Dr. K. Nirmal Ravi Kumar is presently working as Professor and Head (Agricultural Economics) in Agricultural College, Mahanandi in Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University. He has a brilliant academic career and specialized in 'Agricultural Marketing' both in his post-graduate and doctoral programmes. He is actively involved both in agricultural research and teaching activities during the past fifteen years in the University. He published 55 articles in popular agricultural journals of both national and international repute. He also contributed two technical bulletins on economic aspects of irrigation water management highlighting the research priorities in major irrigation commands of Andhra Pradesh and need based technological interventions to address the same during his active stint in "Andhra Pradesh Water Management Project", an international project funded by The Royal Netherlands Embassy. His interested areas include International trade of Indian agriculture, Farming systems approach, Irrigation water management etc.