karnataka, India Agribusiness Management
Post-Doctoral Associate Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, Karnataka, India Project "Information, Market Creation and Agricultural Growth" funded by University of Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

 

 

Experience

Position

Organization

Period

Details

Assistant Professor

Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, Punjab

Nov 2016 to present

Teaching and Research

Senior Project Training Manager

National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, Hyderabad, Telangana

Aug 2015 to Nov 2016

Research and Administration

Post Doctoral Associate

Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, Karnataka 

Jan 2015 to Aug 2015

Project "Information, Market Creation and Agricultural Growth" funded by University of Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

Research Associate

University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, Karnataka

Jul 2014 to Jan 2015

Project “Agricultural Market Intelligence and Market Planning” funded by Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY)

Assistant Professor

Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University, Sardarkrushinagar, Gujarat

Aug 2012 to Aug 2013

Teaching and Research

 

Research Area

Agribusiness Management

Research Interests

Digital Marketing of Agricultural Produce, Food and Agriculture Policy, Contract Farming

Research Grants/Projects
S. No. Project Title Funding Agency Year
1 An analysis of trends, problems and prospects of rice export from India Research Seed Money of Central University of Punjab, Bathinda 2017-19
2 ICT initiatives in Agriculture for boosting the Farmers’ Income – Lessons from Thailand Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi and National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT), Bangkok 2019
3 Performance of Regulated APMCs in Haryana under New Agricultural Marketing Reforms (e-NAM) Regime Ministry of Education, India under ICSSR IMPRESS Scheme 2019-21
Professional Recognition/Awards/Scholarships
  1. Best paper in a One Day ICSSR sponsored National Conference on Business Transformation for a Sustainable Future: Roadmap for Success” on 14.06.2023 for the paper entitled “Assessing Farmer Experiences with E-NAM: Exploring Digital Transformation and Sustainability in Agricultural Markets” organized by the Department of Business Studies, Talwandi Sabo, Bathinda, Punjab.
  2. Best Paper for the paper entitled “Factors influencing Consumer willingness on Agri-tourism in Malappuram, Kerala” at the ICSSR sponsored International Conference on Management, Entrepreneurship and Social Sciences (ICMESS) – 2023 Organized by MRSPTU Bathinda and University of Tehran on 16-17 March, 2023.
  3. Selected for visit to Thailand under Exchange of Scholars within the framework of ICSSR-NRCT Bilateral Programme in connection with research work on “ICT Initiatives in Agriculture for Boosting the Farmers’ Income: Lessons from Thailand” from 13.01.2019 to 01.02.2019
  4. Selected for visit to Thailand for 13th NRCT-ICSSR Joint Seminar on Thailand-India's Unexplored Opportunities on 15 to 19 February, 2019 at Chiang Rai, Thailand for the paper entitled “ICT initiatives in Agriculture Sector for boosting farmers’ income”
  5. Awarded third place for Best Paper Presentation Award in a UGC sponsored conference at Jainarayan Vyas University, Jodhpur held on March, 11, 2018.
  6. Awarded Second Place for Business Plan presentation on Agri-Tourism: An innovative approach in tourism sector during “Manthan – Business Plan Presentation Competition 2012” organized by FKCCI (Federation of Karnataka Chambers of Commerce and Industry)
  7. Awarded with the Jawaharlal Nehru Scholarship for Doctoral Studies during 2012.
  8. Selected for the award of ICSSR (Indian Council of Social Science Research) for Doctoral Studies - 2012.
  9. Selected for the award of SRF (Senior Research Fellowship) – PGS (Post-Graduate Studies) in the discipline Agricultural Business Management conducted by ICAR (Indian Council of Agricultural Research).
Publications

Research Papers

  1. Beniwal, A. and Patil, C. (2022). A study on the consumer perception towards organic food products in Punjab. Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology, 40 (8): 26-38.
  2. Shevkani, K., Singh, N., Patil, C., Awasthi, A. and Paul, M. (2022). Antioxidative and antimicrobial properties of pulse proteins and their applications in gluten-free foods and sports nutrition. International Journal of Food Science and Technology, https://doi.org/10.1111/ijfs.15666
  3. Pool Singh, D., Patil, C. and Meena, S. S. (2021). Impact of Online Agriculture Marketing Policy – e-NAM (electronic National Agriculture Market) on Prices and Arrivals of Agricultural Commodities in Punjab, India. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences, 10(2): 1573-1582.
  4. Chaitra G. B., Patil, C. and Yeledhalli, R. A. (2020). Attracting and Retaining Youth in Agriculture – A Case of Agriclinics and Agribusiness Centres (ACABC) Scheme in India. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences, 9 (2): 1109-1115.
  5. Patel, P. K., Patel, C. R., Chaitra, G. B. and Patil, C. (2020). Performance of Agriclinics and Agribusiness Centers Scheme in India – A Case of Gujarat. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences, 9 (2): 1541-1549.
  6. Patil, C., Sakshi, S. and Chaitra, G. B. (2020). Analyzing the Factors Influencing Consumer Willingness on Agri-tourism: An Evidence from Hungary. Research Journal of Agricultural Sciences: An International Journal, 11 (3): 589-593.
  7. Sharma, M. and Patil, C. (2018). Recent trends and advancements in agricultural research: An overview. Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, 7 (2): 1906-1910.
  8. Siddayya, Patil, C., Kishore, M. S. and Srikanth. H. S. (2016). The Effect of Climate Change on Food Security in India. Indian Journal of Economics and Development, 12 (4): 653-662.
  9. Siddayya, Reddy, V. S., Kammar, S. K. and Patil, C. (2016). An Economic Analysis on Warehouse Receipts in Hyderabad-Karnataka Region: A Protective Measure against Distress Sale of Agriculture Produce. Indian Journal of Economics and Development, 12 (1a): 265-270.
  10. Patil, C. and Banakar, B. (2014). An analysis of relationship between spot and future prices of wheat and sugar. Research Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 5(5): 918-921.
  11. Kumar, N., Patel, P. K. and Patil, C. (2013). Study on consumer behaviour of the farmers and market potential of hybrid castor seeds in Banaskantha district of Gujarat state. International Journal of Commerce and Business Management, 6 (1): 18-22.
  12. Padhiyar, Y., Mody, S. K., Patel, P. K. and Patil, C. (2013). Agriculture Hospitality and tourism in Gujarat: A potential growth model. NICM Bulletin: The Journal of Management and Co-operation, 10(4): 139-144.
  13. Patil, C., Shashidhara B. M., Banakar, B., Yeledhalli R. A. and Choudhary, K. (2011). Production aspects of contract farming in hybrid bitter gourd seed production. International Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 7(2): 452-457.
  14. Patil, C., Shashidhara B. M., Banakar, B., Yeledhalli R. A. and Choudhary, K. (2011). Analysis of terms of contract and modus operandi in contract farming - A case of Mahyco, IAHS and Namdhari Seeds Companies in Hybrid Bitter Gourd  Seed Production. International Research Journal of Agricultural Economics and Statistics, 2(2): 167-173.

Book Chapters

  1. Patil, C., Chaitra, G. B., Sharafat, M. Y. and Jothilingam, D. (2023). Challenges of Women Entrepreneurs in India. Mishra, P. K. and Verma, J. K. (Eds.), Women Entrepreneurship: Problems and Prospects, (pp. 31-42). New Delhi, India. Indu Book Services Pvt. Ltd. ISBN: 978-93-91377-24-3.
  2. Patil, C. (2022). Perception of farmers towards Electronic National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) in Haryana. Chandrashekar, H. M., Ganapathy, M. S., Meera, M. and Mangala, S. M. (Eds.), Unifying Agricultural Markets in India: Issues and Challenges, Volume 2, (pp. 220-230). Mysuru, Karnataka, India: Achala Prakashana. ISBN: 978-81-954829-2-4.
  3. Patil, C., Sharafat, M. Y. and Chaitra, G. B. (2022). Performance of Agriclinics and Agribusiness Centers Scheme towards promoting Agri-Entrepreneurship in Punjab. Chandrashekar, H. M., Ganapathy, M. S., Meera, M. and Mangala, S. M. (Eds.), Unifying Agricultural Markets in India: Issues and Challenges, Volume 2, (pp. 150-155). Mysuru, Karnataka, India: Achala Prakashana. ISBN: 978-81-954829-2-4.
  4. Sharma, M., Patil, C. and Chaitra, G. B. (2022). GAP needs to fill GAPS.  Chandrashekar, H. M., Ganapathy, M. S., Meera, M. and Mangala, S. M. (Eds.), Unifying Agricultural Markets in India: Issues and Challenges, Volume 1, (pp. 108-115). Mysuru, Karnataka, India: Bombe Prakashana. ISBN: 978-81-954835-1-8.
  5. Sharma, M., Chaitra, G. B. and Patil, C. (2022). Improvising Agricultural Marketing with Rural Haats Inclusion and Up-gradation. Chandrashekar, H. M., Ganapathy, M. S., Meera, M. and Mangala, S. M. (Eds.), Unifying Agricultural Markets in India: Issues and Challenges, Volume 1, (pp. 116-121). Mysuru, Karnataka, India: Bombe Prakashana. ISBN: 978-81-954835-1-8.
  6. Binali and Patil, C. (2019). Sustainability of Agri-tourism in Punjab: Problems and Prospects. Mishra, P. K. and Verma, J. K. (Eds.), Sustainable Agriculture & Natural Resource Management: Issues and Challenges, (pp. 113-121). Daya Publishing House A Division of Astral International Pvt. Ltd. ISBN: 978-93-88982-04-7.
  7. Patil, C. and Chaitra, G. B. (2018). Growth and Performance of Indian Tourism Industry. Mishra, P. K. and Verma, J. K. (Eds.), Tourism in India: Potential, Problems and Prospects, (pp. 27-38). New Century Publications, New Delhi, India. ISBN: 978-81-7708-469-6.
  8. Patil, C. and Banakar, B. (2016). Behaviour of Spot and Futures Prices of Chana and Turmeric and interrelationship between these prices. Leading Issues in Agribusiness, (pp. 315-325). Excel India Publishers, ISBN: 978-93-85777-09-7.

 

Books

  1. Gyanmudra, Sarumathy, M., Patil, C. and Sakshi S. (2017). The New Rural Paradigm: Policies and Governance. National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Hyderabad, ISBN: 978-93-84503-72-7.

 

Manuals

S. No.

Title of the Manual

Name of the Publisher and Year

1

Manual on Management of Agricultural Input Marketing

ABM College, SDAU, Funded by ICAR, 2013

2

Manual on Rural Marketing

ABM College, SDAU, Funded by ICAR, 2013

 

Booklets

S. No.

Title of Booklet/Manual

Name of the Publisher and Year

1

Commodity report on Greengram

Indian Council of Agricultural Research – National Agricultural Innovation Project, 2012

2

Impact study of price forecast on Soybean

Indian Council of Agricultural Research – National Agricultural Innovation Project, 2011

 

Conference/ Workshops/Seminars Attended
International Level
1 Presented a paper on “Impact and challenges of digital agricultural marketing initiative of the Government of India: A Case of E-NAM” in the 4th International Conference on Plant Science and Agriculture in webinar held on 9th March, 2022 at Edinburg, Scotland
2 Presented a paper during 13th ICSSR-NRCT joint seminar on the theme "India-Thailand's Unexplored Opportunities" on 16-18 February, 2019 at Chiang Rai, Thailand

 

National Level

1 Participated in a Webinar on "Emerging Agricultural Marketing Trends and Challenges" on 29th and 30 April, 2022, organized by Centre for Agricultural Market Intelligence, NAHEP-CAAST, Anand Agricultural University, Anand and Department of Agricultural Economics, B. A. College of Agriculture, Anand, Gujarat.
2 Participated in a Webinar on "Satellite Farming" on 9th and 10th May, 2022, organized by Centre for Agricultural Market Intelligence, NAHEP-CAAST, Anand Agricultural University, Anand and College of Agricultural Information Technology, AAU, Anand, Gujarat.
3 Participated in Online Workshop on Intellectual Property Rights on 10th and 11th April, 2020 organized by IPPO and Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University 
4 Participated in Webinar on "eNAM: Challenges and Prospects" on 10th June, 2020, organized by National Agricultural Higher Education Project - CAAST, Centre for Agricultural Market Intelligence, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, Gujarat.
5 Participated in two days Webinar on "Fishery Business Ecosystem in India" on 22nd and 23rd June, 2020, organized by National Agricultural Higher Education Project - CAAST, Centre for Agricultural Market Intelligence, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, Gujarat.
6 Participated in Two Days Webinar on "Agricultural Market Reforms and Market Intelligence" on 7th and 8th July, 2020, organized by National Agricultural Higher Education Project - CAAST, Centre for Agricultural Market Intelligence, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, Gujarat.
7 Participated in the Webinar on "Entrepreneurship Opportunities post COVID-19 with regard to Organic Farming" on 25th July, 2020, organized by AIMS School of Business, AIMS Institutes, Peenya, Bangalore.
8 Participated in Two Days Webinar on "Farmer Producer Organizations and Commodity Markets" on 27th and 28th July, 2020, organized by National Agricultural Higher Education Project - CAAST, Centre for Agricultural Market Intelligence, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, Gujarat.
9 Participated in the Webinar on "Developing Entrepreneurial Skills among Agri-Graduates" on 21st August, 2020, organized by School of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, NMIMS, Mumbai.
10 Participated in Online Seminar on Cost-Effective and Innovative Green Energy Initiatives for Futuristic Agriculture" on 11th November, 2020, organized by College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, AAU, Godhra and Centre for Agricultural Market Intelligence, NAHEP-CAAST, AAU, Anand, Gujarat
11 Participated and presented a paper during UGC sponsored National Conference on "Recent Trends in Research" on 11th March, 2018, organized by Jain Narayan Vyas University, Jaipur, Rajasthan.
12 Participated and presented a paper during ICSSR sponsored Two Days National Conference on "Sustainable Management Practices: Trends, Issues and Challenges" at Central University of Punjab, Bathinda on 1st and 2nd November, 2018.
13 Participated in a National Seminar on "Brexit and India: Analysing the Implications" on 17th and 18th March, 2017, organized by the Centre for  Economic Studies, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda.
14 Participated and presented a paper during National Conference on "Growth Strategies of Tourism in India: Opportunities and Challenges" sponsored by Ministry of Tourism, Government of India on 29-30 November, 2017 at Central University of Punjab, Bathinda.

 

University Level

1 Participated in the "Advanced Session on Patenting Strategies and Patent Search Exercise for Inventions in Biological Sciences" held on 3rd December, 2021, organized by IIC-IPR Cell, Dept. of Applied Agriculture, i-TTO, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda.
2 Organized and Participated in the Webinar on "Advance Technologies and Entrepreneurship Opportunities in Food and Agribusiness" on 16th November, 2020, organized by the Department of Applied Agriculture, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda.
3 Participated in National Seminar on Recent Trends in Food Processing jointly organized by Indian Institute of Crop Processing Technology and Central University of Punjab, Bathinda at CUPB on 9th December, 2016.
Conference/ Workshops/Seminars Organised
University Level
S. No. Name of the Conference/Workshops/Seminars/Webinars  Name of the Sponsoring Agency Place and Date
1 Virtual Workshop on “Agri-Entrepreneurship” Department of Applied Agriculture, M.B.A. (Agribusiness), Central University of Punjab Ghudda, February 8, 2022
2 Webinar on “Functioning of regulated APMCs under the new digital agricultural marketing reforms era: A case of E-NAM (Electronic National Agriculture Market) Department of Applied Agriculture, M.B.A. (Agribusiness), Central University of Punjab Ghudda, October 7, 2021
3 Online Interaction with Industry Expert Mr. Mayank Sharma, Officer (HR, National Fertilizers Limited) topic entitled “Corporate Interview Process” Department of Applied Agriculture, M.B.A. (Agribusiness), Central University of Punjab Ghudda, March 30, 2021
4 Online Interaction with Agri Industry Expert Mr. Yogesh Sharma, Regional Manager (S&M, Nuziveedu Seeds Limited) topic entitled “Introduction to Sales & Marketing of Agri Inputs (Seeds and Pesticides)” Department of Applied Agriculture, M.B.A. (Agribusiness), Central University of Punjab Ghudda, March 24, 2021
5 Online Interaction with Agripreneur Mr. Satya Dev (Founder of Agri Business Yuva (ABY) Farmers LLP) topic entitled “Livelihood Promotion and Micro Enterprise Development” Department of Applied Agriculture, M.B.A. (Agribusiness), Central University of Punjab Ghudda, March 20, 2021
6 Online Interaction with Agripreneur Mr. Tarang Patel (Founder & CEO- InTech Harness Pvt. Ltd.) topic entitled “Boost Crop Output through Engagement with Digital Agriculture” Department of Applied Agriculture, M.B.A. (Agribusiness), Central University of Punjab Ghudda, March 17, 2021
7 Online Interaction with Agripreneur Shri. M. G. Karibasappa (Innovative Farmer Awardee) topic entitled “Innovative Technologies for Pest Management Automatic Solar Insect Trap” Department of Applied Agriculture, M.B.A. (Agribusiness), Central University of Punjab Ghudda, March 16, 2021
8 Online Interaction with Agripreneur Mr. Durga Prasad Mishra (Director, Prakriti O Prakritik Consumer Products Pvt. Ltd., Odisha) topic entitled “Scope of Tuber Crop Processing” Department of Applied Agriculture, M.B.A. (Agribusiness), Central University of Punjab Ghudda, January 03, 2021
9 Online Interaction with Agripreneur Dr. Sunila Jakhar (Apis Divine, Haryana) topic entitled “Bee Buzzing Success” Department of Applied Agriculture, M.B.A. (Agribusiness), Central University of Punjab Ghudda, December 28, 2020
10 Online Interaction with Agripreneur Dr. S. Ravindar Reddy (RR Foods & Feeds, Hyderabad) topic entitled “Diversification in Agripreneurship and Layer Poultry” Department of Applied Agriculture, M.B.A. (Agribusiness), Central University of Punjab Ghudda, December 09, 2020
11 Webinar on "Advanced Technologies and Entrepreneurship Opportunities in Food and Agribusiness" Department of Applied Agriculture, Central University of Punjab Ghudda, November 06, 2020
 
National Level
International Level

 

 

Invited Talks/ Resource Person
1. Delivered a special lecture on "Agri-Entrepreneurship Opportunities and ICT in Agriculture" on 23rd January, 2019 at Pridi Banomyong International College, Thammasat University, Thailand.
2. Delivered an expert lecture on "Development of Business Plan for Entrepreneurs" to MBA students on 12th March, 2020 organized by University Business School, Maharana Ranjit Singh Punjab Technical University, Bathinda
3. Invited as a resource person on 19th October, 2020 and delivered a lecture on "Marketing strategies in horticulture and poultry products" (Online Mode), during one day training programme to farmers at Bandla Village, Sirsi, organized by ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Sirsi, Uttar Kannada, Karnataka
4. Dr. Chidanand Patil was invited as a resource person on 24th November, 2020 and delivered a lecture on "Marketing strategies in Mushroom and its products" (Online Mode), during one day training programme to farmers at Marathikoppa Village, Sirsi, organized by ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Sirsi, Uttar Kannada, Karnataka
5. Invited as a resource person on 10th March, 2021 and delivered a lecture on "Marketing strategies in value added products of Cocoa and Jackfruit" (Online Mode), during value addition to Jackfruit and Cocoa training programme to farmers, organized by ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Sirsi, Uttar Kannada, Karnataka.
6. Invited as a resource person in the Virtual Workshop on “Agricultural Entrepreneurship and Nextgen Farming” organized by Maharishi University of Information Technology (MUIT), MUIT and Innovation Foundation on 19th June, 2021
7. Invited as a resource person during the Faculty Development Programme organized by the Guru Kashi University and delivered a lecture on “Entrepreneurial Opportunities in Agricultural Sector” on 8th July, 2021
8. Delivered an expert lecture on Marketing Opportunities in nursery and goat farming to the farmers during 6 day Skill Training Programme on “Attracting and Retaining Rural Youth in Agriculture” organized by ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Sirsi, Uttar Kannada, Karnataka, on 15th December, 2021
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Contribution Towards Institutional Building
Member of Various Committees (School Board, BOS, AAC, CDC at Central University of Punjab)
Member of University Placement Committee at Central University of Punjab