Education: B.Sc. Agriculture (Hons.) OUAT, Bhubaneswar (2010); M.Sc. Agril. Economics, OUAT, Bhubaneswar (2012); Ph.D. Agril. Economics, PAU, Ludhiana (2017)

Position held: Agricultural Economist (June 7, 2021, to till date)

Previous Positions:

1. Senior Research Analyst, Centers for International Projects Trust, New Delhi (January 3, 2017, to November16, 2018)
2. Assistant Professor, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan University, Bhubaneswar (May 24, 2019, to June 4, 2021)

Research Interest: Agricultural Production Economics, Quantitative Economics

Research Projects: Agricultural Marketing Innovations, Research, and Intelligence Centre (AMIRIC)

Selected Publications

1. Bhoi P, Swain D, Mishra S, Mishra D, Santra G H and Borah S (2020) Stochastic frontier model approach of technical efficiency for paddy farming in Odisha, Electronic Systems and Intelligent Computing, Springe, 686:1135
2. Mohapatra U, Bhoi P and Bohidar C (2019) Farmer’s Perception Towards Climate Change and Impact of Climatic Variables on Agrarian Economy of Odisha,The Pharma Innovation, 8(10):159-161
3. Vatta K, Singh G., Sharma N. &Bhoi P(2018) Regional dimensions and determinants of income diversification in rural India, Agricultural Economics Research Review, 31:33-46
4. Patel S.A., Vashist V.K., &Bhoi P(2017), Association studies in muskmelon (Cucumismelo L.): A principal component analysis, Green Farming, 8(1):60-64
5. BhoiP, Singh J & Kumar S (2017) Farm Size Profitability Relations in Wheat Cultivation in Punjab, Indian Journal of Economics and Development, 13(2): 305-314
6. Bhoi P., Singh J &Sachdeva J (2017), Farm Specific Technical Efficiency in Paddy Production and its Determinants in Punjab, Indian Journal of Economics and Development, 13(3):493-499

Awards/Honours/Distinctions

• “SMARTS” fellowship during master’s programme
• University merit scholarship during Ph.D. programme