Education: B.Sc. Agri.(Hons.), PAU,Ludhiana (1986); M.Sc. Economics, PAU, Ludhiana, (1989); Ph.D. Economics, GNDU,Amritsar (1992)

Positions held: Assistant Farm Economist (Assistant Professor), PAU Ludhiana (1992-2001), Farm Economist (Associate Professor), PAU Ludhiana (2001-2009), Professor (Economics) PAU Ludhiana (Since 01.01.2009 to date)

Field of specialization: Farm management

Research Interests:

1. Economics of farming in Punjab
2. Income and expenditure pattern of farm families

Reseacrch Projects:

1. A Study into the Economics of Farming and the Pattern of Income and Expenditure Distribution in the Punjab Agriculture.
2. Assessment of degree of integration of Agricultural markets in Punjab : The case of cotton, maize, oilseeds and pulses.
3. Socio-Economic and Biological Aspects of Buffalo Husbandry by the Gujjars of Punjab State

Selected publications

1. Chhabra A, VK Sharma and Varinder Pal Singh (2018) Impact of dairy cooperatives on input and energy use of milk production in Punjab. Indian J Dairy Sci,71(3)288-293.
2. Singh Sukhpal, Sharma V.K., Kaur Manjeet, Kingra H.S. and Bhogal Shurti (2015) Pattern of income and expenditure of marginal and small farmers in Punjab. J Agril Devl Policy, 25 (1)106-115.
3. Singh Varinder Pal, VK Sharma and MS Sidhu (2015) A study of costs, margins and price spread in marketing of broilers in Punjab. Indian J Poultry Sci, 48(3): 366-370.
4. Sharma VK, Sukhpal Singh and Varinder Pal Singh (2014) Changing structure of agriculture in Punjab. J Agril Devl Policy, 24(2) 20-28.
5. Sharma VK, Singh S and Singh VP (2010) Land Use Pattern in Indian and Pakistan Punjab. Journal of Indian School of Political Economy 20: 521-536.