Mariska van der Voort

Mariska van der Voort is an Associate Professor in Business Economics at Wageningen University & Research. Her research focuses on the intersection of agricultural economics, precision livestock farming, and animal health, with a particular emphasis on economic impact assessments of technological innovations in dairy and pig production systems.

• Co-promotor for 5 active PhD projects in Indonesia and Uruguay
• Keynote speaker at major precision livestock farming conferences
• Specializes in ICT adoption in agriculture and digital twin applications

Research interests include economic modeling of animal health impacts, disease surveillance systems, and digital innovation in food production. Recent work analyzes the value of sensor data for welfare assessments and the economic benefits of precision farming technologies.

She has presented at international conferences like the European Conference on Precision Livestock Farming and contributed to sustainability assessments in the food industry. Her work frequently involves collaborations with veterinary scientists and data scientists to bridge economic and biological factors in agricultural systems.