Rakesh Kothari

Background

About Rakesh Kothari

Dr. Rakesh Kothari is currently a Monitoring & Evaluation / Geographic Information System Lead at International Development Enterprises (IDE) Nepal, a non-profit organization that creates income and livelihood opportunities for poor rural households. He has more than 19 years’ experience in market development/value-chain approaches, climate change, food security, agriculture, women empowerment, micro-finance, nutrition, water & sanitation, public-private partnerships, policy analysis/reform, and program development. He has made notable contributions to research in resilience building, adaptation, poverty alleviation, economic growth, inclusion, good governance, and agricultural development. Dr. Kothari is well versed when it comes to computers and has good knowledge on Microsoft Office Package, Statistical Software, Mobile Data Collection, GIS, Remote Sensing, Hardware and Networking. He has a Ph.D. in Sociology from Singhania University, India, and a master’s degree in sociology and a master’s degree in management from Tribhuwan University, Nepal. He can be contacted at kotharirakesh.dr (at) gmail (dot) com.