PG Economics Limited is a specialist
provider of advisory and consultancy services to agriculture and other
natural resource-based industries. Our specific areas of specialisation
are plant biotechnology, agricultural production systems, agricultural
markets and policy.
The Company's two directors are Peter Barfoot and Graham Brookes who
formed PG Economics in 1999. Both have worked at senior positions in
agricultural consultancy and technology businesses.
Core areas of expertise
The combination of experience provides the Company with
complementary skills and capabilities to undertake ad hoc assignments,
on-going management consultancy and advice in the following core areas:
- Commercialisation of new
technology/biotechnology
- Farm economics and competitiveness
- Market dynamics & economics
- Market intelligence gathering &
interpretation
- Technical & commercial auditing of
technology
- Technical & market knowledge management
- Policy interpretation & analysis
- Value chain analysis & assessment.
Philosophy &
attributes
Our philosophy and approach to all services provided is based on
and offers the following attributes:
- Ability to combine technical,
economic/market knowledge & understanding into strategic information to
support decision-making
- Active customer involvement in the
development of consultancy project targets and implementation
- In depth experience & knowledge gained
on over 100 consultancy projects
- Objective & focused on using reliable &
substantiated facts
- Only use senior and experienced staff.
Client base
Our clients come from both public and private sectors. These include the
leading biotechnology companies, agro-chemical manufacturers, seed
companies & plant breeders, animal feed ingredient manufacturers,
breakfast cereal manufacturers, oilseed crushers, food processors,
starch/sweetener manufacturers, farmers organisations, UK government (eg,
DEFRA) and the European Commission.
Expertise base
This largely derives from the experience and knowledge of the directors of
PG Economics:
Graham Brookes -
view CV
An economist by training, he has 20 years experience of providing economic
& market analysis & consulting services to both private and public sector
customers. Graham has in-depth knowledge of the markets and supply chain
developments in many sectors including cereals, oilseeds, rice, sugar,
dairy, wine, potatoes, meat and processed product derivatives (including
starch, flour, animal feed, oils, meals/proteins, beer and alcoholic
spirits). He has considerable experience and understanding of farm
economics and competitiveness, policy issues and impact on markets,
especially relating to European Community Agricultural/Rural policy and
the WTO. He is also a specialist in assessing relative competitiveness and
the economic and environmental impact of new technology, such as the
genetic modification of crops.
Peter Barfoot - view
CV
An agricultural economist with 21 years experience in the agricultural
biotechnology industry and in consultancy. Peter worked at the
Agricultural Genetics Company for 12 years in project management, business
planning and development. He has a good understanding of technology and
its application in agricultural and food markets. He has written and
completed many market research projects on the market development and
exploitation of agricultural biotechnology.
