MSc Agricultural Economics Name: Miguel ChavesĬoming from a background in agronomy and farm management, I joined the MSc Agricultural Economics to fulfil the will to pursue a career specialization in international agricultural and food economics. Since completing my Master's degree, my biggest achievements have been attending a KEYSOM training school, submitting my Master's research for publication and passing PhD confirmation with no amendments. Overall my experience at Reading was great, from the lovely green campus to the really knowledgeable academics and great teaching facilities. I also enjoyed the guest lectures which covered a wide variety of topics being delivered from experts in the field.
I would not be in my current PhD position without having completed my master's degree, as it bridged the gap between an undergraduate level degree and PhD so it certainly got me to where I needed to be.ĭuring my time at Reading, I enjoyed the week long field trip where we visited a number of agricultural and ecological organisations as it showed me potential future career paths following the completion of my Master's degree. I benefited from studying my Master's degree at Reading because the dissertation project was much more research based so this has helped towards my PhD in terms of time management and research skills. I have also been involved in poster presentations at conferences and researcher development courses. My main responsibilities to date while undertaking a PhD are to review literature, project planning, conducting experiments and subsequent data analysis. My PhD project's working title: 'Soil faunal diversity and soil chemistry under diverse forage mixtures', aims to encourage a switch from intensively managed perennial ryegrass to a diverse forage system more supportive of soil health and sustainability by describing the benefits plant diversity has on the functioning of soil compared to ryegrass monocultures. I am now undertaking my PhD research in Ecology and Agri-environment at the University of Reading. I graduated from the School of Agriculture, Policy and Development in 2018 with an MSc by research in Agriculture, Ecology and Environment. Programme: MSc by research Agriculture, Ecology and EnvironmentĬurrent Position: PhD student at the University of Reading Kasonde Christopher Kasonde, MSc Food Security and Development MSc by research agriculture, ecology and environment The course provided a wealth of useful knowledge and improved my confidence, which in turn enabled me to take on more challenging assignments.” “Studying a master's at Reading gave me the skills that I needed to operate in the real world. Find out more about postgraduate studies at the Graduate Institute of International Development, Agriculture and Economics.
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