Dr. Namami Gohain is an academician in the field of Agricultural Economics, with a specialization in Agricultural Marketing. She completed her B.Sc. in Agriculture from Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, in 2009, followed by an M.Sc. in Agricultural Economics from Odisha University of Agriculture & Technology, Bhubaneswar in 2012. She earned her Ph.D. from Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana in 2018. Dr. Gohain started her professional career as an Assistant Professor of Agricultural Economics at the School of Agriculture, Lovely Professional University, where she served from January 2019 to October 2020. Since October 2020, she has been serving as an Assistant Professor (Economics) in the Department of Economics and Sociology at PAU, Ludhiana. Currently, she is placed under the scheme “Strengthening of Agricultural Marketing Research in the Department of Economics and Sociology.” Dr. Gohain has been actively involved in teaching a wide range of undergraduate, postgraduate, and Ph.D. level courses in Agricultural Economics. Her academic contributions include over 20 research papers published in reputed national and international journals, and she has presented her work at numerous academic conferences across the country. In addition to her teaching and research responsibilities, she has also served as a reviewer for various academic journals, further reflecting her expertise and engagement in the scholarly community.

Professional Accomplishments

Research Publications:

1. Gohain, N and Singh, P.K. (2021). Production and Marketing Constraints of vegetable growers in Punjab: A case study of Ludhiana district of Punjab. Plant Cell Biotechnology and Molecular Biology 22:26-30. (NAAS: 5.20)
2. Gohain N, Bansal S, Mohapatra S and Singh L (2022) Analyzing the direction of Trade: Indian ginger and lessons from exports to different destinations. Journal of Agricultural Development and Policy, 32(2), 214-220. (NAAS: 4.34)
3. Bhagat, V; Dwivedi, S and Gohain, N (2022) A study of economics of leguminous crops (sesamum and chickpea) in the rainfed areas of Jammu region. Agricultural Mechanization in Asia, Africa and Latin America. 53(7), 8889-8899. (NAAS: 6.40)
4. Bhangu P K S, Kaur M and Gohain N (2022) Comparative Economic Analysis of Indigenous and Clonal Eucalyptus in Punjab. Agricultural Mechanization in Asia, Africa and Latin America 53:10521-10530. (NAAS: 6.40)
5. Bansal S, Mohapatra S, Gohain N and Das A (2022) Production Status, Market Integration and the Law of One Price: An Exploration of the Major Maize Markets of India. Indian Journal of Economics and Development, 18(4), 832-841. (NAAS: 6.30)
6. Singh P, Arora K, Kumar S, Gohain N and Sharma R K (2023) Indian Millets Trade Potential-cum Performance-Economic Perspective. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 93:76-80. (NAAS: 6.30)

Awards and Recognitions:

1. University gold medal in Agricultural Economics in M.Sc. (Ag. Economics).
2. The Orissa State Land Mortgage Bank Ltd. gold medal in M.Sc. (Ag. Economics).
3. Dr. Kishen Kanungo Memorial gold medal in M.Sc. (Ag. Economics)
4. INSPIRE, DST Fellowship during doctoral programme.
5. Best oral paper presentation award in the 6th International Conference on “Cutting-Edge Solutions in Science, Agriculture, Technology, Engineering, and Humanities” (Aug, 2024)