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Personal profile
Personal profile
Dr Culas's areas of research interests are within agricultural, environmental and development economics. He has worked in projects funded by sources such as ACIAR, The Crawford Fund and CSU. His research experiences include cross-country analyses, regional and household level case studies (for countries such as Cambodia, Zambia, Pakistan, Australia and Norway) and the application of econometric methods.
Recent research activities
- Agricultural value chain and trade policy analysis
- Policy analysis of agricultural productivity, food security and poverty reduction
- Socioeconomic analysis of groundwater and irrigation management
- Modelling agricultural land use and enterprise diversification
- Drivers of deforestation and REDD+ policies
Countries of research focus
Pakistan, Cambodia, Zambia, Australia, and PNG
Research Interests
- Agricultural economics
- Environmental economics
- Development economics
Professional Information
External Appointments & Memberships:
Qatar National Research Fund (expert reviewer)
Editorial roles on journals:
BUITEMS Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities (Editorial Board Member)
Teaching
Education/Academic qualification
Bachelor of Science (Agriculture), University of Peradeniya
Master of Economics, Norwegian School of Economics (NHH)
Master of Science (Agricultural Economics), Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Doctor of Philosophy (Economics), The University of Sydney
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Research Output
Climate Change and Farmers’ Adaptation: Extension and Capacity Building of Smallholder Farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa
Culas, R. & Kalimba, U., 2020, Global Climate Change and Environmental Policy - Agriculture Perspectives. Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd, p. 379-410 32 p.Research output: Book chapter/Published conference paper › Chapter (peer-reviewed)
Health values of cassava compared to wheat and yam in relation to diabetes and dyslipidaemia management
Culas, R., Onodu, B. & Nwose, U., 2020, In : International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health. 7, 2, p. 791-798 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Impact of public health lecture intervention on consumption behaviour towards indigenous staple carbohydrate foods
Culas, R., Onodu, B. & Nwose, U., 2020, In : International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health. 7, 3, p. 841-847 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Impacts of irrigation water user allocations on water quality and crop productivity: The LCC irrigation system in Pakistan
Culas, R. J. & Baig, I. A., 23 Jan 2020, In : Irrigation and Drainage. 69, p. 38–51 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Nutritional and health values of indigenous root and tuber crops compared to imported carbohydrate (such as wheat): A case study example from Delta state Nigeria
Culas, R., Onodu, B. & Nwose, U., 2020, Australasian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society (AARES) Annual Conference 2020, Perth, Western Australia, 12-14 February 2020. University of Minnesota, USA: AgEcon Search - Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics, p. 1-37 37 p.Research output: Book chapter/Published conference paper › Chapter (peer-reviewed)
Press / Media
University academic improving the planets water quality and access
20/03/20
1 Media contribution
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