Isha Sharma

Dynamic Assistant Professor with a strong background in Agricultural Economics at Symbiosis Institute of Operations Management. Proven expertise in utilizing statistical software like STATA for data analysis and fostering collaboration among students. Recognized for enhancing stakeholder engagement and developing effective marketing strategies that integrate farmers into upgraded value chains.

• Himotkarash award (Gold Medal) for topper in the M.Sc. (Forestry)
• University Merit Scholarship during M.Sc.
• University Merit Scholarship during Ph.D.
• B.Sc honor’s certificate received on completion of bachelor’s degree

• English
• Hindi

Economic Analysis of Apple Cultivation in Kullu District of Himachal Pradesh, Technical Efficiency and Economic Viability of Small and Marginal farms in Punjab

• Working knowledge of MS office (MS Word, MS Excel, MS Power Point, and MS Access)
• Statistical software’s (Eveiws, STATA, SPSS)

• Two-day workshop on 'Data analysis using statistical packages'
• Five days workshop on 'NSSO Cross-Sectional Unit-Level Survey Data Analysis for Empirical Research Using STATA & R Studio'
• National Workshop on 'Research Methodology: Concepts Applications' organized by Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, Rajasthan

• Inculcating Universal human Values in Technical Education
• Outcome Based Education
• Curriculum framework in line with NEP 2020, OBE and AI Advancements
• Constructive Research Methodology and Successful Publication
• AI in Research
• Intellectual Property Rights
• Gamified Learning Introduction and Implementation in Classroom
• Structural Equation Modelling
• Regression and Emerging tools and Techniques in Social Sciences and Management Research
• Data Visualization and Analytics with excel, Power BI

• Strong at time management
• Dedicated team player with strong work ethics
• Enthusiasm for solving problems

• Sonar, H., Ghag, N. and Sharma, I., 2025, Reshaping Industry 5.0: Unveiling supply chain resilience for a carbon-neutral future., Sustainable Futures, p.100513
• Sarkar, B.D., Sharma, I. and Shardeo, V., 2024, A multi-method examination of barriers to traceability in Industry 5.0-enabled digital food supply chains., The International Journal of Logistics Management
• Sonar, H., Sharma, I., Ghag, N. and Singh, R.K., 2024, Barriers for achieving sustainable agri supply chain: Study in context to Indian MSMEs., International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications, pp.1-20
• Sonar, H., Sharma, I., Ghag, N. and Raje, B., 2024, Harvesting sustainability: assessing Industry 4.0 in agri-food supply chains., The International Journal of Logistics Management
• Sharma, I., Sekhon, M.K. and Singh, S., 2023, Viability of Punjab’s Small Peasantry: Reflections from Field Data., Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics, 78, 4
• Sharma I, Singh L and Guleria A., 2023, Price Behaviour and Market Integration Amongst the Major Potato Markets in India., Indian Journal of Economics and Development, 19, 4, 831-838
• Sarkar, B.D., Sharma, I. and Gupta, S., 2023, Waste minimization in agri-food supply chain: perspective for sustainable development., Environment, Development and Sustainability, pp.1-25
• Isha Sharma, Kashish Arora, Sunny Kumar, Priyabrata Bhoi, and Kamal Vatta., 2023, Global trade competitiveness of Indian buffalo meat: Trends and determinants., Buffalo Bulletin, 42, 1, pp.105-124
• Pardeep Singh., Isha Sharma and Amit Gueria and Guleria., 2023, Impact of socioeconomic parameters on adoption of climate resilient technology under varying vulnerability conditions: Evidences from Himalayan region., Visualization Techniques for Climate Change with Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence, pp. 229-246, Elsevier
• Sunny Kumar, Kashish Arora, Pardeep Singh., Gupta, A.K., Isha Sharma, and Vatta, K., 2022, Performance comparison of ARIMA and Time Delay Neural Network for forecasting of potato prices in India., Agricultural Economics Research Review, 35, 2
• Isha Sharma, Randev A K and Singh J, 2018, Apple Cultivation in Kullu District of Himachal Pradesh: A Cost Analysis., Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology, 25, 1-8
• Isha Sharma and Amit Guleria., 2020, Economics of Marketing of Apple Crop and the Problems Faced by Growers in Himachal Pradesh., Economic Affairs, 65, 285-293
• Kumari S, Isha Sharma, Singh L and Bansal S., 2020, The study of infrastructure facilities and farmers awareness about the functioning of APMC Kullu and Lahaul-Spiti regulated markets., Indian Journal of Economics and Development, 16, 190-196
• Singh L and Isha Sharma., 2020, Crime against women in India: Problems towards sustainability., Agriculture and food: E newsletter, 2, 625-627
• Singh L, Bansal S and Isha Sharma., 2020, Sustainability of Agricultural systems: A case study of Punjab., Indian Journal of Economics and Development, 16, 225-230
• Isha Sharma and Singh L., 2021, Estimation of growth rates and decomposition analysis of apple production in Himachal Pradesh., Journal of Agriculture Development and Policy, 31, 161-169
• Isha Sharma and Sekhon M K., 2021, Growth and Decomposition Analysis of Apple Production in Himachal Pradesh., Journal of Agriculture Development and Policy, 31, 239-246
• Isha Sharma and Sekhon M K., 2022, Measurements and determinants of technical efficiency in crop production: A review., Agricultural Reviews, 43, 77-83
• Isha Sharma, Sekhon M and Pardeep S., 2022, Cost structure and production efficiency of small-scale wheat farms in Punjab., Indian Journal of Economics and Development, 17, 847-854

• Dr. Sandeep Jagtap, Lecturer, Cranfield University, UK, S.Z.Jagtap@cranfield.ac.uk
• Dr. Kamal Vatta, Prof. and Head, Department of Economics and Sociology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, +91-81462 11555

• Resilience in the fresh food supply chain: AN interpretive Approach based on Managers Insights, International conference on Current innovations and technological advances in Agriculture and allied sciences
• MSME’s in India’s agricultural supply chains: Analysing barriers to sustainability, 2nd annual conference of Indian society of Agricultural development and policy, 11/29/23 - 11/30/23
• The study of infrastructure facilities and farmers awareness about the functioning of regulated markets of APMC Kullu and Lahaul-Spiti, 6th National Seminar of Indian society of Economics and Development
• Use of soil health cards in soil Management practice, National Online conference on Environment, Human Health and Sustainable development goals
• Sustainability of small and marginal farms in the wake of new market reforms, 1st annual conference of Indian society of Agricultural Development and Policy on Challenges of Indian Agriculture
• Modelling the adoption Barriers of IOT-driven Precision-Agriculture in the Agri 5.0 Environment, International Conference on Operations and Supply Chain Management
• A Framework for Sustainability Controlled Measures to Enhance Resiliency in the Fresh Food Supply Chains, International Conference on Operations and Supply Chain Management

I hereby declare that the above-mentioned information is correct to the best of my knowledge.

• Socio Economic Analysis
• Benefit-Cost Analysis and Impact assessment of Agricultural crops during PhD
• Production Function, Resource use and Technical efficiency
• Structure, Conduct and Performance
• Evaluation of the Price forecasting models.
• Trade competiveness of meat product (HS code wise)
• Price Forecasting of agricultural commodities
• Value chain mapping of agricultural commodities
• Agri-food Supply Chain

• Father's Name: Sh. Sanjeev Sharma
• Mother's Name: Smt. Indu Sharma
• Date of Birth: 01/21/92
• Gender: Female
• Nationality: Indian
• Marital Status: Married