Dr. Stuart Smyth

Full Professor

Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics (AREC)
College of Agriculture and Bioresources
University of Saskatchewan

Dr. Stuart Smyth is a Professor in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics and previously held an Industry-funded Research Chair in Agri-Food Innovation at the University of Saskatchewan. Dr. Smyth’s research focuses on innovation and agriculture and the resulting impacts.

He was part of a group of academics at the U of S, which received $37 million over the ‘Designing Plants for Global Food Security’ project, funded by the Canada First Research Excellence Fund. This research involved plant genotyping and phenotyping. Dr. Smyth’s research examines how technologies are shared and accepted by society.

Dr. Smyth has authored over 100 refereed papers, including recent publications from his 2019–2025 Chair tenure that explore the intersection of biotechnology, regulation, and sustainability. His 2025 papers include:

Wheat Variety R&D Investment and Adoption in Western Canada
– Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Assessing Saskatchewan Forage Production with Regard to Carbon and Nitrogen Emissions
– Agricultural Systems

Reducing the Regulatory Burden of Plant Biotechnology Regulations in Canada
– Genome

Rate of Herbicide Resistant Weed Development: A Canadian Prairie Case Study
– GM Crops & Food

Innovation and Biotechnology: 50 Years After Asilomar and Risk-Appropriate, Science-Based Innovation Regulations Are Important
– Trends in Biotechnology

For more information regarding Dr. Smyth and his research, follow this link to Dr. Smyth’s Webpage.

Twitter: @stuartsmyth66