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Richard Culas

PhD, Associate Professor in Agricultural Economics/ Agribusiness, Aspro,

 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1297-4094
1996 …2025

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Dr Culas's areas of research interests are within agricultural, environmental and development economics and agricultural business management. He has led and contributed to projects funded by sources such as Soil CRC, ACIAR, Horticultural Innovation Australia, The Crawford Fund and CSU. His research experiences include cross-country analyses, regional and household level case studies from several countries, and the application of econometric methods.

Recent research activities

  • Assessing benefits of organic fertilizer use in agriculture to improve soil health, farm profitability, and carbon market opportunity for Australian farmers
     
  • Agricultural trade policy and value chain analysis (worked on China-Australia Free Trade Agreement, and on other Australian Free Trade Agreements, for their impacts on Australian agriproducts trade)

  • Socioeconomic analysis of groundwater use and irrigation management to enhance farming livelihood (Pakistan as a case study)

  • Policy analysis of agricultural productivity, food security, and poverty reduction (in relation to Cambodia, Bangladesh, PNG, Zambia and Malawi)

  • Modelling agricultural land use and enterprise diversification (in Australian and Norwegian farming systems)

  • Drivers of deforestation and REDD policies (relating to the UN-REDD programme)

Research Interests

  • Agricultural economics
  • Environmental economics
  • Development economics
  • Agricultural business management

Fields of Research (FOR):

380101 Agricultural economics
380105 Environment and resource economics
380110 International economics
300208 Farm management, rural management and agribusiness

Professional Information

External Appointments & Memberships:

Qatar National Research Fund (expert reviewer)

External examiner for PhD theses (for Australian and overseas universities)

Peer-Reviewer for international journals (in the areas of economics, science and policy)

Honorary scholar/scientist, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan

Member of the Australasian Agricultural and Resource Economics Socieity (AARES) 

President, AARES NSW Branch (2026)

Editorial roles on journals:

Australasian Agribusiness Journals (co-editor)

Sustainability (Topical advisory panel)

Frontiers in Environmental Economics (Review editor)

BUITEMS Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities (Editorial board member)

International Journal of Climate Change: Impacts & Responses (Associate Editor) 

Teaching

  • AGB110 Agricultural Economics
  • AGB351 Commodity Trade and Pricing
  • AGB440 Resource Economics (PG)
  • AGB533 Agribusiness Management (PG)
  • AGB550 International Agriproduct Trade (PG)
  • AGR502 Special Topic 2 (Food Security, PG)
  • AHT231 Agricultural Finance and Business Management
  • AGS551 Agricultural Production and Food Systems (PG)
  • AGR610 Sustainable Agriculture Dissertation (Coordinator) 

Education/Academic qualification

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

Bachelor of Science (Agriculture), University of Peradeniya

Subject keywords

  • Economics, Agriculture, Water, Agribusiness, Food Security

Registered Supervisor

  • Yes

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 1 - No Poverty
    SDG 1 No Poverty
  2. SDG 2 - Zero Hunger
    SDG 2 Zero Hunger
  3. SDG 4 - Quality Education
    SDG 4 Quality Education
  4. SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation
    SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation
  5. SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
    SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
  6. SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
    SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
  7. SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
    SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
  8. SDG 13 - Climate Action
    SDG 13 Climate Action
  9. SDG 15 - Life on Land
    SDG 15 Life on Land
  10. SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
    SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals

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