Dr. Abdul Ghafoor is working as Associate Professor in the Institute of Business Management Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad. Currently he is also looking after the duties of Director of the institute. He earned his Ph.D. in Agricultural Marketing. Food entrepreneurship, value chain management and decent work practices including gender related issues in agriculture are some other areas of his interest. Besides writing a book on Agribusiness Management in Pakistan, he has written various chapters in different books, published over sixty research papers in journals of national and international repute, and contributed over forty popular articles in national newspapers about critical issues of Pakistan's economy. He has also participated in various conferences and seminars at national and international levels to present his research work.
In addition, he has experience of working with national and international organizations like Asian Development Bank (ADB), International Center for Development and Decent Work (ICDD), Australian Center for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Oxfam etc. in the areas of promoting higher education, research, policy advocacy and community organization. His emerging interests include innovative models to strengthen agricultural produce markets including use of ICT or digital marketing.