dr.ir. EMA (Eric) Smaling
Biography
Biography
Amsterdam, 18-8-1957. MSc Soil Science Wageningen (1982), PhD Soil Fertility Management Wageningen (1993).
Soil research in Indonesia, East, Southern and West Africa (Wageningen Environmental Research, 1983-1997)
Professor of soil science (Wageningen) and sustainable agriculture (Twente/ITC) (1998-2012)
Free-lance consultant World Bank, FAO, UNEP, Rockefeller Foundation, Gates Foundation, CGIAR (2004-2012)
Director Development Policy, Royal Tropical Institute (KIT) (2011-2012)
Senator (2007-2013) and Member of Lower House (2013-2017) for Socialist Party
Back at Wageningen UR (2017-present)
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Expertise
Agricultural policy, Environmental policy, Land use planning, Politics, Soil fertility, Soil sciences, Spatial planning, Fertilizers, Food security, Development cooperation, Ecosystems, Africa, Nature conservation policy, Nutrient flows, Organic matter, Plant nutrition, Rural development, Sustainable land use, Tropical crops, Tropical land use, Tropical soils, Geoinformation, Geomorphology, Integrated farming systems, Land policy, Phosphate, Energy policy
Subdivision
Water and Food