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Hi I'm
Vera Eory
- Position: Climate Change Researcher
- Location: Edinburgh Campus
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Expertise:
- Agriculture, Crops and Soils
- Climate, Environment and Wildlife
- Natural Economy
- Policy
I am an interdisciplinary researcher working on agriculture and sustainability. In my work I have been focusing on improving the sustainability of agricultural production, with a specific focus on greenhouse gas emissions and more recently reactive nitrogen pollution.
I use interdisciplinary approaches to explore farming systems and practices, utilising methods and knowledge from natural sciences, economics and social sciences. I have been developing integrated assessment tools for cost-effective GHG mitigation in agriculture (marginal abatement cost curves) to support national policy making. I am involved in integrated ex ante farm modelling looking at the agronomic, environmental and economics effects of changing farm practices.
To understand potential pathways towards sustainable food systems I have been doing research on farmers decisions related to low-carbon farming practice adoption and ex post policy assessment, for example participatory extension programmes.
Hand-in-hand with research activities I regularly provide policy advice in Scotland, in the UK and in the European Union. I closely collaborate with agricultural advisors in Scotland and engage in stakeholder and expert group activities in the topic of agriculture and the environment.
Areas of expertise and interests
- Agriculture, Crops and Soils
- Climate, Environment and Wildlife
- Natural Economy
- Policy
I'm currently working on
- What influences the nitrogen use efficiency of crop production in South Asia
- What makes farmers in Europe adopt practices which reduce greenhouse gas emissions
- How much Scottish agriculture can reduce its greenhouse gas emissions
- How farmers make cattle breeding and mating decisions
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