Maria Solis standing in a sugarcane field

Agricultural and environmental economics and climate risk for Australian agriculture

Independent, data-driven analysis for cane, cotton, grains and livestock industries: industry economics, emissions and carbon, climate and irrigation risk, and GIS. Regionally based in Innisfail, QLD.

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  • 2026 ASSCT President's Medal
  • PhD Agricultural Economics (UWA)
  • Former Canegrowers Extension Officer
  • Published at IGARSS & EGU
  • International research collaboration: Ecuador · Iceland · USA

I help industry and grower representative groups, Australia's Rural Research and Development Corporations (RDCs), mills and government agencies make decisions grounded in sound economics and the best available climate and spatial data. I turn complex analysis into clear, defensible numbers and practical recommendations.

What I do

Industry economics

Economic impact assessments, levy analysis and regional input-output modelling for industry bodies and RDCs.

Emissions & carbon

Emissions baselines, gap analyses and the economics of on-farm carbon options.

Climate & irrigation risk

WRF/GFS-based climate and evapotranspiration forecasting for irrigation and seasonal planning.

GIS & remote sensing

Spatial analysis, land-use mapping and catchment mapping.

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Tell me about your question, region and timeframe, and let's work out how data and economics can answer it.

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