The Professor Laura Solaroli

Dr Laura SOLAROLI
Associate Professor, PhD agroeconomy

Expertise
Economics of food systems, food safety and nutrition, economic performance of agroecology, analysis of consumer behaviour, standardisation and certification bodies, project management and coordination and international cooperation.

Research Unit
Rural Studies Laboratory

Key Words

Agroeconomics, economics of food systems, agroecology, sustainable development, public policies, food security, vulnerability, social sciences

Ongoing research projects or lately completed

• 2023-2026 PERFECO – Economic performance of farms and agro-ecological transition
• 2023-2026 : Analysis of innovation processes carried out by the Operational Groups of the European Partnership for Agri Innovation (GO-PEI) in France
• 2023-2026 AGRECOFARM – AGRoECOlogical FARMing – Erasmus +
• Setting up projects on food security and access for all to sustainable diets

Teaching activities

• Coordinator of UP1 and UP17 “Economics of food systems “
• Coordinator of AFE module in English: Agro-food economics
• In charge of different courses in: economics of food systems, sustainable food systems, food policies, food security indicators, certification and standardization bodies, environmental classification, economics of quality, environmental economics
• Moderator of the Agri’alim Fresk for the third years students

Professional experiences and studies

• Since 2022: Associate professor in Agricultural Economics, ISARA Lyon
• 2015-today: University lecturer at the University de Montpellier, Montpellier France
• 2017-2022: Project manager in standardization (agro-food sector), AFNOR Group – Paris Area, France
• 2016-2017: Consultant for the Unites Nations – The World Food Programme on a project of food security and agricultural development: Purchase Africa for Africans (PAA Africa) programme in Senegal
• 2014-2016: Post-doctoral fellow– MOISA- SupAgro-INRA – Montpellier, France
• 2011-2014:  PhD Student in agro-food economy and policy – ALMA MATER STUDIORUM University of Bologna at DISTAL – DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD SCIENCES – Bologna, Italy
• 2011 – 2014: Ph.D. in agro-food economics and policies – ALMA MATER STUDIORUM – University of Bologna at DISTAL Department -DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD SCIENCES – Bologna, Italy
• 2011 – 20112: MSc in Agriculture, Alimentation et Développement Durable “Agriculture, food and sustainable development” co-habilitation with the University of Montpellier 1 (UM1), CHIEAM-MAI Montpellier and Montpellier SupAgro- INRAE- Montpellier
• 2006 – 2009: MSc in Local and International Cooperation Faculty of Political Science, University of Bologna
• 2008 : Research Affiliate University of Kwazulu Natal and University of Cape Town (Republic of South Africa)
• 2002 – 2006: Bachelor Degree in International and Diplomatic Sciences Faculty of Political Science, University of Bologna

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