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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 micro and macroeconomic 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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Assessment of large-scale plant biosecurity risks to Scotland from non-specialist and online horticultural sales
30/03/20 → 31/03/21
Project: Research
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MEASURE: Environmental and economic impacts of improved antibiotics stewardship in poultry systems
Toma, L., Sparks, N. & Shrestha, S.
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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Low-Input Farming and Territories - Integrating knowledge for improving ecosystem-based farming
Barnes, A., Toma, L., Shrestha, S., Ferreira, J., Thompson, B., McCracken, D., Latto, D. & Spencer, M.
1/05/18 → 30/04/22
Project: Research
Research Output
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An Analysis of the Tax Incidence of VAT to Milk in Malawi
Revoredo-Giha, C., Toma, L. & Akaichi, F., 13 Oct 2020, In: Sustainability. 12, 19, p. 1-17 17 p., 8003.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Date-label use and the waste of dairy products by consumers
Thompson, B., Toma, L., Barnes, A. P. & Revoredo-Giha, C., 20 Feb 2020, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 247, 119174.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Food Waste and Food Safety Linkagesalong the Supply Chain
Toma, L., Revoredo-Giha, C., Costa-Font, M. & Thompson, B., 29 May 2020, In: EuroChoices. 19, 1, p. 24-29 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Biology of Legumes and Their Agronomic, Economic, and Social Impact: Economic impact of legume
Vasconcelos, M., Grusak, M., Pinto, E., Gomes, A., Ferreira, H., Balazs, B., Centofanti, T., Ntatsi, G., Savvas, D., Karkanis, A., Williams, M., Vandenberg, A., Toma, L., Shrestha, S., Akaichi, F., Barrios, C. O., Gruber, S., James, E. K., Maluk, M., Karley, A. & 1 others, , 2 Jul 2020, The Plant Family Fabaceae : Biology and Physiological Responses to Environmental Stresses. Hasanuzzaman, M., Arujo, S. & Gill, S. S. (eds.). Singapore: Springer, p. 3-25 22 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Farmers’ uptake of animal health and welfare technological innovations. Implications for animal health policies
Liu, J., Toma, L., Barnes, AP. & Stott, AW., 20 Nov 2019, In: Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 6, p. 1-10 10 p., 410.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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