Co Daatselaar

Co Daatselaar is a Researcher at Wageningen University & Research within the Social & Economic Research department, specializing in agricultural economics and environmental policy for the Dutch agricultural sector. His work integrates economic analysis with environmental sustainability, focusing on soil quality, emissions regulation, and policy impacts on dairy and arable farming systems across the Netherlands.

Daatselaar's research centers on agricultural economics, environmental policy, and sustainable farming practices, with emphasis on soil carbon dynamics, manure management, and water quality. He investigates trade-offs between economic viability and ecological outcomes, particularly regarding climate mitigation measures, chemical fertilizer use, and grassland norms in vulnerable soil types like sandy and clay soils.

His publication trends reveal strong alignment with climate-smart agriculture, analyzing economic-environmental synergies in carbon sequestration and manure regulation. Recent work demonstrates how soil carbon measures affect farm profitability while reducing emissions, and how groundwater protection policies influence agricultural practices.

Daatselaar has secured competitive research funding through projects like 'Technology assessment monovergisting' (2013) and 'Data provision for manure surpluses' (2008-2010). He actively disseminates findings through 8 professional seminars on dairy sustainability and climate measures, and his policy analyses regularly feature in agricultural media covering manure rules and farm economics.