Richard Culas

Associate Professor Richard Culas

Agricultural Economics & Agribusiness

Agricultural, Environmental and Veterinary Sciences

Biography

Dr Culas's areas of research interests are within agricultural, environmental and development economics and agricultural business management. He has worked in projects funded by sources such as ACIAR, Horticultural Innovation Australia, The Crawford Fund and CSU. His research experiences include cross-country analyses, regional and household level case studies (for countries such as Cambodia, Pakistan, Zambia, Australia, PNG and Norway) and the application of econometric methods.

Recent research activities

  • Agricultural value chain and trade policy analysis (worked on the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement, and on other Australian Free Trade Agreements, for their impacts on Australian agriproducts trade)
  • Socioeconomic analysis of groundwater and irrigation management (Pakistan as a case study)
  • Policy analysis of agricultural productivity, food security, and poverty reduction (in relation to Cambodia, Zambia, Malawi and PNG)
  • Modelling agricultural land use and enterprise diversification (in Australian and Norwegian farming systems)
  • Drivers of deforestation and REDD+ policies (relating to the UN-REDD programme)
Research
  • Agricultural economics
  • Environmental economics
  • Development economics
  • Agricultural business management
Publications
Full publications list on CRO

Recent Publications

  • Culas, R. J., Rajin Anwar, M., & Maraseni, T. N. (2025). A framework for evaluating benefits of organic fertilizer use in agriculture. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 19, Article 101576. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafr.2024.101576
  • Smith, A., & Culas, R. (2025). Economic and Agricultural Impacts of Biogas Technology on Small-Scale Farms in Indonesia: A Case Study in Bali and Lombok. In P. Gorawala, & S. Mandhatri (Eds.), Agricultural Research Updates: Volume 49 (Vol. 49, pp. 1-48). (Agricultural Research Updates (Numbered Series)). Nova Science Publishers. https://doi.org/10.52305/JXIX3014
  • Neupane Adhikari, S., Culas, R., Storer, C., & Timsina, K. (2024). Analysing the Trends in Organic Coffee Cultivation and Farm-Level Production Constraints in Nepal. 1-3. Abstract from 68th Annual Conference of the Australasian Agricultural and Resource Economic Society 2024, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
  • Wang, N., & Culas, R. (2024). Assessing Australian Wheat Exports: Analysis of Market and Product Structure. 1-3. Abstract from 68th Annual Conference of the Australasian Agricultural and Resource Economic Society 2024, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
  • Culas, R., Rajin Anwar, M., McGrath, N., Southwell, A., Diack, J., Hogan, J., Maraseni, T., Storer, C., Godfrey, S., & Allan, C. (2024). Assessing the Benefits of Organic Fertilizers in Cropping Systems. 1. Abstract from 68th Annual Conference of the Australasian Agricultural and Resource Economic Society 2024, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.