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Oane Visser is an Associate Professor at the International Institute of Social Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam, specializing in Agrarian Studies. His research focuses on the role of new (digital) technologies in agricultural development, land financialization, and the dynamics of smallholder agriculture and alternative food networks. With a PhD in Anthropology from Radboud University Nijmegen, he has conducted substantial fieldwork in post-socialist Eurasia, including countries like Russia and Ukraine. His projects explore the socio-economic implications of digital farming technologies, addressing topics such as GPS-guided machinery, data activism among farmers, and their impacts on labor, particularly among migrant workers. Visser's work is widely published, and he has organized numerous international conferences and workshops dedicated to financialization in agriculture. He has received numerous grants, including from the European Research Council, indicating the significance and impact of his research in the field of agrarian studies. Visser has also held visiting fellowships at various prominent universities, further enriching his academic profile.
Department of Econometrics / MSc Econometrics and Management Science.