Introduction

Dr. Naresh Singla is working at Centre for Economic Studies, Central University of Punjab since September, 2012. He obtained his Ph.D. (Economics) in the faculty of Economics and Business from Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar and M.Sc. (Agricultural Economics) from Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana. He qualified the NET in 2005. During his working as Research Fellow in P.A.U., he worked on indebtedness in Punjab agriculture and livestock-crop production sustainability systems. He also worked at Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad and handled two research projects namely: risk and diversification in Gujarat agriculture; and fresh food retail chains and their impact on primary producers and local retailers in India. He also published one book entitled, “Fresh Food Retail Chains in India: Organisation and Impacts” (jointly with Prof. Sukhpal Singh). While working with National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), Anand, he worked in the field of livestock sector in India. Besides, he also worked at National Research Centre for Agricultural Economics and Policy Research (NCAP), New Delhi in the National Agricultural Innovation Project.

Key Interest Areas

Agricultural Price Policy, Fresh Food Supply Chains, Institutional Economics, Agricultural Diversification, Agri. business Management and Agricultural Marketing etc.

Education

Work Experiences

Publications :

Singh, S. and N. Singla (2011), “Fresh Food Retail Chains in India: Organisation and Impacts”, Allied Publishers, New Delhi.

Singh, S. and N. Singla (2010), “Linking Small Primary Producers with Markets through Fresh Food Retail Chains in India: How Inclusive and How Effective?” in R.S. Ghuman, Surjit Singh and J. S. Brar (eds.): Globalization and Change-Perspective from Punjab (Essays in honour of Prof. S. S. Gill), Rawat Publishers, Jaipur.

Singla, N. (2011), “Contract Farming and Rural Producers in Punjab: Organisation, Impacts and Strategies, in K. Nagraj Rao, Harnam Singh and Anita Sukhwal: Rural Management in Post Reform Era, Bookwell India Limited.

Singla, N. and J. S. Sidhu (2010), “Factors Affecting the Viability of Small and Marginal Farmers in Punjab”, Journal of Agricultural Development and Policy, Vol. 20 (2): 51-58.

Singh, S. and N. Singla (2011), “Inclusive Fresh Food Retail Chains in India- Case Studies of HOPCOMS and SAFAL”, Indian Journal of Agricultural Marketing, Vol. 24 (3): 190-204.

Singla, N., S. Singh and P.K. Dhindsa (2011), “Linking Small Farmers to Emerging Agricultural Marketing Systems in India: The case study of Fresh Food Retail Chain in Punjab”, Agricultural Economics Research Review, Vol. 24 (1): 155-159.

Singh, S. and N. Singla (2011), “Fresh food retail chains in India: Case studies of their inclusiveness and impact on primary producers in Gujarat, Millennial Asia-An International Journal of Asian Studies, Vol. 2(1): 65-91.

Conferences/Seminars Attended

• “Role of Contract Farming in Agricultural Development in Punjab” Paper presented at National Seminar on ‘Punjab Economy: Opportunities and Challenges’ on 13 February, 2013 at DAV College, Sector 10, Chandigarh.

• “Inclusive Fresh Food Retail Chains in India: A Case study from Punjab” Paper presented at International Seminar on “Organised Retailing vis-à-vis Farm Economy of India on 21-22 September, 2012 at Centre for Economic and Social Studies, Hyderabad.

• “Leveraging Fresh Food Retail Chains For Inclusive Agricultural Growth And Development In India: A Case Study From Karnataka” Paper presented at International Conference on Challenges to Inclusive Growth in the Emerging Economies, on 15-17 December, 2010 at Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

• “Emerging Agricultural Marketing Practices in India- A Case Study of A Fresh Food Retail Chain in Punjab”, Paper presented at International Conference on Agricultural Marketing in the Context of Changing Global Economic Order, organised by Institute of Development Studies, University of Mysore, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore and Karnataka State Agricultural Marketing Board, Bangalore held on 25-26 March, 2011 at University of Mysore, Mysore.

• Participated in ‘International Conference on Security and Identity Management’ (SIM) - 2009 sponsored by Research Council of UK (RCUK) held on 11-12 May, 2009 at Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

• “Inclusive Fresh Food Retail Chains in India- Case Studies of HOPCOMS and SAFAL” Paper presented at Annual Conference of Indian Society of Agricultural Marketing on 23-25 November, 2010 at Navsari, Gujarat.

• “Fresh Food Retail Chains in India - A Case Study of their Inclusiveness and Impact on Primary Producers in Gujarat”, Paper presented at ‘National Convention on Making Growth Inclusive: Opportunities, Scope and Challenges at the State Level’ held on October 26-28, 2009 at Gujarat Institute of Development Research, Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

• Participated in 5 day training programme on “Quantifying the Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture” from 21-25 March, 2011 at National Centre for Agricultural Economics and Policy Research (NCAP), New Delhi.

Professional Membership

Life-member of Indian Society for Agricultural Development and Policy, Ludhiana.

Life-member of Indian Society of Agricultural Marketing, Nagpur.