Agro-Economic Research Centre, Shimla
After the initiation of the era of planned development in India, need was felt for carrying out studies for proper understanding of the changes occurring in the structure and functioning of village economy and other specific problems arising from time to time.

With this background Agro-Economic Research Centers were established in various agro-climatic regions of the country.

The Agro-Economic Research Centre (AERC) at the Himachal Pradesh University was established in December 1972 by the Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India to carry out research and investigations in the field of Agricultural Economics in Western Himalayan Region consisting of Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir.

This is one of the 12 AER Centers established by the Government of India. 


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