Biography
Researcher in the Department of Land Economy, for the past 17 years. Notable contributions include 'Peer-Matching', 'Loss-Making Marginal Spending from Crop Variable Inputs', the 'EU Sugar Regime', as well as 'Best Use of UK Agricultural Land' and 'Biomass/Oil Crops'. I also publish innovative internet services for researchers and farmers. In recent years, most work has been funded through DEFRA (the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs). Interests include: ways to improve farm efficiency and to decrease resource / ecological footprint (eg through benchmarking and optimisation); re-use of waste; agri-policy; and rural development. In addition to: 'rules, values and norms'; and research on human well-being; and contributions of religious faith to those. Formerly undertook research in experimental plant sciences, in Western Australia, including a successful technical project. My career has also included sojourns in Nicaragua and India, as well as agricultural research in Australia, South Africa, the UK, and Peru.
Research
- Benchmarking farm performance
- Economics of public goods
- Sustainability in farming
- Bioenergy and agricultural development
Publications
on:
- 'Best Use of UK Agricultural Land' (quantitative development, with CISL)
- 'The EU Sugar Regime'
- 'UK Agri-Environment'
- 'FBS Fertiliser Module: Management Information for Farmers' (draft 2016, not published)
Further information can be found at:
- FarmBusinessSurvey.co.uk
- BenchmarkMyFarm.co.uk
- VillagePublicGoods.org/Africa (former site)
- Twitter.com/World_Farmer
- Google Scholar Profile
Other information:
Curriculum Vitae (updated June 2020)
Teaching and Supervisions
LE16: "Land, food and ecosystem services"
(each year 2 lectures, 2 supervisions)
