A5042524297- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Economics of Agriculture and Food Markets
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Organic Food and Agriculture
- Consumer Market Behavior and Pricing
- Environmental Sustainability in Business
- Agricultural Economics and Policy
- Smart Agriculture and AI
- Agriculture and Rural Development Research
- Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
- Soil Mechanics and Vehicle Dynamics
- demographic modeling and climate adaptation
- Rural development and sustainability
- Sustainable Agricultural Systems Analysis
- Global Health Care Issues
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Bioenergy crop production and management
- Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies
- Crop Yield and Soil Fertility
- Social Issues and Policies
- Educational Games and Gamification
- Augmented Reality Applications
University of Reading
2008-2024
Scottish Agricultural Science Agency
2010-2011
A Bayesian method of estimating multivariate sample selection models is introduced and applied to the estimation a demand system for food in UK account censoring arising from infrequency purchase. We show how it possible impose identifying restrictions on equations that, unlike maximum likelihood framework, imposition adding up at both latent observed levels straightforward. Our results emphasise role played by low incomes socio-economic circumstances leading poor diets also indicate that...
The Paris Agreement calls for limiting global warming below 2°C. "4 per 1000 Initiative: Soils food security and climate" was launched in 2015 to increase soil organic carbon sequestration with three objectives: mitigation of climate change, adaptation change improved security. One the challenges Initiative relates its feasibility contrasted biophysical, social economic environments, questioning adoption rate required new practices. We conducted participatory multi-stakeholder workshops...
Animal diseases are global issues affecting the productivity and financial profitability of affected farms. Johne's disease is distributed on farms worldwide an endemic contagious bacterial infection in ruminants caused by Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis. In cattle, clinical manifests itself as chronic enteritis resulting reduced production, weight loss, eventually death. prevalent UK, including Scotland. Direct costs losses associated with have been estimated previous...
Precision Farming (PF) provides different solutions to assist the decision-making process on farms. Current PF technologies such as variable rate site-specific applications can bring financial benefits farmers well environmental advantages. Increasing scientific research and an expanding number of products are supporting a growing interest in applications. However, actual implementation these farms many cases remains low. Therefore, there is need disseminate transfer knowledge about positive...
Abstract We report results from an investigation into consumer preferences for locally produced foods. Using a choice experiment we estimate willingness to pay foods of designated origin together with certification organic and free genetically modified (GM) ingredients. Our indicate that there is preference food GM free, organic, in the traditional season. KEYWORDS: experimentimported foodseasonalitywillingness This research part RELU program founded by United Kingdom's Economic Social...
A complete model of food demand is estimated for UK households, focusing on alcohol consumption both at home and outside. Using EFS data 2005-06, several AIDS models have been different aggregation levels, thus defining a hierarchical system which allows computation cross elasticities between finely disaggregated groups. At the bottom level system, 9 groups alcoholic drinks are computed, 4 corresponding to consumption, 5 outside consumption. Estimates from upper levels used acknowledge...
Summary Farmer adoption of so‐called Precision Agriculture (PA) or ‘smart’ technologies in the arable sector has grown last few decades with a focus on Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) and variable rate (VRT). This led to increased generation large volumes data about fields their crop yields which could be used increase environmental financial performance for farmers. However, survey results show that cost adaptability have been issues many farmers UK Germany held back such...
Levels of obesity and overweight in the UK are high with certain groups within population particularly affected. The customary approach is to identify at risk based on their socio-demographics or observed unhealthy food choices. This fails acknowledge that households similar socio-economic background may behave very differently make choices for different reasons. In this study we segment according underlying preference using an Almost Ideal Demand System (AIDS) mixture model. We five...
Excess weight is a problem affecting over half of the British population, with some categories being more at risk than others, in particular lower socio-economic groups. In that respect, differentiated dietary behaviours are known to contribute inequalities health outcomes. Segmentation increasingly employed as means better targeting policy interventions. While conventional segmentation methods divide population according their choices or socio-demographic characteristics, potential flaw...
Concern over diet-health relationships has moved to the forefront of public health concerns inthe UK and much developed world. It been estimated, for example, that obesity coststhe National Health Service up £6b per year (Rayner Scarborough, 2005), but if allconsumers were follow recommended healt hy eating guidelines there would be major impli-cations food consumption, land use international trade (Srinivasan et al, 2006). This isunlikely happen, at least in short term, it is realistic...