Dr Cesar Revoredo Giha

Selected research projects

• “Formulating Value Chains for Orphan Crops in Africa” 2017-19 (coordinator)
  This RCUK GCRF Foundation Award for Global Agriculture and Food Systems Research project for BBSRC aiming at bridging the supply and demand for underutilised crops.
• The Scottish Government's Rural and Environment Science and Analytical Services Division (RESAS) Strategic Research Programme 2016-2021. Theme 3 (Lead of WP 3.3 and SRUC RD 3.1.1, RD 3.1.2)
  The work involves analyses of the introduction of new food products with sustainable and healthy attributes as well as consumption and trade.
• “Mobilising Agro-Food Expertise” 2014-2017 (SRUC Coordinator)
  This ERASMUS+ Project brings together 5 European universities and two companies in the agro-business sector to provide study programme on modern supply chains.
• “SUSDIET: Implementing sustainable diets in Europe” 2014-2017 (SRUC coordinator and WP3 coordinator)
  This ERANET SUSFOOD project (SRUC funded by Defra) aims at identifying sustainable diets compatible with consumers' preferences in Europe and policies which could favour their adoption.
• “Assessing the Contribution of the Dairy Sector to Economic Growth and Food Security in Malawi” 2012-15 (coordinator)
  This DFID-ESRC project aimed at analysing factors hampering the development of the dairy sector in Malawi. 

Teaching

I coordinate the module ‘Frameworks to Assess Food Security’, which is part of MSc in Food Security of the University of Edinburgh (http://www.ed.ac.uk/geosciences/postgraduate/ taught-masters/msc-food-security).  This course introduces students to trends on population demographics and their impact on food demand, distributional issues (e.g., affordability and accessibility issues); food supply (availability) and the effect of technology and climate change; importance of trade for food availability and as a stabilisation mechanism. A number of food security methodologies will be used to analyse country and household level vulnerability to food insecurity. In addition, I contribute with lectures in other courses.

PhD students

• Ms. Bethan Thompson (with University of Edinburgh) 2015-2018
  The topic of her dissertation is an analysis of waste along the dairy supply chain in Scotland.
• Ms. Olivia Placzek (with Bournemouth University) 2016-2020
  Her dissertation explores the topic of supermarket promotions, food demand and obesity.
• Mr. Fernando Agra-Lorenzo (with Glasgow University) 2017-2020
  This dissertation studies the possibilities of establishing collaborative supply chains on the Scottish dairy sector.

In addition, I supervise students of the MSc in Food Security on areas related to food supply chains and demand.

Selected publications

• Revoredo-Giha, C. and Costa-Font, M. (2017). The Demand for Fresh Fruits in Scotland: Potential Implications from Brexit. Journal of Food Products Marketing (in process).
• Klepacka, A., Florkowski, W., Revoredo-Giha, C. (2017) Farmers and their groves: Will cost inefficiency lead to land use change? Land Use Policy (61): 329–338.
• Akaichi, F., de Grauw, S., Darmon, P., and Revoredo-Giha, C. (2017). Does fair trade compete with carbon footprint and organic attributes in the eyes of consumers? Results from a pilot study in Scotland, the Netherlands and France. Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics,  29(6): 969–984
• Revoredo-Giha, C. and Renwick, A. (2016). Market structure and coherence of international cooperation: the case of the dairy sector in Malawi. Agricultural and Food Economics.4:8 DOI: 10.1186/s40100-016-0052-y, URL: agrifoodecon.com
• Akaichi, F. and Revoredo-Giha, C. (2016). Consumers Demand for Products with Animal Welfare Attributes: Evidence from Homescan Data for Scotland. British Food Journal 118(7):1682-1711.

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