Research

      The Department in the University did a commendable job by producing over 100 M.Sc. Students. Workable models of cooperatives and the methodology for credit disbursement and its use for maximum efficiency were developed. Moreover the department has completed 17 research projects and published numerous papers in journals of repute. The research conducted has been published in the form of Memographs and research reports, on diverse issues i.e. Cooperatives, Agricultural Finance, Income distribution, Development Issues and Rural community Organization.  As a partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of degrees, research is a compulsory component.

Following are the major research areas:

-                     Rural Institution Studies.

-        Poverty, Income Distribution and Growth

-        Managerial Aspects of Farm, Small Agribusiness Enterprises.

-        Benefit Cost Analysis of Farm and Small Business Appraisals and

         research.

-        Development Studies on Different Aspects of Rural Economy

         and its interlinkage with other sectors.

 Research Project:

            “Analysis of Benefit and Cost of Research”

            Prof. Dr. Bashir Ahmad,

            Department of Environmental and Resource Economics,

            Prof. Dr. Zulfiqar Ahmad Gill

            Department of Development Economics,