Biography

Dr. Pradyumna Raj Pandey is a Senior Agricultural Economist and Chief of the Agricultural Business and Market Promotion Section at the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development (MoALD), Nepal, where he also serves as the GESI Focal Point. With over 27 years of professional experience, he has contributed extensively to agricultural economics, international trade, crop development, and rural livelihoods.

Since 2012, Dr. Pandey has served as Nepal’s International Agricultural Trade/WTO Focal Point, coordinating major agricultural trade programs and representing Nepal in bilateral and multilateral negotiations with countries including India, Bhutan, China, Bangladesh, and the United States, as well as regional and global platforms such as BIMSTEC, SAFTA, and WTO/SPS.

As an accomplished academic and researcher, Dr. Pandey has published over 50 research papers, book chapters, and manuals, and edited more than 15 books with national and international organizations. He also serves as an International Advisory Committee Member at Annamalai University, India, and as a visiting faculty at several universities in Nepal.

Beyond his professional career, Dr. Pandey is a certified instructor and Acharya of Oshodhara and the Indian Institute of Yoga and Management (IIYM). Since 2000, he has conducted yoga, meditation, and stress management programs across Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Japan, the USA, Australia, and other countries. He is also the National Coordinator of Oshodhara Nepal and IIYM Nepal.

Dr. Pandey is the co-author of three books Saphaltaka Sutra, Afno Kitab, and Rahasya Jeevan ra Prem written with Dr. Namrata Pandey, along with numerous articles, poems, and stories published internationally.