Mr. Rishikesh Dhakal graduated from Tirbhuban University in Nepal with a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture and a Master of Arts in Economics and Sociology. With over twenty years of professional experience, Mr. Dhakal has worked on numerous bilateral and multilateral development projects pertaining to the development and extension of agricultural technology, youth employment and income generation, the green economy, value chain development, and the governance of agriculture sector. 

Mr. Dhakal possesses expertise in project design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, and documentation of agricultural and other development projects in Nepal. He has collaborated with a wide range of organizations, including farmers' groups, cooperatives, municipal, provincial, and federal government agencies, as well as members of civil society, the private sector, academic institutions, and development partners in Nepal.