Dr Masood Azeem

Masood Azeem is an Agricultural Systems Economist at CSIRO, where his research focuses on informing strategies and actions to enhance the resilience and profitability of farming systems. He holds a PhD in Agricultural Economics from the University of Western Australia and has delivered projects using quantitative modelling and analysis to generate evidence-based insights for policy and practice. His work spans a broad range of topics, including on farm performance and technology adoption; benefit–cost analysis of various soil amelioration and pest control strategies; the development of herbicide resistance and the economic impact of weeds on Australian grain and cotton production; risk–reward trade-offs in on farm decision making; behavioural economics; food security; and the impact evaluation of policies and innovations that promote sustainable agriculture and rural livelihoods.