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Biographical Details
Derek Baker is Full Professor of Agribusiness and Value Chains at the University of New England in Australia, founding Director of the University’s Centre for Agribusiness, and helped establish the university’s business incubator which specialises in Agri-Tech startups.
He holds a PhD in Agricultural Economics from the Pennsylvania State University, and a first degree in Farm Management and Animal Science from Massey University. Originally a farmer and agribusiness consultant in New Zealand in the late 1980s’ market reform period, Derek has since worked in over 40 countries at the interface of markets, policy and agribusiness. He spent 12 years in transition economies throughout Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union, China, Southeast Asia and Africa working with FAO, The World Bank, IFAD, Danida, DFID, USAID, EU and UK assistance agencies, and philanthropies. He then worked in private sector consultancy in Copenhagen, Denmark, before joining the then KVL (now part of the University of Copenhagen) to lead food industry innovation projects.
In 2008 he joined the International Livestock Research Institute in the CGIAR, and was based in Nairobi, Kenya for 6 years, finishing as Program Manager for the Trade and Value Chains division.
Derek is active in supporting agribusiness careers, and in value chain education curriculum development. He is a Board Member of the International Food and Agribusiness Management Association and is a managing editor of several academic journals. His research work is in performance issues in the food supply chain, and the role of technologies in regional development and sustainability. Most recently his work has extended to digital transformation and its elusive value proposition at firm and industry level.
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- Approved PhD/HDR supervisor
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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An analysis of internal determinants of performance in rural social enterprises
Musinguzi, P., Baker, D. & Villano, R. A., 31 Dec 2025, In: Cogent Business & Management. 12, 1, p. 1-21Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
Critical Success Factors of Rural Social Enterprises: Insights from a Developing Country Context
Musinguzi, P., Baker, D., Larder, N. & Villano, R. A., 31 Jan 2025, In: Journal of Social Entrepreneurship. 16, 1, p. 321-343Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
12 Citations (Scopus) -
The impact of warehouse services on spatial and intra‐temporal agricultural market integration: The case of the Ethiopian commodity exchange's warehouse services
Tessema, Y. M. & Baker, D., 31 Jul 2025, In: Agribusiness: an international journal. 41, 3, p. 654-671Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
Trading off inclusion, value, and scale within smallholder targeted value chains
Hill, D., Gregg, D. & Baker, D., 31 Jul 2025, In: World Development. 191, p. 1-19 106973.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus) -
Empirical analysis of social impacts of a rural social enterprise: insights for local and regional development
Musinguzi, P., Villano, R. A. & Baker, D., 31 Dec 2024, In: Regional Studies, Regional Science. 11, 1, p. 211-235Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access4 Citations (Scopus)
Activities
- 1 Editorial Roles
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Food Policy (Journal)
Baker, D. (Editor) & Upton, M. (Editor)
Dec 2014Activity: Publication Peer-Review and Editorial Work › Editorial Roles
Projects
- 11 Finished
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Integrating land use and data quality improvement in Ethiopia's MRV system
Baker, D. (UNE Lead Investigator), Assefa, B. (Co-Investigator), Hagdu, K. (Co-Investigator), Rosenstock, T. (Co-Investigator), Solomon, D. (Co-Investigator), Tennigkeit, T. (Co-Investigator) & Wilkes, A. (Co-Investigator)
1/09/19 → 30/08/20
Project: Grant
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LS/2015/047: Improving cattle production and smallholder livelihoods in crop-based farming systems in Indonesia
Burrow, H. (UNE Lead Investigator), Baker, D. (Co-Investigator), Chang, C. (Co-Investigator), Coleman, M. (Co-Investigator), Cowley, F. (Co-Investigator), Freitas Gerber, P. (Co-Investigator), Griffith, G. (Co-Investigator), Halliday, M. (Co-Investigator), Hegarty, R. (Co-Investigator), Lobry De Bruyn, L. (Co-Investigator), McGilchrist, P. (Co-Investigator), Morales, E. (Co-Investigator), Murphy, A. (Co-Investigator), Prior, J. (Co-Investigator), Roschinsky, R. (Co-Investigator), Ruhnke, I. (Co-Investigator), Sheridan, A. (Co-Investigator), Villano, R. (Co-Investigator), Walkden-Brown, S. (Co-Investigator) & Wilson, R. (Co-Investigator)
1/10/18 → 28/02/21
Project: Grant
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Grass-fed markets and value chains for small-scale and emerging beef cattle farmers in South Africa (STAGE TWO)
Burrow, H. (UNE Lead Investigator), Baker, D. (Co-Investigator), Bhullar, N. (Co-Investigator), Griffith, G. (Co-Investigator), Mounter, S. (Co-Investigator), Ndhlovu, F. (Co-Investigator), Piper, D. (Co-Investigator), Villano, R. (Co-Investigator), Azeem, M. (Postdoctoral Research Fellow) & Wysel, M. (Postdoctoral Research Fellow)
13/02/18 → 30/06/22
Project: Grant
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Research activities on rural roads
Baker, D. (UNE Lead Investigator)
23/06/17 → 31/10/17
Project: Grant
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Scoping smallholder beef research priorities - Indonesia
Cowley, F. (UNE Lead Investigator), Ackerman, J. (Co-Investigator), Baker, D. (Co-Investigator), Coleman, M. (Co-Investigator), Murphy, A. (Co-Investigator), Haryanto, B. (Partner Investigator), Soedjana, T. (Partner Investigator) & Dalton, J. (Industry Collaborator)
6/01/17 → 31/12/17
Project: Grant