Arbindra Rimal
Professor, Agriculture | Missouri State University
Springfield, MO, UNITED STATES
Dr. Rimal's research interest is in applying economic theory in the food industry from both production and consumption perspectives
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Biography
Dr. Arbindra Rimal is Interim Head of the Agribusiness, Agricultural Education and Communications Department in the College of Agriculture and Professor of Agriculture at Missouri State University. His areas of expertise include marketing of agricultural products, sustainable agriculture, agribusiness management, agricultural economics and economic impact analysis.
In recent years, his research has been focused on the area of locally grown produce. To date, Dr. Rimal has published more than 30 refereed papers in several well-known academic journals.
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Agriculture and Farming
Advertising/Marketing
Research
Education/Learning
Areas of Expertise (5)
Marketing of Agricultural Products
Sustainable Agriculture
Agribusiness Management
Agricultural Economics
Economic Impact Analysis
Accomplishments (7)
Award for Teaching Excellence (professional)
2005 Missouri State University, Darr College of Agriculture
University Award for Research Excellence
2004 Missouri State University
Distinguished Professional Contribution Award (professional)
2004 Southern Agricultural Economics Association: first place in selected poster competition
Distinguished Professional Contribution Award (professional)
2003 Southern Agricultural Economics Association: first place in selected poster competition
Award for Research Excellence (professional)
2002 Southwest Missouri State University, College of Natural and Applied Sciences
Food Distribution Research Society Presidential Award (professional)
2000 Excellence in Research and Communication: in recognition for outstanding published article
American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS) Outstanding Cross-commodity Publication Award (professional)
2000
Education (2)
University of Florida,: Ph.D., Food and Resource Economics 1999
Rutgers University: M.S., Agricultural Economics 1994
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Media Appearances (2)
Study finds Ozark Empire Fairgrounds has $30M impact
Springfield Business Journal print
2018-03-30
Missouri State University Darr College of Agriculture professor and department head Arbindra Rimal conducted a study to calculate the economic impact of the Ozark Empire Fairgrounds and Event Center.
CEO Roundtable: Agriculture Workforce Development
Springfield Business Journal print
2018-03-26
These CEOs are growing the agriculture leaders of tomorrow. Springfield Business Journal Editorial Director Eric Olson talked with Missouri State University Agribusiness, Ag Education and Ag Communications Department head Arbindra Rimal; Ozarks Technical Community College Agriculture and Construction Department Chairman Robert Flatness; and University of Missouri Extension Taney County 4-H Youth Specialist Willa Williams about agriculture workforce development.
Event Appearances (5)
Locally produced food: Institutional vs. intermediated buyers
International Food and Agriculture Management Association 26th Annual World Conference (IFAMA) 2016 Aarhus, Denmark
Food Security through Linking Resources to Enhance Undergraduate Education: Strategic Partnership among Five Universities in Missouri
Non-Land-Grant Agriculture and Renewable Resources Universities (NARRU) and Natioanl Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Conference 2015 Kansas City, Missouri
Purchasing Locally Produced Fresh Vegetables: National Franchise vs. Locally Owned and Operated Restaurants
Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA) & Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association (NAREA) Joint Annual Meeting 2011 Pittsburg, Pennsylvania
Farmers Markets: Market Attributes, Market Managers and Other Factors Determining Success
Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA) Annual Meeting 2010 Denver, Colorado
Self efficacy as a mediator of the relationship between dietary knowledge and behavior
Southern Agricultural Economics Association Meeting (SAEA) 2009 Atlanta, Georgia
Research Grants (5)
Feasibility Study of a Food Hub in Southcentral Missouri
United States Department of Agriculture, Rural Development Program $49,000
2014-2015 Principal Investigator
Food Security through Linking Resources to Enhance Undergraduate Education: Strategic Partnership Among Five Universities in Missouri
National Institute of Food and Agriculture $569,890
2013-2016 Principal Investigator
The Missouri Higher Education Partnership Relevance/Capacity Building
National Institute of Food and Agriculture $10,326
2012-2014 Principal Investigator
Feasibility and Business Plan for a Dairy Processing Unit in Mountain Grove
United States Department of Agriculture, Missouri Department of Agriculture $65000
2011-2012
Renewable Energy - Food Feasibility Study
Missouri Department of Natural Resources $9,000
2010-2011
Articles (6)
Purchasing Locally Produced Fresh Vegetables: National Franchise vs. Locally Owned and Operated Restaurants
Journal of Food Distribution Research
2016 The objective of this study is to examine purchasing practices of restaurants and food service institutions in relation to locally produced fresh vegetables. The sample for the study included managers of seventy-five restaurants and dining centers out of a total of nearly 600 food service outlets in a mid-size metropolitan city in Midwest region of the United States with a population of about 400,000.
Brand Affiliation in Promoting Locally Produced Food: A Case of University Promoted Beef
Journal of Food Distribution Research
2015 Many universities are now marketing agricultural products including beef and dairy. The objective of the study was to examine the role of university brand affiliation in promoting locally produced food, particularly grass-fed beef.
Self Efficacy as a Mediator of the Relationship between Dietary Knowledge and Behavior
Journal of Food Distribution Research
2011 Translating the dietary knowledge among individuals into healthy behavior remains a challenging task. This study examines the causal relationship between dietary knowledge and behavior by including self-efficacy in the models.
Health claims and consumers' behavioral intentions: The case of soy-based food
Food Policy
2011 This research evaluates the impact of two soy-specific health claims (highlighting FDA approval along with scientific results and simply describing scientific results) on stated behavioral intentions toward soy-based food using a survey administered by Ipsos-Observer to a nationally representative web panel in the summer of 2007.
The impact of socio-economic factors on political instability: A cross-country analysis
Journal of Socio-Economics
2008 We argue that political instability is a good indicator of disturbances in development. Moreover we argue that the causality between the political instability and the economic growth is often mistaken to run from instability to growth.
Soyfood consumption: Effects of perceived product attributes and the food and drug administration allowed health claims
British Food Journal
2008 There are two main objectives of this paper. The first is to analyze household consumption pattern of soyfood products. The second is to investigate effect of the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) allowed health claims on consumption of soyfoods.
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