Rakesh Kumar born in 1979 and permanent resident of Nalanda, Bihar (India), received B.Sc(Ag) degree from B.H.U; Varanasi. He has completed his M.Sc(Ag) from B.A.U; Ranchi and won university Gold medal for his outstanding performance. He had worked in the capacity of Research Associate on soil quality and PhD in Agril. Physics from IARI, New Delhi.