Short bio

Fixed-term Researcher in the scientific sector AGR/01, Agricultural economics and appraisal. In 2012 I obtained a Ph.D. in Agricultural and food economics and policy at the University of Bologna (Italy). Since 2012, I had been involved in national and international Postdoctoral projects at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice and at the University of Florence (Italy). In 2019 I joined the Council for Agricultural Research and Agricultural Economics – CREA. My main research interests involve sustainability issues in rural development, grassroots collective action, Participatory Guarantee Systems, alternative agro-food networks, critical and ethical consumption.

Main Research Areas

Agricultural Economics
Sustainable Develoment
Rural Development
Urban/Rural Sociology
Sustainable Agriculture
Organic Agriculture
Qualitative Social Research
Marketing
Consumer Research
Food Quality
Food and nutrition