Education: B.Sc. Agri (Hons), PAU, Ludhiana (1999); M.Sc. (Ext. Edu.), PAU, Ludhiana (2001); Ph.D. (Ext. Edu.), PAU, Ludhiana (2013)

Positions Held: Assistant Professor, KVK Samrala (2005-2007); Assistant Professor, PAU, Ludhiana (2007-till date)

Field of Specialization: Farmers’ Training and Education

Research Interests:

1. Methodologies for popularization of agricultural technology among the small and marginal farmers of Punjab.
2. Socio-psychological and techno-economic assessment of agrarian distress.
3. Gap analysis of higher agricultural education competencies for industry and farmers’ needs

Research Projects:

On going

1. Impact assessment of Happy Seeder Technology and its popularization among farmers (As PI) funded by DST SEED Division. Budget - Rs. 34,94,866/-
2. Farmers’ livelihood security and sustainability through integrated nutrient management (As Co-PI) funded by DST SEED Division. Budget - Rs. 21,16,716/-

Accomplished

1. Post-harvest processing and management of fruits in Punjab- Its Status and Market Led Extension challenges (As Co-Principal Investigator) from 2010 to 2012; funded by National Horticulture Mission, New Delhi with an amount of Rs. 8,26,000/-.
2. Gap Analysis of Higher Agricultural Education Competencies for Industrial and Farmers’ Needs in Northern India (As PI) from 04.08.16 -31.03.17 funded by ICAR with an amount of Rs 4,74,000/-.

Selected Research Publications:

1. Deepika, Kaur M and Setia R (2018) Farmers’ perception on their vulnerability towards weather variability in maize crop in Punjab. Journal of Agrometeorology. 20: 221-227 (NAAS rating -6.40)
2. Roy P, Kaur M, Burman R R, Sharma J P and Roy T N (2018) Determinants of Paddy Straw Management Decision of Farmers in Punjab. Journal of Community Mobilization and Sustainable Development. 13(2): 203-10 (NAAS rating -5.30)
3. Anand A and Kaur M (2018) Farmers’ outlook on agricultural subsidies in Punjab. Indian Journal of Extension Education. 54: 65-75 (NAAS rating -5.32)
4. Anand A and Kaur M (2018) Stakeholder’s perspective on agricultural subsidies in Punjab. Journal of Community Mobilization and Sustainable Development. 13(1): 151-59 (NAAS rating -5.30)
5. Singh D, Kaur P and Kaur M (2017) A Logit Analysis of Farmers' Knowledge Regarding Zero Tillage in Wheat. Indian Journal of Extension Education 53: 1-5 (NAAS rating -5.32)

Awards/Honours/Distinctions:

Received Presidential Appreciation Award by the Society for Community Mobilization for Sustainable Development in the 7^th National Seminar on Sustainable Rural Livelihood: Technological and Institutional Perspective at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology of Jammu, Chatha, Jammu (J&K), India.