Dr Gurlal Singh Pannu joined Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) as an Agricultural Economist on 23 September 2024. He holds a BSc (Hons) in Agriculture from Khalsa College, Amritsar (2013), an MSc in Agricultural Economics from PAU (2016) and was awarded a PhD in Agricultural Economics by PAU in 2020. Prior to his current appointment, he served as a Research Fellow at PAU (2021–2024) and was associated with the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) from 2020 to 2021. Dr Pannu’s research interests lie in agricultural finance, farm management, agricultural marketing, labour economics, and trade. He has published 14 research papers in national and international journals and has presented his work at four academic conferences. As Co-Principal Investigator, he completed a government-funded research project in 2025. He has directed primary data collection across more than 4,000 farm households and serves on several institutional committees at PAU.

Professional Accomplishments

Research Projects completed

1. As Co-PI “A study into the Economics of Farming and the Pattern of Income and Expenditure Distribution in the Punjab Agriculture” in 2025.
2. As Co-PI “Social Impact Assessment Study (SIA) for The Acquisition of Land for Construction of Dashmesh Canal and its Distribution Network in Rupnagar and SAS Nagar District of Punjab” in 2025.
3. As Research Fellow “Impact assessment of study of central sector scheme for promotion of agricultural mechanization for In-situ paddy stubble management in Punjab” in 2023.

Research Publications:

1. Singh G and Sharma V K (2024) Factors in Control for The Contractualization and Casualization of Agricultural Labour: The Phases of Transformation and Status Quo of “The Peasants”. Indian Journal of Economics and Development. (NAAS Rating: 6.20)
2. Singh G and Sharma V K (2020) Is air pollution from wheat stubble burning a co-vector for Covid-19 spread. MARKETEERS, English fortnightly B2B Paper. Vo; 1, Issue1, 27 May- 11 June, 2020: 09-11
3. Saini R, Kaur M, Singh R, Arora K, Singh G, Kaur G, Singh S, Singh A and Singh D (2022) Understanding sustenance of small farm holders: a study of income inequality among farm households in Indian Punjab. Sustainability: 13438. (NAAS Rating: 9.25)
4. Kaur G, Singh G and Kaur P (2021) market integration of selected tomato markets in northern India. Agricultural Research Journal 58(2):318-323. (NAAS Rating: 5.44)
5. Singh G, Kaur G and Sharma V K (2024) The way forward for hedging price risk in maize: A price Discovery Mechanism. Journal of Agricultural Development and Policy 22(2): 165-173. (NAAS Rating: 4.34)

Awards and Recognitions:

1. Letter of Appreciation by Research Institute of Economics and Business Administration (RIEB), Kobe University, Japan for supporting their research work in Punjab, 2024.
2. University merit scholarship during Ph.D. programme
3. ICAR-NET
4. Got 3rd prize for the research paper entitled “The way forward for hedging price risk in Maize: a price discovery mechanism” at 2nd annual conference of Indian society for agricultural development and policy, during 29- 30, November. 2023.
5. Got consolation prize in the national essay writing E-competition in the category of M.Phil. and Ph.D. Research scholars during National online conference held on 5-6 June, 2020