Jeroen Groot is attached to the Department of Farming Systems Ecology, Wageningen University & Research (WUR). He specializes in farming systems analysis, model-based landscape planning and design, and participatory modelling and gaming. He holds a PhD in Agronomy and MSc in grassland science, animal physiology and tropical animal husbandry.
Currently, Dr. Groot has a coordinating role in integrated farming systems analysis addressing multi-scale issues of productivity, natural resource management, human nutrition and gender equity for CGIAR Research Programs. Project sites are located in Asia (e.g. Nepal, Bangladesh), Africa (e.g., Ghana, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Malawi) and Latin America (e.g., Ecuador, Uruguay and Mexico).