Staff Profile:Professor Richard Bennett

Name:

Professor Richard Bennett

Job Title:

Professor of Agricultural Economics

Responsibilities:

• Director of Enterprise
• Head of the Economic and Social Sciences Division, School of Agriculture, Policy and Development

Areas of Interest:

• Economic aspects of animal health, disease control and animal welfare
• Animal health and welfare policy
• Economic valuation methods

I undertake research and consultancy for a wide range of international and national public and commercial sponsors.

Some Recent and Current Research Activities:

• Evaluation of the Broiler Regulation (Directive 2007/43/EC) in England and Wales
• Economic modelling and valuation of prevention of injurious pecking in laying hens (with Bristol University).
• Economic implications of the provision of open water in duck production.
• Economic aspects of biosecurity on suckler beef farms.
• Valuation of animal welfare benefits.
• Computer models of the costs and benefits of livestock disease control.
• ESRC Network on Human-Animal Interactions (with Exeter and Bristol Universities).
• Farmers' willingness to pay for a bTB vaccine.
• Influencing behaviours for the control of exotic livestock diseases.
• Economic framework for animal health and welfare policy.
• Animal welfare attributes and food quality.
• Economic valuation of badgers and TB in cattle. 

Membership of outside bodies:

• Member of Farm Animal Welfare Committee (since 2005) and Chair of the Standing Committee on Ethics, Economics, Education and Regulation.
• Chair of the UK Veterinary Development Council (since 2010).
• Trustee and Council Member of the Universities Federation for Animal Welfare.
• Trustee of the Humane Slaughter Association.
• Trustee of the Farm Animal Welfare Trust.
• Member of the England Implementation Group of the Animal Health and Welfare Strategy (2005-2009)

Teaching:

• Qualitative Research Methods (MSc course)
• Economic Aspects of the Food Supply Chain
• Business Management
• Agricultural and Rural Policy

Selected publications (since 1995 only):

• Bennett, R., McClement, I. and McFarlane, I. Modelling of Johne's disease control options in beef cattle: a decision support approach. Livestock Science (in press).
• Bennett, R. and Balcombe, K. (2012) Farmers' willingness to pay for a tuberculosis cattle vaccine. Journal of Agricultural Economics. ISSN 0021-857X (In Press)
• Bennett, R., Kehlbacher, A. and Balcombe, K. (2012) A method for the economic valuation of animal welfare benefits using a single welfare score. Animal Welfare. ISSN 0962-7286 (In Press)
• Bennett, R. (2011) Strengthening veterinary involvement in the food chain. Veterinary Record, 168 (21). pp. 554-555. ISSN 0042-4900
• Bennett, R. and Thompson, P. (2011) Economics. In: Appleby, M. C., Mench, J. A., Olsson, I. A. S. and Hughes, B. O. (eds.) Animal Welfare. CAB International, Wallingford, pp. 279-290. ISBN 9781845936594
• Bennett, R. and Appleby, M. (2011) Animal welfare policy in the European Union. In: Oskam, A., Meester, G. and Silvis, H. (eds.) EU policy for agriculture, food and rural areas. 2nd edition. Wageningen Academic Publishers, pp. 249-258. ISBN 9789086861804
• Bennett, R., McClement, I. and McFarlane, I. (2010) An economic decision support tool for simulating paratuberculosis control strategies in a UK suckler beef herd. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 93 (4). pp. 286-293. ISSN 0167-5877
• Bennett, R. M. and Appleby, M. (2010) Animal welfare policy in the European Union. In: Oskam, A., Meester, G. and Silvis, H. (eds.) EU policy for agriculture, food and rural areas. Wageningen Academic Publishers, Wageningen, The Netherlands, pp. 243-251. ISBN 987-90-8686-118-7
• Bennett, R., Smith, G. and Willis, K. (2009) An economic perspective of wildlife disease management. In: Delahay, R. J., Smith, G. C. and Hutchings, M. R. (eds.) Management of disease in wild mammals. Springer-Verlag, Tokyo Berlin Heidelberg New York London Paris Hong Kong , pp. 79-96. ISBN 9784431771333
• Tranter, R. B., Bennett, R. M., Costa, L., Cowan, C., Holt, G. C., Jones, P. J., Miele, M., Sottomayor, M. and Vestergaard, J. (2009) Consumers' willingness-to-pay for organic conversion-grade food: Evidence from five EU countries. Food Policy, 34 (3). pp. 287-294. ISSN 0306-9192
• Wilkinson, D., Bennett, R., McFarlane, I., Rushton, S., Shirley, M. and Smith, G. C. (2009) Cost-benefit analysis model of badger (Meles meles) culling to reduce cattle herd tuberculosis breakdowns in Britain, with particular reference to badger perturbation. Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 45 (4). pp. 1062-1088. ISSN 0090-3558
• Bennett, R. M. (2009) Farm costs associated with premovement testing for bovine tuberculosis. Veterinary Record, 164 (3). pp. 77-79. ISSN 0042-4900
• Telleria, R., Ludena, C., Shankar, B. and Bennett, R. (2009) Would a free trade agreement between Bolivia and the United States prove beneficial to Bolivian households? Journal of International Agricultural Trade and Development, 5 (1). pp. 133-157. ISSN 1556-8520
• Bennett, R., Shankar, B. and Srinivasan, C. S. (2008) The economics of agricultural biotechnology: An overview. International Journal of Biotechnology, 10 (2/3). pp. 109-112. ISSN 0963-6048
• Morse, S. and Bennett, R. (2008) Impact of Bt cotton on farmer livelihoods in South Africa. International Journal of Biotechnology, 10 (2/3). pp. 224-239. ISSN 0963-6048
• Shankar, B., Bennett, R. and Morse, S. (2008) Production risk, pesticide use and GM crop technology in South Africa. Applied Economics, 40 (19). pp. 2489-2500. ISSN 1466-4283
• Bennett, R. M. and Willis, K. G. (2008) Public values for badgers, bovine TB reduction and management strategies. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 51 (4). pp. 511-523. ISSN 0964-0568
• Phipps, R. H., Reynolds, C. K., Givens, D. I., Jones, A. K., Geraert, P. A., Devillard, E. and Bennett, R. (2008) Short Communication: effects of 2-hydroxy-4-(methylthio) butanoic acid isopropyl ester on milk production and composition of lactating Holstein dairy cows. Journal of Dairy Science, 91 (10). pp. 4002-4005. ISSN 0022-0302
• Strange, A., Park, J., Bennett, R. and Phipps, R. (2008) The use of life-cycle assessment to evaluate the environmental impacts of growing genetically modified, nitrogen use-efficient canola. Plant Biotechnology Journal, 6 (4). pp. 337-345. ISSN 1467-7644
• Mayfield, L.E., Bennett, R.M., Tranter, R.B. and Wooldridge, M. J. (2007) Consumption of welfare-friendly food products in Great Britain, Italy and Sweden, and how it may be influenced by consumer attitudes to, and behaviour towards, animal welfare attributes. International Journal of Sociology of Food and Agriculture, 15 (3). pp. 59-73. ISSN 0798-1759
• Bennett, R. M., McFarlane I. and McClement, I. (2007) Demonstration models of the costs and benefits of BVD and Johnes control on cattle farms. Cattle Practice 15:175-177.
• Bennett, R. M. and Willis, K. (2007) The value of badger populations and control of tuberculosis in cattle in England and Wales: a Note. Journal of Agricultural Economics 58 (1), 152-156.
• Bennett, R. M. and Willis, K. (2007) Public opinions on badger populations and the control of tuberculosis in cattle in the UK. Veterinary Record 160, 266-268.
• Crost, B., Shankar, B., Bennett, R. and Morse, S. (2007) Bias from farmer self selection in genetically modified crop productivity estimates: evidence from Indian data. Journal of Agricultural Economics 58 (1), 24-36.
• Davies, J. and Bennett, R. (2007) Livelihood adaptation to risk: constraints and opportunities for pastoral development in Ethiopia's Afar region. Journal of Development Studies 43 (3), 490-511.
• Morse, S. and Bennett, R. M. (2007) Isolating the 'farmer' effect as a component of the advantage of growing genetically modified varieties in developing countries: a Bt cotton case study from Jalagaon, India. Journal of Agricultural Science 145, 491-500.
• Morse, S., Bennett, R. M. and Ismael, Y. (2007) Inequality and GM crops: a case study of Bt cotton in India. AgBioForum 10(1), 44-50.
• Shankar, B., Bennett, R. and Morse, S. (2007) Output Risk Aspects of Genetically Modified Crop Technology in South Africa. Economics of Innovation and New Technology16(4), 277-291.
• Smith, G. C., Bennett, R., Wilkinson, D. and Cooke, R. (2007) A cost-benefit analysis of culling badgers to control bovine tuberculosis. The Veterinary Journal 173, 302-310.
• Bennett, R. M., Phipps, R. H. and Strange, A. M. (2006) The use of life cycle assessment to compare the environmental impact of production and feeding of conventional and genetically modified maize for broiler production in Argentina. Journal of Animal and Feed Sciences 15, 71-82.
• Morse, S., Bennett, R. and Ismael, Y. (2006) Environmental impact of genetically modified cotton in South Africa. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 117, 277-289.
• Bennett, R. M. and Cooke, R. J. (2006) Costs to farmers of a TB breakdown. Veterinary Record 158, 429-432.
• Bennett, R.M., Ismael Y., Kambhampati, U. and Morse, S. (2006) Farm-level economic performance of genetically-modified cotton in India. Review of Agricultural Economics 28(1), 59-71.
• Bennett, R., Morse, S. and Ismael, Y. (2006) The economic impact of genetically modified cotton on South African smallholders: yield, profit and health effects. Journal of Development Studies 42(4), 662-677.Kambhampati, U., Morse, S. and Bennett, R. (2006) Farm-level performance of genetically-modified cotton: A Frontier Analysis of cotton production in Maharashtra. Outlook on Agriculture 35(4), 291-297.
• Bennett, R. M., Phipps, R. H. and Strange, A. M. (2006) An application of Life-Cycle Assessment for environmental planning and management: the potential environmental and human health impacts of growing genetically-modified herbicide-tolerant sugar beet. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 49 (1), 59-74.
• Kambhampati, U., Morse, S., Bennett, R. M. and Ismael, Y. (2005) Perceptions of the impacts of genetically modified cotton varieties: a case study of the cotton industry in Gujarat, India.AgBioforum 8, 161-171.
• Bennett, R. M., Morse, S. and Ismael, Y. (2005) Varietal performance of Bt cotton in India. Journal of Agricultural Science 143, 35-41.
• Bennett, R. M. and IJpelaar, J. (2005) Updated estimates of the costs associated with 34 endemic livestock diseases in Great Britain. Journal of Agricultural Economics 56, 135-144.
• Morse, S., Bennett, R. M. and Ismael, Y. (2005) Comparing the performance of official and unofficial genetically modified cotton in India. AgBioforum 8(1), 1-6. - B
• Bennett, R. and Cooke, R. (2005)Farmers preferences concerning TB control strategies. The Veterinary Record 156, 143-145.
• Bennett, R. M., Y. Ismael and S. Morse (2005) Genetically modified insect resistance in cotton: Some economic impacts in India. Crop protection 23 (12), 1157-1170.
• Bennett, R. M., Ismael, Y., Morse, S. and Shankar, B. (2005). Reductions in insecticide use from adoption of Bt cotton in South Africa: Impacts on economic performance and toxic load to the environment. Journal of Agricultural Science 142, 1-10.
• Bennett, R. M., Ismael, Y., Kambhampati, U. and Morse, S. (2004) Economic impact of genetically modified cotton in India. AgBioforum 7 (3), 1-5.
• Bennett, R. M., Phipps, R. H., Strange, A. M. and Grey. P. T. (2004) Environmental and human health impacts of growing genetically modified crops herbicide-tolerant sugar beet: a life-cycle assessment. Plant Biotechnology Journal 2, 273-278.
• Morse, S., Bennett R. and Ismael, Y. (2004) Bt cotton boosts the gross margin of small-scale cotton producers in South Africa. International Journal of Biotechnology 5, 1-12.
• Bennett R. M, Broom, D., Harper, G. and Henson, S. (2004) Assessment of the impact of government animal welfare policy on farm animal welfare in the UK. Animal Welfare 13, 1-11.
• Morse, S., Bennett R. and Ismael, Y. (2004) Why Bt cotton pays for small-scale producers in South Africa. Nature Biotechnology 22 (4), 1-2.
• Bennett, R. M. (2004) Economic risk factors and impacts of emerging zoonoses. In: Report of the WHO/FAO/OIE joint consultation on emerging zoonotic diseases. p. 29-30.
• Angulo, F., Bennett, R., Collignon, P., Horszowski, A., Li, D., McEwen, S., Mitema, E., Pettigrew, J., Taylor, D. and Wierup, M. (2003) Impacts of antimicrobial growth promoter termination in Denmark : The WHO international review panel's evaluation of the termination of the use of antimicrobial growth promoters in Denmark. World Health Organisation.
• Bennett, R. M., Tranter, R. B. and Blaney R. (2003) The value of countryside access. A contingent valuation survey of visitors to the Ridgeway National Trail in the United Kingdom. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 46(5), 659-671.
• Bennett, R. M. (2003) The direct costs of livestock disease. The development of a system of models for the analysis of 30 endemic livestock diseases in Great Britain. Journal of Agricultural Economics 54, 55-71.
• Bennett, R. M. and Blaney, R.J.P. (2003) Estimating the benefits of farm animal welfare legislation using the contingent valuation method. Agricultural Economics 28, 265-278.
• Bennett R. M., Buthelezi, T. J.,Ismael, Y.and Morse, S. (2003) The benefits of reduced pesticide inputs for smallholder Bt cotton growers in South Africa Outlook on Agriculture 32, 123-128.
• Bennett, R. M. and Blaney, R.J.P. (2002) Social consensus, moral intensity and willingness to pay to address a farm animal welfare issue. Journal of Economic Psychology 23, 501-520.
• Bennett, R. M., Anderson, J. and Blaney, R. J. P. (2002) Moral intensity and willingness to pay concerning farm animal welfare issues and the implications for agricultural policy. Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics 15, 187-202.
• Ismael, Y., Bennett R. M. and Morse, S. (2002) Benefits from Bt cotton use by smallholder farmers in South Africa. AgBioForum 5, 1-5.
• Ismael, Y., Bennett R. M. and Morse, S. (2002) Farm-level economic impact of biotechnology: smallholder Bt cotton farmers in South Africa. Outlook on Agriculture 31, 107-111.
• Bennett, R. M. and Kitching, A. (2001). The economic implications of imported genetically-modified soybean and maize livestock feed ingredients in the UK. Farm Management 11, 49-58.
• Ismael, Y., Bennett, R. and Morse, S. (2001) Farm level impact of Bt cotton in South Africa. Biotechnology and Development Monitor 48, 15-19.
• Bennett, R. M., Christiansen, K. and Clifton-Hadley, R. (1999) Preliminary estimates of the direct costs associated with endemic diseases of livestock in Great Britain. Preventive Veterinary Medicine 39, 155-171.
• Bennett, R. M., Christiansen, K. and Clifton-Hadley, R. (1999) Modelling the impact of livestock diseases on production - case studies of non-notifiable diseases of farm animals in Great Britain. Animal Science 68, 681-689.
• Bennett, R. M. and Jones, P. J. (1999). Modelling the impact of BSE policy on agriculture in England and Wales. Land Use Policy 16, 11-22.
• Bennett, R. M., Tranter, R. B., Jones, P. J. and Harrison-Mayfield, L. (1999) Land-use and employment impacts of BSE policy in England. Geoforum 30, 159-169.
• Bennett, R. M., Christiansen, K. and Clifton-Hadley, R. (1999) Estimating the costs associated with endemic diseases of dairy cattle. Journal of Dairy Research 66, 455-459.
• Bennett, R. M., Carruthers, S. P. and Tranter, R. B. (1999) The financial performance of organic vegetable growing: case studies from southern England. Farm Management 10, 307-317.
• Bennett, R. M., Christiansen, K. and Clifton-Hadley, R. (1999) The direct costs of endemic diseases of farm animals in Great Britain. The Veterinary Record 143, 234-237.
• Wightman, P., Eavis, R., Batchelor, S., Walker, K. Bennett, R., Carruthers, P. and Tranter, R. (1999). Comparison of rapeseed and mineral oils using Life-Cycle Assessment and Cost-Benefit Analysis. Oleagineux Corps gras Lipides 6, 384-388.
• Bennett, R. M. (1998) Measuring public support for animal welfare legislation: a case study of cage egg production. Animal Welfare 7, 1-10.
• Bennett, R. M. & Hallam, D. (1998) Implications of BSE policy for livestock production and veterinary services in the UK. The Veterinary Record 142, 155-159.
• Bennett, R. M. & Tranter, R. B. (1998) The dilemma concerning choice of contingent valuation willingness-to-pay elicitation format. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 41, 253-257.
• Bennett, R. M. & Tranter R. B. (1997) Assessing the benefits of public access to the countryside. Planning Practice and Research 12, 213-222.
• Bennett, R. M. (1997) Farm animal welfare and food policy. Food Policy 22, 281-288.
• Bennett, R. M. (1997) The non-market costs of rabies policy. The Veterinary Record 141, 127-128.
• Bennett, R. M. (1997) Economics In: Appleby, M. C. and Hughes, B. O. (eds) Animal Welfare. CAB International, Wallingford. p. 235-248.
• Bennett, R. M. (1996) People's willingness to pay for farm animal welfare. Animal Welfare 5, 3-11.
• Bennett, R. M. (1996) Willingness to pay measures of public support for farm animal welfare legislation. The Veterinary Record 139, 320-321.
• Bennett, R. M. & Larson, D. (1996) Contingent valuation of the perceived benefits of farm animal welfare: an exploratory survey. Journal of Agricultural Economics 47, 224-235.
• Bennett, R. M. (1995) The value of farm animal welfare in society. Journal of Agricultural Economics 46, 46-60.

Research website links:

• www.rdg.ac.uk/livestockdisea (Economic aspects of livestock diseases in Great Britain)
• www.rdg.ac.uk/fhpmodels (Cost-benefit livestock disease models to aid farm health planning)

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Qualifications:

BSc, PhD, Reading; MSc, Oxford