Dr. Pratibha Joshi is a Scientist (ARS), ICAR – Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India and presently working in Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi. With young and dynamic personality, she has been well recognized for research, teaching and extension in the areas of gender mainstreaming, drudgery reduction, development communication and transfer of technologies. In 11 years of professional life, she has been recognized in various platforms as Young Scientist Award (2013) by Uttarakhand State Council for Science and Technology, Fellow of Hind Agri-Horticulture Society of India (2014), Presidential Appreciation Award in National Seminar on Contextual Relevance of ITKs in Plant Protection (2015), Shanti Prasad Goel Award by Society for Community Mobilization for Sustainable Development (2017) and Women Scientist Award by Astha Foundation (2019). So far, she has authored and edited 8 books, 25 research papers, 30 technical articles and book chapters. Her co-authored book "Yes, You Can Launch Your Own Enterprise: Beginners Guide" conferred with prestigious MANAGE Best Agriculture Extension Book Award (2020).