معرفی
Søren Marcus Pedersen serves as Associate Professor in the Department of Food and Resource Economics at the University of Copenhagen, focusing on technology assessment, production economics, and climate-smart agriculture implementation across European agricultural systems.
His academic foundation includes:
- MSc from University of London (1993)
- cand. agro from KVL (now University of Copenhagen LIFE) (1995)
- PhD from Technical University of Denmark
Research centers on behavioral drivers of climate-smart agriculture adoption, precision farming economics, and agroecosystem resilience, with fieldwork spanning European supply chains and Ghanaian cocoa production. Methodologies include multi-group behavioral analysis, stakeholder mapping, and systematic literature reviews to address sustainability challenges in food systems.
Recent publications (2024-2025) demonstrate concentrated analysis of farmer decision-making barriers, business model adaptations for sustainable agriculture, and cross-continental resilience assessments, revealing interdisciplinary convergence of agricultural economics, environmental science, and policy studies.
No scientific awards were documented in source materials.
He directs EU-funded workpackages (Future Farm, SAFIR, FERTORGANIC) and ministry-commissioned research for Denmark's Environment and Food Ministry, while teaching Technology Assessment and Biosystems Engineering courses at KU-LIFE. External engagements include court-appointed expert testimony on production economics and board membership in the Nordic Association of Agricultural Sciences.
As core faculty in the Section for Production, Markets and Policy, he contributes to the department's mission of analyzing agricultural value chains and resource management through externally funded collaborative projects.
