Paul Hadley

Paul Hadley is Professor at the University of Reading specializing in plant physiology and climate change impacts on agriculture. His research centers on cocoa agronomy, climate resilience in tropical crops, and sustainable horticulture practices.

Research themes include:

• Physiological responses of cocoa to elevated CO2 and drought stress
• Climate change modeling for crop productivity
• Optimization of field establishment techniques for tropical crops
• Green infrastructure for urban environmental management

His work combines experimental approaches with modeling studies across international contexts including West Africa, Indonesia, and the UK. Recent projects investigate virus identification in cocoa germplasm and soil management strategies using organic amendments.