Dr. Jatinder Sachdeva joined PAU as District Extension Specialist (Farm Management) on 28.08.2002 after completing B.Sc. Agriculture from Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana in 1998 and M.Sc. Agricultural Economics from PAU in 2000. He did his Ph.D. (Agricultural Economics) from PAU in 2011. Presently, he is working in the Centrally sponsored “Comprehensive Scheme for Studying the Cost of Cultivation of Principal Crops in Punjab”, funded by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India. He also worked as Assistant Professor of Economics/Assistant Farm Economist/Agricultural Economist from February 2012 to August 2017. He joined as Senior Agricultural Economist on 02.08.2017 and Principal Agricultural Economist on 02.08.2020 (till date). His field of specialization is Farm Management. He has successfully completed the projects namely Estimation of District-wise Cost of Cultivation of Important Crops in Punjab funded by the Government of Punjab, ICAR Social Science Network Project on Regional Crop Planning for Improving Resource Use Efficiency and Sustainability funded by ICAR-NIAP and ICAR Social Science Network Project on Resource Use Planning for Sustainable Agriculture funded by ICAR-NIAP. He has published 36 research papers, 4 book chapters and many extension articles. Around 8 M.Sc. and one Ph.D. students completed their degrees under his guidance. Presently, he is guiding two M.Sc. and three Ph.D. students in the field of Agricultural Economics. He has experience of teaching various courses related to Agricultural Economics. During field visits he has been providing technical guidance to the farmers relating to problems faced by them in cultivation/marketing of crops and informing them regarding new production technologies, packages and practices and latest recommendation of the PAU.

Professional Accomplishments

Research Projects completed

1. Estimation of District-wise Cost of Cultivation of Important Crops in Punjab funded by the Government of Punjab as Co-PI.  
2. ICAR Social Science Network Project on Regional Crop Planning for Improving Resource Use Efficiency and Sustainability funded by ICAR-NIAP as Co-PI.  
3. ICAR Social Science Network Project on Resource Use Planning for Sustainable Agriculture funded by ICAR-NIAP as Co-PI. 

Research Publications:

• Esar B A and Sachdeva J (2025) Aligning Economic Growth with Environmental Sustainability: A Framework for Optimal Crop Planning in Punjab Agriculture. Indian Journal of Economics and Development, 21: 297-306. (NAAS Rating: 6.30)

• Ranguwal S, Sidana B K, Singh J, Sachdeva J, Kumar S, Sharma R K and Dhillon J (2023). Quantifying the energy use efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions in Punjab (India) agriculture. Energy Nexus, 11: 1-8. (NAAS Rating:8.00)

• Singh J M, Sachdeva J, Chand P, Singh S and Kaur B (2023). Resource conservation technologies for sustainable development of agriculture: A case study in Indian Punjab. Agricultural Economics Research Review, 36: 1-11. (NAAS Rating:5.84)

• Chand P, Singh J M, Sachdeva J, Singh J, Agarwal P, Jain R, Rao S and Kaur B (2022).  Irrigation water policies for sustainable groundwater management in irrigated northwestern plains of India. Current Science, 123: 1225-1231. (NAAS Rating:7.10)
• Singh J M, Sachdeva J, Bhangu P K S, Singh J, Kaur B and Kumar H (2022). Groundwater saving in Punjab: role of short duration paddy varieties in agricultural sustainability. Indian Journal of Ecology, 49: 358-362. (NAAS Rating: 5.79)

Awards and Recognitions:

1. Received Prof. R.S. Deshpande Award for Research Paper in Agricultural Economics for 2023-24 for the research paper “Irrigation water policies for sustainable groundwater management in irrigated north-western plains of India” published in Current Science, Vol. 123, No. 10, 25th November 2022.
2. Joint Secretary, Indian Society for Agricultural Development and Policy, Ludhiana.
3. Awarded Merit Certificate for obtaining OCPA 8.00/10.00 during M.Sc. Agril. Economics.