Dr. Shaikh Mohammed Mouzam joined as Assistant Farm Economist in the Department of Economics and Sociology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana on 05-10-2018 after completing his B.Sc. (Agriculture) from Tamil Nadu in 2011 and M.Sc. (Agricultural Economics) from MPKV in 2013. He did his Ph.D. (Ag.) in Agricultural Economics from UAS-B, Bangalore in 2017. Before joining PAU he was Inaugural IBSA Fellow at Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), New Delhi (from Aug. 2017 to Jul. 2018). His field of specialization is Agricultural trade and development policy. He held the additional charge of Asst. Warden PG Boys Hostel from 1.9.2020 to 31.5.2024. He has completed two projects on Social Impact Assessments of Land acquisition for Railway Unloading Siding by BPCL at Jalandhar (Rs. 11 lakhs) and Bathinda (Rs. 5.9 Lakhs) as Co-PI in 2019. He has guided two M.Sc (Ag) students and 1 PhD student as major advisor, published 25 research papers in national and international journals and presented 10 papers in national and international conferences. He was member of University-level, 8 College-level, and 2 Department-level committees. 

Professional Accomplishments

Research Projects completed

1. Social Impact Assessments of Land acquisition for Railway Unloading Siding by BPCL at Jalandhar (Rs. 11 lakhs) and Bathinda (Rs. 5.9 Lakhs) as Co-PI.

Research Publications:

1. Kaur P, Mouzam S M and Afzal M (2025) Effect of COVID-19 on Small Vegetable Growers of Punjab: An Economic Analysis. International Journal of Agriculture Extension and Social Development 8: 399–404.
2. Chahal AS, Kaur P and Mouzam S M (2024) Economic Performance of Contract and Non-Contract Broiler Farming in Punjab. Agricultural Economics Research Review 37: 183–93.
3. Kaur P, Mouzam S M and Guleria A (2024) Surviving the Pandemic: An Analysis of Production and Marketing Constraints Faced by Small Vegetable Growers in Punjab. Indian Journal of Economics and Development 20: 295–302.
4. Naresha N, Kaur M and Mouzam S M (2024) Chickpea Production and Trade in India: Competitiveness and Trade Direction Analysis in the Global Market. Indian Journal of Economics and Development 20: 253–62.
5. Jasrotia C S, Kaur A, Kataria P and Mouzam S M (2024) Supply Chain Analysis of Organic Farm Produce in Punjab. Indian Journal of Economics and Development 20: 209–20.
6. Kumar S, Yeligar S S, Venkatesh P, Kingsly I, Nain M S, Paul R K, Madhurima U, and Mouzam S M (2024) Impact Analysis of the India-EU Free Trade Agreement on Indian Horticulture. Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics 79: 341–48.

Awards and Recognitions:

1. Best paper presentation award at 25th National Conference of Maharashtra Society of Agricultural Economics (MSAE) held at MPKV, Rahuri in February, 2025.
2. R T Doshi Best paper presentation award at the 30th AERA Annual conference held at SKAUST-Jammu in 2022.
3. Inaugural IBSA (India-Brazil-South Africa) Fellow (Post-doctoral Fellowship) under IBSA Fellowship of RIS, New Delhi.
4. Best Poster Presentation Award at MSAE conference (2017) held at MPKV, Rahuri
5. Best PhD Presentation Award at Science Week-2016 Conference held at University of Agricultural Sciences (UASB), Bengaluru.
6. Best PhD Presentation Award at Platinum Jubilee conference (2015) of Indian Society of Agricultural Economics (ISAE) held at PAU, Ludhiana.
7. INSPIRE-DBT fellowship for pursuing Doctoral degree (2014 to 2017).
8. University Gold Medal for securing the first position in the Master’s degree program (2013).