Koen Leuveld

Koen Leuveld is a Researcher in the Department of Food System Governance at Wageningen University & Research. His work focuses on the economic and policy dimensions of food security, agricultural development, and environmental sustainability in global contexts.

Education:

• PhD Candidate (2012–2022): Involved in the project 'Local institutions and development in Africa?,' supervised by Prof. E. Bulte and co-supervised by Prof. M. Voors.

Research interests include Food Security, Agricultural Economics, Biodiversity, Development Studies, Environmental Policy, and Rural Development. His studies often examine the interplay between local institutions, policy interventions, and their socio-economic impacts on households and communities in Africa.

Recent articles analyze topics like EU deforestation regulations, trade-offs in agricultural support mechanisms, and biodiversity loss mitigation strategies. These publications highlight his focus on evidence-based policy formulation and development outcomes.

No scientific awards are explicitly mentioned. He collaborated on the Seed Money Projects evaluation (2020–2023) and contributed to a PhD thesis dataset on 'Risks and opportunities to development: a local perspective.' This dataset is publicly accessible via DOI: 10.4121/21456453.