Arbindra Rimal

Professor

Department

Schl of Hospitality and Agri Ldrs

Role: Faculty

Campus: Springfield

Biography

Dr. Arbindra Rimal is professor of agriculture and head of the agribusiness, agricultural education and communications department in the Darr College of Agriculture. His areas of expertise include marketing of agricultural products, sustainable agriculture, agribusiness management, agricultural economics and economic impact analysis.

In recent years, his research has been focused on the area of locally grown produce. To date, Rimal has published more than 35 refereed papers in several well-known academic journals. He also has several successful external grants in research and teaching areas totaling nearly $1 million.

Details

Education

PhD, Food and Resource Economics, 1999, University of Florida
MS, Agricultural Economics, 1994, Rutgers University

Teaching

Marketing Agricultural Products
Land Economics
Agricultural Pricing
Agribusiness Management
Agricultural Commodity Futures and Options
Agricultural Industry Study

Research and professional interests

Marketing agricultural products
Economic impact analysis
Sustainable agriculture

Awards and honors

Teaching Excellence Award, Darr College of Agriculture, Missouri State University. 2005
Research Excellence Award, Southwest Missouri State University, 2004
Distinguished Professional Contribution Award, Southern Agricultural Economics Association, 1st place in selected poster competition, 2004
Distinguished Professional Contribution Award, Southern Agricultural Economics Association, 1st place in selected poster competition, 2003
Research Excellence Award, College of Natural and Applied Sciences, Southwest Missouri State University, 2002
Presidential Award, Food Distribution Research Society, Excellence in Research and Communication: in recognition for outstanding published article, 2000
Outstanding Cross-commodity Publication Award, American Society for Horticultural Science, 2000

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Areas of Expertise

Agriculture Business

Media Appearances

Uptick in medical marijuana licensing impacts Missouri State
The Standard
02/17/2020

Agriculture expert Dr. Arbindra Rimal addresses the agricultural business department's path on medical marijuana.

Study Finds Ozark Empire Fairgrounds has $30M Impact
Springfield Business Journal
03/30/2018

Agriculture expert Dr. Arbindra Rimal conducted a study to calculate the economic impact of the Ozark Empire Fairgrounds and Event Center.

CEO Roundtable: Agriculture Workforce Development
Springfield Business Journal
03/26/2018

Agriculture expert Dr. Arbindra Rimal talks about agriculture workforce development.

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Dr. Arbindra Rimal