Dr Sohan Singh Walia obtained his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degree in Agronomy from Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana. He joined PAU as Assistant Professor (Agronomy) in 1995, elevated to the position of Principal Agronomist in 2010. He started organic farming research as a pioneer work at PAU, Ludhiana as Ph.D. student (2001-04) and then worked on organic farming and integrated farming systems in All India Co-ordinated Research Project on Integrated Farming Systems and All India Network Project on Organic Farming. Dr Walia has to his credit more than 450 research and extension publications, nine books, ten teaching manuals, seven extension folders and 22 book chapters. He has handled 24 research projects and is currently handling five research projects. He was appreciated for outstanding work on integrated farming (2007-2017) and organic farming during QRT review (2012-2017). The AICRP on Integrated Farming System, Ludhiana Centre received the Best Centre Award (2014) from ICAR- Indian Institute of Farming Systems Research, Modipuram, Meerut.
Ms Tamanpreet Kaur works as Senior Research Fellow under project entitled “All India Co-ordinated Research Project on Integrated Farming Systems” at School of Organic Farming, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana. She obtained her M.Sc in Agriculture from Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana. Her area of interest is on Integrated Farming Systems. She has many research papers, extension articles, book chapters and a booklet on integrated farming systems.
Dr Sohan Singh Walia obtained his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degree in Agronomy from Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana. He joined PAU as Assistant Professor (Agronomy) in 1995, elevated to the position of Principal Agronomist in 2010. He started organic farming research as a pioneer work at PAU, Ludhiana as Ph.D. student (2001-04) and then worked on organic farming and integrated farming systems in All India Co-ordinated Research Project on Integrated Farming Systems and All India Network Project on Organic Farming. Dr Walia has to his credit more than 450 research and extension publications, nine books, ten teaching manuals, seven extension folders and 22 book chapters. He has handled 24 research projects and is currently handling five research projects. He was appreciated for outstanding work on integrated farming (2007-2017) and organic farming during QRT review (2012-2017). The AICRP on Integrated Farming System, Ludhiana Centre received the Best Centre Award (2014) from ICAR- Indian Institute of Farming Systems Research, Modipuram, Meerut.
Ms Tamanpreet Kaur works as Senior Research Fellow under project entitled “All India Co-ordinated Research Project on Integrated Farming Systems” at School of Organic Farming, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana. She obtained her M.Sc in Agriculture from Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana. Her area of interest is on Integrated Farming Systems. She has many research papers, extension articles, book chapters and a booklet on integrated farming systems.