Education: B.A, Punjab University, Chd (1987); M.Sc., PAU, Ludhiana (1992); Ph.D., PAU, Ludhiana (2008))

Positions held:Assistant Professor, PAU Ludhiana (1996-2005), Associate Professor (2008-2013), Professor (2013 till date)

Field of Specialization: Economics

Research Interests:

1. Economics of crops and allied enterprises

2. Resource use efficiency and sustainability

Research Projects:

1. Regional Crop Planning for Improving Resource Use Efficiency and Sustainability, Funded by NIAP, ICAR New Delhi

2. A better bitter gourd: Exploiting bitter gourd (Momordica charantia L.) to increase incomes, manage type 2 diabetes and promote health in developing countries - A case study of Indian Punjab Funded by AVRDC-The World Vegetable Centre, Taiwan

3. Farmers’ Response to Market Information Dissemination in Punjab: Examination of Punjab Mandi Board Initiative, funded under RKVY grant

Selected Research Publications:

1. Kaur, S and Kaur, P (2014) Resource use efficiency in milk production in Punjab-An Economic analysis. Journal of Agricultural Development and Policy 24 (2): 66-78

2. Singh, P and Kaur, P (2013) Price spread and marketing efficiency in marketing of milk in Punjab. Indian Journal of Agricultural Marketing 27 (2):53-65

3. Kaur, P and Bhullar, A S (2012) Structure of milk production in Punjab - An analysis of trends and sources of growth. Indian Journal of Dairy Science 65 (6): 514-19.

4. Kaur, P and Kaur, A (2011) Impact analysis of intensive agricultural growth in Punjab. International Research Journal of Agricultural Economics and Statistics 2 (2): 248-252.

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