Education: B.Sc.(Forestry), Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana (1986-91); MBA, Punjabi University, Patiala (1991-93); Ph.D.(Business Management); Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, (2002-05)

Positions held: Assistant Professor of Business Management, PAU Ludhiana (2.1.1995-20.2.2005), Associate Professor of Business Management (21.2.2005-20.2.2011), Professor of Business Management (21.2.2011 onwards)

Field of Specialization: Marketing Management

Research Interests:

1.Agri-business Management

2.Agri-marketing

3.Entrepreneurship Development

Research Projects: Nil

Selected Research Publications (maximum upto 5):

1. Singh M and Singh R (2015) Challenges and opportunities of organized retail in India. International Journal for Science and Advance Research in Technology 1 (7): 105 – 110

2.Singh M and Singh R (2016) Intervention for promoting integration between organised retailers and agribusiness groups. Indian Journal of Economics and Development 12 (1a): 489-492.

3.Verma S and Singh R (2016) Challenges and prospects of convenience food in India: An Overview. International Journal of Economics and Development 12 (2): 203-214. (NAAS 4.82)

4.Verma S and Singh R (2017) Prospects of convenience food market in Punjab- Perception of consumers. International Journal of Innovative Research and Technology 4 (7): 734-740

5.Verma S, Singh R and Sidhu M S (2017) A case study of selected farmer producer organization for promoting processed food in Punjab. Indian Journal of Agricultural Marketing 31 (1): 15-23.