Publications
Books, chapters and research on animal health economics.
Editor of three CABI volumes and author of 38+ peer-reviewed articles on animal health economics, disease control and policy — cited across the international investment and policy evidence base.
CABI edited volumes
Three books on the economics of animal health, welfare and farm-level policy modelling.
Foundations of Animal Health Investment: Shaping Global Strategies
Lead editor · CABI Concise, 2026
Investing in Animal Health for Sustainable Development series.
Why it matters — The first accessible playbook for pricing animal health as an investable asset class — for DFIs, ministries and private capital alike.
The Economics of Farm Animal Welfare: Theory, Evidence and Policy
Co-editor · CABI, 2020
With Dominic Moran and Rick D'Eath.
Why it matters — Reframes welfare from a moral debate into a measurable market and policy variable — used across EU and UK subsidy design.
Farm-level Modelling: Techniques, Applications and Policy
Co-editor · CABI, 2016
With Shailesh Shrestha and Andrew Barnes.
Why it matters — The reference toolkit for bio-economic modelling in agricultural policy — still cited across CAP reform and livestock analysis.
Selected reports & policy publications
Contributions to flagship international reports shaping livestock, climate and animal-health investment policy.
Advancing Low Emission and Sustainable Livestock in the East Asia and Pacific Region
Challenges and Opportunities
Contributing author
Why it matters — Frames the triple dividend of low-emission livestock — food security, climate resilience and public health — with policy sequencing tailored to each country's development stage.
The EU-wide individual farm model for Common Agricultural Policy analysis (IFM-CAP v.1)
Design, mathematical structure and CAP post-2013 assessment
Co-author
Why it matters — First EU-wide farm-level micro-simulation model — 83,292 FADN farms — used to assess the distributional impact of CAP reform and greening across the European farm population.
Rapid economic impact assessment of foot-and-mouth disease virus serotype SAT1 spread in Asia and the Pacific
Implications for preparedness, prioritization and investment
Lead contributing author
Why it matters — Standardised 33-country economic assessment showing regional losses could reach USD 6 billion annually — direct input into FAO and country preparedness investment decisions.
Research themes
Transboundary animal diseases
Economics of FMD, bTB, PPR, RVF and HPAI — control strategies, vaccination programmes and trade impacts.
Decision support & modelling
Cost-benefit analysis, partial equilibrium and dynamic programming, Monte Carlo uncertainty, linear and operational research.
Policy & investment appraisal
One Health ROI, development finance appraisal for livestock, SADC trade intelligence and SPS analysis.
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