Author: Mario Veneziani

Dr Bouda Vosough Ahmadi is veterinarian and animal-health and welfare economist currently working at the European Commission for the Control of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Eu FMD) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Rome. His main research focus is on agricultural policies and economics and policies of animal-health and animal welfare. He currently leads socioeconomic impact assessment studies of livestock diseases at Eu FMD/FAO. is an agricultural economist with a background in veterinary medicine. Since 2008, he has worked within the Policy Analysis Team of the Land Economy, Environment and Society (LEES) Research Group of Scotland”s Rural College (SRUC). His main research focus is on assessing the impacts of policies on farm economics and management, and on livestock health and welfare. Since February 2016, he has been working at the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission.