Dr Rakesh Rathore joined PAU, Ludhiana as Assistant Professor (Agribusiness) on 19.11.2020 after completing BSc (Hons) Agriculture from School of Agricultural Sciences, Nagaland University in 2014 and MBA (Agribusiness) from CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana in 2016. He did his Ph.D (Agribusiness Management) from Institute of Agribusiness Management, Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agricultural University in 2019. He has completed Post Graduate Diploma in Agricultural Extension Management (PGDAEM-MOOCs) from MANAGE, Hyderabad.  He did one year Post graduate diploma (Distance Mode) in Technology Management in Agriculture from NAARM, Hyderabad in 2021. His field of specialization is agribusiness management and areas of interest are agribusiness environment, agri-entrepreneurship management, agriculture marketing. He has completed two research project on FPO as CO-PI. He has guided 24 MBA (AB) students as major advisor, published 30 research papers in national and international journals and presented 20 papers in various national and international conferences.

Professional Accomplishments

Research projects completed

1. Business Planning and Sustainability: A study of FPOs in Punjab funded by NABARD in 2021 as Co-PI
2. Assessing Performance and Future Prospects: A Study of Selected FPOs in Punjab funded by NABARD in 2022 as Co-PI

Research Publications

1. Rathore R and Mathur A (2021) Production and marketing efficiency of Ghritkumaricultivation in Rajasthan. Indian Journal of Economics and Development, 17(4a):903-909.(NAAS Rating: 5.1)

1. Rathore R (2022) Financial feasibility analysis of Ghritkumari (Aloe vera) cultivation as farm business enterprise in Churu district of Rajasthan. Economic Affairs, 67(4):543-549.(NAAS Rating: 5.08)

1. Maini, N. Dharni, K. and Rathore, R. (2023) Supply chain efficiency and relation with the firm performance: a study of the food processing sector in India. Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies, 15(3):565-578.(NAAS Rating:8.40)

1. Rathore R. (2023) Dairy entrepreneurship in Kandi region of Punjab: prospects and constraints. International Journal of Bio-resource and Stress Management, 14(3): 450-56. (NAAS Rating: 5.11)

1. Avantika and Rathore R (2024) Consumers’perception and factors influencing buying organic food in Ludhiana City, Punjab, India. Asian Journal of Current Research, 9 (4):227-35.(NAAS Rating: 4.78)

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