PETER BARFOOT 

1997-2008      BioPortfolio Ltd. Managing Director

                          Exceed £180,000 PA turnover

1998- 2008     PG Economics - 10 years of GM crops - co-author

Biotech Crops Reduce Pesticide Use, Greenhouse Gas Emissions Planting of these crops generates additional US$27.5 billion in global farm income

GM crops: the global socio-economic and environmental impact - the first nine years 1996-2004 (Full Report pdf 762 kb)

1998                BioBridge Business Development Consultancy
                         Design and manage the BRITE-Euram European Biomaterials Network website (www.biomateria.com)

                       Peter D Barfoot & Associates

Technical and commercial audit of an ÉCLAIR funded project on Cold-induced sweetening in processing potatoes. Client European Crisp and Snack Association.

                        CEAS Consultants, Wye, England

Economic costs and benefits of the segregation of agricultural commodities due to European Food labeling regulations. Client Frankfurt Biotechnology Communication Initiative.
The potential adoption of herbicide resistant oilseed rape in the UK. Client Monsanto.

1997               Business Link Central and Southern Cambridgeshire

Awarded to contract to design and manage the Eastern Region Biotechnology Initiative website on bio-business in the East of England (www.erbi.co.uk) .

                        Peter D Barfoot & Associates, Cambridge, England

Research into the biotechnological developments impacting on wheat, oilseed rape, barley, tomato, sunflower, soybean and peas. Client Plant Breeding International (Cambridge).
The commercial development and exploitation of insect resistance genes, identifying target markets, major players, competitive analysis and contract negotiation. Client Pestax Limited.

                       BioPortfolio Limited, Cambridge, England. Managing Director

                              In February 1997 Peter Barfoot launched http://www.bioportfolio.com. The site offers a global directory on biotechnology businesses and acts a “jump site” to corporate web sites, news and stock prices. Bioportfolio has been awarded a contract to design, publish and manage the Eastern Region Biotechnology Initiative website.

                        Produce Studies Ltd, Newbury, England

Business development project on the opportunities for biotechnological developments in European Wheat. Client DuPont.
Agricultural Merchanting opportunities in Eastern Europe.
The market for wheat varieties in Central and Eastern Europe.

                    Centre for European Agricultural Studies CEASC,  England.

                       Alternative strategies for the Irish seed potato industry

 1996             Produce Studies Ltd, Newbury, England

The development of a database and strategic report on world livestock projections and the macro-economic factors impacting the animal healthcare market in Korea, China, Czech Republic and Poland. Client Pfizer Inc.

                      BioBridge Business Development Consultancy, Cambridge

“An audit and evaluation of the present status and commercial prospects of European crop biotechnology”. Client European Commission DGXII BIOTECH project.

Landell Mills Market Research Ltd multi-client project

“Transgenic crops: Their reality and market impact Forecast for  Europe: Eight leading developments, their market entry, penetration and competitiveness”.

Centre for European Agricultural Studies CEASC, England.

“Economic impacts from research into new crop biotechnology’s with special reference to their commercial exploitation by UK industries”. Client Ministry of Agriculture, Food & Fisheries.

1985-1995       Agricultural Genetics Company Limited (AGC), Cambridge, England.

1993-1995       Axis Genetics Limited - Business Planning Manager

                       The evaluation and commercialization of a range of biotechnologies to produce pharmaceuticals from plants, insect resistant plants, etc.

1989-1993          Technology Transfer Division - Business Planning Manager

1985-1989       Sales & Marketing Department - Project Development Manager

1984-85          Centre for European Agricultural Studies (CEAS), England.

1984               Commission of the European Communities, Brussels.

                        In-service Trainee, DG VI Agriculture: Cereals and Rice 

1983               Overseas Development Administration

                        Natural Resources Scholarship overseas posting to Liberia, West Africa

Qualifications

1980/81             MSc Agricultural Economics, London University

1977/80             BSc (Hons) Agricultural and Food Marketing, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.