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Dr Sascha Grierson

I am the contract manager and business unit lead for the Scottish Farm Business Survey, Scottish Government’s flagship Agricultural Statistics data output for the use and benefit of all in the industry. The economic and environmental data gathered contributes significantly to Scottish Government policy decision making.

I work out of the Perth SAC Consulting office, ideal for a national team of Farm Business Analysts, technical staff, and Agricultural Technicians who work all over Scotland on this project. My overall task is to ensure that the Survey modernises as the world digitises around us, and is responsive to changing Scottish Government Agricultural policy, so that it can effectively monitor the economic state of the supported sectors in the industry and provide that essential feedback loop from farm businesses to government for policy decision making. 

I am SAC Consulting’s Knowledge Networks development lead; an internal development of subject specialisms to rise to our industry’s climate and nature challenges.

I also have interests in organic farming development in Scotland, and the role of personal development in supporting farm businesses to evolve and succeed.

I am originally scientifically trained and pursued an academic career before switching to growing and developing our organic food and farming business in 2000. I developed both primary production, and food processing enterprises before making the transition to agri-economics consultancy work in 2020.