Education: B.Sc., CSKHPKV, Palampur (1992); M.Sc., CSKHPKV, Palampur (1994); Ph.D., UHF, Solan (1999)

Positions held: Research Officer (Assistant Professor), PAU Ludhiana (1999-2008), Agricultural Economist (Associate Professor), PAU Ludhiana (2008-2014), Senior Agricultural Economist (Professor) PAU Ludhiana (Since 2014 to till date)

Field of specialization: Farm management

Research Interests:

1. Economics of commercial crops

2. Impact assessment of different schemes/projects of the Government

Research Projects:

1.	Working as Co-PI in State Social Impact Assessment Unit under Land Acquisitions, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 at PAU, Ludhiana
2.	Farmers Suicides in Punjab-Indebtedness as major cause
3.	Impact of Neem Coated Urea (NCU) on Production, Productivity and Soil Health in Punjab
4.	Assessment of Effectiveness, Utility of Kisan Call Centre (KCC), Kisan Knowledge Management System (KKMS) and SMSs through m-Kisan Portal in Punjab
5.	Status and Utilization Pattern of Input Subsidies in Punjab Agriculture
6.	Evaluation of soft loan schemes for the development of post-harvest infrastructure for horticultural crops in Punjab.
7.	Changes in structural distribution of land holdings and its impact on productivity of major crops in Punjab.
8.	Impact of minimum support prices on agricultural economy in Punjab.
9.	Assessing the existing training and testing facilities for farm machinery in Punjab.
10.	Assessing the existing training and testing facilities for farm machinery in India.
11.	Evaluation of post harvest losses in tomato in Punjab
12.	Building up of an efficient marketing system to obviate the need for a large scale state intervention in Punjab
13.	Market imperfections and farmers' distress in Punjab
14.	Agricultural Input subsidies to Scheduled Caste Farmers in Punjab
15.	Agricultural Policy in Punjab: A Policy Matrix in Federal Structure
16.	Non-Farm Employment in Punjab
17.	Agricultural Policy in Punjab: A Policy Matrix in Federal Structure with special reference to WTO provisions
18.	Viable Entrepreneurial Trades for Women in Agriculture in Punjab
19.	Value Chain Analysis for High Value Crops (HVCs) in Punjab
20.	Determinants of Stagnation in Productivity of Important Crops in Punjab
21.	State of Punjab Agriculture
22.	Hulling and Milling ratio for paddy in Punjab
23.	Economics of Production, Processing and Marketing of Fodder Crops in India
24.	Impact of Diesel/Power Subsidy Withdrawal on Production Cost of Important Crops in Punjab in Punjab
25.	Possibilities and Constraints in Adoption of Alternative Crops to Paddy in Punjab
26.	Adoption of Recommended doses of Fertilizers on Soil Test Basis by Farmers
27.	Relationship between Wholesale Prices, Retail Prices, Export Prices (FOB) and Prices of Basmati Realized by the Farmers
28.	Possibilities and Constraints in Adoption of Alternative Crops to Paddy in Green Revolution belt of North India

Selected Research Publications:

1. Kumar, S and Grover, D K (2014) Maize (fodder) in Punjab: An economic analysis. Indian Journal of Agricultural Research Vol. 48: 307-12. (NAAS rating =3.86)

2. Grover, D K and Kumar, S (2013) Sorghum (fodder) cultivation in Punjab: An economic analysis. Agricultural Economics Research Review Vol. 26: 55-62. (NAAS rating =5.68)

3. Sidhu, R S, Kumar, S and Vatta, K (2010), Supply Chain Analysis of Onion and Cauliflower in Punjab. Agricultural Economics Research Review Vol. 23: 445-454 (NAAS rating =5.68)

4. Kumar, S and Gill, G S (2006), Economic Viability of Important Agriculture based Enterprises for Women in Punjab. Agricultural Economics Research Review Vol. 19: 59-70. (NAAS rating =5.68)

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