Education: B.Sc. Agri. (Hons.), PAU, Ludhiana (1992); M.Sc. Agril. Economics
PAU, Ludhiana (1992); Ph.D. Economics, GNDU, Amritsar (2016)

Positions held:

DES (FM), PAU Ludhiana (1996-2001), Assistant Farm Economist (2001-08), Farm Economist (2008-till date)

Field of Specialization: Farm Management

Research Interests:

1. Farmers' Distress
2. Cost of Cultivation

Research Projects:

1. Farmers and Agricultural Labourers Suicides due to Indebtedness in Punjab
2. District Wise Cost of Cultivation of Important Crops in Punjab

Selected Research Publications:

1. Singh, Sukhpal, Kingra H S and Singh Randeep (2013), Input utilization and constraints of cotton production in Punjab, Journal of Cotton Research Development, 27: 144-48.

2. Singh, Sukhpal, Kingra H S and Sangeet (2013), Services of farm machinery in Punjab: impact and policies, Ind. Res. Journal Ext. Education, 13: 45-50.

Awards/Honours/Distinctions:

1. Dr. Anamitra Saha Award for the Best Paper written in the Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics by Indian Society of Agricultural Economics in 2009.

2. Best Paper Presentation Award in International Symposium on “One Health: Way Forward to Challenges in Food Safety and Zoonoses in 2^1st Century” on December 13-14, 2012 at Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU), Ludhiana.