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Biography
Luiza Toma studied statistics and economic forecasting at the Bucharest University of Economic Studies. Following a period of research with the Institute of Agricultural Economics of the Romanian Academy, and consultancy with the World Bank, European Commission, FAO and OECD, she went on to doctoral research on international trade and environment at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. Since joining Scotland’s Rural College in 2005, she has been applying economic modelling to animal health and welfare, food waste, environmental efficiency, and technological uptake in over 30 research projects, with findings published in more than 40 refereed journal articles. She is also involved in (mostly postgraduate) teaching and supervision at SRUC and the University of Edinburgh.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, KU Leuven
… → 6 Jun 2006
Award Date: 6 Jun 2006
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EPIC IV: Scottish Government's Centre of Expertise on Animal Disease Outbreaks, 2022 - 2025 (EPIC IV)
Gunn, G., Barnes, A., Reeves, A., Lawton, S., Tongue, S., Stirling, J., Rodrigues da Costa, M., Eze, J., Toma, L., Helgesen, I., Barratt, A., Sparks, N., Hutchinson, I. & Denniston, J.
1/04/22 → 31/03/25
Project: Research
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MEASURE: Environmental and economic impacts of improved antibiotics stewardship in poultry systems
Toma, L., Sparks, N., Shrestha, S. & MacLeod, M.
1/08/19 → 1/06/23
Project: Research
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Innovation and collaboration to mitigate food waste in the fruit and vegetable supply chain
1/10/18 → 30/09/22
Project: Research
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Understanding farm level environmental indicators and economic performance
Barnes, A., Toma, L., Eory, V., Rees, B., Topp, K., Glenk, K. & Knocker, L.
15/07/21 → 25/02/22
Project: Research
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Assessing the Nutritional Impact of an Increase in Orphan Crops in the Kenyan Diet: The Case of Millet
Revoredo-Giha, C., Zavala-Nacul, H. & Toma, L., 25 Feb 2022, (First published) In: Sustainability. 14, 5, 2704.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Determining the influence of socio-psychological factors on the adoption of individual ‘best practice’ parasite control behaviours from Scottish sheep farmers.
Jack, C., Hotchkiss, E., Sargison, N. D., Toma, L., Milne, C. & Bartley, D. J., Mar 2022, In: Preventive Veterinary Medicine. 200, 105594.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Exploring the effects of increasing underutilized crops on consumers’ diets: The case of millet in Uganda
Revoredo-Giha, C., Toma, L., Akaichi, F. & Dawson, IK., 5 Jan 2022, (First published) In: Agricultural and Food Economics. 10, 21 p., 10.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Finding the ecological farmer: a farmer typology to understand ecological practices within Europe
Barnes, AP., Thompson, B. & Toma, L., 1 Feb 2022, (First published) In: Current Research in Environmental Sustainability. 4, 100125.Research output: Contribution to journal › Short communication › peer-review
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Greenhouse gas emissions from Scottish farming: an exploratory analysis of the Scottish Farm Business Survey and Agrecalc
Barnes, AP., Bevan, KR., Moxey, A. P., Grierson, SG. & Toma, L., May 2022, Scotland’s Rural College 2022 on behalf of ClimateXChange. 48 p.Research output: Book/Report/Policy Brief/Technical Brief › Commissioned report › peer-review
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UK Agricultural Economics Society Annual Conference joint event with Belgium Agricultural Economic Society
Andrew Barnes (Chair), Bethan Thompson (Participant) & Luiza Toma (Participant)
6 Apr 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organising a conference, workshop, ...