Dr. Alvirakumari Ashokbhai Rajwadi holds a Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics and was awarded the NFST Fellowship for her doctoral research by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India. Her Ph.D. thesis received the Best Thesis Award at an International conference organised by Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari. She is currently serving as an Assistant Professor at the College of Agriculture, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh. Dr. Rajwadi has published 23 research papers in reputed journals indexed in NAAS, WOS, and UGC CARE, along with 3 book chapters. She has also presented her work at 5 National and International seminars and conferences.