Agricultural Economics
Department Profile
The Department of Agricultural Economics was established in Sri Mekapati Goutham Reddy Agricultural College, Udayagiri, SPSR Nellore District in the year 2022. The department is offering undergraduate (UG) course for the students enrolled in this college. The department offers Production economics, Agricultural finance, Marketing Agribusiness management and international trade.
In UG programme the department offers four courses namely Fundamentals of Economics in the First year, Agricultural finance and co-operation and Agricultural marketing, Trade and prices in the Second year and Farm management, production and Resource Economics in the Third year of B. Sc (Hons.) Agriculture.
The main objective of the department is to teach the students how producer (Farmer/ Entrepreneur/Industrialist), consumer and societies use scarce and natural resources in the production, processing, marketing and consumption of food and fibre products. It also enhances the knowledge on allocation of scarce resources, combination of enterprises, Money and Banking, preparation of credit proposal, Detailed project Report, environmental economics future trading and international trade.
Head of the Department
| S. No | Head of the Department | Period |
| 1 | Dr. G. Raghunadha Reddy | 2024 to till date |
CORE COURSES
| S.No. | Course No. | Course Title | Credits (T+P) |
| 1 | AECO 241 | Principles of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management | 3 (2+1) |
| 2 | AECO 341 | Agricultural Finance and Cooperation | 2 (1+1) |
COMMON COURSES
| S.No. | Course No. | Course Title | Credits (T+P) |
| 1 | MDC 291 | Entrepreneurship Development and Business Communication | 3 (2+1) |
| 2 | MDC 341 | Agricultural Marketing and Trade | 3 (2+1) |
ELECTIVE COURSES
| S.No. | Course No. | Course Title | Credits (T+P) |
| 1 | ELCT 441 | Agri-Business Management | 4 (3+1) |
Our Staff
Dr. K. N. RAVI KUMAR, M.Sc(Ag)., Ph.D
Professor
Specialization:
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Mobile: 8464047092
Email: drknrk@gmail.com
Dr. S. RAJESWARI, M.Sc(Ag)., Ph.D
Assistant Professor
Specialization:
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Mobile: 7569119949
Email: s.rajeswari@angrau.ac.in
Dr. N. VANI, M.Sc(Ag)., Ph.D
Assistant Professor
Specialization:
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Mobile: 9177800500
Email: n.vani@angrau.ac.in
Mrs. S. UJWALA RANI, M.Sc(Ag).,
Assistant Professor Department of Agricultural Economics
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Mobile: 9582585227
Email: ujwalarani@angrau.ac.in