Shailesh Shrestha

0131 535 4099
Scotland’s Rural College
Peter Wilson Building, The King's Buildings
West Mains Road
Edinburgh
EH9 3JG

Biography

Shailesh is is an agricultural policy analyst at SRUC. His research interest lies in impact assessment of changes that directly and indirectly affect agricultural farms such as changes in policies, market and climate. He is also keen on looking at the farm’s responses to such changes, and specialises in farm level modelling and farm system analysis.

Leading Ideas

Agricultural Systems and Land Management
Agriculture
Rural Economy
Rural Economy Resilience

Area of Strategic Research Programme

Further information the Scottish Government's Strategic Research Programme is available

Theme 2: Productive and sustainable land management and Rural Economies
2.3 - Productive and Sustainable Land Management
2.3.8 Alternative approaches to sustainable land management
2.4 - Rural Industries
2.4.2 How rural economies can adapt to key external drivers