Hiral Patel (Ph.D.)
Education Qualification
• Ph.D. Agricultural Economics (2024)
• M.Sc. Agricultural Economics (2021)
• B.Sc. (Hons.)Agriculture (2019)
Designation
Department
Research Area
Research work done
M.Sc. Thesis Title: “Performance and Profitability of Gadat Vibhag Vividh Karyakari Sahkari Khedut Mandali Ltd., Gadat of Navsari District, Gujarat”
Ph.D. Thesis Title: “Economic Analysis of Technical Efficiency and Total Factor Productivity in Milk Production in South Gujarat”
Research interests
• Marketing and finance
• Total factor productivity in agriculture and dairy sector
• Technical, allocative and scale efficiency
• Irrigation efficiency
• Green economy
• Crop diversification
• Price and demand forecasting
• Time series analysis
General Information
Research papers
1. Patel H. M., Makadia J.J and Leau A. K. (2024). Evaluating the impact and performance of Gadat Vibhag Vividh Karyakari Sahkari Khedut Mandali Ltd. on marketing of horticultural produce in Navsari district, International Journal of Agriculture Extension and Social Development,7(5):25-29.
2. Patel H. M., Makadia J.J and Preeti Tetarwal, (2024). Analysing cooperative societies vs. commission agents: A comparative study on marketing efficiency in Navsari district, Gujarat”, International Journal of Advanced Biochemistry Research, sp-8(1):185-188.
3. Patel H. M. and Makadia J.J (2023). Performance and profitability of Gadat Vibhag Vividh Karyakari Sahkari Khedut Mandali Ltd., Gadat of Navsari district, Gujarat”, The Pharma Innovation Journal,sp-12(9):1100-1104.
4. “Impact of gadat vibhag vividh karyakari sahkari khedut mandali on marketing of horticultural produce” in Society of Extension Education, Gujarat in 2022.
Books/ Book chapters
1. Patel Hiral M., Preeti Tetarwal, Jaysudha J., Patel Umang B. (2024) Chapter entitled “Big Data Application in Agriculture” Beyond the Plow: A Guide to the Latest Trends in Modern Agriculture, (1st Edition), Volume 1, 115-125.
2. Dr. Manobharthi K., Jaysudha J., Gowthaman T., and Nidhishree R. and Patel Hiral M. (2024) Book entitled “Beyond the Plow: A Guide to the Latest Trends in Modern Agriculture”, (1st Edition). (Book Editortorship)
3. Preeti Tetarwal, Patel Hiral M. and Jayasudha J., (2024) Chapter entitled “Gender Sensitivity and mainstreaming in technology Dissemination” Innovative Agricultural Extension Approaches, Volume 1, 193-206.
Articles
1. Published abstract and presented paper on “Big Data Analytics for Transforming Indian Agriculture” in 74th Annual conference of Indian Society of Agricultural Statistics, Gujarat in February, 2024.
2. Published abstract and presented paper on “Analysing the efficiency and performance of Gadat Vibhag Vividh Karyakari Sahkari Khedut Mandali Ltd.: A market Institutional perspective on mango marketing” in International conference on “Driving Agriculture Foreward: Recent trends and innovations in Agricultural Market intelligence”, Gujarat, December, 2023.
3. Published abstract and presented paper on “India’s Livestock in a Changing Climate” in International conference on “Impact of Climate change on Global Food, Livestock, Livelihood and Environmental Security: Advanced Approaches and Mitigation Strategies”, NAU, Gujarat, December, 2023.
4. Published abstract on “Media in Agriculture: The influence of mass and print media on farming practices” in Society of Extension Education, Gujarat in 2023.
5. Published abstract on “Sustainable farming through IT: a path to food security” in Society of Extension Education, Gujarat in 2023.
6. Published Abstract on “Impact of gadat vibhag vividh karyakari sahkari khedut mandali on marketing of horticultural produce” in Society of Extension Education, Gujarat in 2022.
AWARD AND ACHIEVEMENTS
1) SHODH- ScHeme of Developing High Quality Research Scholarship (2021):Dr Hiral was awarded with a stipend for SHODH- ScHeme of Developing High Quality Research Scholarship, Government of Gujarat.
Profile
Dr. Hiral M. Patel stands out as a remarkable individual boasting a robust academic foundation and vast research expertise in Agricultural Economics. She earned her Master's degree from N.M. College of Agriculture, NAU, Gujarat, and completed her Doctorate from N. M. College of Agriculture, NAU, Navsari. Her research endeavours encompass a wide array of fields including Agricultural Economics, Macro and Micro Economic Analysis, Econometrics, Marketing and Price Analysis, Production Economics, Development Policy Analysis, Time Series Analysis, Multivariate Analysis, Statistical Methods, Agricultural Statistics.
During her Ph.D., Dr. Hiral Patel made a significant impact in the field of economic efficiency and total factor productivity in milk production in South Gujarat. Her work led to provide information about livestock population and their milk production pattern in the study area which would help in formulating development strategies for policy makers to improve the milk production and livelihood of the dairy farmers. Her work mainly focuses on the growth and instability of the livestock population and milk production of the South Gujarat and Gujarat. She also find out the cost and returns, Total Factor Productivity and its determinants, Technical efficiency and its determinants and constraints face by dairy households in South Gujarat region.
In addition to her doctoral research, Dr. Hiral Patel conducted significant studies during her master's degree, with a focus on marketing cooperative. A large number of studies had been attempt but most of them focus on large scale cooperatives. Her study mainly focuses on small scale cooperative and provides more insight on the impact and performance of the small scale cooperative. It mainly investigate performance of the marketing cooperative, marketing cost, market margine and price spread of the horticultural produce i.e., mango, banana and sapota marketing, impact of this marketing cooperative on the members and non members of the jurisdiction of the cooperative society.
Beyond research, Dr. Hiral actively engages in academic activities, including delivering lectures on various courses such as Agriculture Finance and corporation. Her dedication, qualifications and teaching abilities make her a valuable asset to GUNI-KKIASR