Dr. Chidanand Patil
Assistant Professor
Department of Applied Agriculture
School of Basic and Applied Sciences
Central University of Punjab
Bathinda- 151001
Email Id: chidanand.patil@cup.edu.in; chidusam@gmail.com

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• Conducted a research project in Thailand sponsored by Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi and National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT) on “ICT initiatives in Agriculture for boosting the Farmers’ Income – Lessons from Thailand” from 13th January 2019 to 01st February, 2019.

• Presented research paper on “ICT in Agriculture for Improving Farmers’ Income – A Study of India and Thailand” during the 13th ICSSR-NRCT joint seminar sponsored by ICSSR, New Delhi and NRCT, Thailand at Chiang Rai, Thailand, 16-18 February, 2019.
• Delivered a talk on “Agri-Entrepreneurship Opportunities and ICT in Agriculture” at Pridi Banomyong International College, Thammasat University, Thailand on 23rd January, 2019.

1. Project Title: Performance of Regulated APMCs in Haryana under New Agricultural Marketing Reforms (e-NAM) Regime
   Funding Agency: Indian Council of Social Science Research, New Delhi, under the IMPRESS Scheme.
2. Project Title: An analysis of trends, problems and prospects of rice export from India.
   Funding Agency: Research Seed Money of Central University of Punjab

1. Awarded with the Jawaharlal Nehru Scholarship for Doctoral Studies during 2012.
2. 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)
3. Awarded third place for Best Paper Presentation Award in a UGC sponsored conference at Jainarayan Vyas University, Jodhpur held on March, 11, 2018.
4. Selected for the award of ICSSR (Indian Council of Social Science Research) for Doctoral Studies - 2012.
5. 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).

• Participated in ICSSR Sponsored Capacity Building Programme for Social Science Faculty from 1st to 14th June, 2017 organized by the Centre for Economic Studies, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda.
• Participated in Faculty Development Programme on ‘Case Method Teaching and Writing in Agribusiness’ conducted by National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE), Hyderabad from 3 to 5 October, 2018.
• Participated in the Faculty Induction Programme under PMMMNMTT (MHRD Sponsored) at Central University of Punajb from 13th June to 12th July, 2019.
• Participated in the AICTE ATAL FDP on Data Science at Central University of Punjab from 16 to 20 December, 2019.
• Participated in a Five Day National e Workshop on Research Methodology organized by the University Business School, Maharaja Ranjit Singh Punjab Technical University, Bathinda from 4th to 8th May, 2020.

1. Member of School Board of the Department of Applied Agriculture at Central University of Punjab, Bathinda
2. Member of Board of Studies of the Department of Applied Agriculture, Department of Financial Administration and Department of Economic Studies at Central University of Punjab, Bathinda
3. Member of University Admission Committee and University Placement Committee at Central University of Punjab, Bathinda

1. Research papers published in reputed journals

• Reddy, V., Chidanand Patil and Reddy, B. S., 2018, Prioritization for Monitoring and Evaluation (PME) of Agribusiness Projects. International Journal of Agriculture Sciences, 10 (13): 6518-6523.
• Sharma, M. and Chidanand Patil, 2018, Recent trends and advancements in agricultural research: An overview. Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, 7(2): 1906-1910.
• Siddayya, Chidanand Patil, 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.
• Chidanand Patil and Basavaraj Banakar, 2014, An analysis of relationship between spot and future prices of wheat and sugar. Research Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 5(5): 918-921.
• Chidanand Patil, Shashidhara B. M., Basavaraj Banakar, Yeledhalli R. A. and Kuldeep Choudhary, 2011, Production aspects of contract farming in hybrid bitter gourd seed production. International Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 7(2): 452-457.
• Chidanand Patil, Shashidhara B. M., Basavaraj Banakar, Yeledhalli R. A. and Kuldeep Choudhary, 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.
• Chidanand Patil, Patil G. I., Patil S. I. and Lakkundi B. S., 2012, Intellectual property rights and its issues in Agriculture. Research Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 3(1): 296- 301.
• Somanagouda I. Patil, Chidanand Patil, Ganeshagouda I. Patil and Vijayachandra Reddy, 2012, Impact of food inflation on Indian economy. Research Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 3(1): 288-292.
• Pawar Ajit Rajkumar, Chidanand Patil, Patel, P. K. and Patel Rashesh, 2013, Recent Trends in marketing with special reference to viral marketing. The Journal of Management and Co- operation, 10(2): 119-124.
• Hardaji Rajgor Dilipkumar, Chidanand Patil, Patel, P. K. and Patel Rashesh, 2013, Impact of social media on sales promotion. The Journal of Management and Co- operation,10(4): 59-63.
• Patel, P. K., Chidanand Patil, Mody, S. K. and Padhiyar Yash, 2013, Managing multigenerational workforce. The Journal of Management and Co-operation, 10(3): 27- 32.
• Ashal Bharatkumar Dhanjibhai, Chidanand Patil, Patel, P. K. and Patel Rashesh, 2013, Greeng Marketing in India: Emerging Opportunities and Challenges. The Journal of Management and Co-operation, 10(3): 44-48.
• Sachinkumar T. N., Vijayachandra Reddy, S. and Chidanand Patil, 2012, Derivative markets in India. International Journal of Commerce and Business Management, 5(1): 79-83.
• Yash Padhiyar, Mody, S. K., Patel, P. K. and Chidanand Patil, 2013, Agriculture Hospitality and tourism in Gujarat: A potential growth model. The Journal of Management and Co- operation, 10(4): 139-114.

2. Papers presented and documented in Seminar / Symposia / Conferences

• Chidanand Patil and Chaitra G. B., 2018, Growth and Performance of Indian Tourism Industry. Tourism in India: Potential, Problems and Prospects, New Century Publications, pp. 27-38.
• Chidanand Patil and Basavaraj Banakar, 2016, Behaviour of Spot and Futures Prices of Turmeric and interrelationship between these prices. Leading Issues in Agribusiness, Excel India Publishers, ISBN: 978-93-85777-09-7 pp: 315-325.
• Chidanand Patil, Vijayachandra Reddy, S., and Shivaswamy G. P., 2012, Cross cultural issues in Human Resource Management. Employee First, Customer Next, HR Conclave 2012 Proceedings, Himalaya Publishing House, pp. 368-372.
• Vijayachandra Reddy S., Chidanand Patil and Shivaswamy G. P., 2011, Fluctuation and stabilization in agricultural commodity prices: Factors, need and measures. Proceedings of National Seminar on Real Sector Reforms in Agriculture, Bankers Institute of Rural Development, 29-30 September, Lucknow, pp. 144-153.
• Sachinkumar, T. N., Chidanand Patil and Vijayachandra Reddy, S., 2011, Significance and policy initiatives in agricultural input fertilizers. Proceedings of National Seminar on Real Sector Reforms in Agriculture, Bankers Institute of Rural Development, 29-30 September, Lucknow, pp. 57-66.
• Shivaswamy G. P., Chidanand Patil and Vijayachandra Reddy, S., 2011, Water wealth of India: Potential, quality and consumption. Proceedings of National Seminar on Real Sector Reforms in Agriculture, Bankers Institute of Rural Development, 29-30 September, Lucknow, pp. 45-56.
• Vijayachandra Reddy, S., Chidanand Patil and Shivaswamy G. P., 2012, Building positive relationship through employee engagement – Approach to enhance organizational energy. Employee First, Customer Next, HR Conclave 2012 Proceedings, Himalaya Publishing House, pp. 179-185.
• Shivaswamy G. P., Vijayachandra Reddy, S. and Chidanand Patil, 2012, Performance appraisal: A tool to augment the organizational efficiency. Employee First, Customer Next, HR Conclave 2012 Proceedings, Himalaya Publishing House, pp. 403-408.

3. Manuals

Sl. No.	Title of the Manual	Name of the Publisher and Year
1	Manual on Management of Agricultural Input Marketing	ABM College, SDAU, 2013
2	Manual on Rural Marketing	ABM College, SDAU, 2013

4. Booklets

Sl. 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

5. Books

• Gyanmudra, Sarumathy, M., Chidanand Patil 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.
• Chidanand Patil and Pandya S. P., 2013, Placement Brochure for MBA (Agri- Business). Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University, Sardarkrushinagar, Gujarat.

• Participated in Transfer of Technology profile of Agricultural Exhibition organized on the occasion of Krishi Mela – 2006 organized by University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad from 23rd to 26th September, 2006.
• Awarded with NCC ‘B’ and ‘C’ certificates.
• Completed two years NSS service and one NSS Camp.
• Secured Second place at the district level Bharatiyam sports event held at Belgaum during 1999-2000.
• Secured first place in the painting event  held  on  the  occasion  of  Annual  Hostel Day Celebration, 2006 at UAS, Dharwad.