John Helming

John Helming is a Researcher at Wageningen University & Research, affiliated with the Performance & Impact Agrosectors department. His work focuses on agricultural policy analysis, sustainability transitions, and ex-ante impact assessment of EU policies. He has contributed to projects like MIND STEP and AGEnRES, addressing topics such as circular agriculture, nitrogen reduction, and farm-level policy implementation.

Research interests include agricultural policy design, land use optimization, and bioeconomy strategies. His projects often involve collaborative modeling frameworks and interdisciplinary approaches to evaluate policy coherence and environmental-economic trade-offs. Key contributions include white papers on good modeling practices and policy evaluation methodologies. He co-supervises PhD candidates, such as Arno Greijdanus, exploring energy resilience in agriculture.

Recent work emphasizes sustainability in dairy and arable farming, with studies on manure policy impacts and farm typologies for circular agriculture. His research spans global and regional scales, addressing challenges like bioenergy use, climate adaptation, and biodiversity conservation through integrated modeling systems.