Dr Rajendra Adhikari is a Senior Lecturer in Agribusiness, and a value chain researcher at The University of Queensland (UQ), Gatton. He has more than 22 years of experience in agribusiness value chain research, agricultural project planning, management and evaluation, agribusiness teaching and agrifood policy. Rajendra currently leads an ACIAR project which aims to develop competitive and inclusive value chains of pulses in Pakistan. His research is directed towards agribusiness value chain analysis, modelling and development, co-innovation and entrepreneurship, agricultural policy/strategy and behavioural research. Current research activities are based in Vietnam, Pakistan and Australia. Rajendra holds a PhD and Master’s degree in Agribusiness from UQ.
Conference Publication: Understanding socioeconomic and policy constraints to pulses production in Pakistan: a system dynamics approach
Amgai, Saroj, Adhikari, Rajendra P. and Komarek, Adam M. (2024). Understanding socioeconomic and policy constraints to pulses production in Pakistan: a system dynamics approach. 5th Global Food Security Conference, Leuven, Belgium, 9-12 April 2024.
Journal Article: Agriculture development through multi-stakeholder partnerships in developing countries: A systematic literature review
Maryono, Maryono, Killoes, Aditya Marendra, Adhikari, Rajendra and Abdul Aziz, Ammar (2024). Agriculture development through multi-stakeholder partnerships in developing countries: A systematic literature review. Agricultural Systems, 213 103792, 1-15. doi: 10.1016/j.agsy.2023.103792
Journal Article: Consumers' insight and behaviour towards mango quality and safety attributes: implications for integrated value chain development
Ayyaz, Sohail, Bonney, Lawrence Bryan and Adhikari, Rajendra (2023). Consumers' insight and behaviour towards mango quality and safety attributes: implications for integrated value chain development. British Food Journal, 125 (12), 4518-4538. doi: 10.1108/bfj-01-2023-0022
(2023) Queensland University of Technology
Agribusiness Reference Group (ARG) Pakistan
(2022) Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
(2021–2025) Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
Women¿s Empowerment Through Contract Farming: Agricultural Value Chains in Bangladesh
Doctor Philosophy
Value Chain analysis of indigenous crops for improved marketing and sustainability in rural areas of Nepal
Master Philosophy
(2023) Doctor Philosophy
Adhikari, Rajendra (2019). Agricultural marketing and high-value chains: enhanced role for private sector towards value chain integration. Agricultural transformation in Nepal: trends, prospects, and policy options. (pp. 475-500) edited by Ganesh Thapa, Anjani Kumar and P. K. Joshi. Singapore: Springer Singapore. doi: 10.1007/978-981-32-9648-0_16
Maryono, Maryono, Killoes, Aditya Marendra, Adhikari, Rajendra and Abdul Aziz, Ammar (2024). Agriculture development through multi-stakeholder partnerships in developing countries: A systematic literature review. Agricultural Systems, 213 103792, 1-15. doi: 10.1016/j.agsy.2023.103792
Ayyaz, Sohail, Bonney, Lawrence Bryan and Adhikari, Rajendra (2023). Consumers' insight and behaviour towards mango quality and safety attributes: implications for integrated value chain development. British Food Journal, 125 (12), 4518-4538. doi: 10.1108/bfj-01-2023-0022
Karwasara, Hansraj, Khan, Karina, Pant, Nirajan, Acharya, Rabin, Adhikari, Rajendra, Abdelmohsen, Shaimaa A. M., Abdelbacki, Ashraf M. M., Soni, Amit and Sahariya, Jagrati (2023). A first principle investigations for electronic, optical and mechanical response of novel Ba2AgIO6 perovskite. Physica Scripta, 98 (7) ARTN 075803, 075803. doi: 10.1088/1402-4896/acdeb5
Chauhan, Ayushi, Sharma, Rajesh, Sharma, Reena and Adhikari, Rajendra (2023). Study of Various Properties of Pristine and Doped CaS Monolayer Structures Using First-Principles Calculations. Journal of Electronic Materials, 52 (7), 4540-4550. doi: 10.1007/s11664-023-10412-y
Basnet, Santosh, Ghimire, Madhav Prasad, Lamichhane, Tika Ram, Adhikari, Rajendra and Adhikari, Achyut (2023). Identification of potential human pancreatic α-amylase inhibitors from natural products by molecular docking, MM/GBSA calculations, MD simulations, and ADMET analysis. Plos One, 18 (3) ARTN e0275765, e0275765. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0275765
Women and plant entanglements: pulses commercialization and care relations in Punjab, Pakistan
Kavesh, Muhammad A., Lahiri-Dutt, Kuntala and Adhikari, Rajendra (2023). Women and plant entanglements: pulses commercialization and care relations in Punjab, Pakistan. Oxford Development Studies, 51 (2), 84-96. doi: 10.1080/13600818.2023.2177265
Ho, Khanh Le Phi, Adhikari, Rajendra, Bonney, Laurie, Teo, Do Dang and Miles, Morgan P (2023). Applying the community capital framework for social entrepreneurial ecosystem development: Vietnam’s One Commune One Product program. Community Development, 54 (3), 382-394. doi: 10.1080/15575330.2022.2163410
Understanding the role of finance in technology adoption among smallholder maize farmers in Nigeria
Fadeyi, Oluwamayokun, A., Adhikari, Rajendra and Aziz, Ammar A. (2022). Understanding the role of finance in technology adoption among smallholder maize farmers in Nigeria. African Journal of Agricultural Research, 18 (7), 481-492. doi: 10.5897/ajar2022.15974
Governance structures and price volatility perceptions in the Indonesian chilli value chain
Muflikh, Yanti Nuraeni, Adhikari, Rajendra and Abdul Aziz, Ammar (2022). Governance structures and price volatility perceptions in the Indonesian chilli value chain. Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies, 13 (4), 631-655. doi: 10.1108/jadee-08-2021-0198
Kumar, Saideepa, Leith, Peat, Garcia Imhof, Carolina and Adhikari, Rajendra (2022). Expectations of water futures and hydrosocial change linked to irrigation development in Tasmania, Australia. Geoforum, 129, 107-117. doi: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2022.01.009
Dung, Truong Quang, Bonney, Lawrence Bryan, Adhikari, Rajendra and Miles, Morgan P. (2021). Entrepreneurial orientation and vertical knowledge acquisition by smallholder agricultural firms in transitional economies: The role of interfirm collaboration in value-chains. Journal of Business Research, 137, 327-335. doi: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2021.08.054
Binding of SARS-CoV-2/SARS-CoV spike protein with human ACE2 receptor
Koirala, Rajendra P., Thapa, Bidhya, Khanal, Shyam P., Powrel, Jhulan, Adhikari, Rajendra P. and Adhikari, Narayan P. (2021). Binding of SARS-CoV-2/SARS-CoV spike protein with human ACE2 receptor. Journal of Physics Communications, 5 (3) ARTN 035010. doi: 10.1088/2399-6528/abea27
Dung, Truong Quang, Bonney, Lawrence Bryan, Adhikari, Rajendra P. and Miles, Morgan P. (2020). Entrepreneurial orientation, knowledge acquisition and collaborative performance in agri-food value-chains in emerging markets. Supply Chain Management, 25 (ahead-of-print) 5, 521-533. doi: 10.1108/SCM-09-2019-0327
Ho, Khanh Le Phi, Nguyen, Chau Ngoc, Adhikari, Rajendra, Miles, Morgan P. and Bonney, Laurie (2019). Leveraging innovation knowledge management to create positional advantage in agricultural value chains. Journal of Innovation and Knowledge, 4 (2), 115-123. doi: 10.1016/j.jik.2017.08.001
Impact of contract farming of paddy seed on smallholder farm profits: evidence from Nepal
Kumar, Anjani, Roy, Devesh, Joshi, P. K., Tripathi, Gaurav and Adhikari, Rajendra P. (2019). Impact of contract farming of paddy seed on smallholder farm profits: evidence from Nepal. Agricultural Economics Research Review, 32 (1), 25-39. doi: 10.5958/0974-0279.2019.00003.x
Ho, Khanh Le Phi, Nguyen, Chau Ngoc, Adhikari, Rajendra, Miles, Morgan P. and Bonney, Laurie (2018). Exploring market orientation, innovation, and financial performance in agricultural value chains in emerging economies. Journal of Innovation and Knowledge, 3 (3), 154-163. doi: 10.1016/j.jik.2017.03.008
Applying a community entrepreneurship development framework to rural regional development
Adhikari, Rajendra P., Bonney, Laurie, Woods, Megan, Clark, Sophie, Coates, Lea, Harwood, Andrew, Eversole, Robyn and Miles, Morgan P. (2018). Applying a community entrepreneurship development framework to rural regional development. Small Enterprise Research, 25 (3), 257-275. doi: 10.1080/13215906.2018.1522274
Does contract farming improve profits and food safety? Evidence from tomato cultivation in Nepal
Kumar, Anjani, Roy, Devesh, Tripathi, Gaurav, Joshi, P. K. and Adhikari, Rajendra P. (2018). Does contract farming improve profits and food safety? Evidence from tomato cultivation in Nepal. Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies, 8 (3), 603-624. doi: 10.1108/jadee-09-2017-0095
Regional development and the Toowoomba Surat Basin Enterprise organization
Woods, Megan, Adhikari, Rajendra P., Bonney, Laurie, Harwood, Andrew, Ross, Sophie, Coates, Lea and Eversole, Robyn (2018). Regional development and the Toowoomba Surat Basin Enterprise organization. Small Enterprise Research, 25 (3), 290-302. doi: 10.1080/13215906.2018.1522273
Heterogeneous returns to chemical fertilizer at the intensive margins: Insights from Nepal
Takeshima, Hiroyuki, Adhikari, Rajendra Prasad, Shivakoti, Sabnam, Kaphle, Basu Dev and Kumar, Anjani (2017). Heterogeneous returns to chemical fertilizer at the intensive margins: Insights from Nepal. Food Policy, 69, 97-109. doi: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2017.03.007
Takeshima, Hiroyuki, Adhikari, Rajendra Prasad, Kaphle, Basu Dev, Shivakoti, Sabnam and Kumar, Anjani (2016). Determinants of chemical fertilizer use in Nepal: insights based on price responsiveness and income effects. SSRN Electronic Journal doi: 10.2139/ssrn.2740540
Is access to tractor service a binding constraint for Nepali Terai farmers?
Takeshima, Hiroyuki, Adhikari, Rajendra Prasad and Kumar, Anjani (2016). Is access to tractor service a binding constraint for Nepali Terai farmers?. SSRN Electronic Journal. doi: 10.2139/ssrn.2740619
Adhikari R.P., Collins R. and Sun X. (2013). Relationship management in a value chain involving "bottom of the pyramid" participants: A case study from Nepal. Acta Horticulturae, 1006 (1006), 41-48. doi: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2013.1006.3
Segmenting consumers to inform agrifood value chain development in Nepal
Adhikari, Rajendra Prasad, Collins, Ray and Sun, Ximing (2012). Segmenting consumers to inform agrifood value chain development in Nepal. International Food and Agribusiness Management Review, 15 (4), 93-114.
Amgai, Saroj, Adhikari, Rajendra P. and Komarek, Adam M. (2024). Understanding socioeconomic and policy constraints to pulses production in Pakistan: a system dynamics approach. 5th Global Food Security Conference, Leuven, Belgium, 9-12 April 2024.
Examining preparedness of food actors for value chain development: a vegetable chain case study
Adhikari, R. P. (2015). Examining preparedness of food actors for value chain development: a vegetable chain case study. 29th International Horticultural Congress (IHC2014), Brisbane, Australia, 17-22 August 2014. Leuven, Belgium: International Society for Horticultural Science. doi: 10.17660/actahortic.2015.1103.2
Segmenting consumers of tomato in Nepal: implications for value chain development
Adhikari, Rajendra Prasad, Collins, Ray and Sun, Ximing (2012). Segmenting consumers of tomato in Nepal: implications for value chain development. 22nd Annual IFAMA World Forum and Symposium, Shanghai, China, 11-12 June 2012. College Station, TX, United States: International Food and Agribusiness Management Association.
Aspirations for Food and Agriculture: Final Research Report and Discussion Paper for TasAgFuture
Leith, P., Garcia, C., Kumar, S., Adhikari, R., Baker, C., Cumbo, B. and Evans, K. (2019). Aspirations for Food and Agriculture: Final Research Report and Discussion Paper for TasAgFuture. Hobart, TAS Australia: Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture .
Factors affecting postharvest management of apples: a guide to optimising quality
Nissen, Robert, Bound, Sally, Adhikari, Rajendra and Cover, Ian (2018). Factors affecting postharvest management of apples: a guide to optimising quality. Hobart, TAS Australia: Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture .
Developing agri-food industry in Nepal: a value chain management perspective
Adhikari, Rajendra Prasad (2013). Developing agri-food industry in Nepal: a value chain management perspective. PhD Thesis, School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, The University of Queensland.
Evaluation of agricultural policies in Nepal : a rice industry perspective
Adhikari, Rajendra Prasad (2006). Evaluation of agricultural policies in Nepal : a rice industry perspective. Master's Thesis, School of Natural and Rural Systems Management, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/0cd635e
(2023) Queensland University of Technology
Agribusiness Reference Group (ARG) Pakistan
(2022) Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
(2021–2025) Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
Developing competitive and inclusive value chains of pulses in Pakistan
(2019–2024) Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
(2018–2022) University of Tasmania
Women¿s Empowerment Through Contract Farming: Agricultural Value Chains in Bangladesh
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
Value Chain analysis of indigenous crops for improved marketing and sustainability in rural areas of Nepal
Master Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
Inclusive agribusiness development through promoting small scale agro-business focusing on agricultural value chains in Bangladesh
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
Effectiveness of agricultural subsidies in promoting agribusiness and improving rural livelihood of Nepalese farmers
Master Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Enabling competitive and inclusive value chains through policy: a framework for pulses industry development in Pakistan
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
Analysis of potato starch production, consumption and investment potentials in Nepal to integrate small and semi commercial growers in potato value chain
Master Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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The role of linkages between peri-urban agriculture and urban food systems in farmers¿ adoption of certified farming practices in the vegetable value chains in Hanoi, Vietnam
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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Resilient rural livelihoods through responsive cropping patterns and functioning value chains for smallholder farmers in coastal Bangladesh
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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The Role of Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships in Enhancing the Indonesian Rice Value Chain and Elevating Smallholder Farmers' Livelihoods
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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Enhancing Sustainable Waste Management in Agri-Food Production
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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Sustaining growth in citrus exports industry
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
(2023) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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Impact of finance on technology adoption: The case of smallholder maize farmers in Nigeria
(2022) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors: