Adam Willman

Key information

Qualifications
BSc in Agronomy (Iowa State University), BSc in Global Resource Systems (Iowa State University), MSc Research for International Development (SOAS)
Email address
665772@soas.ac.uk
Thesis title
Farmer's decision-making process: lessons learnt from rural farming communities in Ethiopia & Kenya
Internal Supervisors
Dr Risa Morimoto

Biography

I was born and raised in the US state of Iowa surrounded by fields of maize, soybeans and hay. This environment triggered my interests in conservation and agriculture. I earned two BSc degrees at Iowa State University—one in Agronomy and another in Global Resource Systems with a minor in Horticulture. During this time I also interned with several international agriculture businesses and research centres including Cargill, Inc., DuPont Pioneer and CIMMYT. While I found the technical natural science aspects of agriculture interesting, I knew something was missing from my understanding of the global agricultural production network. That feeling is the reason I came to SOAS to earn my MSc in Research for International Development. The modules in my degree programme gave me the tools to critique various issues in agricultural production. I applied for my current PhD project in the last couple of months of my MSc programme. This project, 'Farmer's decision-making process: lessons learnt from rural farming communities in Ethiopia & Kenya', is allowing me to combine the technical aspects of my undergraduate degrees with the social science aspects of my MSc by deploying an interdisciplinary methodology and engaging with several different disciplines.

Research interests

  • Agriculture
  • Agroecology
  • Agrarian Change
  • Political Ecology

Contact Adam